The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-11
RAIL REFORM IS
LOSING GROUND
ILLINOIS HOUSE COMMITTEE RE.
FUSES TO LOOSEN ITS GRIP
ON BILLS.
BLOW TO DENEEN'S ACTS
For An!iPass Law and Two Cnte Fare
Measure is Given BY Members
Who viii Hang Up Action
in Both Cases.

Springfield, H., Feb 10.-A meet
ing of The railroad committee of the
house viii be held on Wednesday to
consider the reciproca ldemurrase bill
demanded by the shippe Of Illinois,
A del gation from The State Shipper
assoc .ation viii preaen arguments.
rhis activity II the past OF one OF
the sluggish committees OF the
Aouse colcmsion that something act.
ually win find its way out Of tnis
reposi ory Of railroad meaeures. Some
form cf demurage bin may get out
ii tn shippers are ius s-ent enough
btu the intentions OF the committee
members r. mo far her
The committee has me aoverno 3
anti pass bin ana ii has numerous .
cent fare bills The committeem n
are frank % say chat they propose 10
ha IN TO them They say hey have
been gaIded o thi determination by
HE laboring m II Unless some eX
naDdinary measures he taken to i3it
hose bins loose they probably win
aof even get considerations
The state admin stratior IL not con.
Ger Ell abou the . een5 far bills
It is the program thai the railroad
and warehouse commission NAH un
der AXE IN investigation OF the roa.
4 Dableaess 0 fthc cent a mile
charge but il is necessary p.olim-
nary to this program that the anti
pass BILL as framei along the lines
9fthe federal act by w II. Boys. chair
man of the comm S ion be passed.
Blow to Two Cent Fare Bill.
Railroad companies have convinced
their employ $ again that reduction
ii pasgen@ef tates means 4 reduction
ii wages. siich threat WAS made
when the railroad and warehouse com
mission was Investigating freight
rates with a Vi " to ordering the 20
per cent reduction which afterwards
vas made.
That order was opposed by repre-
employee
Of, tn rail load employees
unions en- the ground that If il went
nto effect their wages would be re-
iucel The order Is in effect, buf mol
wage reduction has b en- noted
The same tactics nov with regard
o passenger rates are producing the
SANE result. The u1 ons are against
he whole program They oppos the
anti-Dass bin nos because IT, in Itself
them bat because they recog
lize it as the d:at step towards a re
iucJiou in the pass niger fares.
Guy Bush chairman Of the railroad
committee, wa chairman Of he same
committee two years ago. The pres
ant committee under his guidance has
moi departed d from he conservative
course it pursued before. general
y is SO Cxertmeiy conservative that
e refuses even to me T. It is not like
y to take any moe kindly TO he gov
,nor's proposition % give the railroad
ana Warehouse commits ion authority
% control The capitalization of rail
roads han i, takes 10 the antipass
proposition.
OF the entire railroad pr gram 'ha
only bills which seem 10 meet with
-y favor at an are the 5omurEage
bills, of which there are a number
What thc shippers want IS O. laV
which win place on railroad compan
es p nal.y for delay ami neglect .
p furnishing cars when notified AZ
present tle railroads punish a con.
ignec who relays il unload a car .
,ut q shipper is allowed 10 RhlstIe for
lis cars if the Dad does net hHd
10 finnish them
TIL measures before The commit F.
ee tor consideration impose penalties I.
du.o cn a railroad company which /.
, eIeets to furnish the care and ON /
/ sh pper who delays their move /
El-'s
Repre- utati.ea 1l The Shippers as (
9rai viii be iu springGe,l 90 +
elresl3y