New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
Majority of Interstate
Commerce Commission
Favors Request,
WILLARD SEEKS WAY
TO AVOID DELAYS
President Underwood OF Er'e
Says Business Waits on Rail-
wavs-Low Praises Wilson

4 ~
90 Tho direct results of the reeen'
conferences Of the committee OF ,"'l
ro.d presidents with President "liS0"
"a members Of the Interstate Com
$50 commission will be reopen'ns
Of the Eastern freight rate case
was learned yesterday that m"JCi'.S
- .he commission told the railroad 80,
% . az that they would not oppoSSS
L MOVE and that they espresso
,o,-ret over the character OF 'hc Wv
cision rendered on July 81. III.
DsnieI Willard. president OF thv 20,
+;r,ore & Ohio Railroad ana 'n"Il,'a
81 tho committee of railroad nE1S
which sought the , per cen. ~ sbc
yate advance. Is now inNeN'eaS,n5
nroredure necesSa TO reopen ny -,
In view Of the urgent neeoS o. Wv. ~. hc
rievs for greater revenues
that the formalty OF nhhE 'al'lS ,,,
the consequent delay maze 49, ~
by arguments over the me II
ns+itio7 may be dispensed VIZ .Lc
o,,,s nroboble that this viii ne my
rstIre Of the plan now BENG "oIh'N
ont bv Mr.. Willard, bo
Frank Trumbull. chairman OF ~
Cbesapeak, & Ohio and oil INC IN
,oittee which conferred TINS WeeN W. wv,
preei6ert Wilson. said yeSter1a! '.I'
80 the committees later talN WIN
members Of the intersld'v Sa n,,hlic
Conuission the statement mace Pu"l'I
-, tbc President was read TO them am
beart;lv Endorsed. Mr., Irumouh
.sssr+ed that the problems nov con
frontinc the railroads as = feSulI o.
the European war had o't" S''"''
larged. He continued
Time for a Telescope.
.yo told President Wilson this quG1s-
ton Of the financial position OF Az w.
carriers of the country Wa -. oe
that extended far beyond tNt NM
the Eastern rate case aho ,n", ~
problems involved were 'H "@n' 80
beyond the JURISDICTION 'l w .niIod
state Commerce commas on. -, -,
attention 70 the effect o. reg ;J,,,Ig
the forty-elght states az '""' -,
and also 70 certain StaluteS ~. tLo
gress. and emphasize" 'ne 20, 80. ,,,a,,,,
commission had no cor IT, - 1ac.;s
of the conditions oausen ny .an.os "a
lation. eXcept IN some ~, ~
make the laws enec'iE'' .u'"
President the ime n'u e -
telescope, ana noJ d me- ,,osidept
Frederick ~ mo- ,, 49,, tbc rp-
OF the Erle halI,oa';, o., Wilson in he
cent appeal 30 5sa.",i'' ..,.+ordav OK
half OF the rahI 'N, 49,. &c mos.
pressed inc view t'"l .o,, Tho East
cnt conditions inc pes S.'p ~ r,ate
eru lines couia '4A. -, ..,,.,..,c Cam
a direct petition 20 the 'hte -,
mission for higher rates ln-tead % az
tempting 20 reopen WV -
freight rate advance case. Rsset liuS
that the business OF inc railroads Us
now far below normal, he continued;
n.-. KN.its for Railroads.
~ .,,,,,r,. won,
The business s.ri Tho
start nnill 'ilt 60, l,or,r,iseior i'm
interstate t,,I,. Fl cor
its decision han3eo u""H ~ ho,..
tsinly muiied the psi. liz ~. Il.
looked at the queSlloh .'iT TO-. cow
only fbe aggregate proposed advance OF
S5O.OOO,OOO in freight revenue. hut no,
At the effect on the rate payer; WIZ"
would have been pracucaIiE ny. ~
freight rate question was an a. ,l',,''i,E
created issue; IT. became an .SHuv ~
cultivation. To reopen me peI cent
case would mean 70 60 over me sal",
old arguments. The ralroaos mus
have increased revenues ana must nav
them soon, and therefore. beheNe inc
wise thing to DO IS 20 make direct
petition fer higher rates
MIR. Underwood also discussed ne
proposed tax of ) per cent on iFe'en'
transportation bills. lie said'
COLLECTING the " per ceni YAK OF,
freight rate receipts rs mighty wen
conceived plan, because the burden OF
payment will hc so widely dist1Outeu;
The railroads should nave Deeh gt fo[
TO collect u WiLhou3 9lo,,jd no.
the adoitlohel .s" 49, tbinr to do but
only De p" - +;,,o 5esD Goals Of
Woulu a. sis o ,'' bead fqura-
nre Oh VIZ ~, TN LIGHT eject Of
uNeiS ~" nent additinr to the freight
ny III -. Nov, slight the effect
of'ls w, cont rate advance would
pl a 49, ON ,bc ultimate consumer"
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fuy Telegraph Go IN. TnguueJ
pbiladelphia. Sept. 1.-THE rail
I'D Of tbe United States arc plan
49, 80 launch 81 comprehensive move
me5t for increase OF revenue in all
branches of their service.
The increase in mileage book rates