Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-03
lNTERsrArE COMMERCE CON.
MISSION BUSY svsPENolNo
,NcREAsEs.
POLICY OF DELAY IN
ALL FREIGHT ADVANCED
Insists on Right Of Inquirins Into Res.
sonabisnsss Of Proposed Charge
Vast Volume Of Business Aeoumu-
iatins in Commissions Office in
Washington.
Especial co7.csrcnaence.l

Washington, Nov. S-The interstate
commerce commission IL maintaining
its policy Of suspending all proposed
rate increases just as fast as the rail-
roads Ale their new tariffs. None seems
to get by and the effect Of the commits
sion's sweeping orders is to delay all
advances in freight charges from one
to six months.
The new Mann Elkins law gives the
interstate commerce commission au-
thority to suspend all increases In
freight rates proposed by the carriers
until II has had an opportunity to In
quire into the reasonableness of the
new schedules. This power was not
possessed by the ommission until the
enactment Of this law by the last con-
gress.
Since the railroad law has gone into
effect, however, the commission has
suspended on an average Of two sched-
ules day. 1t started off by delaying
the effective date of the sweeping ad-
vances in rates as announced by the
railroads in the eastern classification
territory and followed that action by
suspending the sweeping advances pro-
posed in the western territory.
Railroads expecting TO Ale new
tariff increasing the rate Of a COM
modify two cents. for instance, from
Baltimore to Relay have found IN
practically every instance that the
commission has exercised its authority
and caused the railroad TO show that
the advance was justified before 1t is
allowed to collect the higher charge.
a vast volume of business is accum-
ulating in the offices of the commits
sion as a result of The new policy but
provision will be made to handle II
and the railroads will hardly be able to
take advantage of overwork on the
part Of the commission.
Wyoming. which has usually been
eadfastly In the grip OF the regular
republican organization. has a highly
interesting political situation just now.
It has attracted little attention in the
east but 1t may result In leaving Sena-
tor Clarence D. Clark. the republican
colleague OF Senator Warren. at home.
The Wyoming situation arises from a
revolt against the old republican ma
chine. OF which Senator Warren Is a
leading figure and in which Senator
Clark is also prominent. Senator
Clark is chairman Of the senate judic-
iary committee. The revolt is led by
Former Senator j. NJ. Carey. who is
the author Of the Carey land act and
prominent in Wyoming politics.
Senator Carey has been nominated
by the democrats for governor. He
first came out as an independent can
didate He issued a letter in which he
attacked the old machine leaders saw
agely He charged the old bosses with
graft and all sorts OF things. Then the
convention came along and
him and he accepted. He Is
now making q vigorous fight
In his campaign. Carey has demo-
cratic and insurgent support. At first.
the republican machine leaders made
light OF him but he Is said now to
stand good show of election. along
with the democratic state ticket.
The republicans are making strong
efforts to save the legislature and the
democrats and insurgents are fighting
Just as hard to capture It, The demo-
Gratis have a man in mind to succeed
Senator Clark should they win the leg
islature. He is Former Governor John
E. Osborne, democratic national COM
from Wyoming. Governor
Osborne had charge Of the western
Headquarters Of the democratic nation
al committee in the 1908 presidential
campaig ign.