Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-19

"a reduced percentage 10 rates OF duty
ard an Increased persu mage ot nfticles
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business has Increased and pros
| perity is here. Conditions are ai that
! could be hoped. According 20 the
measure Of the business man. How
long this condition VIII last. how much
&c viii be affected by the construction
TO be put on the antitrust law. will
not DE known until we have the de-
cis'on and learn what real effect the
decision win have.
we have been trying 10 cut dow
expenses no Washington The cstl-
mates for the next fiscal year are siS.-
600 900 less than the appropriations for
the current year I'm the navy we cut
down SO 10000 but saved enough 60
continue the policy Of two battleships
a year until the completion OF the Pan
anna canal That was one Of the dear
est policies of my predecessor. the one
he thought perhaps the most of-gnd
7 would have felt the keenest regret To
have departed from it in the first year
OF my administration
"I would like now 20 direct your at
tention 90 the legislation which 1 hope
TO get at this session Of Congress. First
and most important are the amend
ments 90 the interstate commerce act"
The president then went into detailed
explanations o. the bill which he said
he felt was not generally understood.
He explained the necessity OF n COM
merce court TO hear appeals from the
Interstate commerce commission. First
OF all 70 would eXpediate matters, he
asserted
DELAYS or JUSTICE.
"The one thing" said the president.
(which disgraces our civilization today
g. the NafnnH1 ftF 4fa
tice. These delays always work in
favor OF the man with the longest
purse. Hence they work IN favor Of
the railroads rather than the shipper
The commerce court by avoiding de
lays OF the past. will be a long step to-
ward That regulation OF railroads
WhlCh we have been looking for.
a second provision of the bills al
lows carriers 20 make traffic agree
meuts among themselves subject to
approval of the interstate commerce
commission. My predecessor, Ina his
every message To- Congress. recon-
meuded this The provision does not
permit pooling 10 allows that which
the railroads have 20 90 anyway
whether the law borbids 10 or not. /
am In favor OF allowing the railroads
ii run right and justly, 90 run With
In the law"
other provisions Of the pending bill
were taken up one by one. The presi-
dent explained the necessity OF giving
the commission power 10 readiust clss-
sincation OF rraights. 10 gusnen5 in
creased rates tIntIl lime is allowed for
"a proper Investigation as To thoir JUS
tico. Co supervise the issue Of stocks
~" no,,u5 '-l" ,' prevent w'teiins' To
a choice of routes. Lastly he came 10
that provision which has been the sub
ject OF recent attack La the house OF
representatives Zoo permit railroads all
ready owning % per cent OF the stock
in another road 10 purchase tine re-
naming shares.
Some gentlemen seem 90 think that
this gives the railroads too much lee
way" said the president
AS matter ~ fact 10 was inserted
Co give Che minority stockholders a
market NJ o. railroad ulrgldy owns ID
per cent OF tha stock it ls iu control
The house committee has stricken ont
this provision but I0l Impression is
that after full consideration. II win bs
found advisable Co give this oppOrtun-
ity 90 hc minority stocEhold.rs Co
market his holdings ana the people
least interested in tho provisions are
the railroad companies"
From The railroad BIN the president
passed 60 tho postal savings bauF
measure which already has passed the
senate. re said me- hoped 30 would pass
the house and uo fCit the enactment
OF the bin would prove the worth OF
t1c institution.
In the end ne predicted That Instead
of hurting the ranking business. 10
would Improve it
.,-.., ,,.,,.,.....,..,. NO.,
ANIL i''' ''N' l'N bill"
Next tho president discussed tho So.
called antl-iniunctiou bin. "Tlat. too
be said presents some uspccts that