The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-07

cancel had the court proceedings con
tnued.
The new railroad bill contains n
clause that gives II effect 60 days aft
er being signed by the president II
viii be necessary to make the provls
ion ny 10 The supervision of rates by
the interstate commerce commission
Immediately effective and for this
reason the president indicated tonight
IL viii be necessary to send the bin
back to conference Mr., TAFT sum
moned three members of the cabinet to
sit with him In conference with the
four railroad officials. who reached the
White House at 3 y. IN. Attorney Gen
oral Wlckersham had all along been in
cluded. There was some surprise,
however when the president gent for
Secretary Knox and Secretary Nagel.
Later. Chairman Knapp and Mr.. Lane
of the interstate commerce commission
were summoned. II was 1906 y. m.
when the conference adjourned. Then.
the following statement was given out:
Official Statement.
"E. i. Ripley. president of the Atchi-
son. Topeka Il Santa te Railroad COM
pany. Walker ID. Hines. acting chair
man of the executive committee A.
Gibson. Topeka a. Santa Fe Railroad
company. Frederick a. Delano. presi-
dent of the Wabash Railroad company.
and = NJ. FELTON,. president of the
Chicago. Great Western Railroad COM
pany. a committee representing the ~
railroad companies defendant In a suit
brought by the government In Missouri.
in which Judge Dyer granted an In
junction restraining increases in rates,
met the president and the attorney
general today. pursuant Ia request
sent Ia the president few days ago
THE president stated To the gentle
men at the outset. that the purpose of
the suit was To prevent the proposed
rate increases (Which. under the ex-
isting law. could not be investigated
AT all until after they had become ef-
fectiye) $50 as to preserve the status
until the new statute could be passed
ana the commission could have the
power Ia investigate rate advances as
soon as announced and before becom-
ing effective. He stated further that
he thought the railroad companies
must withdraw the tariffs enjoined and
all other tariffs filed by them. effect
i've on or after June |. 1910. and that
none of them ought to file new tariffs
involving rate advance until the new
law should he passed. assuming that
II would be passed at the present ses-
sion of congress.
AFTER conferences. the railroad com
panies announced that they would
adopt the view expressed by the presi-
dent and thereon the president stated
that II they did so, his purpose In
bringing the suit would be ac-
complished, he saw no occasion for
pressing the suit ana the same would
be Withdrawn
The rate increases specified In the
injunction suit against the railroads In
the western association did not cover
all the increases filed with the com
mission The railroads today. however
agreed to withdraw all the increases
planned for June or after \ number
of Increases put into effect during to
last few months will not come under
the agreement For instance, the In
creased rate on livestock. effective last
March, will not be effected The i'm
portant increases, however and the
ones Of which the shippers chiefly
complained, were those scheduled for
June | and after.