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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08
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anccs,
Tho question has arisen in the oneratio1
! OF the interstate-commerce- pIoyar' s. lila
/, blllty act as to whether suit can be brougll
against the employer company in any place
I, risht to bring the suit under this act should
| be as easy of enforcement as the right or
private person not In the company's ON.
ploy to sue on an ordinary claim, aud pro
cess IN such SUIT should DO sufficicntl,
served If upon The station agent of the com.
PanS upon whom service is authorized to bf
made to bind tho company in Ordinary nc.
tlons arising under State laws. Bills for
both the foregoing purposes have been con,
sdcred by tho fIoune Of l;spr 1 en.i ives
and have been passed, and arc now before
the Interstate Commerce Committees or the
Senate, ! earnestly urge that they DO on
acted into law,
Anti-Irust Law ana Federal Incorporutlon,
There has been marked tendency in bus.
mess IN TINS country for forty years last pu II
toward combination OF capital and ninnI In
manufacture. sale and tra1sporta I ian. The
moving Causes have been several ( !, Isirst.
u has rendered possible sreat economy:
has reduced tho probability az s,.rcs,,yie
competitions and, third. ii the comma ton
has been extensive enough, and certain
5mathocs IN the treatment OF competitors
h,m,r g11 aya been adopted, tho COM
p'ete control OF prices or rates.
Sonplhatlon successful IN achieving
9, eensrol over particular l.s Of
trus, nre aas frequently basn called
mo World is TO be explained by ,he fa,t Ina I
Z, usual method Of carrying out tbn ,,ian'o
ana c ',s has been 70 put Tho capital
s corr ,a tons Q! SarsHs ndiSldpas arms Or
under the control of trustees
II h 10 increase in the capital Of y business
for ,he purpose OF reducing The cos, AZ aro
asssa ana has qS sesa economy il
progress as the change from ,he hamS mi
20 ING machine. When. therefore we come
70 eonstrue the object OF Congress IN sa,ionts
II ,sso e s9lGallsa sherman Antitrust As
on1Taet eombnation tile form y, \ ,,s
y, o.herWlse or conspiracy in restraint 81
interstate or foreign trade on eon,,,sr.n in
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With the original rate-making power-a mol,
Icy which was much discussed at the tine
OF the passage OF the Hepburn act in 100. rs
ana which was then and has always been
distinctly rejected; and in reply TO the suc.
gest1on that they are able by resortinc to
the courts to stay the taking effect Of tho
order of tho commission until its reason,
Apeness shall have been investigated by
the courts. whereas tho people arc deprived
OF any such remedy with respect TO action
~ the carriers. they point to the provision
OF the intesstate-commerce act providing
LOT restitution to the shippers by carrlers
OF excessive rates charged in cases where
tho order OF the commission reducing such
rates Is affirmed. It may be doubted how
effective this remedy really ls. Experience
has shown that many. perhaps most. ship.
pers do not resort to proceedings to recover
the excessive rates which they may have
been REQUIRED 10 pay. for the simple reason
that they havo added the rates paid to the
cost of the goods and thus enhanced tho
price thereof TO their customers, and that
the public has in effect paid the bill. on the
other hand. the enormous volume OF trans
portation charges the great number Of sep.
arate tariffs filed annually with the Inter,
state Commerce Commission. amounting to
almost :oo,Me. and the imposslbility at any
commission supervising the making Of
on eSdrS transportation line within the
United states to the extent that would be
necessary II their active concurrence wers
satisfied me that this power,eir granted,
should be conferred In very limited ana
restricted form, therefore recommend
that the Interstate Commerce Confmission
DC empowered whenever any proposed In
crease of rates " Tiled, at once either on
COMPLAINT or OF it's own notion, TO GntcI,
upon an investigation into the reasonable,
ness Of such chanse. and thar II be further
empowered, In It's. discretion. to postpone
the affective date ot such proposed increase
tor q period not exceeding sixty days beyond
the date when such rate would take effect
such increase is unreasonable. ii may then,
py It's order. either forbid The Increase al
a, AZ or fix the maximum bsyand which i,
a ~ y. no, he made, II. on the other hand,
mission shall moi have completed its inyss.
.tliatfon, then the rate shat! take effect ms
io o , as y would nader The existing law,
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duct aud It's good quality to attract Gus.
tom, and their business Is a profitable ono,
| titors are small In comparison with the 10.
tnl capital invested, the prospect OF new In
Investments OF capital by others In such a
profitable business is sufficiently near and
potential to restrain them In the prices al
which they sell their product But il they
attempt by use OF their preponderatns
capital and by sale OF their goods tenn
purarily at unduly low prices to drive out
of business their competitors, or II they at
tempt. by exclusive contracts will, their
patrons and threats OF nondealing except
of q similar character, to use tho largencss
of their resources nnd the extent OF their
output compared with the total output as
means Of compelling custom and frighteu-
purpose TO restrain trade and to establish
a monopoly and violate the act.
Object of tho Law.
Tho object OF the antitrust law was to
SUPPRESS the abuses of business of tho kind
described. IT was not 10 Interfere with q
great volume 81 capital which. concentrated
under one organization, reduced the cost
OF production and made its profit there by.
and took no advantage of it's size by
methods akin to duress to stiflc competition
With 1t,
M wish to make this distinction as cm-
3phatlc as possible. because I conceive that
nothing could happen more destructive
70 tho prosperity OF this country than the
loss or that great economy in production
which has been and will he effected In all
notwithstanding lines by the employment Of
large capital under one management do
not mean 70 say that there is not limit
beyond which the economy Of manage ment
by the endorsement of plant ceases; and
where THIS happens and COMPUTATION con-
,tinues beyond this point, tho very fact
shows intent to monopoise and not to
eeonomize,
The orlsinal purpose OF many combina-
tons OF capital in this country Was not
confined 70 the legitimate and proper Oh
lhe contrary; the history OF most trades |
VIII show a. times feversh desire to
unite BY purchase, combinations on other
wise.. al the plants tnSthe country engaged
n IN naputacture OF "a particular limo Of I
goods. The idea was rife that tharebv
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tigation with such results as might be rea
ICED under the law az II now stands

tEed under the law az IL now stands.
Right to Routes.
The claim is very earnestly advanced BY
some large associations OF shippers that
| shippers of freight should be empowered
to direct the route over which their ship
morts should pass to destination and in this
visions Of section is OF tho Interstate. com
merco act. which now empowers the com.
mission, after hearing on complaint. to e,.
rates to BIO charged. etc. when no reason.
able or satisfactory through route SHAH
have been already establislind, be amended
80 al TO empower the commission to take
such action. even when one existing reason.
able aud satisfactory route already exists.
II 1t be possible to establish additional
routes, This scems to mo to DO a reason.
shipper should not have the right to elect
between two or more established through
routes to which the Initial carrier may be
a party. and to require his shipment to ba
routes as he may designate for that pur.
pose. subject. however, In tho exercise Of
this right to such reasonable regulations
as the Interstate Commerce Commission
may pregcribe.
Tho Republican platform Of 1908 declared
IN favor Of amending the interstate.coln.
nerce law, but so as always to maintain
uralY competing lines. and avoiding the
common control Of such lines by any means
whatsoever. One OF the most potent means
OF exercising such control ha9 been through
the holding OF stock Of one railroad COM
pany by another company owning compe;-
ing line. This condition has grown up un.
der express Legislative power conferred by
the laws of many States. and to attempt
now to suddenly reverse that policy so far
as it affects the ownership OF stocks here
tofore so acquired, would be to infct
grieyous injury. not only upon the corpora
tions affected, but upon q large body OF the
investment holding public I. however. rec
ommcnd that the law shall be amended so
as to provide that from and after tho date
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I such act shall also contain provisions 10
prevent tho abuse by tho improvident or
improper ISSUE OF notes maturing at q
period not exceeding twelve months from,
date, In aucl manner as to commit tile
commission to tho approval OF larger
amount OF stock or bonds III order to retire
such notes than should lcgitmately have
been required.
such act should also provide for tho Up.
pfoVal by the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion or tho amount OF stock and bonds to
90 issued BY any railroad company subject
slian: TO Judicial salo or other legal bro.
ceedings. in order TO prevent the Issue OF
~ and bonds to an amount In cxcess OF
. smn tatr value OF tho property which is the
oelleVe these suggested notifications III
ana amendments to tho Interstate. COM
m Ia., act would mako It a complete and
ness OF rates anu fairness OF practices in
tho operation OF Interstate railroad lines.
without undue preference to any Individual
or class over any others; and would prevent
tho recurrence OF many OF the practices
which have given rise in the past to so
much public Inconvenience and loss
BY my direction tho Acknowledgement has
drafted a bill TO carry out these recon-.
mendations, which Will BIO furnished upon
request to the appropriate committee when
ever 1t may DO desired.
1nsadd1tion to the foregoing amendments
state Commerce Commission should be given
the power. after a hearing, to determine
upon the uniform construction OF those APP
plla1ces-,such as sill steps ladders. roof
hand holds, running boards, and hand
brakes on freight cars engaged in interstate
commerce--uscd by the trainmsn in tho
operation OF trains the defects and lack OF
uniformity in which are apt to produce &C.
idents and INJURIES to railway trainmcn.
The wonderful reforms effected in the num.
Der OF switclmon and trainmcn injured BY
coupling accidents. due to the enforced in.
PRODUCTION OF safety couplers is demon
straton of what can be done IL railroads
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anu whereby In tito second section every
monopoly or attempt to r1onopoIzc, and
every combination or conspiracy with other
persons to monopolzo any part OF inter.
state trade or commerce. is denounced az
illegal and made fubJoct to similar nunislI.
ment or restraint. we must infer that tho
evil Aimed at was vas. not the nero bls,lcss OF
OF capital and plants with the express or
implied intent to restrain inlerstato or for.
olsn commerce, or to monopolizc il Ia whole
or IN part.
What Is Monopoly?
Monopoly destroys competition utter,v
and the restraint OF tho fill and Tree
operation . Of {, competition has tendency to
ton OF persons, formerly engaged IN trade
as partnerships or corporations or other
wise, OF course eliminates Tho competition
d mat cx,s na,. between them; hut tho incl
BIO REGARDED as necessarily direct restraint
OF trade. unless Of slch an Acknowledging
character that the Intention and effect to
cumstances, or arc expressly declared to bo
me ING. OBJECT OF the combination A nero In.
cidenta1 restrain. OF trade and competition
= not within tho Inhibition OF THO act. but
II Is whero tho combination or conspiracy
or contract Is inevitably and directly a sub.
stantial restraint OF competition, and 50 q
restraint OF trade. that the statute Is VIC.
The second section OF tho act Is supple
nent OF the first A direct restraint OF
trade, such as is condemned In the first sec
ton, II successful and used to suppress COM
petition. is ono OF tho commonest methods ,
OF securing trado monopoly, condemned
in tho second section
u Is possible for the owners OF a business
OF manufacturing and selling useful articles
OF merchandise suEto conduct their business /,
as not to Violate tho inhibitions of the anti
trust law. and yet to secure TO themselves
the benefit OF the economies OF management |
and OF production due to the concentration !,
under one control OF large capital and many
plants4 II they use no other inducement !
than the constant low price OF their pro.
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Federal Charter Justified.
Hcnerally, in tho Industrial combinations
. "a trusts the principal business is
me me va, sac OF goods in many states and In
.oreisn markets.; In other words the I'm.
t t,n ana foreign business far exceeds
sn. business ..,,, d9ne In any one state This
tuct WIZ Justify Tho Federal government
III granting Federal charter IA s,,cI, n
compinatlon to nuke and sell In Interstate
ana foreign commerce tho products of uya
w manufacture under such limitations n
VIII secure compliance with tho nntI.
trust law, 1t is possible SO to frnmr !,
statute that While 1t offers protection To =
l,ederul company AGAINST harmful. yexa-
tlons ana unnecessary Invasion BY lilo
Sstates's u shall subtccti5it to reasonable fax
alton aud control by the States. with rc.
sPect g Is purely local business
Ell Num-. people conducting great businesse,
have cherilhed q hope and a heller ina I IN
some way Or other q line may be drawn
between good trusts and bad trusts,
and that It Is possible by amendment 10
the antitrust law to make disslnctio IN,
der which good combinations may be per,
united to orglnze. suppress lconpctition
control prices. and do 1T All legally II oniv
they do not abuse the power by taking Ion
great profit out OF tho business. They
point with force to certain notorious trusts
as haylNg grown into power through Grim
maj Inet8ols by The use OF Illegal rebates
and plalnscheating, and BY various acts NJ
terly yoative Of business honesty or
some legal line, OF separation by which
"qriminal trusts" OF this kind can be nm
ished, and they. on the other hand, be per-
mitted under the law to carry on their
business. Now the spubliG, and aspecially
Ine.. huSlneSS pulljG .h
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tIOHllluGf
..o..;s-,ou
oss'p!e p
extraditie
whose or.
e~er,,tedA5
Nicara.,o.
~;
a. ~ bheeaae.
70,
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rz.anr amended go AZ 10 give the railroads
/ -sht TO mako and publish traffic agree
\ huplec, to the approval OF the com.
. on. bnt maintaining always the prln-
s lines and avoiding the common con
,1ssura lines by any means Whatsoever
kiew or the complete control over rate.
ME- ana other practices of Interstate
10 Recommended In this communication.
no reason why agreements between
ers subject to the act. specifying the
Hcations OF freight and the rates, Fares
eiaFseh ior transportation of passen-
ana freight which they may agree 10
\ iish. should not be permitted, provided
ot stich agreements be promptly filed
l tnsseommission, but subject TO all the
b!ons OF the interstate commerce act.
\ subject 10 the right OF any parties IL
| agreement 10 cancel IL as 10 ali or anv
agreed rates fares. charges or classi
~ py thirty days notice in writing to
INST parties and 10 the commission.
] eii complaint Is made by SINNERS 1y.,
4 itato OF tho law under which thex 80
poai'd 70 KNOW the lesa! rate auDIicabJ,,.
l " Proposed shipment. without, as
4 4, ~ laut having any certain means al
1 ny ascettalnlng such rate, II has hesn
ated that to meet this grievance 90
hautu be required. upon application nv
pst'. 70 quote the legal rate in ,yrttin.
ta ~ s saipper should be protected IN
1 upoa the rate thus quoted; bur thr
Ion TO this suggestion Ia that Il n,o,;i,,
a much too easy method OF niv,nS'
.ossa SINNERS unteasonab!a preferenrss
seoales, ! think silas the law should
aMat IA 4 carrier upon written reauest
n intending shipper, should onota IN
ny tbs rate or charge applicable /, Q Tho h.,
flsso Shipment under any schedules or
" which such carrier is party. and
y 1 lhe party making such request shall.
4 ir aamase in consequence of eitt,ar Va
"a or omission TO quote the proper rats
onsequenes OF a misstatemcnt OF Tia
me, carrier shan he liable 10 penalty
ms reasonable amount. say $3.50. 10 &C.
/ 20 the United states and 10 be recov.
~ ai.eiyll action brought by tie an,
aate district attorney. such a penaltv
LII. cenarsl tho agent OF the carrier 10
re 70 cue dilisenee IN ,luoting the appi-
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y Federal compulsory license law, urged
SIS substitute for q Federal Incorporation
law, Is unnecessary except TO reach thar
kind Of corporation which, by virtue &c
the considerations already advanced, viii
take advantage voluntarily OF an incor-S
poration law while tho other state COR
poratons doing an interstate business do
OF q Federal license and would Only bs
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You could
plank walls
mel as clenrl
been swung
standing out
diggers, the
b cards and I
floor of the
Jabbed with !
thlng else an.
lean over the
boss took a
away to telei
Tile shovel,
STEMS right 1
Gpot. II could.
sition tho INF
died. His lon
Ludlow Strces
with his hea
when the bot1
was appareio,
sauirm arop
through thea
tunnel behinc'
night before
tho cave-in.v
pnintC
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of the tunne
daring buras-
might have Y
not been Il
was a paiisr.
wife and chez
law. 1sadoIwi
Street, whieon
the buildintIN
lar floor. Nv,
to so dow !
evening to i
stove. Thelis
get and TIT {
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-25
EAST GARY

Prof. c. H. White went to valparaiso
Friday evening. returning Saturday
evening by way of Chicago.
William Gustafson is farming on the
old Wiertel place, which is now owned
by Mr. Seroczynski of Gary
Miss Emma Papka returned Monday
morning from a weeks visit with
friends in Gary.
Mrs. T. Grimshaw. who has been very
III at her home in the west end of town
for several weeks, is reported as being
no better.
German Lutheran services were con-
Quoted at the church Sunday afternoon
at the usual hour
MI Macarthur of Gary assisted Mr..
johns in the conducting of the S. S.
and evening services last Sunday
Joseph Eidred. familiar with all in
this vicinity as odd Uncle joe" is re-
ported seriously Ill at the county poor
farm, where he has made his home the
past two years
Laura Anderson was taken i'll on Sat
urday with scarlet fever. This makes
the Fourth case in the Anderson fam
lily and will extend the time of quaran-
tine. which was within a few days OF
being ended. Mr. and Mrs Anderson
have the sympathy OF the community in
their trial
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-25
JUDGE SAYS MILLER
OPPOSES ANNEXATION

Judge William Westigreen of Miller
was in Gary last night for the purpose
OF being present at the council meet
ing when the ordinance for the annexa-
ton OF Miller to Gary was supposed to
be presented to the council The Judge
was not present to foster the project,
but to oppose It, and he states that
most of the citizens OF Miller feel the
same way he does about II.
Judge Westigreen said:
Il do not believe that it is. possible
to annex Miller at this time. Most of
the people In that city are ready to
oppose 1t to the last ditch. We are a
town located four miles away from
Gary at the present time and I don't
see how either town could profit by
annexation. We have just completed
a most expensive sewer and street i'm
provements which we believe is more
than We would have gotten from Gary.
! think also that upon the construction
OF the b. e. o. yards here, which will
be stfrted in the spring, we will have
a large tax valuation which we will be
able TO use beneficially for the town
OF Miller instead of the whole city of
Gary, in which it would be distributed
In case we were annexed"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-25
SENTINEL IMPROVED
Especial to THE TINES

Indiana Harbor. Ind, Jan. 25.-The
local newspaper, The Sentinel" which
was burned out In the Coliseum fire
last week. has secured quarters in the
Frank building, in Pennsylvanf ave-
nue., and II. ]. Martin, the new proprie-
tor of the publication, is busily en-
gagged In getting his equipment and
furnishings. and when these are in
stalled he promises Indiana Harbor a
rafting good weekly
Mr. Martin. who had only purchased
the Sentinel a week or two before it
was burned out. is a newspaper man Of
considerable experience, having con-
Quoted papers in both Lebanon and
frankfort. Ind. Until he purchased the
Sentinel Mr.. Martin was postmaster at
Franklin. but resigned to cast his lot
with the growing city of Indiana Har-
Dor, in which he sees great possibfli-
Ties. It's paper in Franklin was known
as the Republic, while that Of which he
was editor at Lebanon was a daily and
was called the Daily Reporter
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-25

iancy, $50 soc: fair to good. 45@47c-
new sW potatoes-Bermuda, per brl, $6.25
Sweet potatoes-Illinois, $1.25@2.25.
Veal = Quotations for veal in good
order were as follows: so to so lbs
80 to 12o lbs. 100 lie: fancy, lie.
Dressed beef-Ribs. No. 1, 17Hc; No.
l loins. 22c, No. l round, &C. No. 1
chuck, SC; No. / plate, &c.
Live poultry-Turkeys per ID. Tic;
chickens, fowls, lac: springs. 14c;
ROSTERS, loo; geese. 1sc. ducks. lac.
Beans - Pea beans. hand picked
choice. 81 20; fair to good sails: red
kidney. s2.25 Q290; brown Swedish.
$50 200; limas, California. per 100
Fruit n Apples. s1.25 500 per bril-;
ons. SO. a 400; oranges, sl.50@250;
grape fruit, s2.0o@3.25: Malaga grapes.
81. 90 q 500 per key
Berries - Cranberries, $2.00Q5.50;
strawberries, Floridas, per OF, 40@ Csc.
200 per brl; cabbage, $2.25Q2.b0 per
eucumbers. 4oc q s1.25 per doz; cauli-
@s1.oo per box; green peas. $I.5o per
hamper; lettuce, head. per hamper Csc
@$1.25; leaf. 171a q zoe per box; mush-
rooms. 15@ 25c per lib: onions. 1900
$3.50 per sack. parsley. 20 q 22c per doz;
peppers, s1.00@2.00 per crate; radishes,
10000 per doz; string beans, $2.5O0
400 per hamper; spinach. $1.10 per tub;
tomatoes s1.50@2.50 per crate; tur-
nips, new, $1.00 q 90 per bril-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-25
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE OF SALE
OF REAL ESTATE.

l.
The undersigned, administrators or the
state of Michael Raiser. deceased.
hereby gives notice that by virtue OF
an order of the Lake Superior Court.
Hammond, Indiana, he will. between
the hour of 10 o'clock a. m, on the Stn
day of February, 1910, at the law OF
fees of Mcmahon g. Conroy, suite 406
Hammond Building, Hammond. Indiana,
and from day to day thereafter until
whole or in part all the interest OF
said decedent in and to the following
described real estate In Lake county.
State of Indiana. to-wit:
The Southeast quarter lA) or
Section four ca. Township Thirty
FIVE (35i North Range Nine CD
West, less the right Of way OF the
pany and the E1gin. Joliet ana
Eastern Railroad Company, here
tofore decided to said railroad COM
panies by said decedent, contain
ing in all about 1920 acres, more
or less"
Said sale will be made subject to the
approval of said court for not less tnan
the full appraised value of said real es,
tate and upon the following terms and
conditions: +,
All cash or one-third of the pur-
chase money cash in hand, the bal
ance in two equal installments
payable in twelve months and eigh-
ten months, as evidenced by notes
of the purchaser bearing SIX per
cent interest, waving relief. pro-
viding attorneys fees and secured
sold.
PETER HILBRICK,
Administrator of the Estate OF MI
chael Raiser Deceased.