| Show wm A FIER AFTER RAILROADS writes an open letter to grover cleveland SARCASTIC OVER THE TRUST tolls tells tile tha president Ples ident the new X eav pooling A agreement t cem ent can call be stopped by grovers friend Flor flormont pont morgan ui or by appeal to the courts interstate commission arid and railway nall mall service reports washington D C nov 21 senator william E chandler has written the following letter to the die ar president a ident washington nov 22 21 to the president denti I 1 make complaint to sou and through you to your interstate commerce commission against the trust and pooling agreement row nearly finished of tile lle right eight american railroad trunk lines and the one canadian line ot of pooling tho the traffic between new york city and chicago the agreement provides that every railroad in the combination shall make and maintain the tran transportation t aaion rates pi prescribed described bed by a board of 0 managers rep resenting all the roads tills this Is EL a conspiracy in restraint of trade and commerce under the not act of 0 july 2 tho the agreement also makes certain that all competition liall be abolished as above required by impost imposing g heavy fines upon any offending road which lines fines are applied lor for the benfit benefit of the other toads this la Is a division 0 of earnings contrary to section 6 5 of the interstate commerce law this trust slid and pooling agreement can be annihilated a as a provided by explicit existing laws of the united states first by injunction from the courts second by an order of the Inte interstate tate commerce commission or third by an indictment of the individuals signing the same earne it can also be easily stopped by a vigorous appeal from you to mr J pont morgan whose power over the nine governors of the nine trunk lines Is as absolute as it was over the bond syndicate it cannot be possible postil lle you intend to take upon your administration the responsibility of fastening upon your burdo burdened ned and helpless people this the hugest trust the world over ever saw or that was wr conceived of when ons one earnest word from your fresh attorney general your ambitious chairman of your commission or your omnipotent ni banker friend will paralyze the iniquity in its inception very respectfully fully yours WILLIAM 13 CHANDI ER |
