Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-15
ARE FOR CHEAPER
 FREIGHT RATES
Have Several Measures In Con- gress to Guard Against Be- ing Held Up By Common Carriers.

That there will be no legislation at the present session of Congress af- fecting the grazing on public lands is the conviction of Murdo Mackinzie. former president of the American Ma tional Livestock association and now first vice president of that body. Mackinzie went to Washington as chairman of a committee appointed by the association to appear before Congress in the interests of western shippers. While in Washington Mac kinzie and the committee were given hearings by congressional committees on the railroad service and Fulton bills, which are designated to regu- late the supply of cars and the snip ping rates from points west of Den yer to the Missouri river by taking out the feed-in-transit rate, which has been in force for years. By so doing the railroads increase the rate to the shipper s15 car without hear ing, not to speak of numerous ad- vances which have been made in tAe past two years.
 In discussing the work of the com mittee at Wilmington Mackinzie said:
 While in Washington I appeared on behalf of the association before the Senate and House committee on Interstate commerce, relative to the Culberson-Smith bill, which requires railroad companies engaged in inter- state commerce to promptly furnish ears and other Transportation facili- ties. This bill has met with general support from all commercial organi- zations throughout the country, and the prospects for its passage look very encouraging
 Both these committees of the Sen ate and House also have under con sideration bills preventing any ad- vance in interstate commerce rates, fares and charges, except upon ap- proval of the Interstate Commerce commission and it is epected that these bills will be acted upon favor ably by these committees and will be enacted into law. These measures are of great importance to the live stock industry of the west.
 'iThe failure of the railroads to furnish cars and to move them promptly has cost the live stock ship pers thousands of dollars, and we be- heve the only way to secure good service is through such a law. Fur taer, it is nothing more than right that the railroads should not be per mitted to advance their rates, which have been long in effect, without se- curing authority from the Interstate Commerce commission.
 For several years this association has been requesting Congress to au thoriZe the President to negotiate re- ciprocai trade agreements with other countries, so as to give the United States a greater foreign outlet for its liVeSock and meat products. While in Washington the committees from the American National Live stock association appeared before Speaker Cannon aad the chairman of ways and means committee of the House on this very important Ques- tion. While no tariff legislation is likely at this session, we secured as surances from the chairman of the ways and means committee that the matter would be taken up at the next session, and am hopeful oe some thing substantial being done.
 ''In the past the western agricul- tural anl livestock interests have never paid much attention to this tariff question. and naturally the manufacturers and eastern industrial concerns who have watched the mat ter closely nave secured many fayors at the expense of the west. We pro pose to be represented at the next readJustment of our tariffs and see that the west is fairly treated.
 '.The bill recommended by fne American National Livestock associa- tfon, providing for federal control of the unappropriated grazing lands of the west, aas been introduced by Sen ator Curtis, of Kansas, and in the House by Representative Scott. Pos sibly some hearings will be had on this bill later on in the session. and at the next session of Congress. which opens in December, we will make concerted effort to have such legislation enacted.
 There will be no change fa the paying for the cost of the federal in spection of meats. At the last ses- sion of Congress Senator Beveridge introduced bill which put the cost ot this inspection on the packer, but which would in reality be stood by the stockmen. Another attempt to place this expense oa the packers mas been made at this session of Con gress but it will not be successful. p
 Machnzie also attended a meeting of the Industrial Association of the United States. The object of the as sociation is to have a non-partisan commission to Investigate the tariffs, and Mackinzie and s. H. Cowan. and attorney for the livestock association, were present to see that western in terssts were protected The commit tee had interviews with Speaker Can non and Chairman Payne of the ways and means committee, both of whom are against the appointment of such a commission.
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