Show plu and stati COMMER 2 col m this ahr one of the moat most interesting f tea ea ree of the present cession session of con is s t has a been the discussion oath bu iter I 1 state commerce bill this I 1 baw aroused much comment eve pe ri the country it has his to tl faa e vigor quely opposed aji the I 1 roade oad jet yet its provisions it is J idean a would ultimately be of 1 er benefit to the railroads than the public the g advantage ge caned gaine d lay uy tho lat matild be afi the m main tai nance of a fixed rate if passed the bill would probably demoye mi many alny of jve fh e complex A M lex questions which W bich jiow aw J wee abe great railroad corpora tio ions nand d the lie to summarize it briefly the bill prohibit prohibits firstly drawbacks s epenial echal aratea end sud unquestionable preferences and advantages ad vantage of every sor tand requires a all 11 charges to be alike under like circumstances c es and condition sand that all roade shall be treated alite alike chartino Char tinB more for short than for longer lavie r distance distances ID in the same direction thirdly all pooling arrangements and agreements between evin competing lines Hire sand and at I 1 it for tae I 1 pro of all kind kinds through and local and pro babits aill ad advaney vanes of rates except on ten day days notice though they maybe reduced without notice it is questionable however if the bill will be passed in its present shape A bill 4 it in may a go through bunim i ti ultimate e form f orna it may be som 7 the clause claus e chikos which ie being discussed the moat mos t extensively extensively exten sivel y is that ting to long and abort hauls bauls it it aims to prevent lenand 0 I 1 it it Wade a law adal 1 MM a y ira 1 1 asia forlin ator instance sta e iou for i the be bail railroads to charge more for hauling g york lo 10 ogden than t h ey kr for b hauling alint the sam same amolini amount io to san francisco t at numerous times various states have p passed assed laws affecting the rail roads but these laws were only effective in the particular states where they were cassea pas sea ud therefore legislation on this matternas matter has generally been weak and some times totally ineffectual now however congress Con gross ha his been urged tu to take steps towards making a national law on thia this matter of in rn ter state stat e Com commerce muce the measure ia is one of the greatest t we do think the present bill will be passed at any rate not dinits in its present lorm form |