Show ELKINS LAW MAY BECOME FORCE Violations of Pro Provisions Provisions visions v Already Reported TEST AT HAND HANDo 4 o WESTERN PACIFIC MOVE MAY AFFECT GARFIELD PLANS 5 An Impression lon te is growing among monS railroad men that the tite Elkins bill will wilt prove provo like many another railroad law 18 W merely merI a small obstacle which must be he evaded When this law wet went into effect cf t i said rail r d than nan yesterday e the i general impression Impre slon was vas that th t it would be br effective t in stopping It was waz framed by railroad men with I this object principally in view and at first there thero was A 8 wholesome respect for forit forIt forit I it and the penalties provided There Ther was a R general tightening of rates all allover allover I over ovel the country countr and the shipper r has been b n paying tariff while the antipass I clause has proved preyed a great inconvenience to the railroads No Now it looks lookas as 88 if the real test of I the time law was at hand Some of f the i roads doing business in this while they have not touched tou hed the Utah I rates lates have nave been tinkering with grain I rates from the middle west territory I especially on export business The start was made md by 81 giving concessions to certain elevators This was followed j I Ib by b other oth r unitt now JiO there I is danger r of a serious rate war af a t all aJI products and all aU terri territory tory tor And nobody tAema s to be in great fear of the Elkins law Unless the In Interstate Interstate Commerce commission takes I some vigorous step pretty prett soon the I Elkins Elking law is likely to become noth nothing I ing lag more or less le 8 than a farce insofar as it applies to the maintenance of tar tam tarIff Iff ratos rates |