The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-13
SHIPPERS PLEASED.
Also Progressive Republicans over
Change Ia Commerce" oup'ni>>ton.

W ASHISGrOS. Dec - ! h." acton uf
President Taft IN transferring Chairman
Knapp IL HI Inr-r-'R'. torTrn"rC- ON
mission Ia 'hr CONT 4 tnmn..rC.' and
failing - r"appoInr tnmnlss"n"r Cock
ri has ri, i-.'d IT," shipping interests
and apparently has no. lr.,r 'i.'d rh.' ~ t..r-
n.,V~ r"pr"-.'p'uy th' railroads iha.r-
IMAM Knapp "a -" recent 'iLi II. IT
'..~rIruunv - "a" rot" advauC" c.,S.'s.
.Irnll..i 80 criticism of tho shippers Nv
ruak lnl, a =. zach N New York .~hl"h they
cpusrru..l a. favorln- III" proposed IN
cr"ls..S Comm .->i"n"r ,"rIirlll mas
i.ls.,v. h..u ruusid"r,'i ~ an rNtr"m"lv
commemorative. COMMISSIONING
Thn apuuln-m"n' f Il II Move. now
chairman { -" Railroad com mission
- Wisconsin - succeed Chairman Knapp
ha, b.. n rec. v.'i with acclaim hv 'h.'
progressive. Republicans n" naming II
& e MrCkuri 81 k"nturky ~ on" tim"
a rn.Intrr -! IN" h"ntucky Railroad
COMMISSION 10 succeed Commissioner
Cr"krrlI. also - hall"d by III" shIpprng
interests wi-h cun-ld..rahl" satisfaction
Pro! Meyer wa.- appointed - ~" Wis
con-.n So, RaIlruaI Commission 10y
Iti nl.f'". vh.'n b" ws.S Governor ~
that Stal.
im.,irs-nt> ~ ~" S.na'" ar" pleased
a, ~" pru-I-'r1 4 t." ne" En"'Ip u ia"
CurnrnI,-Ipu Thy 10y IN" r"H com
mission will h.. = pSr"~-.yc
Ia" selection 81 i chairman II IN" Corn.
mission =" srIr'."i VI hnhpp has arpussd
considerable -N"" MAJ ~ ~" charm An
i. chosen by IA" '"uml-sl"n itself II
'h.. vote ~ pn party Inns trmnlsslpr"r
Clark, ~ ho - - E.'rTblirln. wlIl probably
t.' ".'Ct"d II the selection - maj IN
tn. basis ~ seniority. 'rwr --Ion"r
Cg"m"nt- "a p"'nnora'. vrti /" chosen.
and u party iIn"- ArI seniority rules ..:s'
ignored. COMMISSIONS Lane. - lh''no
cratic nl"'ub-r. pru"t. " wit 80 -"!'''.'d,
80 h" j. popular WI. h'- h~@'" a'.'s and
il r.'gard,,d a, one y {" a o. o.! 'h"t
mISsIoHrCs.
Both Chairman Knapp and Com:Ii--
sion-r Cockrill sar III th.. ta-inG ~ ''-stl-
rlony in IN" p"ndInE fa.irO,.d iit" aG-
vance cases and th'r'' has bean som"
speculation is TO whether thor 'IIru.'.I-
ton from the commission h"fni.. 'h.'-..
cases are disposed of would "a'I-' COM
pIica'ionS. officials oi IN" Communication
Cisclar.. that -'lccaSsO-- 10 both Chairman
knapp and Commissioner Co".SrIit can
With TroprIety 1T ia th"-" c.lS.'- Tn"v
say thai M.-SrS Meyer aud Mo- chord
~ u n I'VE before them "a tu,i record Dt IA"
t..-.:.Iou" 'a,'n and IA addition. II "p'..
i-'q",I hv that r,rn". will hear IN" final
arlrImruts. which began ou .ilr!arY .
Tho" '-Iu also hav" Oppor''iu:f - "N-
ANU" aud study The br!"f~ which NH
b.. flied bv both Tia" attorneys r"pr..
-.nting 'h- railroads and 'hp." f"pr"-
s.,utius, til" shippers h" do, - .''put"d
that th.. action II ~" pr.-td"r' III r,"yk
ING IN" ah.nrr"nt "f IN" oo'u'ul>-Iuu
at this tl,n" wh"u 'h.s" CASTE I''. MY
hal' iiTI Sn"1 NAV u,'"'.--Itlfc a r''h..I-.u.:.
1h"-.. cIs.'- az. "on-Id"r.i ~: most
important eyer brought b-tor" rh" com
mission A. rh." I0vOlv" 81 igcr".I-.' III
rates bv practically ever carrie 'a-'
al .h" M.=Iss.ppI Riv"r l-i un-'h ~
Nh, OHIO andPotnmlc rivers t. -" A.
lau.Ic s..abpari and al" by - Lsl-.;, l...'..-
he - Western trunk H.