The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-09
Relative to the Present Sit
uatlOn Of Affairs
APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC
As Well as TO Congress-Roads Them
selves Asked to Help Commerce
Commission in Adjustment
Of Rates.

New l0iht June Hs Nk ENhNtat N@h"
mittee Of the Railway Business associa-
ton, which represents ssoooooooo Of
invested cupital which speaks for a
group Of industries giving employment
to 100000 workingmen, and upon which
100000 people depend for support, met
here yesterday and at the close Of is
session gave out statement in chief a
follows, addressed to Congress, 70 the
railway, to the shippers and 70 the pub
lics-
ri TO Congress- That The president
81 tie United States having recommend.
ed d provision governing tne power q
the interstate commerce commission over
freight-rate charges such provision be
enacted forthwith, to 90 into effect upon
its passage By this recommendation Of
the president the powers and duties 81
the interstate commerce commission are
10 s. greatly enlarged and in the present
emergency it IS decreed that the ap-
prevail ct hundreds 81 thousands IF
freight rates must BE- given by the com
mission before eflectuation Nothing
could &c more disastrous to TIE railroads
'and an tie commerce and industry 81
our country than to stake All that S
proposed 70 IS siaked upon the commits.
sion only NJ end that, with Is organilas
tiou. It cannot DO the work within g
reasonable time We urge @at such APP
preparation as may be found necessary be
made 10 enable Nhe commission g cope
with t- Increased dpties
"a no Tie railways That they CT.
cilltate tia work q che commission by
having their schedules 50 arranged and
tbe reasons therefor 70 clearly set forth
as e require the least possible time
No comprehend tneir scope and bearing,
and chat the officials 81 ne railways
acquant TIE shippers more fully with
.the reasons for freight advances
IS. rs the shippers That they look
apou the railways precisely Is they
would look upon any other concern ior
whose solreney the management, end
not the government s. responsible. a
going concern must hive ap adequate
reyenue Tie present problem involves
not merely DE amcmt which tie rail-
way shall receive tor carrying con
signment but its ability 70 carry il AL.
Wo suggest 70 the heads 81 freight
paying enterprises that they study this
question at inst hand ID the broadest
way
g 10 the public That they frank
ly concade to the railways the necessity
tor adequate revenue and await with
patience and good nature the bindings of
toe commission a. to the reasonableness
of proper rates.
eThe members Of the Railway Business
ASSOCIATION have but recently emerged
from a period Of closed SHOPS, tie idle
men and disastrous losses due 70 the
cessation Of railway purchases. We cons
template with grave anxiety the pos
siblity IF undue restriction Of railway
revenues If our product IS not bought.
The commerce Of the country cannot be
efficiently carried i our men are wholly
or partly of The payroll and the stop
page Of their outlavs communicates itself
70 millions more who make or sell them
necessities.
Gas the basis Of our belief n the neces-
sity Of increased revenues for the rail-
roads, we submits
EITHER the railroads stand alone
among all othNr business enterprises
IN their ability TO meet universal in.
creases in cost Of labor and material
without advancing The price Of what
they have to sell Or else an advance in
rates is necessary