The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-04-27
LIVING FORCE WHEREVER HE is,
DECLARES SOUTH DAKOTA
SOLON.
IN SPEAKING ON RAILROAD BILL
He Is Sure That ColoneI's Influence
Will Continue, Whether Present
Or Acknowledgment Fear
OIeo Bill,

Washington, April %. Quoting
from the annual message of President
Roosevelt in 1906 in support of the
proposition that the railroads should
be permitted to enter into traffic
agreements, Senator Crawford, OF
South Dakota, asserted that Mr.. Roose
welt was still a living force, notwith.
standing he may not be president.
Mr.. Crawford was speaking in sup
port of his own amendment to the rail-
road bill permitting the railroads to
enter into such an agreement. He
further asserted that Mr.. Roosevelt
was the foremost figure in the United
States, and he save credit to him for
putting more life into the agitation
for railroad legislation than any one
else and forcing congress to act.
Accord With Roosevelt.
Senator Crawford quoted from two
and contended that the Republican
platform of 1908, declaring for agree
ments made subject to the approval
Of the Interstate commerce commits
sion," was in accord with the Roose-
welt views.
Senator Clapp pointed out that Mr..
Rooosevelt's declaration had specifical-
ly favored the previous" approval of
the commission.
Mr.. Crawford said that he and the
minority of the committee on inter-
state commerce differed as to the prac-
ticability of having the commission
pass on every item in rate schedules
made in conformity with traffic agree
ments.
Senator Carter, Of Montana, support
ing Mr.. Crawford's position, would
have the rates filed with the agree
ments.
Mr.. Crawford, resuming his speech,
said his purpose was to bring the rail
roads under the supervision of law in
matters in which there were abuses
under the present law. He said that
not until the bill was entirely COM
pleted could he say that he was for
the measure as an entirety.
After the South Dakota senator had
concluded, Mr.. Sutherland spoke in adj
vocacy of the Crawford amendment.
He agreed with the view expressed by
Mr.. Carter that necessarily the COM
mission would require the filing with
each agreement of the rates provided
under it, and that in many cases the
rates would be examined before the
approval of the commission.
Messrs. Bristow and Clapp ex.
pressed the opinion that requirement
along these lines would be inserted in
the bill, but Mr.. Sutherland thought
such course Unnecessary, ut would be
like explaining the multiplication
table,"
Dairymen Fear Oleo.
The dairy interests, chiefly of the
valley, represented by sew.
eral members of the house and officers |
of dairy associations are greatly |
alarmed by the prospects of the pas
sage of the oleomargarine bill, which
is now under consideration before the
on agriculture Of the house.
The dairy representatives say that
every effort must be put forth to de-
feat the oleomargarine bill in the COM
mittee. They are coming to realize,
after a canvass of the situation, that
If the bill shall chance to be reported
favorably by the committee it is al.
most certain to pass the house. A
of the house convinces the
aairymen that with the large backing
which the oleomargarine bill has from
the manufacturers of that food prod
lct as we'll as the packing houses, cat
Tie men and the cotton seed oil pro-
aucers powerful vote is lined up in