The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-31
DIXIE'S RATES BY RAIL.
AN OPINION FILED BY THE INTER
STATE COMMISSION.

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iHo fee"IVs Nea0Aou ia Vhe He0ehV
Investigation Set Forth at Consider
able Length-An Effort Noticeable
on the Part of the Companies to
Confornn IN tbaI.aw
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" AshlNGroN, march 5O.-ln the inter
state commerce commission an opinion was
to-day filed by Commissioner Walker con-
tanning tho respIts reached q, ros,aot d, , tl,a
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e"sio" Va '''o '"iiiis anu o'"sS MA
tion oil railroads operating in the southern
states, which was held by the commission
in December last Tho order Of tn. com
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- 80 -" 80 N''''-u -
o'ue' VI n0ti0o 0oinPy WIN Vhe aVuoe
IN the particulars and respects pointed out,
without unnecessary DELAY, and make a
raport to the commission of THAR no., az, in
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small seem 10 iall snort Oh what Is rel 'tred
by law, further action will be taken.
The methods employed by the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association in
making rates from eastern cities and cities
in the northwest to association points In the
southern states are first described The
opinion then takes up the tariffs of veral
OF the leading lines operating in the south
ern states. and reviews their metho ie Of
preparing tariffs and OF CLASSIFYING freight
with considerable detail.
THE ppyNcrp.Y po,vra
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ine p iuSi pal PJints "isDusseo aIe tne
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ylo'ueV W one soui vi setson VI tl' ~ 20
tsrifFs have bean nada mn Tor ,',,bi.o,i',,,
and filing as required bv the siTth section
The Interpretation OF the short haul
clause OF the act. which was an
nounced by the commission in the
Louisville and Nashville Railroads case is
adhered TO. 1t was the intention II the
law that carriers in the first instance
should prepare their tariffs according TO
their individual Judgment and the com
mission urged that in doing 90 tbev should
be brought much nearer to conformity
with the general rule of the fourth section
than had been their previous custom Tho
present investigation has been for the pur-
pose of reviewing the progress made up TO
the present time. and OF making such sug-
gestions as may be appropriate in
respect to further modification. Il ap-
pears that upon many Of the lines con
siderable changes have been made since
the passage Of the act TO regulate The
tariffs of the Chesapeake and Ohio road in
the state of Virginia. do not violate the
strict rule Of the section. The tariffs Of the
Norfolk and Western also conform to the
short haul rule, with a single exception.
namely, the tariff from western and south
ern ates to points on the line of this road
in Virginia The tariffs Of the Richmond
and Danvile and its associate lines have
also been brought quite generally into har-
mony with the rule Of tho law.
soNsr rxcEpr,oNs
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9Gih9 oA9et,Vloha remain "nlCh are de-
many claims To HIstifv rha SANE arc otsa,,
The same is true of the Cincinnati New
Orleans and Texas road. The tai IFS Of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road
are treated at considerable length. The
changes which have been made In the di-
rection of conformity to the law are nointad
out, together with other changes which
seem TO be REQUIRED on this line. both In the
matter Of Classification and In respect 10 the
construction of its tariffe The CON
dition OF the tariffs OF the Iouis-
villo and Nashville road at the time
of the bearing had not been materially
changed since the passage OF the law. Tho
results brought out are given at consid ar
abe length. and are criticised In many
respects. 1t appears. however. that new
tariffs were filed by this road on March %
1889 in which the entire system was
changed. its local classification surrendered
and new schedules prepared which are sub-
stnntlalIy In conformity 10 the re-
auirements OF section q Tho tariffs
also show chAnRes on the main line
and on main branches In the direction Of
conformity 20 section 4. The DISPARITY
which formerly existed between rates ia
local roints and 10 ,rra, dista,,t ,,,,otttsu