Show MERCHANTS association supports roosevelt in his railroad rate legislation nov 16 S C mead preil dent of the merchants assoria tion of new york presented tc dent roosevelt today a statement of that association in support ot the presidents attitude on railroad rate legislation the statement supports the esch will which was passed by the house of representatives at the late congress bui urges that any decision of the antei slate commerce commission in a given case should he put into immediate ef feet without suspending it to awal the result of an appeal to the courts |