The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-01-13

maltIrg. and other practices Of In
trrgta'c carriers established hy the acts
OF congress, and as recommended In this
comm 4u'cutiun. | see no reason why
agreements between carriers subject 70
tine at, specifying the C.aSsiilCttOnB Of
freight and the rates. fares and charges
for transportation Of passengers and
freight which they may agree to cgtah-
lsh, should not be permitted, provided,
copies 81 such agreements be promptly
filed with the commission, but subject to
all tho provisions Of the intcrstai" COM
Inerce act. and subject tp the right Of
any parties to such agreement to cancel
II as to all or any of the agreed rates,
days notice IN writing 20 the other par
lies and TO the commission"
Other Amendments Urged,
In accord with other declarations ~ the
Republican platform OF 1893, the president
further recommends that the Interstate
oommoroc law be amended 20 To- pro
vide. that no railroad company subject
10 the commerce act shall. directly or in
directly, acquire any interests OF any
Kind in capital stock, or purchase or
lease any rai!rond, or any other corpora
ton which completes with II respecting
business to which the interstate com
merce act applies, that a law be enact
ed providing that no railroad corpora
ton subject to the interstate commerce
act shall hereafter FOR any purpose CON
nocted with or relating to any part n its
a o.
capital stock without previous or stimuli
taneouB payment 80 It OF not less than
the par value OF such stock. or any bonds
or other obligations Except notes matur-
ing not more than one year from the
date Of their issuel. without the rrevi-
Gus or simultaneous payment 10 such cor
porauon OF not lcss than the par value
Of such bonds or other obligations. or.
n issued a. less than their par value,
then not without such payment ~ the
reasonable market value OF such bonds
or obligations as ascertalnod By the in
torsihte commerce commission, AMI that
no property service. or other thing than
money shall be taken IN payment to such
carrier corporation, Of the par or other
required price Of such stock. bond or 9th
er obligation, except the fair yaIIe Of
such property. services or other thing as
certained by the commission"
Would Prevent Wrong Practices.
The president continues.
Il believe these suggested notifications
In and amendments to the interstate COM
merNc act would make II complete and
effective measure FOR securing reasonable
ness OF rates and fairness OF practices In
tho operation Of interstate railroad lines.
without undue preference TO any ua.yidu-
al or class over any others.
BY my direction the attorney general
has drafted bill to carry out these
recommendations. which viii be fur
niHh"d upon request 10 the pprupriate
committee whenever 20 may be DIES red.
in addition to the foregoing amend
m"nis OF the Interstate commerce law,
the Interstate commerce comm ssIon
should be given the power. after "a hear
ing, % determine upon tho uniform COM
struCuun Of these appliances such af sill
steps. ladders. roof hand holds. running
boards and hand brakes on freight cars
engaged In intcrJatc commerce used by
n" iralnwen In the operation Of '.tlua,
~" dcfccts and lack Of uniformity IN
which are apt to produce "a, .IrU'. and
Injuries TO railway tTaiuW'U The Won
d"fiul reforms effected In the number Of
sNii,lW"n and trWumrH Injured uE oup-
Hing accidents. due to the enforced In.
PRODUCTION OF safety cuUplcrg. la IL U non
strt'iou OF what can be done II ru .puds
ar" compelled to adopt proper safety APP
The question has arisen I'm the .ncra-
tons Of the Interstate commerce employ
rrs' liability act. as Go whether suIr can
D." brought against the employer COM
IHny lu any place other than that Of its
home office. The right 20 bring tNo suit
under this act should be as rug} NJ on
f1r'cn'ut AS the right OF prIEAl, per
son not IN the rompanr's employ 10 sue
on au ordinary claim, and pru. rss Boo each
salt should be sufficiently served b, upon
~" station agent Of tho company upon
whom 9cryic" Is authorized is made. to
hnuG the company iu ordinary actions
arising under state laws Bills Tor both
the foregoing purposes have been ,uu-
tId'rvi hF the house OF personalities
and hay" been passed. and are uow bee
for" tho Interstate O'Ww'rr" committee
~ a." scnHi" ] "Hru"siy ursu that they
be- enacted into law"
Control OF the Trusts
me SECOND part 81 lno message 10 de-
voted To we control OF tlsls. After
lengthy discussion OF trusts, good and
tad ana GU" success nt prosecutions UNI
ger the sherman ANTITRUST act, Mt IHIt
adN.'
II ~ inc uNlF ana UIiI'N" pi INC exec
ulINr 10 H'lr'' 1n Dy me a.,
iury or otherwise. into iii, history. organ.
iyatiou and uurpogr4 Of AN tho Industrial
companies with respect o. which thorr h
any reasonable ground Tor suspicion Thar
fucv have been orrauIzrl for a gUrp94a.
and arc conducting business on n plan
which Is in violation OF the anu-truat
law The work is "a heavy one but Il
les not beyond the uuV,r OF the DEPART
mrnt uf Justice. ~ sufficient funds arc
furnished to carry ON tine Investigations
and to pay thr counsel engaged i'm the
work nut such ru investigation and
possible prosecution az corporations whose
prosperity or destruction Affects the COM
fort not only ol gian. holders but millions
Of Wugp oarucrs. employees. and associated
tradcg'ncn must necessarily tend to dis
turb tho confidence of the business COM
fuunlty to tlry nm tho now flowing sources
Of CAPITAL from It's places Of boarding aud
produce a halt IN our present prosperity
that viii cause suffering and strained cir
cumstanrcg among the Innocent many for
faults NJ IN, guilty few The question
which l wish In this message to hiring
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