Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-13 | Page 20 | Railroad Values Should be Known

RAILROAD mum VALUES SHOULD BE KNOWN Interstate Commerce Commission Commis Commis- sion Report Contains Many Recommendations Washington Jan 3 The i The report of ot otto tho to Interstate Commerce commission transmitted to congress today contains man many recommendations for tor the regulation regu regu- lation In of ot railroads tho the chief ono one be being be- be ID lug ing a strong reiteration of the commissions commission's commissions commission's com corn missions mission's recommending for or legislation authorizing the physical valuation of ot railroad property Summarized tho the recommendations recommendation's of ot the tho commission are That tho the commission bo be given gien authority In Its discretion to restrain the advance of ot a 8 rate or 01 tho the chango change ot ota ota ota a rule regulation or practice pending proceedings before It to determine th tho reasonableness of or the t-ie advance ance or change to That tho act bo be so 50 amended as remedy tho the defect detect disclosed by the re reCent recent recent re- re cent decision of ot tho the Supreme court In Inthe Inthe Intile the tile Harriman case That appropriate legislation bo be enacted In respect of or the tho misquotation of or rates That tho the commissions commission's authority In respect to enforcement of or tho the hours of ot service law be made more definite That le legislation bo be enacted lookIng looking look look- In ing to the thc compulsory use of ot t tio e block signal nal system That the time twentieth section of ot the act be bo so far tar as aa to authorize the commission to Issue orders s sped sped- specifying tying the records and account of ot carriers carriers car car- which mo may be destroyed and proscribing pro pro- scribing the length of ot time for tor which such records and accounts account shall bo be preserved rat provision pro bo be made for or a phy- phy valuation of or railroad property and also for Cor the toe supervision and control control con con- of ot railroad capitalization Accor According to the report 1140 complaints complaints com corn plaints wore flied filed and were adjusted adjusted adjusted ad ad- during the tho year car The Tho total number of ot hearings held at Washington Washing Washing- ton and elsewhere was