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ate time, when we are "better prepared than we are now, after dis­cussion and conference to determine what should he done, that we will make a somewhat comprehensive order regulating the various matters which are "brought to our attention; but obviously we are not prepared to do so now. The subject is quite as new to us as it is to you, and very likely most of you have given more attention to it, since the law was approved, than have the members of the Commis­sion. How there are not only the general questions which were raised yesterday, but there are many minor ones v/hich are sure to arise. It is a subject which requires very careful consideration, and you w i n understand that we are riot prepared now--even if the full Commission were here— to make any difinitie or official announcement. We expect to do everything we can— as you understand— tocomply with the law, and the Commission expects to give such further time as may be necessary in order to accomplish the changes the new law requires and to adopt measures relieving the railroads in respect to the matters involved. That is all that I can properly say at this time". Mr. Clements: "It does not occur to me that these matters h e x can be disposed of now. The new law is not effective until August 28th, and it does not appear that the Commission has any additional au­thority until that date. When you have made your best efforts to comply with this law under advise of your lawyers and put into your tariffs the changes required and in addition to those already here-- anything needful to be done can be acted upon at that time. It can­not be done before. Undoubtedly the Commission intends to do what is fair and right, but you should endeavor to meet the additional requirements of the new law. It will be sometime after that that the Commission «n can make this comprehensive order. We think that with the tariffs you have here, and such manifest changes as the new law re­quires, that there' will be sufficient to get along with until we can make the order." Mr. Ihapp: What do you say gentlemen to the suggestion that a committee be appointed to represent all the roads?" Mr. Green: "There is no difficulty about that." Mr. Stubbs : I suppose it is practicable to appoint a committee from each one of the Associations, and that those several committees would meet and organize into a general committee which would confer with the Commission— if that is desired. As to the expediency of bringing the number of the Committee within your ideas of what would be "small", I do not know. In our territory we find it necessary to have on committees of the character of that present here, from 7 to 10 members, because we cover a large territory and the conditions are not alike in all parts of that territory. I think it would be quite agreeable to the lines that our committee represents to join all the other associated lines in a general committee. How £ar that would be effective in bringing to the attention of the Commission such matters a a ought to be brought to it, I cannot say." Mr. Knapp: "So far as the three general propositions, or re­quests, which were made yesterday, are concerned, namely: The allow­ance of additional time for preparing and printing absolutely new tariffs which it seemes to be expected will happen in due course of time, and incidentally, this question of posting tariffs, or having them filed with the Agent and notice posted; and, second, the length of