The San Francisco call., 1910-05-27
Gossip of Railwaymen

Office at Omaha There Is no con-
firmation of the dispatch.
The following resolution was unani-
mously passed by the governing COM
mittee of the traffic bureau OF the Mer-
chants exchange at a meeting held
Tuesday afternoon. and copies were
forwarded to the California delegation
in congress:
The traffic bureau of the Merchants
exchange of San Francisco protests
against any amendment to the fourth
section of the interstate commerce act
which may hamper the railroads OF the
United States in adjusting their rates
70 meet the competition OF water car
Tfers at seaports- 1t is automatic that
hedIthfu1 economic conditions require
the free operation of this principle We
therefore earnestly protest against the
enactment Of the clause found in the
Dixon amendment to the fourth section
as agreed TO by the senate May 13
1910, reading.
But in no event shall the author
lty be granted unless the commits
sion IS satisfied that all the rates
involved are just and reasonable
and not unJustly discriminatory nor
unduly preferential or prejudicial
There is grave danger that this
clause may be construed TO mean that
the commission shall pass npou the
lawfulness Of all rates fnternnedi he
tween the point of origin and the point
or destination, and that when the AZ
plieations OF all carriers are before the
commission II would become incumbent
upon the commission to pass upon sub
stanlally all OF the freight rates ap-
plying throughout. the United States.
Inls would result in the determination
of the lawfulness of all such rates and
consequently, in relieving the carriers
from the sanction and penalties OF the
criminatory or preferential rates are
charged
Decisions of this comprehensive ma
ture could not be reached except after
great length of time and in the mean
while carriers would be hanpered if
not not prevented from meeting the chang
ing conditions of water competition
We believe that this clause will seri
ously impair the operation of the eco
operate for years to come to hinder or
prevent proper rate adjustments to
meet changing conditions.
We vigorously protest against the
Incorporation of this clause in the SEN
ate bill
@ J. H .o'NeiII. superintendent of the
Great Northern at Everett. Wash. is
In the city with his wife. They are on
a pleasure trip.
F. w. Thompson. general agent Of
the Rock Island lines In this citv. re-
turned Yesterday from Chicago.
About June 1 the Southern Paciac
VIII institute a daily round trip sehed-
nle on the Sacramento river line The
Netherlands route. The Navajo viii
leave this city every morning excent
Sunday. and arrive at Sacramento a. &
o'clock, returning TO this city an hour
or so later and arriving here early the
next morning.
T. Shillingsburg, district freight and
passenger agent of the Southern pa
eific at San Jose, was in the city yes
terday
E j. Naylor. general agent Of the
Hawley lines. with ONCE at Los An
geles. was in the city yesterday on a
business trip.
The Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais
railway is running special comet ex-
cursions every evening this month. The
special train leaves this CITY AT 4.a5
O'Clock every evening. and on return
ing leaves Mount Tamalpais at $50
p m
About 225 have already been signed
up for the excursion of the transpor7
tation men to Lake Tahoe next Sat,,r
day and indications point to the best
trip in years.