Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-04 | Page 12 | Interstate Commerce Act Should be Amended

INTERSTATE COROB ACT AC SHOULD BB BE E ASCENDED ABD ABDIn In 1887 11 a measure mN was wa enacted for forthe fort forthe the t regulation relation Of Interstate railways commonly known as aa a the interstate commerce act at The Tb cardinal provisions ot that act at ac were that railway ran ay rates I should be b just and reasonable and that f k o c c all aU shippers localities and ad commodities commo I should aul be b accorded are equal eual treatment i A commission was was created and en endowed endo endowed dowed do we with what were supposed to toe be bethe the necessary powers to execute the te provisions of this act That law w was largely lly an experiment ex erme Experience has shown the wisdom r of ofIs its Is purposes but has h also as shown show pos poe possibly sibly that Ut some BOo of e its It are wrong certainly that the means mens de devised dt d vis for the enforcement of Its It pro provisions p provisions visions hoa are ar defective Those Thos who corn com complain cm plain of the management man ement of the raiL raiLways ways was allege alee that established a rates are n not maintained that rebates reb rebe and andlar sim sipi similar liar ilar lar devices are ar habitually resorted t be that those these t preferences are usually In favor ot at a the large le shipper that they thay drive dive out of business the t smaller saler corn com competitor cm that while many rates rte are too low many ma others ohr are excessive andy and an anU that U gross preferences are made af at affecting lUes teg both b localities I a and d commod commodities lUe Upon the other hand ha the railways assert ar that the law lw by I Its I very ve term tends to produce pr uce many of thee these Illegal practices pt by depriving carriers ciero ot o that tat right t of concerted condred action which they claim caim is necessary Dery to t establish est and maintain rates rte The Th act art should suld be amended amend The railway is a public servant sant Its It rates rte should be b Just JUa to 10 and open to all aU ship shippers ship pers ers alike The government should shu i Jr e t i it that tbt within its it jurisdiction this is so s and should provide a speedy sedY inexpensive and effective remedy to that end 4 4 At the aanie time it I must mU not be b 4 4 forgotten that o 01 our r railways are 4 r the tari arteries through which the 4 rf commercial lifeblood or u this nation 4 4 flow f hOWL Nothing N ti could be lie more 4 4 foolish fosh than ta the th enactment of leg 1 f 4 which would 4 4 4 with wt the 4 4 1 mont ment Int and nd operation of these te corn com cm 4 4 a ie T The sn sue t is Isone 4 4 one og of great gt Importance and ad calls 4 t 4 for fur the earnest attention of the ther 4 r 4