Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-13


OF congress. and3 s recommended In this
communication, & see no reason why
agreements betM IN carriers subject to
the act specifyd | the classlfcauons of
freight and the lies, fares and charges
for transportatiA OF passengers and
freight, which ~ may agree to esta5-
copies OF such reements be promptly
filed with the cdK lission, but subject to
ali the provision " ne int ,1 com,
any parties to snth agreement TO cancel
i as to all or a1y Of the agreed rates;
days notice in writing TO the other par
ties and to the commission
other Amendments Urged.
In accord with other declarations of the
Republican platform OF 1908, the president
further recommends that the Interstate
commerce law be amended so as to pro.
vide. that no railroad company subject
to the commerce act shall, directly or IN
directly. acquire any interests OF any
kind in capital stock. or purchase or
lease any railroad, or any other corpora
tion which completes with II respecting
merce act applies. that law be enact
ed providing that no railroad corpora
ton subject to the interstate commerce
act shall hereafter for any purpose con
nected with or relating to any part OF It's
business governed by said act, issue any
capital stock without previous or slInul-
taneous payment to It Of not less than
the par value of such stock, or any bonds
or other obligations Except notes matur-
ing not more than one year from the
date of their issue. without the prevl-
GUS or simultaneous payment TO such cor
poration of not less than the par value
of such bonds or other obligations, or
IL Issued at less than their par value
then not without such payment of the
reasonable market value of such bonds
or obligations as ascertained by the IN
terstate commerce commissions; and that
no property, service. or other thing than
money, shall be taken in payment to such
carrier corporation, of the par or other
required price of such stock, bond or 9TH
err obligation. except the fair value of
such property. services or other thing as
certained by the commission" -,
Would Prevent Wronu D.
The presidents suggested notifications
~ beliAfendments to the interstate com
Ip-fce act would make 1t a complete and
effective measure for securing reasonable
ness of rates and fairness of practices in
the operation of Interstate railroad lines,
without undue preference to any i''@i--4 A.
al or class over any others. ,,areral
has drafted a bill TO carry. out these
Observation-Disclosures, which will be fur
nished upon request to the Ia ap dPeslred
I'm addition to the foregoing amend
ments of the interstate commerce. idW,
the interstate commerce ,,r fter ' ~ hear
ing to determine upon the UNIFORM conIi,
struction of these appliancesIsssneh as S1tl
steps ladders, roof hand holds, ruhnlns
boards and hand brakes on freight cars
engaged in interstate commerce-usea Dy
the tralnmen in the operation Oh ANA ~,
the defects and lack of UNIFORMLY ~
which are apt TO produce accidents anu
| injuries to railway trainmen Inc Woiif ~
| derful reforms effected in the NUMBER -, u
| switchmen and trainmen Injured by coup
| ling accidents, due to the enforced m
| PRODUCTION of safety couplers, y deIIoh n
| straton of what can be done II run AN, oa a,o
| are compelled to adopt proper safety APP
The question has arisen in the opera
lions of the interstate commerce eiiiip, cs n
| Itnl, of 81
| be brought against the employer coi ~.
| pany in any place other than thal Oh ~
| home Office The right to bring the SUIT
Under this act should be as easy or en-
| forcement ais the right OF private per.
| son not in the companys employ 10 SUE sue
.oi,.t should be sufffcipntly- served if upon
the station agent OF the company upvi,
whom service Is authorized IS nnauei W
bond the company In ordinary actlons
arising under state laws. Bills for both
the foregoing purposes have been &c. don ~
sidered by. the house OF Iepresenta ma, we, &c
and have been passed. ana are now pc pc,
fore the Interstate commerce committee
of the senate. l earnestly urge that theS
be enacted into law.
Control of the Trusts.
The second part Of the message u.s. Is De
voted to the control OF trusts' ooad an,
had and the success of prosecutions un
der the Sherman antitrust act MI tal
1it is the duty and purpose of the exec
utive to direct an investigation by the ue
partment of justice, through the gram
iurv or otherwise into the history, organ
Izaiion. and purposes of all the industrial
companies with respect to Whlcn tneIe !
any reasonable ground Tor Suspicion i Una
t they have been organized FOR purp3s'
/ and are conducting business on q pa
which is in violation of the anti-utus
law. The work Is heavy one d one =,
is not beyond the power or the depal
I neit Of Justice II sufficient funds ar
! furnished, TO carry on the invesugati93 II
= and to pay the counsel engaagedI m an an
: possible prosecution of corporations Wlos
prosperity or destruction affects the ,, con on
e fort not only of stockholders put Iliin9 y
/ OF wage earners, employees. and assocla5It
y tradesmen must necessarily tenu 10 uI
3 turb the confidence of the business cor
munity to dry qp the now ~ liS bWar5,nS, ar
n produce halt in our present pros aI I'll
j. that will cause suffering and strained q
3, fauits of the guilty few. The questi'
'e which l wish in this message to PHI
r clearly to the consideration and decisl'
le of the congress whether TO avoiu pusine
e. danger something cannot be done
ut which these business combinations mi
le be offered a means. without great ma ma
a. aoter organization and extent of thu
c. business Into one within the lines OF !
q law under federal control and supeIvslts.,
- securing compliance with the ahu'i'
to For Government Control.
a. generally, in the industrial combir
lions called trusts the principal pu
tie ness is the sale of goods In many STA
nd and in foreign markets; in other wor
he the interstate. and foreign business
,r- exceeds the business done IN any
1t state. This fact will justify the =
to erai government in granting a fede
,ct charter to such combination TO ms
ic- and sell in interstate and foreign &c
ng merce the products of useful manut
diee ture under such limitations as will
to cure q compliance with ,. the ne ana stdf
on law. It is possible so TO frame SUI
Is that while It offers protection TO !
d. erai company against harmful, ,vexati
S. and unnecessary invasion by, the sta
In | ii shall subject 1t to reasonable taxa
the and control by the states with respect
ect it's purely local business; !,
md MANY people conducting great d
!, oh hone ana n