The sun., 1910-06-05
TO EXPAND RAILROAD SUIT
WICKERSHlW WANTS TO ~
JOIN MORE RATES.
ssme He ONeFIS0hed IN the Hurry OS
PreparIng IIs Papers. but Ne thinks
the CourI WIN let Him Amrnd Them
Z statement From Tart Expected.

the CouFI WIN let Him Amrnd Them
= statement FrSm TAFT ESpecied.
WAsHiNGrON. June T. Developments
to-day indicate that the Attorney General
instead Of AbatinG HE efforts to restrain
the twenty-five railroads composing the
Western Trunk Line Committee from put
ting into effect their increased rates will
soon ask the Court to broaden the scope
Of that Injunction. The Attorney General
made II known to-day that Il h his inten-
tiOn TO move for the extension Of the in
junction over the rates Of the Western
Trunk Lime Committee. which escaped his
notice when he began his hurried pro-
ceeding against the railroads In the Fed
eral court Al Hannibal Mo. This action
will be taken by the Attorney General.
according to present plans, when hgu-
ment s held before the Court with view
10 making the temporary injunction
permanent
The Attorney General will argue. 20 Il
is said. that complaints that the Increased
rates we're to. be pat into effect a. the
. result OF a conspiracy in restraint Of trade
( wefe received by the Government only
1 al the eleventh hour aud that the Depart
ment oi Justice was forced TO act without
| full information ON the subject
/ Complaints were received to-day from
places IN Minnesota and other parts Of
the country that increased rates which
we're supposed To have been within the
public review Of tho Injunction had be-
come operative aud were now being
collected by the carriers.
I A number % such cases were directed
| 10 the attention Of AR. Wickersham by
/ Representative Miller Of Minnesota. MI.
Miller told the Attorney General that
complaints had been made by shippers
/ In and around Duluth that the recent
/ Injunction did not apply 20 railroads
! in that region. although such carriers
were supposed 20 have Oesn defendants
I in the suit " eniOin
4 Attorney General Wiok ershAm told
callers today who urged him ~ take
further action that while there were
aDue differences among lawyers a. 70 the
practics he vas convinced that q motion
fo amend the hill u the Government 80
A. q suiJn all increases. even though
MANY increases were not specified in the
/ original BAN. woud be entertained by
/ The ouurts Tie papers IN the proceed
ings . uioin were prepared hur1edlY
I The complainants hled inoomplets In
formation with the nOvsrnment. with the
rss,,lt that many schedules involving
, importaut rates were not covered by the
Iapulicatiou. Attorney General Wicker
sham expressed confidence that the blum
der could be repaired when hearing -
held On motion q the Government 20
make me injunction permanent
! According to adVicea received here
Western shippers who are nov paying in
creased rates when they had expected
relief through the medium ~ the injunC-
'ion. are very ANXIOUS
The tariffs fled by the Western Trunk
Line Committee which escaped the Wicker
sham dyaRnet make advances in the rates
On certain commodities between Chicago
and Milwaukee and betWeen Chicago and
~ Paul. and on wool between the latter
CITY and Fastern destinations While
these tariffs are not 90 important a. those
making general advances in commodity
rates thev are " considerable concern
10 many shippers The increase IN the
rate on wool from ST. Paul eastward
amounts appFoNimat 10 10 cents a
hundrpd pounds This increase applies
20 all Western wool passing through ~
Paul and Minneapolis destined for the
Atlantic seaboard
The Attorney General has received no
formal complaint a. vet In regard 20 the
increases filed by the Eastern trunk lines
or by the railroads Of Ohio and Indiana,
Il 10 likely that the Attorney General
will participate in the conference a. the
White House on Monday between Presi-
dent Taft and number Of railroad presi-
dsnts. II was learned to-day that Presi-
dent Ripley u the Santa Fe arranged
the meeting with the President. II
would not surprise many here II Mr.
Taft after the meeting would issue a
statement defining the position ot the
Government in this matter.
Il is reported here on good authority
that the railroads have not got ell their
freight increases in yet Up 10 this time
the roads have hIed increases on building
materials. chemicals. lumber, coal, Ds'
troleum and its products and other sini'
lar commodities II IL understood that
the intention Of the railroad managers
has bssn 70 Ole schedules Of increases Ou
foOdstuffs about July I. 20 become opsrs'
tive on August l.
A. an argument against any campaign
on tho part Of the Government against
rate Increases through trunk line COM
mgttses and associations. railroad men
here are pointing 20 the attitude that the
Interstate Commsros Commission has
assumed for years toward this matter
These railroads argue that the cOmmis-
sion not only has accsptsd schedules Of
tariffs from the agents Of the trunk line
aasociationa. but has encouraged the filing
Of the tariffs through q single individusI
and not by each railroad separately. Mem
hers Of the commission admitted that thi'
was true. az the fling Of . single scheduls
for twenty 1--we or more roads by singls
individual greatly facilitated the work oI
the commission and az the same time de.
, creased the expense for the railroads.
Members Of tho commission 0Ontended
however. that this encouragement In
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