The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-08

york Central Hne-. and W W. Finley Of
Tho southern Railway. met the President
q, his onhye for a Conforonno with roapsrt
n the proposed advance Of rates whrh
had already heen hled by the trunk lines
and central Freight Lines with the Inter
state Commetye Commission 20 he effective
.ul, T. aud thereafter.
Amer con ference n was agreed that " The
amendmenr recommended IN the message
~ Inc President this morning 10 the pend
mF abroad bl vas adopted, and " the
hU became a Law on or before July !, No
rsfeenrnt 90 a. necessary % hrinr the rates
La quest, ,r, before the Interstate Commence
tc,nmission for invest Cation and decision
before tho, became effective. hut u was
ur'hsr agreed that II the enactment Of
The railrnad Law was deferred. or it should
otherv ise be,ome necessary. the railroad
,,.,,rantes ,vOuld submit the proposed
adyan.e N rates tn the Interstate Com
. mer,c commission m accordance With the
nov isions NJ he new las.
NJ finley. the president of the southern
Railway. stated that A. To southern terri
tor, biz company. while recognizing the
netessit Tor some increases In some OF the
rates. had taken no action A. yet. ~ that
there vas M need of any stipulation by
bis somnauy
The Eastern aud Central trunk line
increases were hled with the Interstate
Commerce Commission only few days
ago and will not becume operative until
duly I. II il expected that the new rail-
road bill will have become a law before
thst time. and II IL does the increases will
automatically come within its operation.
The explains the reference in the Presi-
dents statement n no agreement being
necessary N the railroad bill "a put on the
statute books before July I.
IN IA Understood that the railroads will
submit their rates 60 the Interstate Com
uerce Commission even n Congress should
fsil 70 sct on the Presidents recon-
mendatiOn 90 cut out the sixty days delay
N having the provisions " the AS become
operative.
me question Of the actual physical
effort inyoly 81 in the Investigation by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
~ the thousands and thousands u in
creased rates was considered az tO-day's
White House conference. The railroad
presidents were ~ the opinion that the
commission would he able to complete
iis Undertaking IN the eleven months
allowed hv the law and members II the
commission agreed with this view after
thsy had carefully considered the situR-
ton to-day
m was pointed out by the railroad prcsi-
dents that n would not be necessary fOr
the commission 20 investigate each nate
that each railroad had certain lesic rates
which we're ueed by them ~ a standard
for making their other rates. They
ArUled that the commission would IN
able ~ determine the reasnnableness
of large RrOups u rates by considering
NalaHI HHINT - n
Another way of facilitating the com
mission work was suggested both by
railruad men and memhers II the COM
miesicn and that was that the commission
should proceed updn the assumption that
the old rates were reasonable Working
upon this assumption. they would he able
- limit the consideration r. evidence
showing the reasnnableness or unreason-
ableness q increases from this old stand
ard
Members of the commission are plan
ming 10 foregO vaoatioAs and TO remain
90 the Job al summer They expect alsO
o. ask for an additional appropriation
IRON congress for additional clerk hire
and for sageral new special examiners.
Most u the work - the commission IN
getting evidence will be done through
SPECIAL examiners and the commission
will hold hearings only when the cases
will clear the decks and he ready b. begin
work On their stupendnus job AZ soon az
the new railroad law cunfera upon them
the necessary authority.
Here u the special message that Presi-
dent left seut tn Congress to-da y asking
for a change which will permit the new
railroad legislation 10 60 into effect AZ
soon a. u j. signed by him:
T. TIE >sHafs oHd Rouss ~ Rsprrssri uhrs'
4 recent effort by large number Of rail
road ,ompanie~ 10 increase rates for inter
state TRANSPORTATION Of persons and prop
srty caused me- 10 direct the Attorney.
General IN bring sui' and secure from
the nited states CoLrt 10 Missouri an in
junction retaining the operation 81 such
increased rates during the pendenrv Of
the prOrredIngs This action led 10 q
conference Htth the representative Of the
railroad Cbmpanies 40 enioiusd. sud the
agreement by each Of them 10 withdraw
The proposed Increases o. rate effective
On or afar June O. and not 10 ME any further
attempted increases until after the enact
nent into lae Of the pending bull 10 amend
the interstate commerce act or the adjourn
msnt u he Congress with the iurthsT
undcrsta nding that upon the enactment
NJ such iaR each would submit - the de-
termination 1T the interstate Commerce
Commission Inc question Of the reasonable
nrs nj OH increase that each might there
after propose
T. h. my hope that an Of me other rail-
road companis- VIII take a.r action. "a
order. howvver. that each may hay" The
bsuehi II a -pecdy det-fmiusr Ion Of The
question whether or not IT, proposed 900.
rreascs in rate. are iu-tihablc. proyi-iOu
should bp made by Congress tu vest he
Interstate commerce Commission With
Jurisdiction over such question - -oon ~
possible.
IN the senate amendment 20 ,-DI.on
li Of the act 90 regulate commerce, a. con
tainediin " q. s.556. the interstate COM
mere omm issiOn - empO aered imme-
dmtely upon the nling of "a proposed In.
crease u rates ~ NJ own mot ION OF upon
complaint 10 enter upon an inyestiRatiOn
and determination Of the Justice ard rea.
sOnablenes- of such increase and in case
a deems itc1pedIent to suspend the opera.
ton thereof for a period specified IN the
section 20 enable % TO complete such In
ve.tigsiion That hill however provides
mai the act hall take effect and be In force
Gully from and after the expiration Of sixty
dRys after h.. passage.
Tbs provision n allowed 10 remain Ia
the hh Nouh enable carriers bot Eeen
the time - he enAotnms, % the bill and
ths.time Of. ~ taking ene,t 70 lie increases
N Tates which would become effective AZ
the expiration II thirty days and remain IN
efecf aud bs collected froIp the public
dufug The tendency % proceedings 70
review them. whereas II the bill be made
10 AXE effect Immediately such investi-
.sIrlon nil have 70 be made before the
public u called upon 70 pa the increased