| Show RAILWAY RATE legislation at the biennial conNe connection ution of tile the order ot of It hallway allway Conduct oia recent ly hold held nt at portland land oregon resola eions vere avre unanimously adopted vote vole ing their sentiments na as to the effort effect of prop proposed obed ballay rate on en the 1300 1 railroad employed emp loyes 1 them the lu ili part represented idtse tho the attitude ot Pies president ident it in condemning secret rebates and othet and commend tho the attitude of the lb ands of Amri amriati ibo lio with practical unanimity liae joined etli with the pre president on oil this question they then fully point out to congress Con grebB grebs the of lation nesting in the tha hands of a commission avei ballway rates now lower by far in ili the united slates than in ili any ountria cutin c tr such bould result in litigation and on fuston and lit in to tin nn coil t dilt aln in rates nilea irrespective of th the a quell inea lion of 0 tho the abille of ralli oads 10 0 o cistand tho the reduction especially in vl vit w of dt tho inert acil cost of choir supplies and matei loB lats iliev hev faither fuit lier test ed d algahmi agalias powel being given to tle tie interstate inter commission because lt cause 1 the pro proposed poled legislation la is not in ith our idea of Amort american can jurisprudence inasmuch fig aa i it contemplates that ft a single boly iball have bavo tho the light fight to investigate indict try condemn and then its ita decisions tit at the cost of the car altri rending pending appeal which ja Is mant kestly inequitable the bass base their denland demandil for or only B sich ich legislation it if iny any as would becire find and insure bostice and naulty and preserve crual rights to all a concerned on the ground that the tha low cost of I 1 la Is the result of the of american railway aad operation kritich have built up the country through constant improvement flud and development of territory while bile at the same time recognition has haa becu given to the value of intelligence among eni eal voyes in contrast to foreign methods ethoda ra where high freight rates and lowest wages to obtain in pr esping their clalie against agn trist leg lal atlon adverse to their interests point out the tact fact that aitho tho j freight rates country average la 11 f only two per cent the cost of artl aref ties olca to the consumer olthus thus making the riette BO 3 insignificant a factor on in juht abo selling belling price that numerous standard tan dard articles are sold at the camill price gaall country |
