| Show RAILROAD MEN TALK I I The Sapnm Court Decision i dt I th3 Trade Association I C1USE SllllmIILE comuu llio Opinion knirallj HtlJ 1 bal llio litclilou Dora tot Irovn like Illtg nlllj of All Muillar touibluir Nuv Yom March 25The news that Western railroads were withdrawn from the pcisengcr and freight rmocl 1 atloua an a result ol the decision of tile United States Hupremo Court against IhjTraUGmlieourl aiioclatlou call considerable oUr among railroad men lu tills oily rho Now York railroad men aa a rule lost upon the withdraw at 1 of the C II SL < i from the various aitoolatlona aa bay holding the proton that It would bo bettor to wait until the auaoolatloua are forced to did band No lien have been taken by the joint tlBlllj asaoolatloj In reference 10 dlsbaudluu In fact the opinion 01 I leading trunk line officials InJI loale that they will romo quiet for Ih ptesunt and wait duvelopments III do not see any other way 01 coo atruelng the decision mild Justice ilurmou I have received many congratulatory con-gratulatory telegrams end o inldor the victory a personal one for ine because I ought the Cape for tbe government and was pitted against inch legal talent as E J PblpJma O Carter and olberv wbo repreaeuted the rail 1 roods Interested Theilcoltlon Is aweooln In Us character and I think Hint all pools will come tinder the head ol the TrDmhourt body whlob Is I declared Illegtl 1 by Justice 1ookhatu Cnaunoey M Oepuw oualrmin of Ib l II illod association solo 11 il ft certainly does not follow that a United BUIe Bupiema court decision against the lgolllY 01 the TrDml sourludochalloll wAl Saud at agalu1 ouraBiocintlou The Iwo aoellloo wore established on radically different liver Our association was formed 1 with the express provision that each railroad should preserve Its own Ito uuomy lu the other association Ibo ratemoklolt power was with the abdi elation Itself With ua rates are made by boards of directors ot the llerout companies or by their prcaldeuta vice 1rl Ident Bond of the Chicago III11allk and 8t Paul sold that he bad recetveJ notice trout tbe Chicago 111109 of the company that no Action oulJ be taken by that comptny until the full decision had been read by III general counsel and his opinion obtained ob-tained Air Bind said that be thought the railroad companies dm make ovary I effort possible to secure a modification ol the decision 1reililent Fink of the Norfolk Western who la not a testator of the Joint IraOlo asaoolatlou sale The railroads and newspapers appear to bolo b-olo leo feat lu considering that Ibe larlll associations must disband by reason of the decision just rendered The real qutatlou wbetner starts rolralol oommrco as decidelin the Trauemlteourl case The decision applies to Due specific case Hud It la Coo fair la argue that under II all tralUo associations are Illegal I do not think tbey are livery railroad baa the right to endeavor to get tbe beat results I from the conduct of Ita own business The decision rendered Monday seemed to be based ou a mla understanding ol the facts and If It were carried out against all the Ira t llio associations It would be a disaster to bualotBH the extent of which could not be calculated Not only would i the rallroOI bu unable to see live lIaYII iheadiiut practically all industries 1 are dependent ou the transportation i all t would suffer greatlyps I TMEliIKLOTB I All HEAC1UNU 1 OMAHA March 25 Frederick It I Couaeri of New Vurk oily ono ol the I receivers ol the Union Pacific is In Omaha attending the meeting of the I i f r Culver In speaking uf the courtd decision on railroad asiolallona he solo There can be no doubt but that thu elloct of Ibis Ueoltlou of the Hu premu Court deolarlng Ibo Trans Missouri Freight association Illegal will bo very larreaoblug It may be OilY likely that all Irelgut u lid passenger passen-ger associations will be dissolved because the decision It looks as though the Union iaclllj aud all other rowds that are in the Stood of receivers would be most keenly affected by the decision Tug receive of a railroad are really a part of lue oourtod no part 01 thecourgoan Ik H pjBlllun adverse to mat of the Supreme Court The whole matter la uf lucn very great Importance that 1 should Lot cam to gave any opinion until I bad llrat read tile full text of the decision AllUCa TO ALL tmiLAH OOMIUSA TIO N8 ATLANTA Ua March 5Cblr mau W 1 Morrlum ul the Intoratate commerce commission wired tile Journal mol the Mlawlng signed state WASHINGTON March 15Reply Joe to the Jouruali telegram the Hupritue Court decision lu Lila Trans uiiasourl ease applies D well 1 Ibo joint traffic And sjuthern ratlwry and meauisblp associations 1 carriers may combine aud agree to keep up tile rates uu prices of transportation wnlcn make part of the price and cost ot good why enact antitrust laws to I prsvoaft oomblnlo anti Agreement 10 control production and keep upper up-per cot W It 101IS0N |
