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Show NO DEMAND FOR IT. President rinchell Says Business Not Asking for Rate-Making- Power. CHICAGO. Feb. 1. B. L. V,Mnchcll, president of tho Chicago, Rock Island & Paplflc railway, gave put tho following statement tonight in regard tq tho proposed pro-posed Government regulation of freight rates: "AHrioifrom. public ijltpranccs of various commercial' organizations, I havo not found that thoro Is any deep seated dcslro of business men In general for tho estab-llphmont estab-llphmont of a rate-making power over thc railroads. "In discussing tho question of rate supervision wltji mqjiy interested persons, I have not found ono who dfd not admit, when pressed, that his real object was to secret rebates. Thero Is nd relation bo-twpen bo-twpen thq two, but rjoarly every onp confuses con-fuses thorn and bases his demand for rate supervision on his objection o secjet rebates, which nonp of tlio proposed legislation leg-islation caii touch. "Tho most Imnorjant point of all Is that those who iavu any real desire for a rato-muklng rato-muklng power nt "Washington are actuated actuat-ed by a desire for tho commercial betterment better-ment of ono town as against that of another, an-other, and that dcslro can never bo satis-' lied. Geography can't be made over and no leglslatlvo power In "Washington can ever havq any authority that will onable us Jo change the. map." |