Show RAILROAD TROUBLES Ho Sign 01 Rate Cutting as a Rs salt of the Recent Decision SALVATION IN A IOOUUi LAW A Vigorous Campaign la 1avor of theM the-M Eur Navy Before Constar Con-star 69 NEW YORK April ITbo Tribune this morning says there li I no sign olD ol-D outbreak of rain cutting time ng the railroads at a retail of he United His arm Supreme Court decision In the TransmUsourl freight association cue O D Blmoni geniraleailern agent of Iho Atchison Topeka and Banta For Od ul < lilt fatalist I bn boo trlog today Iv find out It I rate cutting has liters done < In I Ibo Last or West and have failed l absolutely ab-solutely to locate a tingle Instance I have received explicit Instructions I not to I deviate from the published tariff rate no matter what our competitors may do It IB I my opinion that oat < wltbttandlng the dissolution of the associations rates will be maintained but If they are reduced It will not be secretly but by an open tariff TUB best lint of a Ibo met n salience e > f roth rot-h tbat w are getting business today at full tarlfl roles thai wo would not obtain It thlpptra Bee any chance of rate demoraliiatlon Win 11 Clark general eastern freight agent ol Ibo Missouri Ill said lueBupremo Courts decision makes It Illegal lor tue road toatso elate for the purpcte of maintaining rates which is construed 10 mean In restraint of iraUlo rncrefore with dinwul from roots aiioclatiou li would be I list a > Illegal lor them to cuter Into aoy demoralization of rates because thai would mean to make any iu neceisnry under the circumstances rrgordle of Unpublished tariffs The railroad companies all resllzi thai to enter Into A rate war allb prol lime W Ch oil a the restraining Influence of a proper association lu help sellers la recover their norw1 oODallioo would assets Glen alraler nol only 10 the revenues but to she I ersoanal of tile lines Therefore there It not tin Slightest prospect 01 BUY rate dworall bastion at present Itepreseutatlvea of tile Chicago All I virmukee and 131 1ou aod Ibo Ito rlingtoncoads said Iboy bd Inmuc I lion from headquarters 10 malolln CA rates IN FAVOR OF A 1110L1NO LAW It NEW YOKK April ITb Times 1414 Inflaming XAyv I 9 AithbUgh tfteesstiiairl i irqij > I and their western connections will conlnuo to operate under the Joint Inlo agreement until ccmpellid to cc from no dolog by all Buyers duo eltlein ol the United HialtsHupreme Court the railroad won almost With Ilea txception are precailni for a vlgotous caml fail In luvor of the passage of a Ioollnlt Iw by Congress Vonocy Deputy chairman of The joint regain heard ol control Bays that sea proptr Pooling Iw flet the Duly Rotation or Ibu nhllnK railroad trohlilis The bill Introduced by BD ator Forallar he retuarked was do t 6191DOU 1 to enable 1 111tuAd managers to make allrclory ailrealuente still kp out ul JU Ou result of the recnloooorooco IIr rallviny lawyere was to emphasize the uusnlrnliy sentiment In favor of legislation that will legalize pooling Iho residents of Points of the trunk lines frankly avow their willingness to have the Joint traffic association declared Illegal by the Supreme Court because they believe that Ibo conditions thus precipitated pre-cipitated would < force Congress to past remedial measures without delay The Folaker poollug I bill Is satisfactory to arlot fI most of all the railroad men and the members of the Interstate commerce commission as well The bill practically nullifies the anlltratllo contract clause of the Sherman aniltrust Jaw and gives the railroad companies the privilege of I mkluK ucb trestle contracts under supervision of the Interstate commerce I com-merce commission Eastern railroad I itnnfncabecitoomvemltlllllaotuthu men believe tbat the legalization of railway pooling would < bave a better 1Icl on the general situation I than u I Supreme court decision In favor of the Joint Trtfilo aiaoclalloc Even tau assurance ef the legality of the last I named association WI Old not help the Western roadir for Ibo reason that Ibo i Oral Supreme court decllon kllld heir principal lo agruemeut I J F Uodaard chief arbitrator of the Joint Traffic association was asked last night his opinion at to Ibo effect of the patetge of the Foraker pooling bill He Hid I think Ibo measure Is timely and In Ihe direction of the taemerva lion of conservative business on the part ill railroads The public It I largely Interested In-terested In Ibis matter mt only as investors In securities but lu prevent InK a genoral dlorupllOD or commercial conditions Cummluloaer Goo R lllanchard said I think that the Forester bill should be supported by the public aa well aa by the railroad for the reason that underlie provisions all shippers are put upon an equality When rates have bOlD mad a on reasonable standard stand-ard I regard It aa much the duty ol the government to protect shippers and railroads Jointly by requiring uniform observauoool rates and Ions as It Is to enforce the governments Import and Internal revenue name J D Laying vice president and general manager 01 Ibo West Share aM vice President 01 the DIg lour 1111111 4It the Interstate commerce comllon approve 01 Pooling can tracts and hm the power to termiuac talent when they oppress Ibo public II would cam 10 Ina a wine thing 10 a so a law looking kr that direction HeurY Finks president 01 the Nr folk and Western mild that a pooling Jaw was absolutely necessary 10 t he ountry In crier that the Interstate commerce law can ba carried out A Walker chairman of the board cl tllteolcrs ol the Atchlsou Tureka and Bama Ffl i > Irgaei and formerly chief arbitrator ui ihe Hunk lines taloi Ihlt bill Watch li assigned to nloJ the lutelalo ommc JAW bag ler OODIO time beau lu process 01 care I ul preparation 11 to by fio man exclusively a sources meur 11 represents the worol yea In III rJr lIrlloo orovllog mad sm roving Iho Jaw dlemlnlng doublllll qUC3 II Issrr hteItotioll Red Increasing II ullllly aDd oWoloocy 11 Was nol drawn wllb I any octal reference 10 lie recent decision Under Ibo Real IroIaw but will remove the dlmcul site filing Iron shot declsloD |