The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-13
BIGGER. MEMBERSHIP
AND GREATER POWER
Urged by Interstate Commerce
Commission in Its Report
to Congress.

'h''sAA-f' aSANF SN1s lO-T4ul
enlargement of the membership Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
with statutory power to act through
subdivisions, and appropriate and
adequate" legislation for control
over rairI"ay capitalization were
among the important recommends
lions made to Congress today in the
commissions annual report.
Tho commission suggested that It
should have express authority of law
TO have access to the letter files of
carriers: that the use of steel cars
in passenger trains be required and
that tho use In passenger trains OF
wooden cars between or in front Of
steel cars be prohibited 1t was rec
commended that the minimum penalty
for violations of the hours Of SER
vice act he fixed ut fine of 800 and
that provision be made that all ac-
lions relating to transportation
charges should be brought within
| three years.
Much Money Spent.
For the fiscal year which ended
June 80 East the commission sepnt
nbysicoI v,lnation ~ ~, 80,
mates for tho 90, ). ,,.biol, ho,,i,, I,,i,.
/, next, already have been submitted
to Congress.
The report is largely devoted to
presenting the commissions work for
the year. Under physical valuation
work II reports that since June there
PARTIES In tha finId In each 80 aro AZ.
tricts into which mo noUrt,r %os
been Divided ana tbot troJr 49,, a'..
erape has bnen ahomi A aon ,,,Iiaa no..
mnntb n. Ionuar', ~ ,a,.t' p.'
s,rvcvs ~ naa,.i;. IN mn I'll. s"s :
railroad MN ,.J.,x,,I,. ~ o 49, a
The total railroad r,iIo,Co ~ t,,n
rountry 10 nnt NJ Szn nno ~ ~, ro-
nort sovs that No oon ooo I'll, a., lie,
M tha hartnninn ~ tho ,.oar oho,,id
no e,,rra,ad l., ~ -. sa,,a 49,"
voors urdor M 1890, - 80" -
al ia dorhtSri, ;, n Ia. ..,s ~:
tho nra.ant - tn'' u :, 49,
bo rrosao,,toS $3.50. .,,,,,,, Molh ga,
l. now nrncoodino,, IN"
To Con,,,1o,o c,.,.o
THO ro,or. -. ~ ~ -
5oo Via - ~ '' Sl,;o W. Su' w 49, u.
Isio,d nnd p.o,so All, "i y" , noeN
hv ionmarr u.,tb NJ M " rVm.p'eteu
s.n, '% hmds VII VII ny eAesp''on o. !"
s,,s,.a 49," ~ ~ Do, p y" ,ue sou,h'
IN, y, " Wy poS. ~. anu AiaiIe ALSO
.nn,,.,r, ~ .1t -, - !.
rnads son.a,.or ~ .u.' ,s,s -
No. -, ~" 80, Wy nep1lt uscla a
ohtainoa 49,, , - az. sat. ",atn nus ~
No ann,i 80" 20 ,,.i '.aau ~ uctsa
e., ~ ,n VI I p,IseS "n ~, ny
80 an ns,.,. ~ uui'ai' y 'i'e COST
~, sI,a,,S., ~ 49,, 49,; . ,.,
,.aas. -. .,,, I'M III, Hplaihs tht
~. 49,. = ~. t',"' n .n'S VIZ nv 'iNoIse u
~ :" .no iluai soili t,ie'loH oi M
" m; s,nI 10 ~ aoon 40 .ne appiic"l. ~,
y" ,' $50 ~" w p'orss Ses un' tn'
WIN ,rS c"li W speeuiiy Drought up.
.,I eo. M eApLesses sraIiH-
20 ',o s,,ia ~ .I' Wv. ease ~ Wy nu,l,oer
~ .oIilsioiis out says lllat indiNiauai
Iiis'ahess ~ unsale ope,atims metn,
gus ana EioiaI,oh Oh ruIes are sun
so1 5,L nuineious' II Suggests a stand
alul"ation Vi operating Tules 10 as
sure sa.ety OF raiiwny travel 10 DC
o =. tHToush leuertl ieglsiation.
!. SHOWS no, tnal uerai,in . nave been
On tne increase and liaL IN l9i5
mere Were "'o"o coillsions and 6'S49
uerai,lhchts. compared WIN h,O42
G ,onn anu 5'oS"" aeraiiments IN
i'V-'
.nsaie Track conditions.
rack conditions which are I'M
sate lot the operation OF trains at
me rate OF speed permitted are too
common. says the report In sev-
erai OF the derallments investigated
me track conditions were found to b