The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-12
SHIPPERS FOR RATE RAISE
, COI ~ az THE' UGREE HITH
IHI RiII nan JNIONS.

-. mat Imnro, rusit sf Railroad IA
,,Iit,,. 1.un,. &, NOrr To the Publlc
Tn,n the ImnrormrnI oG tho Politi-
- Fortune, ofNeIs, D-ma EOEueS.
ing IN harmon wIh The four great
.tarh.usl- q IA lrau employees, which
....|A trW week. ,uin this Ctry ~ ap-
,a pr.srd-nt LIZ and m" Interstate
..r.r.7, Gumuk-.n for fair play
... railroads the matter "f ncreaS-
tr.rghr rates. IA Iurrs associations
.-N.us that m" rads b" permitted
.t.Huy" rates
....r ru-.flru a. NprDS~rd hV rrso-
r- adopted a. differences aud 10y
....rr"uf~ ISSUED Z, the new sIals'rs.
.... rn- trauSporf.uun business uf tn"
..,.v snnuid not - ia" "pavthlng
.r.msGugu"-- An, that ar ncr'a~a
- ....,.~~.,ry to "uahl IN" railroads ado
..rIv ~ handle a onstautlv growing
Ih.~., m"rCiuts have agreed
..... a fair tuCreaS.' rates would bring
..-~ad PROSPERITY 90 Shippers. con-
s.m,r- and railroads
Groups of manufacturers and mer-
chants have point"C out that II Is as
un l-ual for shlppersto favor increased
rates as II Is for unin labor u back up
tr. rallrOads. hut the say that they have
d.yIdsd TO support n roads IN the pend
ing INQUIRY before Ne Interstate Com
merce Commission " the reason that
an Increase IN rates ould be of general
advantage.
r. & simmons ~ 10 simmons Hard
ware Company. Inc Of ST LOUIS has
lssuad statement Iter a conference
with group Of shippers m hIs part Ot
The country Mr. immons said that
r. was pleased To- r'-i an expression "
rvlniOn from Prpsldat Shedd uf Mar
shall Field 4 Co. thai in his belief pros
pcr'y waits on rcas lable rate ounCps-
sions TO carriers.
This has always cen nv position -
Sad Mr. simmons "ld | have So pub-
holy stated IN PRINT number Of times
Tho Simmons Hardwr~ Company which
represent. Is | thik IN" largest pur-
chaser ~ transporta on ~ any standard
mercantile" house NTH" United states
and | do not hesltie To saw for them
that We favor a sliht advanC" and a
reasonable CpnCeSslC IA rates made ~
the IA lroads hv the Itersta'e commerce.
Comm 50 ion. b"lleylu that m IN" great "
lU'Ftd-@t VIII ltfllfhN W.
VIII participate 20 extent thai Will
fully -pualIIs th" ios W. sustain ia pay
ing these increased flight rates
/ thoroughly h.liea mat ~ can u:var
r" spsruu= unit IN" railroads are
prosperous. that ur Prosperity cam.
with the railroads al when they csts..i
o. he prosperous GA PROSPERITY l-t' rs.
and until " returns " will not again b.'
rrpsPerOus IN fun lrasnre pressed down
and running over
Inc merchants wo united with 'Ir
simmons an ~t1tm"n 60 ~" puhlIc
We're trprE,, \ |Ils r",Ii"u' ,f th,. h M
Wagon Company rank ~t'~-on. tr"t--
..-- - "a. k"uoSl Rockford Hu-i.-y
company. b. & Il"r- ~...r.' trv ana
treasurer 4 X Sons Sons Company
nd " l. Nvl. ~'.' NrN pi %" Btig.
k-h~> Manufactures company They
-uat TINS 81 t"mN'
In our JudRt"n' unyu.- Ipnthly
freight rates shu'd b." advanced hort
:rufallN. cDysrlu1 every ,pmmDdifv m
'G" luit-d States Withnu' discrumIn anon
~. favor ~ pns q tgtin- an. her. 20 a
'rIr amount " favor from "a u.,r
cent - e IL ~ cent tdyaur. From
that point gu-~'nS = td MS 'uau' ~ al
Ins.,, Ur '.tI-- hpiri H.' t"U 49, amt -,... lsi
ur their r,-sp.,rR- ru"rI.~ lnI- Mil ~
UU tus' - lnugi~ "" ..r.' ~I.... 900 H.. I..'
and enormous nrnrn". "I'' 't'rpr. ~ IA
conditions ChantngaIrun- every 'unt...r.
Our reason ir f,voriug au advance is
that ~. preset 'rinSprI. i'Ipu ftrIlr.I--
a-. totally irdeuIita - he. yrpp..
handling ~ - iraffic pf our Dpuu ~
We have meter terminal tracks urr
equipment adIupt" - serve "a" puh!,n
fh. consumer would h.. bench II pV
more prpmpt~ervIr". ~" produce aud
. .uIfaCturs by being able 20 ,sntuv'
... BUSINESS with le~S money involved
..f get his pods - market m h." n .niS
.. -N- ,pusluer with l.'~S lu- con sun,i
''- wage aTne- wpuld b.. b..n"6 - by
'.r snormas "Vp"nd Ir- ~ capt. ~
POO .r"t bring "ur trtn~por. ,jIpn
e, .r.r.tuis- ,rpU"rlv up 90 he STANDARD
-...u~.i 20 investor m rails 1ad s"rurI-
'-- Necessary - prrd'Irs this result
V... hsy safer and ~'uri"r invest
70 -..o-r - o.. thr' th"rs can be ~,
q ..-'.nr br that % fsrr lfvtu"" can well
.. ...rr" y 20" Uflb'IH ~ large. that
''.. R..ll g"r back such added h"uefit@
: .u r.. west rue1's m n" IIt'l" advance
...H 'ra' h" chang" would b" II great
r.'.'' t.adytn'tg" - the nation ~ =
So. r" opposed upon general prin-
'.rI'- %. ~" transport ttirr hu-ru"sS Il
.......rrv b"Irg made q football by is-
s.g' ~ "I'Irlr-. d"nagpE I"- Ini man
Vt. nae uD real interest 10 'N' uphmlt-
= y 10" country. I..' are u"NuftUE IN" r
.rfr' am" - Tt.-rug themselves Drlit
ooh, 'h. ewes Di th.rr fellow men ~
'''' 1r"r-" e IA" COMMERCIAL Int"r"~ =
- ... fA'Ipu
.t.. -',f"'n"n' adds that tho rrnr"pp-
y ..-..r.','t m tins conference" pay -
cor :. .ssttsr wear ~ tr"ignr rhtry"-
''.. -'Hf.fnsnt Wa- read - ~ ri"rS
- N.r. meeting Yesterday - to- pHi'."
Z 'n. \"v Work Nernhlr'~ A. ,ofr'lrr
'r 'hu-" present w"r" Pres Ii"''
.''rv q Iuwue Albert Plant -"pr.S"u e.
.s I.rr 4 Fuk. g. = Miller ~ ~" BTIig"
! 20 Rra-- COMPANY Il " Miller ~ IN"
{ tr. pmpauy. & VI cheney - B,sipu
o. .~rr"-"utt'.y"- & the Henry Di-sl ".
irr' pwIauy Of Philadelphia and 81 the
ir i"' phm thtUf,.r uf ,"rnm"rr"
" ..... shippers took the view that the
.'.'"' ~ proof - .pon NJ" 'tI.rpad= and
I,.f ~ - rIi 20 IN" roads to show n they
.H. ''a' ne proposed rates ~" reasonable
A- 40 understand rhn cas-" they sad
'.., rl|lTpai- are not pTpyn-Ing q hprl-
e r',. ,r'r"a-" ~ . general Increase hut
Z .'r rs-Hae proposed docs not affect the
. r|ni trust article ard I~ ~ q -trIhutad
r.,c" M" burden upon ~. least
, . . got trades When our turn comes
r,.-ar' evidence ~ Will b." clearly
. t. that the railroads ~ not ne"l -
.... higher freight rttes m order -
f..r return rU m" t.trII amt al
.t 90 rHi ?, give adequate -aryr's
f."I m thew hti NOT dI-.py-
.r.f .. general desire 49, the part "
.. lgar- -irnIltI - ihti "Np-"--@ :