Show WESTERN mm MAN m PROTESTED I Hearing Before Commerce Commission Commis Commission Commission sion sion on Notice Clause in in Rate Kate Bill Washington Sept 13 Further hearing was given by b the interstate commerce e commission today on the question of or o f waiving the thirty days nys notice of oC pro proposed 1 proPosed lQ posed change of o rates on shipments f oY r f cotton Charman Knapp announced that tha t he had hud received a n letter from Crom a well known president of oC a western railroad protesting against any waiver of the thirty day da rule without exception o on export and import traffic truffle One passage e of the tho th letter is as fiS follows I protest against the letting down of or orthe n ts t the bars which will vendor render the efforts effort s of or the company compan to obey obe the law useless s and result in hr a flood of oC Illegal practices practice s and compel railway officials to again sit in the shadow of ot the penitentiary the re remainder remainder remainder of Q their lives Edward Eduard Baxter Bailer counsel of several southern roads interested In the hear hearing hearIng ing upon the conclusion of the reading t of oC the letter declared that he believed beleve d he hey knew of or its author I think said he her h that he belongs to toa ton t ta o a n class of railroads that nominally pro profess proCess Cess fess obedience to the law tats and make what wha t profit they the do make by b secret midnight rebates We re are not here before this thi s commission to la ask it to wink at fit any thing |