The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25

Taft's Railroad Bill Is severely Criti-
cised by MIR. Richardson Who VIII
oGer His Bill As More Equita-
bic in Every Way
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEY

Washington, February s4--(Special.)
Six weeks debate in the Senate may
be looked for on the railroad bill. The
bill may come out of The committee
at any time now. Senators Cumnins
and Clapp and some of the democrats
are against the bill but do not cx-
changes in 1t.
Representative Richardson of Ala
bama, member OF the Interstate and
foreign commerce committee, today in
troduced bill to take the place of
the administration measure introduced
by Representative Townsend. 1t make,
no provision for a court sof commerce
or bureau of transportation, Mr..
Richardson believing neither is neces-
sary. ''The administration BILL" said
Mr.. Richardson today, practically ex-
cludes the construction of any inde-
pendent railroad lines outside the great
railroad corporations now existing in
the manner in which capital. stock,
bonds, ETC., are proposed to be regu-
lated. The bill l offer, briefly on that
subject, proposes to let a railroad COR
,,s ''oeN an"
oo'us "i''i "no'ner corporation or any
one eise' at their market value, after
an examination and approval by the
commission.
The administration bill provides a
way for railroad corporations 10 get
together and make an agreement upon
what the rates, charges and classifi-
cations etc shall ha apaap Or tho co.
- INC sew
p"i'ie " ehe agreement. THIS
pracllcaliy restores pooling which was
believed to be used in the most nm
Just manner to onnress tho nrh,io ,,,t,
unjust and unraa snnah,s rhi,. IN IN
bill that 7 introd,,cad 49, ~.
for agreements of tiat Eta ~. othn,' ~
u-isa ,,a,at,,. .na' hno OF other-
is 70 enlarya tha ',>on, - ~. ,.'si ',i'4ouueeu
c,,,n,oe roc eor,,,,t,,'. ~ l,''ei s'aee
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the fair value 81 a1, 20 the ,rss,S...s y,
e,ery railroad in onr oo,,nt,.,, re.s a,l, ol e
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make a physical val,a tion ~ 81, ~ .s, - ~
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in interstate commarcs A. az 80,
mission is authorized IN Y,,, Iii, T., a. -
fort to ascertain and deterr,i,,a ~ na. t.s e.
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company. II this is done n ts 70 10 hl,,aa
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