The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-04
Yale President Accepts
Appoint m ent Ten
dered by Taft.
NAMES OF OTHER
MEMBERS OF BODY
Question of Bringing Issues Of
Railroad Securities Under Con-
troll of Interstate Commerce
Commission Will Be In
vestigated - Politicians
Confer With President.

Springfield, Mass. September D.
President Taft announced this after
noon his appointments to the Stock
and Bond Commission. which Will In
vestigate the question OF bringing fu-
ture issues OF railroad securities un-
der the supervision and control of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. The
announcement was made shortly after
the President left Boston for St. Paul
where he will speak before the Ma
tional Conservation Congress.
Or Arthur T. Hadley. president OF
Yale University, is named as chair
man of the commission. The other
members are Frederick n Judson. of
st. Louis; Frederick Strauss, of New
York: Walter l. Fisher. of Chicago.
and Professor II. B. Meyer, of Madison,
WIS. The President is particularly
gratifed at obtaining the consent OF
all these men to serve.
Mr.. Taft regards the commission as
representative both of conservative and
progressive thought in railroad regu-
lation The committee will begin It's
work at once. although delay in OBJ
tanning the acceptance of some of the
members has made 1t impossible 10
nope lNdt d report can De "
the coming short session of Congress.
President Hadley Will sail for Europe
| shortly 10 study methods abroad. The
remaining members of the commission
are soon TO be in Washington.
| The Presidents train had hardly
| pulled out of Boston to-day before he
was in the thick of series of polit-
tical conferences. Representative Wash
| burn, Of Massachusetts. was his guest
/ from Boston to Worcester. Senator -.
| Murray Crane, his most intimate polit-
| zeal adviser. boarded the train hero
TO ride to Pittsfeld. which is the near
est stop to the Senator's home at Dali
| ton. Governor Hughes, of New York
rode from P1.tsaeld to Albany Sena.
tor Crane had lengthy report &c
make on political conditions in general
Governor Hughes brought a WELDON.
/ opportunity to confer on the forthcom-
/ Ing appointments to the Supreme Court
| The Governor has already been con.
/ firmed as an associate justice and II
4 regarded as the leading candidate for
| chief justice.
Mr.. Judson. one of the member. OF
the Stock and Bond Commission. is a
graduate OF Yale, the author of sew
eral books on law, taxation and inter-
state commerce. and in 1890 acted as
! special counsel for the prosecution OF
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad and the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company for giving and receiving
/ rebates.
4 Frederick Strauss. economist and
banker, is member OF the firm OF
Seligman & Co.. OF New York City.
Walter L Fisher. of Chicago. wa,
attorney for that city in the settle
ment4 Of tho Chicago Traction disnufe
1 Professor B. II. Meyer. of Madison
Wis. has the chair of political econ.
omy at the University of Wisconsin. /,
chairman of the Wisconsin Railroad
Commission, an expert special agen,
for the Census Bureau and is in charge
for the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion OF physical valuation of railways
AS an author on railway matters IL
| general he is we'll known.