Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-06-07 | Page 6 | Rate Increase Withdrawn, and Recent Injunction Suits Will be Dismissed

RATE RAT INCREASE WN AND AWO RECENT SUITS WILL B BE DISMISSED W WASHINGTON J June Tunc 7 A A complete agreement aJ between the Ito government and the recently enjoined railroads of or the tle Western cst ern Trunk Line Lino association was reached at a White Hou o conference which lasted more than four our hours y- y y The Tho railroads I apron to O withdraw withdraw with with- I draw all 11 rain rato rl Increases s fi ct d t to bo be ef effective o on or after aCter Juno June 1 J. J and agreed to file no more moro Increases until tho the billIn bill ll billin In congress R that gives tho the Interstate commerce commission power po to to e 11 Investigate Investigate tI- tI gate ato and m suspend Increases becomes a n law and 1 h Is In operation President Taft TaCt thereon stated that tho the administrations administration's In bringing the Injunction suit cult had hen ben en accomplished and ind that the suit BUIt would h hn discontinued The rho discontinuance will not bo be entered however howe until after aCter tho the new railroad law laws lawIs lawis Is s signed Tho Tue belief i la Is expressed cd that nil Ail the thc theother other railroads of the country that have hll filed Increased d rates tt'S orha e or have hod such lIch a aplan aplan I plan under consider Ion will a 81 aldo 1110 b by th the agreement reached d with the twenty three railroads railroad named as UK defendants In the I Hannibal suit sull