The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
Conference Held With Gov.
Deneen, OF Illinois
ON STATE COOPERATION
Mellen Asks Intevvicw--0thsg Magnatss
May President Holds Federal control
n Railroads Is as Exclusive
as Of Rivers.

Washington, March III, Charles VI.
Hughes, governor III New York, will come
to Washington at the invitation at Pres.
saent Roosevelt 10 confer about the rail-
Dad situation. No tine has been set,
h9t il il stated ailiciahy al the White
House that Hughes will he Invited here
before The neSt meeting NJ Congress.
President Roosevelt makes tbs announce.
nlent At this tiae IS thar there viii ~
no speculation about his visit when goy.
ernog Hughes does r0gnc, Il other iu-
paFtant questions are pending At that
time.
Questions affecting the railroaa sitn.
Atson 0peapiea msseh ~ the attention al
President Roosevelt Saturday During
the uloyalng there were informal tSlGs
With Some ID his ualiers on tho subject
4 slesnatch came frota President Apllen
NJ tAe New York, New HaveR and Hart
lord Falir0ai, asking when II wnaid NJ
convenient t0s fae presiaeaN ia see him.
aud Ia the at,erllaan tAefe was 1 visit
General Stead Ell Illinois 4 scmi.aiiicial
aenial was made taAt the goyern1F and
attorney general talked esther finance IA
railroads From statements, however,
which raIne from authoritative quarters
providing thc governors Visit, The infer
eaca Is drawn tlAt there was some ref.
creaee during tie salk GO the Chicago,
Aitan aoal wAlsh 6surea prominently la
the recent Hartman Investigation hg the
Interstate oomsraafee commission. The
president y 6nown Il ha aysiliag him
self ai every opportunity IS leeame &C,
auaiaged With tie railroad situation GIN.
orally and specifically as il exists III
certain digNctlens, and the impression u
general that this question was teGehed
On ~ seine extent Al ieSst III tae csaa.
ference with Governor Deacon. The iat
teF would make no statement on tho sub
jcct
A fnmor gaiaei currency during the
morning that the president snfeaaad to
issste statement daf8ning Ia positive
language biz attitrie on the relations
az tie UovcfnmcRt to che railroads. An
abroad from the tart that the president
kad trad "a saRe AZ his callers extracts
srem specches he had made and iesters
ne had written bearing cR sanse features
ot the railroad question, AID reports II
Tits character, Aewcvsy proved te be
grssndless, aud lster il was aseeg,ainod
81 the best 81 autbeyisy that she pgesi.
1sat wowl nos issue such statement
SATURDAY, nor aia be have any sueh iaes
III contemplation
tne II TIE presidents early callers that
dav was 1Auass Sgeveg az New York.
the head Al the hFan 81 Speysg & O..
10 msny his rall aeoSca significant. a.
Il eiossly followed On thar ct WesineS.
day. Il was impossible a. &scegs2ia eith.
az FROM TIE Waite haUse az stvm AZ.
Spever tho purpose ct the bankers VAST
Vovernog pcaeea and Attorney General
Ssesa were with TIE president Tor uslly
81 hour. The governor wSs Al see White
( icassg At tho presidents request to dds,
gnss certain Qaessi0as tho masarc 81
Whiea Ike declined il discuss After
tho c0afsreRce to- governor called an
SenAtoy Callom. and then took tram
for Chicago. Neither The ceseYnes ror
Mr., Stead wo,sla snsks Any statement ".
Earsliar their Interview vita she aTesi.
Gent, the Eovrrn0T only aainfstsas that
aeshlag ha& Aaen Agsvea upon shst wvnia
reqaige immediate actiaa Governor ~.
meSn gave The newspaper mon whe saw
hrs 70 un3ersgamd sASs De expected the
president q make s statement about the
I interview. bat pothing IN THAI fegm was
elvea aaf Of TIE Waite House IL was
explained there tAAt the arrangements
with tho governor feg Bis visit d Wash.
lretaa SAD hsea made hefare tAe resent
Z ilarfv ii Wan ssrses
( TasaoFfow The president 4 e hsve =
conference with President MelieH 81 The
I New N0Fk. New H&vnn ara Hartford
FHAgNa8 The Interview Ii Ia II h9la
AZ vi. Mellcns Initiative. NJ. Melltn
+ eae AZ the railroad press3snts whem
Ia, +. Moigaa asked Nf. Roosevelt %
caafeF with IS Is what STEPS MiEht
/ h tSkea q ailay tse public anxiety a.
is re relations hsfwefa tAn railroads
ard tn RoveFaweas 50 faf IS assef
tssaaA al enc Hhste Mease. NJ. Mellen
Is fAe only oGS al Tho presidents rho hAs
asked ssr an inteEsieN, enA Il S not
known thfre whether De Sesvseris
himsels sbaae az al fossf * re p1esi,
aeats named Ay Mr. Morgan. The con.
4 fesensF "A "a take p'aea Al $3.50 n VA.
Z Mr Melipn u waa kaawn q Chs prgSi
1e3s, aai assalsv wAen ~ VISITS WASH.
lazton he n&krs So,aAl eaM "a Mr.
Roosevelt Is WAS sAi3 AZ tie White
Hoass bate Saturday thAt rotasNg bad
besa Atara srem & Il. Hartman a. so
BIS FFoposea seeaaa caN oa sAr Frssi.
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