Show FEDERAL CONTROL 1 ROL OF RAILWAY RUES RITES IMPOSSIBLE UNDER mm CONSTITUTION Report Read at Final Session of Convention h of National Nation l As Association Association Association of Railway Commissioners f r Washington Oct 11 When the annual convention of the National Association of Railway Commissioners convened to today today day for final session the special cpm corn committee on safety appliances recommend recommended ed legislation to compel railroads both steam and electric to pro protect protect protect their tracks Cracks by an automatic autom tlc signal system and urged the several state leg legislatures legIslatures to enact laws along this line I Charles F Staples commissioner of Minnesota presented the report on Rates and Rate Making Barred by Constitution The report said The cases are rare where a railroad of any importance Is not an interstate road This may be ar argued argued argued gued as a reason for entire federal con control control trot something he believes to be impossible sible sibl without amending the constitution This we do believe the states will con cede until it Is demonstrated that It is 13 ismore more practical than experience ce has yet et shown It to be Federal F deral Control Co trot t Best There Th re have hav been many rate rate reductions In different ere t states followed d by reductions ns on interstate traffic and so s tar far as we know these thesa have alt all been brought about by the affirmative action of ot the state au authorities So far as we are arc advised we know of no general due to any action by b the federal authorities We Yo believe the best Interests of the people pe e would not be served by placing the en entire entire entire tire responsibility for fOl or rate control c on the federal government We e believe there should be a much closer cl ser relationship be between between between tween the federal and state authorities than seems to exist at present that In Inmany Inmany inmany I many matters a state commission should I act as agent for the interstate commerce commission to the advantage of both |