The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-23
Despite the. Earliness of the
Hour Thousands Bid
Him Welcome.
INTER sTATE COURT
lis to Be Recommended by
Him and Further Regu-
lation of Railroads.

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DEs MONIES. iowa. Sept. 90
President Taft arrived here shortly
before q O'Clock this morning from
minneapolis.
Despite the early hour thousands
of people were at the station to bid
him welcome. :
The President was taken In charge
by a committee, being driven to Sem
ator CUMMINGS home where he had
breakfast.
Later he reviewed 1900 federal
troops which had come from all over
the West. After the review, Mr.. Taft
delivered tifteen-minute speech from
Ia stand erected opposite the state cap
litol.
President Taft in a speech discussed
charges he would recommend to scon-
gress in the interstate commerce and
anti-trust laws. The President an.
nounced that he would urge the estab-
lishment OF an interstate commerce
court OF five members to consider ap-
Ipeals from rates fixed by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. He also
Twill recommend legislation to prevent
lone Interstate railroad company from
owning stock in a competing line and
compelling roads thus owning stock 10
dispose of their holding within a given
time.
Legislation to prevent an over-issue
,of stocks and bonds and watered stocks
VIII be strongly Recommended. A law
to give shippers choice OF routes in
the shipment OF freight is another am
lportant provision which the President
faNors, In taking up the anti-trust
law Mr. Taft declared he knew no way
in which a distinction could be made
between good and bad trusts for he
regarded all combinations to suppress
competition and to maintain ,nonopoly
to be in the same category.
The President left here at 1908.
o'clock.
OMAHA, Sept 2o.-By special re-
quest of Mr.. Taft no effort will be
made to run street cars during the
time the chief executive and party are
in the city.
The strike leaders announced an eff
fort would be made to secure an in
terview with Mr.. Taft ON his arrival
here in the hope OF enHsting his SER
vices In an effort to settle the strike.
/. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept, 1s-TheI
twin cities of Minneapolis and st.
Paul paid homage to President Taft
today, the President visiting both
cities. Both cities were deliberately
decorated, and big crowds cheered
the chief executive.
The Presidents train arrived att
Minneapolis shortly before 8 o'clock
this morning. He enter the
first of three automobiles which a
reception committee had provided,
and the party was driven to the Min
neap6lis Club rooms, where Mr.. Taft
was given breakfast by fifty promi-
nent men of Minneapolis.
Later an automobile trip was
taken about the city parks and boule-
wards to Minnehaha Fails. the State
Soldiers Home. and Fort Smelling !.
At Fort Smelling the President re-
viewed troops.
AT noon the the. Presidential party
boarded automobiles for a five mile
run to St. paul, and lucheon was
had at the st!iPaul auditorium. Az
ter luncheon the program included
a visit to the state capitol for in
spection Of that imposing building !.
From the capitol the route on the re-
turn trip to Minneapolis took in the
boulevard and park system.
The President will make the
principal address of the day before
banquet at the Minneapolis audi
torium tonight.
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