The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-22

the sentiment and the purpose of the
middle west favor a square deal all
around square deal for the shipper,
as We'll as forsthe carrier-a square
deal for the consumer of transported
commodities as well as for the legiti-
mate investors in the transportation
companies themselves. The public
confidence of this section of the coun-
try will remain doubtful and unset
tied until it shall have been clearly
demonstrated that the present effort
but has in contemplation the common
interest of all the country's business
and fair and just treatment of all
the American people,
Murdo Mckenzie Chairman.
address. which was received with en-
thusiastic applause, the conference
proceeded to elect Murdo Mckenzie of
Trinidad, Colo... permanent chairman
without opposition. Mr.. Mckenzie,
who has been prominently identified
with the Colorado Livestock associa
ton and the Trinidad Commercial
club for many years, and deeply in
terested in all matters pertaining to
railroad rates, took the chair and made
a short speech. setting forth his ideas
of the object of the meeting along the
same lines advocated by Governor
Stubs in his address.
r. 0. Mccormick of Fort Worth was
elected secretary.
The conference elected Judge John
resolutions committee, and the chair
appointed the following members of
that important committee: S. H.
Cowan of Texas. John McGlenn of Illi-
nois, Jack Love of Oklahoma, Charles
Elinquist of Minnesota. ]. w. Guild of
Nebraska, j. H. Johnson of oklahoma,
J. o. Packer of Colorado. w. ].
Bland of Missouri. c. J. Misserole of
Iowa. The committee went into SeS-
sion in the governors office at noon.
Judging from the disposition of the
delegates expressed at the morning
session, the resolutions will advocate a
law requiring the physical valuation of
railroads and the strictest regulation of
the roads by state or nation. These
resolutions will set forth plainly and
emphatically the protest of the middle
west to the interstate commerce COM
mission against any increase in freight
rates until "a physical valuation has
shown that they are entitled to raise.
The conference is a great success in
the most important particular that IT
is representative of the eight states of
the middle west and that the dele
gates are heart and soul with Governor
Stubs, who called the meeting in or
der that an organized protest against
the rates might be made.
S. H Cowan of Fort Worth. Tex,
WHO I1dQG d IdIk DIT Tic HUI IAHS SCS-
sion, is attorney for the National
Breeders association and has also
served in that capacity for the inter-
state commerce commission. He is
recognized as one of the leading at
torneys of the southwest and an expert
on railroad rates. His address was
scathing denunciation of the methods
of the railroads to cover up their real
property values and earnings under
various guises. The speaker declared
that the country would never be able
to deal with the rate problem until
property had been made, then an esti-
mate could be based on the money
really invested and the per cent of
profit therefrom.
ST am not" said the speaker, ''in
favor of government ownership of rail-
roads, but do believe that unless the
authorities representing the people
take some action different from any
action ever taken before to regulate
the transportation rates and transport
tation companies. the, time will come
when government ownership will be
demanded as last resort The con-
ference cheered Judge Cowan's predic-
ton.
Those Who Are Present.
The following is the list Of delegates
who had registered up to noon today:
Sidney A. Human, Lindsborg, FIRE.
mont Hill, Wichita; Chas. L. Selway.
NJ. A. Gray Salina; Geo. j. Kindle,
Denver; M. v. Rork, Topeka; B. =
Whitney Wichita; Murdo Mckenzie, ].
o. Pocker. W. NJ. Jamison, Trinidad;
W. ]. Todd, Maple Hill; William Rob-
ert, Meade; NJ. M. Sherman, Crawford;
P. H. Landergin, Vega, Tex; Geo. H.
Hunter, c. A. Gambill, Wellington; A.
E. Hillman, Wichita; Chas. Ehingus,
Park City, Mimi; F. L. Moore, Henry
Lessen, Henry ]. Allen, Wichita; Geo.
M 1iav,
Fort Worth. Tex; G. S. Maxwell, Dali
las; R. D. Mccormack, Fort Worth; 1.
D. V,-innett, Lincoln, Neb.; ]. H. john
son, Oklahoma City; John L. Powell
Wichita; Emerson Carey, Hutchinson;
D. w. Blaine, Pratt; Sam E. Lux, w.
j. G. Stonebock, Topeka; James A.
Martin, Ottawa; Richard J. Hopkins.
Garden City; Frank c. Wood, Wichitft
Geo. c. Moses, Y. Y. Young, Junction
City; H. B. Morrison, Topeka; John
Rawlins. Winfield; J: R. Baker. Hutch
Kanavel, Sedgwick; N. B. Burge, E. L.
Copeland J. C. Emahizer, Topeka;
Newton Van Zandt, Chicago; Geo.
Plumb, c. M. Mccarthy, Paul E. Hoop
er, w. A. White, Emporia; ]. E. Love,
Oklahoma City; H B. Mize, Atchison;
Bland. E. M. Clendenning, ]. p. Casey,
F. j. Eamor, James Stark, Kansas
City; Chas. Aylsbury. Wichita; Henry
Boden, Independence; H. H. Slater. OF
tawa; Frank G. Wade, Fredonia; H. H.
Haines, Galveston; c. r. Thomas, Kan
sas City; M. Gilmore, Topeka, J. NJ
Guild, Omaha; E. B. Spiller, Fort
Worth; John G. Killege, Kansas City;
J. w. Kelly, J. R. Kuntz, Topeka; ]. T.
White, Ada; T. Il. Wolf, Springfield,
ILL.,; Geo. A. Henshaw, Guthrie, Okla;
c. A. Ryker, Hutchinson; M. H. Red
field, E. c. Little, Kansas City; Dan
L. Page, Topeka; N. S. Ketchind, Mar
shalltown, Ia; c. G. Nusserole, Gowail.
Ia; w. L. Eaton, Des Moines; c. B.
dorff, L. w. Day, Canton, I'LL; A. R.
Ebi, Moline, ILL.,; j. B. Bartholomew.
Peoria, ILL.,; E. ]. Anderson, Kansas
City; John NJ Glenn. Chicago.
She TELLS 1T ALL.