Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-06-02
CLAIM RAILROAD AGREED TO|
ADVANCE RATES, CONTRARY
TO LAW.
WILL CONFER WITH PRESIDENT
Delegation From Traffic Lines Ter.
ritory Appeal to Wickersham.-
Ask That Roads Be
joined.

washington, May Ex-senator Clapp
and Representative Nye and Miller of
Minnesota, who participated in the
conference with Attorney General
Wickersham are convinced that the
complaint of the Western shippers
constitutes grounds upon which legal
proceedings under the Sherman act
can be brought against the railroads
for the recent advances in rates to
Western points.
They with other senators and men,
bers from the West and Northwest will
present the matter to President Taft.
The attorney general did not com.
NIT himself in the discussion. He ask,
ed a number of questions, however,
which indicated that he was impress,
sed with the apparent soundness OF
the arguments of John M. Glenn of
the Illinois Manufacturers associa.
ton, who was the chief spokesman
Of the shippers.
Naturally the attorney general wish
es to confer with the president upon
such an important case before he de,
cided upon any policy.
Washington, May 31.-Vigorous rep
reservations were made to Attorney
General Wickersham by interests rep
resenting traffic lines territory ask
ing that the government enjoin the
putting into effect of a proposed in
crease in freight rates on June l.,
IF x1yhio civ NV
roads month ago. 1t was argued
that the proposed increases were IN.
just, and the results of a combination
or agreement among the railroads in
contravention of law.
A delegation of about 40 persons,
which included shippers consumers
and producers called on the attorney
general to take action protesting
against the advance. The committee
was accompanied by senators and
members of congress in the territory
affected.
They were Senators Clapp of Min.
nesota, Cullon of Illinois and Warner
Of Missouri and Representatives Nye
of Minnesota, Hitchcock and Norris
Of Nebraska; Hubbard Of Iowa, Mad
den of Illinois and Stafford of Wis
consin.
The protestants we're first present.
ed by William D. Haynie, counsel of
the Illinois Manufacturers association,
VINO presented memorial asking that
an injunction suit be brought to pre-
vent the increased rates becoming op-
erative until such time as the courts
could determine whether an illegal
combination existed.
The memorial took the ground that
action of the railroads in seeking to
put into effect an increase of rates at
this time was for the purpose of fore
stalling legislation by congress, Civ
ing the interstate commerce commits
sion authority to set aside proposed
rates in advance on complaint of a
shipper-it being admitted in response
to suggestion of the attorney gen
eral that it would be easier to drop
from a higher than a lower rate.
After Mr.. Haynie had presented the
memorial most of the callers with
drew, but at the suggestion of Mr..
Wickersham half dozen representa-
tives of traffic features of the rate sit
Nation remained for further consulta-
ton. They included H. G.. Wilson
and O. V. Wilson of Kansas City, E.
J. McVann of Omaha, H. G.. Krake of
St. Joseph, F. S. Poole of Minneapolis
and w. J. Evans of Chicago.
With them Mr.. Wickersham went
over the questions involved at great
detail.