The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-06
LOVE SAYS
RAILROADS
FEAR VOTE

Attorneys whas haye been Watching
progress OF The Injunction suits in
the Fede al court before Judge llQgk
are wondering why the court is tab
ing 50 much time IN awarding the
temporary Injunction in favor Of the
Rock island and Frisco railroads,
along the lines OF the Injunction SEE
cured By the Santa Fe, the Gulf and
The Katy knacking out the constr
tuiional two cent rate and the cor
putaim commissions freight ates in
This state,
Chairman Love Of the corporation
commission. says he thinks the rail-
road attorneys are not pushing the
matter for a settlement by the court
for the reason that they do not wish
ANY moro anm1sity wo' hed M against
tho hie railroads than now exists I'M.
til after next Saturday, when the raib
road amendment 60 the constitution
IS to be voted upon by the people
The injunction for the Santa ZEE
ana Ihc other roads that secured IL.
said Chairman Love, was granted
by Judge Hook within ten days OF
two weeks after the arguments be-
fore the court was completed. There
was no delay In the action of the
court then, and the Injunction was
'ssued notwithstanding the fact that
the commission could show and did
show the roads making good profits.
The Injunction asked for by the Rock
Island ana The Frisco although iut
y0lyns the same proposition exact.
ly as to the theory of figuring profits
which the commission contends Is
wrong and unjust, and although these
Dads have better grounds In the
showlng Of financial results for get
ring an injunction than had the Santa
Fe, the Gulf aud the Katy, has been
pending now between and three
months. The commission expected,
when the arguments for the Rock Is.
land and Frisco were made, that the
Injunction would be Issued within two
Or three days, bat instead It IL now
two Or three months. The only eX-
planation of the delay by the court
that has been suggested TO me Is that
the railroads want the injunction with.
held until after June II when the peo1
pie vote ON the railroad amendment
Go the constitution.
When the Injunction is ISSUED II
viii put the three cent fare into effect
on the Rock Island and Frisco. where
the two cent rate Us now In effect,
and VIII put the three cent fare back
into effect on those portions of the
Santa Fe, Gulf and Katy where com
petition hy the Rock Island and Fris.
co has thus far operated to keep the
raise from being made. The railroads
are afraid that the raising of the fare
from two to three cents throughout
the state, where It Is now but two
cents, would turn thousands Of votes
against The railroad amendment that
are now In favor Of It. and they know
they can not spare n vote.
I'VE do not think any injunction
should have been issued Mt all, but
since the court gave the decree to the
Santa Re. and the other roads in that
Hlt in ten DAYS, aud Since the Rock
Island and Frisco application rosls
Eup0n the same theories OF account
ing and On more favorable financial
showing, II seems queer lhat the court
should have to have two or three
months TO dispose Of their application.
We can not charge that the fact that
this railroad amendment is pendine
has prompted the railroads to refrain
/ from asking the court TO hurry with
the second injunciiou but we can O5
serve that the amendments chance
would De injured by the issuing oI
the injunction at this time, and that
| the injunction IS not yet fofthcom
ing