Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-15

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instance where the freight on
barrel Of whisky from Chicago to
ing generally the statement OF Mr..
Atwsii.
N. ]. knapp, agent of the Visalia
road, gave statistical information
In reply to questions from Mr.. At
water. He considered 1t . discrim-
ination in the Company in charg-
ing as much for freight on grain to
Sycamore as to Stockton.
AT BAKERSFIELD.
The Board convened at the Opera
House at Bakersfield on the follow
ing day. w. HI. J. Brooks appeared
and RESENTED apetition from many
citiEe,l of Baxersfield,t to the effect,
first mat the rates of freight from
SAM Francisco to Bakersfield are
excersive. exorbitant and oppres-
sive ito all the industries Of the
people.
Sscond-That the rates OF fare for
passengers between San Francisco
and that town are oxOrbitant, ex.
cessive and prohibitory of that FREE
quent and intimate communication
between places and towns that
tends more than anything else to
increase the business and prosper
ity of communities.
Third-rhat the Company is in
the habit OF making dlscrimina.
tion, both in its rates of fares and
freights, in favor Of certain places
and against others, particularly
Bakersfield, which are both unjust
and unfair.
Fourth-That the said Company
is In the habit of charging what is
called a State toll Of ten cents on
every bill of merchandise coming
from San Francisco, even when the
same does not amount 10 but few
pounds, which lis not warranted by
nor within the iac;..il. z Of the Act
Of the LEGISLATURE, nor authorized
by resolution of the State Board OF
Harbor Commissioners under
which the same is levied, for both
of these direct that the said toll
shall be paid by the said Company
for the use tof q certain portion OF
the water front of San Francisco,
and give no right to exact the same
from its consignees and customers.
Fifth-That 1t puts the people of
Bakersfield to great trouble, incon-
veDience and expense by locating
their depot and shipping point at
Sumner, q place which is at a dis
lance of mile from this place of
business, which il both wrong and
an outrage.
Sixth-That there are INSULT.
cient accommodations for the con.
venience and comfort of passengers
while waiting at the depot for the
arrival of the trains--convenience
that may be dispensed with by the
male, but are Indispensable to fe-
male travellers.
The petition then set forth the
prayers for relief of the com plain.
ants, asking a reduction in freights
and fares, that the ao-cAlled State
tax be abolished, that side track
and station be built at Bakersfield
and accommodations provided for
passengers while waiting for tho
train.
There are a large number of spe-
cial complaints also.
r. M. Hobby complains that in
shipping sheep by car loads the
Company will not give double
decked cars, 30 that only one-hulf
the number Of sheep can be carried.
p. Gillis makes general CHARGES
of excessive and extortionate rates
of freight.
A. WE'LL & c.. and w. II. Scrib-
ner cOplain Of the excessive rates
charged for passengers, namely five
cents per mile.
George G. Doherty makes special
of the rates for honey.
He says that the charge is twice rs
much as on other roads.
Stockton was SIG, and from Stock
ton to Bakersfield was 81 SO.
X. p. Wheeler's complaint is in
the excessive charge for merchan-
disc.
l.. Hirshfeld complains of excess
i've rates on potatoes, telling how
he was charged ten cents mile
per ton on shipment.
J. d. Stockton, in his complaint,
makes special reference to alfalfa
seed, saying the charge to this city
Is 81 80 per hundred weight, while
wheat is 60 cents.
F. Richard Hudnut makes allegs-
lions OF discrimination in favor OF
Los Angeles and against Bakers
field in charges for transportation
of merchandise.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE
COMMISSION.
The Board met this morning at
their rooms, q full Board present.
Commissioner Beerstecher offered
the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the Secretary Of
the Board proceed ut once to make
full and true copies of all and every
complaint on file In this office
against any transportation COM
pany, and cause such copy of COM
plant, together with summons, to
be served according to law upon
the transportation company com.
planned OF.
Commissioner Beerstcher also of
fered the following:
Resolved, That the Secretary OF
the Board request the Central Pa.
cific Railroad Company to furnish
this Board with true copies of their
several local passenger and freight
rates between the several stations
on their own aud leased lines, and
II In any ofsaid rates 1t shall appear
that more is demanded for trans
porting passengers or freight in one
direction than In the opposite d.
rection, or for less than u greater
distance per mile, that such Com
pany assign reasons for such
charges.
Commissioner Stoneman said
that the Companies had already
furnished the Board with their tar
if and CLASH ficatiOn, and could do
no more in giving information.
Commissioner Beerstecher re.
marked that he had looked over
the book carefully, and could IN AXE