The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25
Chicago Ne,us Letter
SPHCIAL TO THE AAu.

SP1CIAL no THE MAu.
Chicago, Aug. 24.-Increased rail
road rates west OF Chicago that will
add many millions to the revenues of
the railroads at the expense OF the
consuming public in western states
but with favors to Chicago, this ia
the program said to be accepted by
the controlling factors Of the ship
pers' committee which is ostensibly
lighting the rate increase. BY agree
ment which will benefit rates to Chi
cago but add to the cost Of goods dis
trtbuted from Chicago the great DEM
onstration against the railroad rate
advance has been quietly hushed up,
this is accepted now as the situation.
Western jobbing and shipping inter-
ests seem likely to f1nd their guns
spiked when they are ready for bat
tie. When the Chicago Association
Of Commerce took over the Traffic
Club 1t was agreed that the control
Of railroad traffic affairs of the AS
ISOLATION should be retained by GER
tain large importing and merchan-
dising interests which had maintain
ed the Trafic Club before. Therefore
when the shippers declared war on
the rate advance and Joined forces
with the Chicago forces the control
Of the whole situation by railroad in
| fluences became possible. Presently
the loud outcries against rate ad-
vances were hushed and now the out
come is thought to be so well ar
| ranged that railroad securities have
| risen in New York and Chicago mar
kets and cheerful optimism prevails
in the councils Of railway presidents.
President E. p. Ripley has written
letters urging that the name Of John
V. Farwell, Jr., chairman OF the trait
fic committee Of the Association OF
Commerce be recommended to Pres
ident Taft as proper representative
OF shipping interests on the court Of
commerce.
State regulation welcomed instead
Of opposed by the interests to be
regulated this Is situation which
has developed in affairs OF fraternal
insurance societies, the action Of the
National Fraternal Congress in en-
dOrsing proposed uniform bill Of
Insurance commissioners having dis
closed remarkable facts. Actuaries'
Oh hof no r.
collected by many societies were not
enough to pay the expenses and the
death losses as they would be sure
to come in. However, the member
ucated to believe their rates were
high enough, that any higher ones
would be too high and naturally
have refused to consent to larger
assessments. Consequently the &C
tive steps Of the Insurance Commits
sioners' Convention to bring about
readjustment Of rates have been well
coined by The National Fraternal Con-
gress and it only remains for the AS
ISOLATED Fraternities Of America to
do so for the proposed measure-to
compel delinquent societies to get
upon a solvent basis-to become the
unanimous wish Of those most re-
sponsible for the soundness Of frater-
nal societies In general Many Of
the societies in the Congress already
voluntarily have readjusted their
rates and have built up assets Of
over 100000 for reserves. The
unanimous acceptance Of the propos-
ed bill by the Congress was announc-
ed In statement which added: This
Congress welcomes the regulation
which has been proposed, embodying
principles which the Congress lone
has advocated and will convey this
knowledge to the Associated Frater-
mites with the hope that that body
will interpose no obstacle to the pro
posed safeguard to members mum
'bering millions which alone cal
block reforms needed. IL
Both Republican and Democratic
headquarters for the Congressional
campaigns have been opened in Chi
cago, and from both the outpouring.
have begun Of the brand Of optim ism
which political campaigns Away
create In quantities to suit. Stimuli
taneously the messenger boys rushed
out of Suite 1914 In the Congress
with democratic dope and out Of the
Auditorium Hotel headquarters o
Republication with Republican dope
which on comparison had remark