The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-07-10
Freight Tariff in Illinois.

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Freight Tariff in Illinois.
The Railway and Warehouse Com
;nsofs;sanaf. 81 &ano sou Cave ,..1eo :.
the questions that have arisen under
the oct Of May 2ud, 1873, to prevent
extortiop and unjust discrimination
in freights. The Commissioners d.
rect attention to the first section Of
the act referred TO, which declares
that at any railway corporation do.
ing business in this State shall charge
or receive more than fair or reason.
able rate of toll or compensation for
the transportation of passengers or
freight, the same shall be deemed
guilty Of extortion, and, upon con.
yiction, be punished by specific pen.
alties.".
After stating the object OF the act
to be to prevent extortion as well a.
unjust discrimination, and that the
rates hitherto charged have been "un.
reasonably high the Commission
ers remark that any advance will
be in direct violation Of the law.
The questions referred to above as
arising from the passage Of the new
railway law, are thus stated by the
Commissioners
I. Does the act apply to through
freights as well as local freights
2. Does the act admit OF any dis
elimination in freight tariffs based
upon the quantity shipped, or must
tho railway companies, to comply
with the act, adopt one uniform rate
per one hundred pounds, per ton, or
per car load, regardless OF the qua, :.
ftity or the amount of the shipment :!
s. Where two or more railways,
operated by different companies, are
so connected 40 to form in fact, one
continuous Tine, and shipments are
made from point on one read to q
point on the other, may they charge
at a rate applicable to the distance
over both roads, or the aggregate OF
the local rates on each road?
4. Can railway corporations here
after issue excursion tickets?
= In answer to these questions, the
following conclusion are arrived al
by the Commissioners.
/. The provisions of the act are
applicable as well to through as to
local freight. so far at least as 10
require that less should be charged
for the transportation Of domestic OF
local freight from one point to an.
other within this State than the sum
charged tor the transportation OF
through or foreign freight sthe same
distance within the State and for it's
transportation from or to . point
without the State. Thus the charges
from point west of tie State to .
point within the State must not he
the faine as, or less, than the charges
from the west line oil the State over
the same road to the same point OF
destination. So the charges from .
point within the State TO a point east
Of the State must not be the same rs,
or less than, the charges from the
Same point Of departure over the
same road to the east line Of the
State. So also the charges from .
point west of the State to . point
east of TIE State must not be the
same ~, or less than, the charges
over the same road from the west
line TO the east line of the State.
The general principle is, that the
charges for any distance within this
State must not be,the same or greater
than the charges for q greater dls-
lance.
2. A reasonably less rate may be
charged per 100 bounds per ton or
Per car where large amounts OF
freight are shipped BY the same per
son than where small shipments are |
made, without violating the net.
Determinations Of this character
upon fair business principles, which
were Just aud reasonable before the
passage Of the act, are not prohibited
thereby, but seem to be recognized
therein by the words "like quantity"
occurring in the third sec
ton Of the act.
3. Where two or more railways
are owned and operated by different
and are connected so as to
form in fact one continuous line, and
either Of such companies receives
freight upon its road to be shipped
% soms point upon the other road,
he same may be treated, for purpose
# such Shipment, as one entire line,
Ind the same rate may be charged as
one company owned the roads
lpon which th9 freight were shipped I,
Or the entire distance, instead OF
hargrng the aggregate Of the local
atcs on each road for the distance :
Ripped thereon. q
4. The act expressly provides that 6
athing therein contained shall be so Q
~ to prevent railway O
porations from issuing commute :,
y, excursion, or thousand mile =
kets - the same havs hitherto y
- ibsaed By such corporations. n