The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
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The Interstate Commerce Commission
through Chairman Cooley has filed an
elaborate opinion in the matter of the
Chicago, st. Paul and Kansas City Railway
Company. This company in June last in
formed the Commission that owing to the
action of competing lines covering rates be-
tween Chicago and st. Paul and Minneapolis,
it had been obliged to reduce its own rates
between those points below the rates which
it could afford to accept to intermediate
points, so that upon its line there would be
greater charges made upon the shorter haul
than upon the longer in the same direction,
and 1t stated that if complaint should be
made of this it would undertake to justify its
action under the Interstate Commerce law.
Inc Commission thereupOn made an order
for hearing to be had at Dubuque On the
hearing the respondent company gave evil
dence tending to show that the action it had
taken was forced upon it by the Burlington
and Northern Railroad Company, which had
made rate between st. Paul and Minneap-
oils below that which would be compensatory
and it produced evidence strongly tending to
show that the Burlington and Northern on
the rate 1t was making. was not paying
operating expenses. The Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railway Company also appeared
and offered similar evidence.
Inc Burlington and Northern, on the other
naad, was represented by its general officers
ana insisted that its rates were remunera-
tive.
The principal question, raised before the
Commission at the hearing was whether il
had the power to compel the Burlington and
Northern to increase its rates to a remuners.-
tive point. The Commission dsclaims
possessing any such power. The further
question was discussed whether the fact that
the burlington and Northern made rates
which were unreasonably low made out the
dlsslmllar circumstances and conditions
under the fourth section of the act which
would entltle the respondent company to
make greater charge on the shorter haul.
The Commission does not assent to this
view.
Incidentally, in discussing the case. the
commission says that 1t does not understand
on what ground the Burlington and North
ern, while insisting that its rates from
chicago to st. Paul are renumeratiye. can
Justify charging the same rates for one-third
or two-thirds the distance. Upon its own
showing these rates seem to be excessive.
Nominations by the President.
The President nominated this afternoon,
John Parkhurst, of Michigan, to be minister
to Belgium; Capt. Henry w. Lawton. of the
Fourth Cavalry, to be major and insnector
general, and Walter G. Newbury, postmast-
er at Chicago.
The List Long One.
The following Maine pensions have been
granted
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
Benz, B. Spear, Warren.
RESTORATION AND INCREASE.
Frances o. ]. Smith, Portland.
INCREASE.
Norah Hoyt, Vienna.
John l.. Towle, Gardiner.
David Pottle, Gardiner.
Edward Kelley, National Military Home.
John f. Ketchum, Bridgewater.
Francis NJ Caldwell, Sherman Mills.
Samuel A. Myrich, Unity.
William A. Rhodes, Augusta.
Fisher A. Ames, National Military Home
Jas. +. Durgan, Yarmouth.
William II. Manchester, South Portland
AloDzo Q. Tyler. Poland Centre.
James w. Smith, Augusta.
Edwin Moore, Ellsworth.
Alvin l.. Huntington, 0rr's Island.
Alonzo G. Thomas, Coopers Mills.
William II. Vickery, East Machias.
Stephen d. Merrill, Calais.
John Waltz, Damariscotta Mills.
L. Lewellyn II. Smith, Upper saltwater.
James Donnelly, Washburn.
Edward Ames, Hartland.
John Blair, Fairfield.
Richard W. Withers, Caribou.
Samuel S. Farman. Rockland.
Michael Ford, National Military Home.
Luther b. Farnum, Pennington.
Chas. 5. Freeard, National Military Home
Delon Newcomb, alias John Pratt, Carmel.
Leonard GrOcker, Whlteneld.
Phineas G. Witham, Weld,
Alvin Hartman, Biddeford.
Chauncy b. Phillips, Kingfeld.
Joseph p. Libby, Unity.
Miles j. Sweeney, Bangor.
John M. Dow, West Charlestown.
Almon Littlefed Kennebunk.
Daniel Andrews, Detroit.
George II. Ross, Calais.
Geo. HI. Bowers, Th0maSton.
Geo. Ware, Augusta.
Richard ii. TOwne, Bingham.
Chas. Davis, Sebago.