Show 1 TRYING J GIVING REBATES 1 4 I t I I Railroad Men en M Meet et Wi With Interstate Commerce Commission STUBBS MAKES THE TALK SECRET CONFERENCE LASTS TWO HOURS I Washington Dec tives ot of the leading railroads were In conference with the interstate commerce commission today concerning rates and the efforts of the commission to do away with discrimination discrimination nation by th the railroads jn in favor of large shippers J C Stubbs vice president and traffic fib fic director ot of the Harriman lines was the spokesman for the railroad men and hold held a brief conference with his associates before they appeared before the commission Knapp pp and Commissioners Cockrell and Clements Clementa were the only members presents present the other commis being out of the city Among the railroad men who attended the con conference ference were G T Nicholson vice president of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe S J M assistant to the vice president of the Gould lines and J T Holden freight traffic man manger manager ager ger of the Rock Island Conference Was Private The conference whIch was not pub tic lasted for more than two hours The representatives of the railways re referred referred nIl all inquiries concerning the meeting to Chairman Knapp ot of the commission who said the commission desIred the assistance of the committee I In preventing rebates and through the I representatives of the different western I I roads stated that the companies are do de deI I 1 to put a stop to discrimination tion In favor tavor of the large shippers Through Mr Stubbs and practically all the other members of the commit committee tee the railway Interests ts were represented represented as being anxious to have I the commissIon assist a railway committee in looking into all grIevances Mr Knapp napp said the speakers even 0 ox pressed a willingness to have such a committee headed by a man without I railway Interests who shall shaU act as the in all conferences between the railway tee and the corn com commission mission Shippers Aroused I Several of the railway men assured the commission that the public con i slen e had been roused by rebate dis disclosures disclosures closures and that many prominent shippers have announced they will ac accept ept no concessions ot of any sort which may cause thorn them to be classed sed with corporations which have havo profited by special rates This It was urged by the railway men will assist materially in the movement of the rail ways to rebates Mr rr Knapp and the other two mem members bers of the commIssIon who attended the conference assured the railway railwaymen men that the commission will gladlY cooperate with the railway interests in stopping rebates and In InvestIgating ing any grievances In return fOr ac activity among the railways in trying to abolish discrIminations Chairman Knapp said the railway committee did not ask any of any sort from the commission but that they ile de sired cooperation Official Statement The following official statement con concerning concerning the meeting was made by the interstate commerce The conference today with western railway officials was not sought by the commission as certain papers have in incorrectly incorrectly correctly stated but its purpose was wasl l legitimate and commendable and war warrants warrants rants the expectation ot of beneficial re suits At a recent meeting In Chicago I the representatives of practically nU all of the lines west ot of that city from the border to the gulf adopted th the following resolution That a 0 joint committee represent representative of lines Unes In the western trunk line the Freight k lureau Southwestern TarIff committee frd the FreIght Rate be appointed and instructed to walt wait upon the interstate commIssion The desire and purpose of the respective members ot o said corn com committees or bureaus to cooperate with the commission In the enforcement ot of the law to the extent of pointing out ways and means and giving the corn com commissIon missIon an any information that may come to Its knowledge which will lead to effective Inquiry In uncovering unlawful practices Good Faith Assured The object of the joint committee whose names have been pub published published was to present this resolution and assure the commission of the unit united united ed and arni determined disposition of the lines represented to conform to the law lawIn lawin In good faith and In every respect and |