The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-07-26
The !. c. II. X. Company vs., the Railroad
Commission.


The Railrosd Downed.
The Illinois Central railroad COM
pany, through their representatives,
Messrs. Fentress, Jetlry, Morey and
others, have urged with great energy
force and ability their claims before
the railroad commission for the last
three days touching their tariff ri
charges for frieghts. They claim that
the tariff promulgated for them by
the commission, to take effect July
lst, if likewise observed IN the States
Of Louisiana, Tennessee and Ken
lucky, would bankrupt their compa-
ny. They take the position that they
will not discriminate In favor OF one
state or locality against another, and
that the tariff promulgated as afore-
said will force them to make up by
charges in Louisiana, Tennessee and
Kentucky the amount the MISSISSIPPI
pi commission, by it, tariff force i'll
Mississippi lower than reasonable
that the commission has made five
reductions, and the one Of June lst,
if applied without discrimination in
the four states, will make net loss
Of $3.50, 900 each yearto the company.
Second-That the commission has,
" between the Mobile X Ohio and
Illinois Central railroads, which are
parallel with five conjunctive points
aud are active competitors from ST,
Louis to the Gulf, given the Mobile
4 Ohio for the same service about y
per cent. on the Illinois Central.
Third-That the commission has
Disseminated against the Illinois
Central and in favor of every other
road in Mississippi. The Illinois
Central insists that it should be al
lowed to charge the same price a,
pther competing roads in the State
for the same service, and that where
4 railroad furnishes better, quicker
and better service, it ought not, fol
that reason, he forced to charge low
ar than other roads for the same ser
vice; that such a discrimination is
in effect, offering a premium tol
bankrupt and illy-equiped roads, anc
.rippling and Injuring tlourishinl
roads which furnish safe, quick anC
the best of service, etc.
On the other hand, the commission
Justify their action in the premises
IN this: They claim that the rate
prescribed by them effective July lst
j.. in their Judgment, just and reas'
)nable and allows the road a fail
compensation, That this rate Is
higher in many respects than those
operated 10y other roads, and that
here can he no necessity, as claimed
for the |. c., to advance the rate III
he states of Louisiana, Kentucky 4
Tennessee in order to make up losses.
That the rate of July lst is not lower
han the rate heretofore prescribed
-. .},o commission and onprsted hy
the road during the past two years.
That the conipany has been making
.,o,or IN font thn earnings have IN
,roogad Iurinr onpra,ion of com.
,,r.tnu.s rat4 aforesaid. rs shown
ny tn quarterly returns sworn to
md onthp file in the office of the com
. mission That here has been but one
tpurra, reduction of rates, the 9TH
rr four complained Of being Of little
tothp road. TIE commit
fee -totps that it il true that they
have given the Mobile & Ohio rail
road a somewhat highpr rate than
tho onu tvrj for the Illinois Central
| roiIrood and saw that while possibly
the Mobile 4 Ohio rate i. higher than
If uhouId he they claim that under
theI la they are totakeiut0 consider
,tfon the rapacitv of the road for ear,
nina uonav etc in FIXING the rates.
and that road which has a less traffic
- Il,+ la ,r nafn,l nrnh IN nAE