Show InterState Commerce NEW Yom May 10 Befora the Senate interstate commerce committee this morning morn-ing President Charles S Smith of the chamber of commerce testified Ho referred re-ferred to the fact that railroad buildinj in India and about the Black sea ports were being pushed rapidly and greatly fear I that under the present conditipns it would not be long before America lost what little exporttrado she had He evenjidvocated carrying occasional shipments of grain by railroad at less than cost when necessary In rgard to competition with English steamship lines Smith thought there was but small hope of successful competition unless the American lines receive a subsidy from government We have done it for the railroads why should not we do it for the steamship lines We must look beyond the railroads and towards the steamships unless we want to see our flag disappear altogether J H Hernck chairman of the interstate inter-state commerce committee of the produce exchange thought the interstate law made states one n many respects and tho position posi-tion of the merchants under it was better than while pooling was in vogue The penalties provided however were not severe se-vere enough There was at ndeney t discriminate dis-criminate against the seaboard ports in favor of foreign ports For jnstanee recently re-cently the rate from Milwaukee to Liverpool Liver-pool va 19 cents while to New York it was 3 cents Without thaiErie canal rates wouldnot be so regularas they are The canal acts as a regulator We should not restrict Canadian roads Jor the same reason We need them as regulators but they should be under the same government control as our own roads After hearing one or two others the committee com-mittee adjourned to meet Boston July 5 |