The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-07
Rate Increases Will Be With
drawn Until New Law
Is Passed
INJUNCTION SUIT WILL
Be WITHDRAWN LATER
Eastern Railroad officials Who Are
Also Expected to Hold Up
Proposed increases

Washington. June ga complete agree
ment between the government and the
recently enjoined railroads of the western
Trunk Line association was reached at a
White House conference which lasted for
more than four hours this afternoon.
The railroads agreed to withdraw all
rates increased and fled to be effective
on or after June l. and agreed to file no
more increases until the bill in Congress
which gives the interstate commerce COM
mission power to investigate and suspend
increases that are not justified becomes
law and goes into effect.
President Taft stated that the admins
tration's purpose in bringing the injunc-
ton suit had been accomplished and the
suit would be discontinued
The discontinuance will not be entered
1t Is declared.
The belief was expressed tonight that
all of the other railroads Of the country
which have filed Increased rates or have
had such e plan under consideration
would abide by the agreement reached to-
day with the railroads named as defend
ants in the recent suit.
There will be a conference at the White
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lfeSiue"' al p'opo'i''o" anu ''oAu up
'ne pioposeo incieases un'i ai'e' ene
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Gratfhed With Outcome
Everyone connected with the conference
seemed gratihed over the outcome. All
that President Taft has desired he says.
us nat +ha ,ntersts+e cou,nerca com
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hs5sion slieu1'. '' . iiaV ~ IVY -
usate lhefSsses IN rates 10 determine
"he'her lasy are Jus'A'apie Ny preNaiiiiis
'onoi'ioi's anu aie Ju'' ~ 'ne si'ippei o
In1s power Is TO De conferred upon the
body under the new law The railroads.
| on the other hand. are to be relieved of
embarrassing litigation # was nointed
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ou'' "na "io 81 VI saua-o ueA'
"neh their Cases are presented TO the
interstate commerce commission and are
free to resume contracts for improve
ments and extensions which they threat
ened 10 conceI ~ tho court ,roceed,n..
o,+,u,as
Inc Dill contains clause "hich gives
1t the right TO go into erect 60 days after
being signed by the President. 1t will be
necessary to make the provision as to the
.nn.rvisio, of yates hv tho ;ntarst.+o
.o'iNe ee e'.''iii'''oi' ii'ii'ieoase's eneS'-
I've ana the Dill Will ihen go TO CONFER
| ence.
Three members of the cabinet were
sur,uonad ~ confer WITH tba pres,ao,+
| Thev reached the white House at N. m
| Attorney General vVicksrsham had oil,
along been on the scene There was some
surnr,se when the President sent FOR
! Secretary of State Knox and Secreta rv
| of Commerce and Labor NageI.
Later chairman knapp and Mr.. Lane
| VI 'ne ia'ers'a'e commerce. commission
were su.iIlioheo. ~ was 'v0 p pi, "nen
.iie cohieiehce aoJourneu. men .ne ioi-
lowing stateiiehe Was prepared ana gwen
OUT:
f. < hspies' piesiuene VI .iie A'ciison'
loPeha ana SANTA 20 HaiIroao company
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w aiher ~ iiiies' aoe.ns chairhiai eAecu-
1--WE cohhniit,ee' Atcnisoh' Iopeka ana
SANTA re hailloau company, reoerick "A.
Deiaho' presluent oI 'ne wapash hahroad
company ana .. "A. Fei.oh' president OF
'he Cnicaso Great western company. a
committee representing tne raiiroad com
panes derenoants IN SUIT Drought by
the government IN missouri IN wnich
Judge Dyer grah'ed an inJuhc.ion re-
;dan+ and the ATTORNEY General today
nursuant IN a reouest sent to the Pres
jdent few days ago.
"The President stated to these gentle
men at the outset that the purpose OF
| the suit was to prevent the proposed ra te
increases (which under the existing law
could not be investigated at all until after
they had become effective) so as to pre-
serve the statutes until the new statutes
could ho nassed and the commission
could have mower to investigate rate ad-
vances as soon as announced and before
becomine efrective.
..5e stated further that he thought the
railroad companies must withdraw the
tarirfs enioined and all other tariffs fled
hv them effective on or after Jnne 1910.
ana tbat none of them ought to ala anv
new ia rifYs involvine rate advances until
ths rew low should he passed ass,jn o.
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