| Show ww SUPPORTING THE TI GOODING BILLOn BILL BILLOn On January 21 tb l ie e will III be b a special hearing ot of o the Gooding bill billIn bIllIn billIn In Wa Washington anti and western estern citIes Intel osted are ar sending represents represents- tin lives to 10 attend in sUpport ot of the themen men SUI 0 The object of or tM lid bill is 19 isto i to take Inke the application of the fourth Section relief In railroad out of the discretion of ot the tite commerce on I and make mandatory the th long lonc and short shon haul clause clauso For ears at regular Intervals tue Iho engaged In tal tat tal traffic ha e sought to be b si al allowed lowed to disregard tile the long lon and short haul chuse The constant threat has had a bad effect on Industry In Indu Industry du try in the interior country ss as the danger of ot unfair railroad ills dis has discouraged en enlargements pr pm new now developments development The west est desires to lo tel get rid ot of this menace and the Gooding bIll bIllis billis IS to 10 serne sen e that purpose the lines have petitioned the interstate commerce commission to be low allow allowed allowed ed to make mako a lower lowr rate rato the tho Pa coast than to IntermedIate points claiming that the rate was to pre ent a loss los of ot ton tonnage tonnage tonnage nage to the bOat which operate from Atlantic ports through the canal to San Pedro Fedro Pedr San Francisco and other harbors on the coast ii h hi Rate which Is organized to protect the Interests ot of the tho Interior coun- coun country coun country try quotes a n number number ot of edItorial opinions in favor vor of ot the GoodIng bill Including the following The policy ot or permitting sail sail- i all roads all roads of ot the countr country to carryon carry on cutthroat against boat I lines in order to to 10 mah a monopoly of ot tallon is ably discussed b Henry W Lee liS publisher ot of the Calumet Record a ChIcago trade journal In an edt edi editorial tonal urging urine passage of ot the Goodine Good log bill Mr Lee sas fax The fault tault of ot the v whole hole thing has been with the th Interstate corn com commerce merce commission that thal permitted the railroads to 10 follow this unfair and ruinous practice When ben the Goodine GoodIng bill becomes a law mono mone can be spent pent on rIvers river and canal Improvements without the taint ot of pork barrel Boats can again acain oper oper- oper operate late oper-late ate ato at a and the cost of ot transportation will sill III bo be greatly greally ro re reduced reduced The picturesque and charm charm- charm ne roI I log Ing rh cr craft will sill come como back Into inlo action and America will have hav cast castoff 1 ort off a heavy l incubus and an out out- outrageous out injustice The Gooding bill Is 19 probably the most valuable ble and constructive piece picco ot or lion that has been proposed the war var Western railroads are using aIon a aLon aton ton Lon of ot d dynamite to 10 kill an ant In their effort to 10 force forca Panama canal ships out ot or business by means ot of ota ofa ola a t rate ralo warfare that will not benefit any city or community but a di 11 assess a transportation tax against seven million people ot of o the Iho h t In the opinion of o the Age Age- At ge Herald Herald of o BIrmingham Ala Nor Nor or does It profit the Ibe tb railroads In the long lonc run to pursue Such ucb B a policy the tha Age Ace Herald contends Jr if as 38 a la is I alleged the railroads ds lose money on the thi hauls haul made at low competitive ratu rate to seaboard e board the roads wOl ld would be bo better belter oft off lo to let the watercraft have the tonnage they titus haul baul at a loss lo a It Is well demonstrated that I waterways create more tonnage lihan than they carry That being the ho case the he waterways waterway are aro an actual and roads ablo asset to th the railroad rail rall railroads Ogden is 18 deeply concerned In inthis this Issue luu and the Ule local chamber ot of commerce Is li lending I support to tobo the bill bUt Our senators senator and representatives should be a 0 unit for Cor the tb measure 00 |
