Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-04
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Schedule Of Rates Proposed by Mr..
Eumphreyg.

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SAN FgASc1sco, June 2i-At the sd
journed meeting OF the Railroad Commis
sioners the first matter that came up was the
letter OF aIrs. S. G. Highly. of Poway, San
Diego county. SAINT to Governor Stonemsn,
and by him refsrred to the Commission.
Following is a copy Of q letter written by
General Manager ToWne to Mrs. Highly upon
the subject:
SAN FRANCISCO, May 80, 1883.
Mrs. S. C. Highly Poway, San Diego county, CAL
Dear Madame We see by the newspapers OF yester-
day your letter addressed to Governor Stoneman
relative 10 the matter Of shipment OF your household
goods from Buffalo, n Y. We at once made in
quiry by telegraph to learn the facts. Just why
the agent at BuEaio-who, from your letter, IL
seems received payment for freight goods through
to Los Angeles-did not remit or report the money
to connecting roads west thereof we are as yet IN
able to say.
The goods came to us at ogden from the Union
Pacific road, not as prepaid freight, but with its
proportion OF charges FOR It's road together
with statement OF advances made to roads east
thereof.
We in turn, made payment to the Union Pacific
road Of all back charges up to Ogden, L. t. adding
our proportion thence TO Los Angeles together with
our. local rate from Los Angeles TO Cotton.
You viii thus see that the goods came to Us in
the regular Of business, with charges to col
leet.
Our General Freight Agent will make careful
investigation into all the circumstances, and write
you IuELneT 70 Ittl cOulCenL tIlal We VIII DC aDle
to show you 70 your entire satisfaction that there
has been no neglect carelessness upon the part Of
this company or It's agents. An impartial view of
the matter will considerably modify the unfortunate
opinion which stranger, not knowing our methods
Of promptly ad justlng all errors, might have.
In conclusion, we regret exceedingly that you
deemed it necessary to trouble the Chief Executive
with this matter, who now is much evertaxed with
sffairs OF State. Should you ever be unfortunate
to have any further trouble Of this nature, feel
free to take it up with the general officers Of the
company at San Francisco, who will be only too glad
to correct any errors made By our agent, or to
correspond with those of other roads by letter or
telegraph, without expense to you.
RegrettiDg that you should have been put to any
trouble or inconvenience in this matter, remain
very respectfully,
A. N. ToWNE, General Manager
COMMISSIONERS HUMPHREYS SCHEDULE.
Mr.. Humphreys then offered for the con-
sideration Of the Board the following
schedule of o reduction in frst-class passen.
ger rates. He stated that it was not COM
plete, but could be amended before being
finally acted upon. In it he had considered
the difficulties Of transportation, and had al
lowed a greater rate where it WAS expensive
to move trains than where the roads were
level and travel more profitable. The average
decrease so far as he had gone was % per
cent. He did not claim perfection for the
schedule, but il illustrated his idea of reduc-
tons without the adoption of . uniform rate.
The schedule was as follows:
SCHEDULE REDUCING AND REGULATING FIRST
CLASS RAILROAD PASSENGER RATES.