Show j i I RA RAILROAD MEN SEE Proposition Made Regarding Test Case Against Roads Owning Coal Properties Washington Jan 27 The operating vice presidents of the large railroads railroads of the country were received by President President President dent Roosevelt today and presented a request that in executing what is known as the comity amendment of the rail rall railroad railroad i road rate law lill one case be brought against the flie roads by the government this case to be finally disposed of by the supreme court of or the United States This if it agreed to by the government would mean that the railroads owning properties would not sell them by May Iny 1 next as required by the law but could operate them thein as heretofore until the disposal of the test cases The law In question is regarded by the roads as unconstitutional in that It requires the disposal l of prop property property property erty at what would be necessarily a sacrifice The law is also questioned I on other grounds The president referred the railroad men to the Interstate commerce com corn commission commission mission where It Is understood the question will be fully discussed and a report made to the president as to the legal possibility of carrying car out the Those who participated In the con conference conference conference ference besides the president were C CR CIt CH R It Gryt of the St Louis San Fran Francisco Francisco Francisco cisco who acted as chairman of the conference on the part of or the railroads I Grawn Illinois Central E G Buck Buckland Buckland Buckland land New York New Haven Hart Hartford Hartford Hartford ford H U Mudge Rock Island D DWillard Willards Willard Burlington W Wi V A Garrett Seaboard Air Line C E New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Central W WI V A Gardner Chicago Northwestern C H South Southern Southern ern em and G L Potter Baltimore Ohio |