RESTRICTED RAILWAY FREIGHTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 25, 24 October 1907, Page 5

RESTRICTED RAILWAY FREIGHTS.

''.' : ',', STATE LEGISLATIVE: POWERS.',''. ' BT TELEGBAPn—I'RESS' AESOOUTION—COrTBIGHT. ," ' 'Now YOI'K, October , Mr. E. T. Young, Attornoy-Gcnpral of the Stato of Minnesota, in defiance-of an injunction of tho United States 'District' Court at St. Piul, attempted to enforco undor'Stato law a reduction of railway freights ''■' Thereupon hd'Vas 1 fined for contemptfbut refused to pay. i the,. fnio ); and .was remanded in custody. An appeal will.bo mado to..tho United States Supreme Court. . , ■ ;

■'The Stato legislatures that have decided to regulate ruihvay corporatidiis .do not,, always soo, eve to.cvo.with tho federal .Government, as to tile' methods of regulation; It has been reported that President Koosovclt: considers that States' which havo j)iiased an arbitrary two cent or three cent maxicnumrate liiw.havu Kone tho wrong way.about.it. His proposal is Federal action in the way of supervision and control, and restraint: of ovcr-capitahsotion. "There must bo jiist and reasonable regulation of rates, ,, , he said at Indiaiiapolis, ." but any arbitrary and unthinking movement to cut them down may be otiuivnleht to putting n complete stop to the effort to provide better transportation.' If the demand fur more taxes; for higher wages, for shorter hours for employees, and follower rates becomes, so excessive as to prevent ample and speedy transportation, and to cat up the legitimate'profits;, if popular and .legislative movements take. a shape so ill-directed ns not only to threaten honest investments and honest enterprises, but also to prevent any effort for tho betterment of transportation facilities, it then becomes out of the question to seonre the necessary investriient of capital in order to bring about an improved service/ , • And improved railway, tiansportation America badly needs. .