The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
PRESIDENT
(ONN|yES!.
(hllges Roosevelt with SlM.
ti0nlng the Increase in the
Railroad Rates.

Washington, ID. c.. May THE
plan OF the railroads OF the country
To put into effect general increase
OF rates To which IL has been repeat
edly said President Ronse welt and the
interstate commerce commission has
agreed was brought 10 tho attention
OF the senate today.
Although there las been little ofli-
cial Information about IL, IL has been
well known that Wall street has re-
celved assurances from what are be-
lieved reliable authorities that the
president Ii willing TO have large
increase OF rates made. IL has been
charged for weeks In Washington
that the consent Ct the president to
this procedure was given with view
10 influencing political developments.
The anti-Taft republicans have freely
declared that this was part n the
plan to secure the support Of big bus
iness interests for raft.
Senator Culbertson laid the matter
1
tion that the move 10 increase rates
In the circumstances had attained
the character OF q scandal. He said
II was being charged that the presi-
dent ana the Interstate commerce
commission had agreed to a huge,
wholesale installation OF the anti
trust law and OF the new railroad
rate law.
"On February TO-" said Senator
Culbertson, 81 introduced bill To
give the commission power TO sus.
pend proposed advances OF rates pend
Ing inquiry. The bill has been In
committee ever since and there Is no
sign OF action. have here news.
paper articles charging that with the
assent Of the president and the com.
mission rates are TO be raised all over
the country.
Here Is an account OF the meet.
Ing Of the Eastern Trunk Line asso
citation at Its Office IN Liberty street,
New York, yesterday, at the end Of
which statement was issued that
arrangements were perfected for put
ting advances Into effect. All these
articles, which ] Wish included In
the record, intimate the consent OF
the president. Chairman Knapp, OF
the Interstate commerce commission,
Is said TO have said In recent nd.
dress that this proceeding would be
attained.
''Such series OF advance, agreed
on by the railroads. would be ia vio.
lation OF the Sherman law. One OF
the interstate commerce commission
Is said 90 have said In a recent ad-
dress that this proceeding would be
attained.
Such series of advances. agreed
on by the railroads. would be In yio-
lation OF the Sherman law. One Of
these articles says the advances win
take hundreds of millions annually
ont OF the pockets OF shippers. The
Illinois Manufacturers association
aud great numbers CT shippers organ.
ization throughout the country have
protested against The advances.
There has been no denial OF the al.
legged plan, either from the White
House or the commission.
"In view OF these things invite
the attention of the commission on
interstate commerce to the necessity
OF early action IN favor OF the hil
which have introduced, aiming 10
give power TO prevent such things" ("
Senator Foraker, the only republic
can, who voted against the rate bill.
sarcastically said be was surprised
that anybody who favored that meas
nre should complain. THAT passed
sith everybody assuring that rate
would be cut at once. Instead they
have risen faster than ever before
and now this great additional In
crease is 10 be put on legally. no
doubt. but whether lustitably. dn
not know.
Senator Marley, OF Mississippi. In
teIrupted here. "In voting for that
measure, he said. II confess that
Ia my innocence and creduity l
didn't assume that the president aud
the commission would agree 10 per-
nit a violation os the sherman Law
or a waiver Of the railroad rate act. "
Senator Foraker proceeded &c ex-
} plain that the series OF increases OF
, rates under the new law was just
, what he had expected. The discus
, sion then ended. without any action
being taken. Senator culoerson viii
10 few days move 10 order his bill
, reported and then there will he
thorough airing OF the charges