Show R I 1 h 11 I 1 V I 1 U 11 I 1 SS ai 11 I 1 t 8 0 f west a I 1 el I 1 11 al I 1 1 iii 1 I I 1 THE R I 1 commission 11 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 i itis it is holding an ail hu important V lut session in chionio points involved cambo july jacv 12 juatina garlans Har Ilar lans ci cc rt room in the united states building was crowded croft tied this morning as it has many a day prominent I 1 railway men by the score as well els ca re I 1 3 of many manufacturing industries were on hand at an ealy eal v hour their presence ws due to the fact that the interstate inter state commerce was about to commence a sweeping investigation into aiuto a large of alleged infractions of the lay a x fur for the purpose burpoe pur poe of bringing to light fight the minner in which it has baa been violated bv numerous shippers beida given advantages advant aLes others nava have becia discriminated aiza against ius amongst tho those recognized in the court room were the following S B ht general genera traffie traffic manager gerof of the he babash Va bash knight general freight agent wabash baba b A 31 osborne of Toledo Ohio freight agent wabash G B reaves heaved arne traffic manager and grand trunk D brown general freight agent grand trunk trank D 0 cook general freight agent illinois indiana In dilina iowa ge gen malaer manager 11 of the same line Oh chairman airman J W of the west ern freight geo blanch ard chairman central traffic As association socia tion It richard ichard dole agent great eastern fast freight line 11 L dough erty dispatch J 0 i cochrane Coch rana general art frt ht agent erie I 1 read manager chamberlain erie dif dia AV ll ii smith freight agent lacsamana Lac kamana dispatch W G brimson Bi imson Preg president ident and general manager cal ancy klue blue island read head D y V keefa ol of the fame imp in 1 M l D chase assistant general freight agent lake shore lead head and the folio following winz offices oell ea of the illi illinoise nelse steel works W V K R anda and J C stirling H A gray grav J T R long lone D 6 atla mid and W K walker CAUSE FOR THE investigation ji v id 16 the investigation which was 1 14 I aed ed hy bv the lb e interstate inter state cr car luissia luis sin today is based base don on the wide complain of in in iowa lNe nebraska braska kansas and illinois moat of these shippers gre are dealers in iii grain and tile the cammi comm haton liaa has been furnished furi bishea rith voluminous information in in support of the charges much of 1 I this thia information is directed against the roads directly dire cily but the commission decided that a general iti investigation vesti aaion would be nee in order that th atall all the facts mig W lit pot V at n 1 J benefited bv the lue 4 and n d who li h hive ive filed a abes w evs denying r the charges are tho tha g extensive grain i eilers pt pi 1 lock haiie aco co of To toledo lActo gill bilier co of baltimore reynold br a of toleda Tole 13 TUP TUE CHICAGO july 13 tile commissioners as fined to 10 dinv inv eiliv wi the stitt inter r state commerce violations tre ire deady medil Mc lii clement und and morrison naon atie following follow inc is the forin oi of document citing the defendants to appear WHEREAS informal complaint has been made tu to trie interstate inter state commerce commission that notwithstanding the alie fact that the various railroad compau left enga enraged geil in transporting and property irom chicago chicag 0 o to lo eastern seaboard points have failed with the inter stat commerce cokinis commission ion aud aid schedules rates fares farea and charges chares as required bylaw hy law persons persona representing said company at chicag chica aforesaid afore solicit at ai rates lesi the rates names in the in the tariffs tariff fi filed ledwith with the and published hy bv them as required by the act to regulate commerce and W its it is stated in ia said eaid complaint i that the said eaid carriers camera resort to ic ing genious e devices whereby rates less lesa than the established rates are given to favored shippers shipp ship ners fiM and therefore the interstate commo commerce ce colmia ion of its own motion has baa de aided to investigate invest it gate said informal complaint by ila inquiry quiring ns into tile the business of the carriers engaged in the tran tation of pro property pirty irom from chicago to eaic alt L era seaboard nna ts 11 |