Show MAKE RF REQUESTS QUESTS I 1 washington aug auga I 1 an important formal conference 66 between the interstate commerce commission and rop rep 4 of DI We western trunk lanez I 1 I 1 and traffic officials of 0 various SO south ern and southeastern railroads took place yesterday in the hearing room of the commission it related to the 00 construction to be placed by the con COM mission on the recently enacted mgt rate law Dx extended tended statements were mao made to the commission by several of the railroad officials the principal speakers being J C stubbs of the southern pacific W B biddle of the chicago rock rack pacific JM culp of the southern railway and dai darius ius miller of the chic chicago ago bu rl 1 ag 1 j ten quincy 3 in brief ali the railroad officials almaw made throe three general requests of the commission f I 1 I 1 first that a reasonable ext extension enston of time bo be given them to prepare and publish and file with the commission commissI their new tariff schedules under tinder abl law aw and also that the book containing the rates might be left with each st sag A tion agent instead of bei being ng posted ia at t t the station I 1 second that the requirement of ofa h a notice of thirty days in a change oa i rate or rates ates be eliminated particular artl cular i ly as to import and export traffic lt it was pointed out that thai often these raap had bad to be changed within a few hours to meet local conditions and that itt would ve bo practically impossible to anticipate these changes by even ono day not to mention thirty days 4 third that the railroads be relie relieve from the publication of terminal rate 4 at joints i of destination and allowed to publish them only at the point where I 1 lije charges originate I 1 the passenger traffic officials re r quested the commission not to insist on the filing of now new rates at this tim as os their rates under the new law would be precisely the same foj tor tinie time at least as they are now and mhd present rates are on file with the coni corn ml ruiE Eslon sion 1 |