Show RAIL BAIL MEAGER BEFORE GRANGE Session Is s Devoted to Resolutions Resolutions' SACR SACRAMENTO ZI TO ro Cal Nov 13 13 APA AP A A S S. S Goss master of the tho Va Washington State Grange Introduced Introduced introduced Intro Intro- a resolution at the contention I II of the National Gr Grange h here re yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- I urging that the national body go on record as favoring the enforced consolidation of all railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads of America Into Into one system Toda Today Today-'s s 's session was was devoted al almost almost almost al- al most entirely to resolutions for refe reference reference ref ref- e e c without H out debate the Goss res res- being one of nine referred to committees which will report back to the stain main body next week Telegrams from Secretary of Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Ag Ag- Jardine and Secretary of ot Commerce Hoover were r read ad The Th secretary tary of comm commerce congratulated t lat lat- ed Louis J J. Taber master of or the National Grange on his annual address The Goss resolution favors en enforced enforced enforced en- en forced consolidation of all railroads In Into to one system one system under such supervIsion superVision supervision super super- vision and control of ot the Interstate Commeree commerce cort commission as that body now V exercises over over the several lines Competition no longer governs the making of rates or or establish Ing of ot service by th the railroads the resolution states The public Is now paying exorbitant rates I made necessary largely by duplication duplication duplication cation of Inv Investment and services and arid advertising on the part of the railroads The resolution further states the ou outlying districts should rec receive lv a portion of the freight r rate te benefit enjoyed by the heavy traffic districts districts dis dis- to which they are contributing ing their th quota G. G R. R Harrison Harrlson master of ot the California State Grange Introduced a resolution supporting the federal federal federal fed fed- eral ral plant quarantine act of 1912 The resolution asks the Grangers to urge their congressional representatives representatives to prevent the repeal of I the act The measure the Hardson Harrison Harrison Harri Hard son resolution says acts as a barrier barrier barrier bar bar- rier to the Importation of ot pest In Infected infected in- in plants Another resolution presented by Harrison increase of tariff tariff tar tar- iff rates on frozen eggs meats and dried egg products to the maximum maximum max max- amount possible under the Fordney Fordney McCumber bill Goss also Introduced a resolution favoring restoration of former parcel parcel parcel par par- cel post rates asserting that parcel parcel par par- cel post traffic has been reduced as a result of increased rates a aby voted by congress and that the shippers have been handicapped by reduced ced business |