Show conference ON RAILROAD legislation washington oct 5 railroad legislation was the topic of a long conference today between the president and townsend of michigan ono of the authors of the esch bill velch was pasted last winter by the bouse of representatives at the conclusion of the conference which lusted an hour and a quarter mr townsend said it was his purpose to have his bill in readiness tor introduction in the house as soon a congress convened aay efforts now said he are to make certain that it snail cover what la expected of it it will embody my ideas and at the same time I 1 am quite sure it will represent accurately those of the president after making it perfectly clear that the provisions of the measure apply to private cars cars and terminal charges it will be my purpose through the measure to confer upon the interstate commerce commission the power to make life findings in any particular n reasonable time after they are announced noun ced have ben made to create the impression eliat it is tho purpose of the advocates of this legislation to give the interstate commerce commission the authority to fix all the rates of a railroad this is bot truo it is intended oula asat the commission if complaints shall bo made to it that any particular rate i unjust shall have power aati ju investigation to substitute a reasonable rates hi case the complaint shall have been shown to be well founded po ou expect that rato legislation enacted during tho approach ins of Congress 9 1 I have no doubt of it mr townsond |