The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-30
GIGANTIC RATE
FIGHT UNDER WAY
Morgan and Others Had Out
lined Coup" But Attorney
General is Warned
TRAFFIC ORGANIZATIONS
ARE In LINE FOR FRAY
Allied Interests Had Contemplate
ed New Classification Which
would Cost People Mil
lion of Dollars.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May SOTO
tight against an impending 'brlion doll
lar coup by j. Pierponr Morgan and
the allied interests, representatives of
score or more of The Dig sest mid
western sl.ippers' associations to-day
gathered In this city TO demand that
Attorney General Wickersnam proceed
against railroad traffic associations
as moncpoiies IN restraint OF trade
and yiolators of the Sherman anti
trust law"
"a gigan,ic attempt to pull off a
coup on Wall street that will net the
interests a round billion Is the way
Jonn Nj. Glenn, chief of the iranspor
tatien department of the Illinois Man
ufacturers Associated to- day summed
up the sudden movement of The rail-
roads throughout the country to boost
freight rates up 20 to SO per cent.
We are here 10 demand that the
attorney general set the machinery OF
the department of justice In operation
against the traffic associations" said
eileen to-day to representative of the
United Press. He has served notice
against the big Industrial corporations.
he has limited at proceeding S. gai:sst
labor unions, but the biggest trust
the most nrfarious combine OF all
SD far has been overlooked. And that
Is the traffic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aFg4tfs-
ixations thai meet and fix freight rates
which the railroads aaant
Notice has already been given that
an increase In rates La proposed in the
western classification territory Coin.
eid.nt with that comes the news that
q 20 per cent boost Is due IN .ae East
ern territory likewise. We viii ask
Attorney General Wickertham to pro-
coed AGAINST the Western ASSOCIATE ton
as trust In restraint OF trade and a
conspiracy.
when the railroad bin was intro
aaced IN Ionsf efs II contained pro-
vision placing traffic associations with
out the scope OF the sherman Law. AL
mat very time the railroads were.
sNsfsty seuihx tossthsr Tor the coup.
va sPFH oth, at the faftwny exchange
- |hieaso' .nsre was secret meet
ing Oh 'he pestoehts OF score ar
a ns VI uie 9'g TaIiroaas- 'hh May
-su, AZ 'ne o,iices ol the trunk asso-
sssioi.s ''i i.aop1ty street va new fofs,
..I 49, as'o'ns. hueh sa'neriaE.
=, 80 i pI 49, $3.50. So ana .ne ethsFs
a - a.. -. i.i'.. es's uic'a'eu tue
haas, ,rs,r,,, 49,. ~ ~, - " mas 10
s@,,a .fnsrsa,s ~ n 80 "i, SseI sise ha,ioh'
sf.ssrssss,,.. H., -, - .'..'sl
Wall s,rss, ~ -. VI ~ assss IN
,,ad ,T,,,erf,. $50 .ne .si is l's
SIDE ~ ths al ,,.s',ta ~ .e -.
prneeads '"N
..R,,t The .rafac axreamnn, sac.,o,
OF mi. htIl was defea,sa ~, En- ,ns,,r
rents In Congress ana ,o iris ax,en,
the frame-un did NO, 70 througn as
per scheduIs Ru, unies~ somsth,ng
is done. n win he nulled of In ius,
as pleasing a way, "a inc railroad tr-
terests.
The railroads have broken faith
with the shinnsrs Sop,a ,,n. So
the railroads. ayraas WIZ ~ liz
nnis Manuraetursrs. Assoc,a,,an.
comriftsn az ms, aryari,s ,t,r,a
call them In for = confsrsncs ~ ~.
case Of = atnstmert. hetnv cons
terminated for eyts,sng rates w.
krew no,h,rr .hn,, go. .,h.
which has inst cona IN ush, Th.v
broka fai,h viii, ne
And not ,nnn o. .hon, ,,o ,,a
az that r,eatine a. cn,ca 49, 70 .hs
Railroad nressnts ~, Sr,sn. az
u,Ius rhr !. a. ~. haad - ~ It.
ana re .a,a 70 r,a. .Wai, -, ,ha,,rs,
yn,,.a r,,,, ne ~ nora ,..,., ~. e.
poration tar nronosit,on ana now
yor,.lt ma vonrseI,s. y, hi. ~
10 ths Sry ana thsn I, ,hsv ars
Forced scv,r !, r,,,, he 81 ,oyn,,ro
,,.,,.,,,.,,tt ~
the rresen, onas
..Yt lev. 49, .rse,. .,
nrorar tia, nams ,rcr.s.ss a., ra.as
There is another wav ~ da,ny IL.
thrcu~n a. .o~ca,,aa c,a ..,en..,c
rantss,iors Tnar car char. ~
freiuht class o. ship~nent. .rars