Show r r- f PU PUBLIC UC ADDRESS Hj FROM PRESIDENT V L f Railroad Situation May Be Discussed Discussed Dis Dis- Dis- Dis 1 i. i cussed at the Corning Cooling Celebration tion J f f CAPITAL t Jl- Jl Chicago North v Northwestern stern MagI Mag Mag- Magnate Magnate I nate Talks With the i Executive J i t. t Washington Mardi March 2 Ano Another dent liH of oC a great eat railroad system called on 1 1 Pp President Roosevelt toa today This H It It was Marvin Man A A. president of or the k Chicago and North ostern Northwestern Railroad j company corna com corn a pany p JJ 1 took look lun o with Mr lr 2 I veil and arid the executive eXE of- of Ices flees announced that he had lInt nothing whatever whatever what what- ever e to say ay H Tie lIe however Ul that t he ho hud had not como conic t to Washington t to discuss railroad matters and intimated that the only talk h lie II had haJ with the the tho P. P President pertained to tie the N NobI peace ace J prize w i Mr Ir Roose j f velt t some and turned fI 1 cier o cr oVer to to to a hoard of or s of or which deJ Ir j f Is Isn a J r As 8 s the other CT I of t thc id ere also present T t al J che d that the J J Is In part at least related elated to J a that subject J Mr left t tho cH city shortly after atter f h ho ht came carno from rom the White Some of DC th the things t that at happened hl at the conference conference conference con con- ference h last night became known t today nAt At itt that conference were Secre- Secre tar tory tary Secretary Garfield Assistant Assistant Assist Assist- ant nt Secretary Bacon Dacon Commissioners l I Knapp Knapp- I Lane ane Clements Clement Clark and Harl Harlan Har- Har l lan Ian n of the Interstate Commerce j slon sion and Special Prosecutor Kellogg I j May ralO J Address j While While none nono of or the conferees would tall talle U. U about the conference It Is stated on good aut that tho the Is h consultIng consult consult- k Ing his personal friends as t to the tho advisability Isn ad hUlt of or making a speech or statement f In tl the near rear future defining attitude e t toward ward tho the railroads and anu as Ul to his re regarding further legislation at the Z 2 next session of oC congress There Thero are arc In sight two occasions upon i etcher o of wHIch t the le President could deliver deliver de- de liver himself of oC what he Intends to ask o of the next congress r regarding railroad Jc legislation The lirsE I of or these those is on April G. G when he ho will speak at th the Jamestown exposition and the second on Memorial I da day when he hc will deliver cr the address at ai atthe the unveiling of General Henry W. W Lawil Lawa Lawton's Lawtons Law- Law il a tons ton's statue at t Indianapolis Mr r. r noose Roose Roosevelt I V volt velt Is 15 considering still another Ita In I tion which was extended to him yesterday yesterday yester- yester i day by the Illinois Manufacturers Manufacturers' asso- asso elation to address that organization at ati i Springfield a at another date l I- I Will Vill m Accept i The tact fact that the thc President did not decline this invitation as he has many others recently gives color to the opinIon opinion L j Ion that h he wil will accept and nd that he considers con con- siders such o m moro mOre ro e ef f for tor an address on th railroad subject J than either of the other two dates men- men Honed I In any spec speech h or d statement that the I President may amy make oh on on this subject In Inthe th the near future he will no doubt deprecate any n further state legislation and will in c effect a ask k the legislatures of various states to permit him the President to i get bet the desired reforms from rom congress and that he he- will tell them that the only onh way that can enn be done is for the state l legislatures to hol hold 1 oft otT on an any laws affecting affecting af af- af- af cUng railroads which pass through their I states |