| Show 5 5 ROADS KAIL-ROADS I FAlL FAIL Al J TO n I I j 1 i j. j C C C. I totals Heads Discordant lt E Element Ele Elc- I c-I ment Before I Washington Oct S. S S.- S. Represent Represent- n v s g of or different a as associations o oZ 02 tho Iho were before the thc Interstate interstate Inter Inter- state commerce commission today toda on a hearing involving ln the matter of a uniform uniform uni uni- form rate schedule which the commission commission commis commis- sion Is desirous of securing From the thc slow progress made today It Is thou thought ht that the he hearings ma may c consume th the greater portion of this week weel Arguments ments scheduled to lo b begin gln at al 10 Owing to the request of the railroad men for Cot a postponement In order that they ml might ht reach an unanimous unanimous agreement as to their recommendations to the commission th the hearing was adjourned until 2 Unity of action could not be se secured secured se- se cured however Representatives of the Southern association reached an agreement and selected Milton HSmith H H. H. Smith president of the Louisville Nashville to present their Weir case to the I Other Oilier traffic managers manase rs presided over by J. J C C. Stubbs of or the thc Harriman lines could not agree As the thC chairman announced later The Tho commission must thIs question H Itself rho The hearing was extremely technical technical tech tech- so much so 80 that during M M. HSmith's H H. Smiths Smith's presentation Mr Mi Stubbs in- in I to remark that thai the president presh- presh l- l dent of or the L. L N. N railroad was confusing confusing con eon fusing Joint rates and amid through rates rate Hugh King ICing an Independent oil nil re refiner rf re- l finer n of oC Bayonne N. N J J J. followed Mr Smith S with a declaration that the es establishment eM- eM of a a. a uniform schedule would not mUtt prevent the society from se securing securing se- se curing certain advantages over its Hi- I competitors |
