Show want rate legislation washington D C S mead president of the merchants assoria alon of new york presented to dent roosevelt on thursday a state ment of that association in support of the presidents attitude on railroad rate legislation the statement strongly supports the esch townsend bill which was passed by the house of representatives at the last con gross but urges that any decision ot the inter state commerce commis slon in a given case should be put into immediate effect without waiting the result of an appeal to the courts |