Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-11

make the largest showing OF earn
lngs with the smallest possible
equipment
He advocated the creation OF a
railroad commission. with power Ia
remedy the car shortage. and to de-
clare what was a lawful ar unlawful
rate. No business man could carry
on litigation that required from two
to four years TO determine In a con
troversy over rates. Any law 10 be
effective must put in the hands of
properly constituted commission
power TO make rates. and make them
final All maximum.
The proposed bin created a com
mission OF three men. appointed by
the governor. It's features. 30 per
cent OF them. we're taken from the
laws Of other states. and tested and
proved satisfactory after much cost
| ~ litigation. There were no expert
mental features. The members were
not made elective. but the governor
was held responsible for appointment
and removal Honest men believed
IN elective commissions. but all who
wanted commissions TO fail wanted
them 20 be made elective.
The reciprocal demurrage feature
was fixed Ia the law at 81 a day each
way. The commission was also Civ.
on power to inquire into this matter
and into car shortage. The commits.
sion was given power to determine
noTllgonce and liability for failure
90 perform its duty. The commission
was giycn power 90 investigate com-
paints and make findings, The
greatest burden always iel on the
multitude. not ON single individuals
The anti-pass feature was ollminat-
ed from this bill Il would be put
In a seYarate hill The same moral
obligation rested ON members Of the
legislature 90 vote Tor an antl-pnss
law. that rested ON ihom Ca vote Tor
the peoplnH oholco Tor United
States senators Tho people voted
for such l laW. and % should ho en-
acted The cost of an honest. hon
orable Arm railroad commission
would ha ronaid ln the powor given
thom 10 ascertain the value OF rail-
road property for purpose OF assess-
mcnt and taxation Tho only way 60
handle these vast aggrcgations OF
capital was hy the bower of the state
and the nation lle closed with an
appeal for the use of the waterways.
Wallace Nash of the Portland
noard OF Trade. spoke briefly before
afternoon Adjournment he Thought
railroad competition was possible
and its enoct was valuable aud tar-
reaohlng lle was certain that East.
ern aud Western otognn would yet
hc tiod together by steel bands.
AZ % go thc e,oulns session was
oprn,d hy report of thr committee
on resolutions Hon IA y ioues. ~
POLK county, opposed the resolution
on che grouud that it committed the
conSenlion 90 railroad commission
hin that vas prcnarrd at Portland
Tho resolutions we're adopted and
u o Noran. 81 the Engcno Mer-
chants psoiestive Association as.
cuased 1he rate question from the re.
lailers standpoint
E Nloirr discussed che need of an
opon river, and lts eject on railroad
rates Too speaker had slyen his
plaee on tho progrem in the after.
neon 30 n Teal. oi Portland
The speaker took ,hc position thar
if eongress dll not oarh make an an.
pruprla,lon Gov ,he locks ana canal
AZ oregen CTS the state would have
O. 90 d he favored formnr an
oren River Association % mako this
nfhs In toe iui,res, ot th, producers.
shinpeus sud merchants
Tho delegates from tho William
este giNer towns mst at the opora
hpots asa aNfhorned the formation
of au opeu Nlser Association. With
an executive eommliiee of one from
eseh of lte alneren, cllles ON the
fiNvF @ h GA lhe same plan As the
NolumbA ogen River Association
Speakers from Portland Eas,era or.
efea spd aoa,hern orpgon preseat
an p,edged thelF seSiious OF the
state g. fanpegg the Gght gar free
lpsAs ana cpen river.
oiesy speakers uho were Invited
. an as the eysolag session were
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