Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-28

Hanrahan. Of the, C."and O.:yW. sB.
Stormy, of the Atchison; r. S. Blink
ert, assistant to, the Chairman of the
Association of Railway Executives in
New York. IL, :.
THE iron and steel industries were
represented by J. A.. Campbell, of the
Youngstown Sheet. and Tube com
pany of youngstown, Ohio, and c. E..
Bcment Of Lansing, Mich, represent
ing the Novo Engine company.
A. B., johnson Present.
Railway. supply ,organizations
were represented, by, A. B. ,JohnsoHht.
president Of the Railway Business Xss
ISOLATION, Of Philadelphia. and, Frank
W. Noxon, secretary .qf, the same as
ISOLATION. Lumber interests e rep
resented by Charles Hill, OF THE South
ern Pine and Sales g Corporation of
New York; A. B.. Hammond. Of the
Hammond Lumber company. Of San
Francisco; JIM: Browne, Of the Pa
cihc Lumber company, New York
City. -.5. 80: ..
Construction companies were rep
resented by r. c. Marshall. Munsey
building. Washington, D. c., and E.
T. Trigg of Philadelphia.
THE National Industrial Traffic
League was represented by w. H.
Chandler, Boston, Mass, and. J.. H.
Beck. Chicago. a.. :"
1.-The. NATIONAL Association Of Manu-:
facturers vas represented by J. A.
Emery. of Washington, d. C.
, 1.-THE agricultural interests were
represented by ], r. Howard, Gray
Silver, H. C. Mckenzie, of, New York,
Ralph Snyder Of Kansas. and o. e,
Bradfute, of Chicago, They were all
of the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton. the last three named being
members of the Legislative committee.
THE agricultural interests. were
lalso represented, by WI: Drumm6nd.
president of the National Farm Con
eress, and by r. c. Atkeson OF tile
National Grange.
Attcrbury Desired Wage Cut.
"Mr. AtterbuEy stated the railroads
desired the help OF the interests rep
resented in securing further wage re-
auctions and in opposing the amend
ments pending in congress proposing
repeal Of section la. After a con
siderable discussion, the agricultural
representatives not being disposed to
oppose the amendments absolutely,
adjournment was taken for lunch
with the understanding that repre-
~sentatiyes OF, the carriers and OF the
agricultural interests would talk the
matter out. After lunch. Mr.. How
ard reported that the. agricultural
representatives were prepared to
agree that section 15-A should not be
amended. except for the removal OF
the proviso in paragraph three relat-
ing to the percentage of return for
two years following March 1, 1920,
which expires by statutory limitation
in March next.
1T was left with a committee COM
posed of Mr.. Emery, Mr.. Atkeson and
Mr.. Silver to rewrite the Capper bill,
n Of the measures proposing repeal
Of section 15-A."
Warns Farmers Against L~eaderahip.
Senator La Toilette declared that,
In brief, the alleged proposal of: the
railroads was that the farmers ahah.
4 don their fight for lower rates, dn re-
turn for repeal OF one clause. Of sec
ton 15-A which, he added; would ex-
pore automatically next March.
III the farmers Of the country
abide by the agreement entered into
by a few of their representatives at
Washington" the senator asserted,
"t?he railroad interests will defeat the
united demands Of farmers in every
section Of the country for relief from
the present extortionate railroad
rates.
Il take this occasion to admonish
the farmers to beware Of that leader
ship in any Of the great farm organ.
izations represented in WasAinxton
that would shackle them In c6IHBina,
ton with railroad executives aand
with the great combinations and
trusts Of the: country, leaving It in the
hands Of that group to speak the
voice of the farmer in the framing
Of legislation dealing with transpor.
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