Show pek alorie that Is ft bat cullom aiji of Kiil road CHICAGO nov 2 senator shelby M ballom of illinois arrived here today to day en route to washington the following interview with him as published senator the air is full of rumors about the gigantic comb nations na lions such as the union of the northwestern and the union and the traffic combination of the rock island with the denver luo grande what have yon to bay about them well railroad officials are queer people I 1 cannot place much reliance in these rumor I 1 have not yet been able to verify them if these combinations are formed they will swallow up the mealier combatants and centralize the fights between the greater ones it is just as judge cooley says the railroads are continually inviting complaints from the public and in case these combinations do turn out to ba facts there is one thing sure they will not be 3 exempt from close surveillance any attempt at crooked work will be called down in short orber railto d companies must stop this continual rate war begines bu gines they settle their diegues die ami things run along quietly for a time and then the war breaks out again kiili increased vigor all this is injuring the public interests in teresta and som ching must be done to atop it |