Ogden Daily Standard | 1910-06-06 | Page 1 | Railroads are Willing

RAiLRDADS ARE WILLING To Leave the Hatter )f Rates to the Commission New York, June 6. According to a statement given out here todav at the o til co of President W. C, Brown of the New York Central linen, be and his associates are anxious to have the question of Increased freight rates de elded as quickly as possible and to this end, so far as his lines are concerned, con-cerned, he Is willing to leave the matter entirely with the Interstate Commerce commission. j "Nearly every Increase in pay of employes became effective as of April I," ssld Mr. Brown. "The Increase on the New York Central lines alone aggregate ag-gregate JS, 230. nun per annum. Everybody Every-body is charging more for everything The story of the Increased cost of living liv-ing Is to no heard on all sides. The railroads iu.w ask for higher freight rates, and for the samp reason." In answer to statements that have been made that the railroads are endeavoring en-deavoring to rush the new rates through before tho enactment of the pending railroad bill whloh makes the Interstate Commerce commission the Judge of increases, Mr. Brown pointed to the fact that the eastern reads offered more than a month ago to suspend the now rates, then under i consideration, pending an Inquiry by I the commission as to their reasonableness.