Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1887 — THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION. [ARTICLE]

THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.

St. Louis grocers have lodged complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commissioners against the Missouri Pacific Railway Company. F. B. Stahlman, Thirl 7,ce Presid nt of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, appeared before the Interstate Commission Friday, to answer statements made by Commissioners Fink and Gault, of the Queen and Crescent Route. He says that if there was any exception anywhere on this continent that cal ed for relief under the four h section, tie whole Southern system of railroads was that exception. By an elaborate statement of rates Mr. Stahlman sought to remove what he called mistaken impression, to the effect that Southern railroads had deliberately gone to work to build up Alabama interests at the expense of other section! of ths country. The rates were fair and equitable, and the people were satisfied with them. He was not aware of any necessity for relief in the matter of pig-iron rates at points on his own line, but he did desire relief on through traffic to New York. The Chairman suggested that such an order would be futile unless qther connecting lines joined. Mr. Stahlman replied that the Lake Erie and Western was so situated that it could unite with his road on a $4 rate to New York without violating the law.