The morning call., 1892-02-01
A Few Facts About the Railway
Commission.
How the Southern Pacific Officials Kindly
Assist and advise Commissioner Itch
fe d-.he Results.

Ter al Fourth and Townsend streets. In
fact. tie revision was made by officers Of
the s uthem Pacific Company - by men
whose lives have been devoted TO this sort
of work. men Who find no difficulty 10
TalmnE the alleged reduction on a credu-
Ious public. as an example of what the
RAILWAY Commission can do III tile matter
of eXQTbitaut rates.
This commission costs the taxpayers Of
California something over $1,000 annually,
and the present board has done absolutely
nothing In no instance has it interposed
that authority on behalf Of the people as
against corporation greed granted by the
Constitution; but on the contrary, II has ia
several cases openly snubbeG citizens who
have dared to appeal for aid in the adjust
ment Of rates.
TIL FARMERS sNUBBED.
Even the Farmers Alliance, representing
tie most important Industry in the State,
could get no satisfaction from the members
Of this board, whose hands are tied behind
tLeir backs by The southern Pacific
Last August the Alliance people asked for
better warehouse facilities al PasO hebies.
The company would not allow The farmers
10 use q slde-tTaCE connecting with build
ug used fer storing wheat, neither would
it construct a new track. This practically
sLut tile farmers Oft from any warehouse
business and worked them great hard snip,
An appea. was made TO the Railway Com
mission, but the board decided after brief
investigation that il had no jurisdiction IN
tie matter ana could only ',reccmmend IhaJ
the company build the track requested
This palpabe evasion, however, dIu not
quite please Commissioner LUcAneld, ana
great love for his masters prompted him
10 fIa a discerning oninifn Ills ruDIished
IN Ito +,.arft1, .--,',,ai r.,,rt ~ fba .ontrnis
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SPECIMEN STEEEIITY
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tls el.r.o. t4 .A's C-ss - .,.-,, . ,
certlr railroad company 10 pul . a switch OF
sIdeu8ck.
SeceHa-ilat taere is no eFId nee OF any
".eA- conn 'ed ny NE ia,.iea1 conn ,--s.
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-AANhS FNh NbIH.''r-
il Will he ST en- ty tile above that the
board denies rs authority 10 order rail-
road c.r.r.srv 10 c.n-frifr- "a switch or side
80 ~ M ...-ril sf.a- .,,5s .is....f0,, rfa
II-e -, $50 f.-ft
N'u't-0tA -i-. ~" 10 '-'-A d
SWltcA near L4-itte, J.. DI'4J T. ullN- on
petition from several prominent cltZans
Of mat locality. luls order was not passed,
however. until Commissioner L.tehGe Id
I,f ..s..--a-r.-5 In An interview with a rail
road fic.al that The switch in question had
been ordered built uy tie company three
weeks before the complaint was lied
Tie citizens If Latroue promptly thanked
tie Commissioner FIR their effective work
and believe up 10 this day thattue requested
Improvement was obtained 10y virtue of
their authority.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
Prior 20 ApIl, 1881. frequent complaints
al been made 10y citizens OF Southern Cali
foTuia charging certain railway corpora
lions with leyyIuE excessive rates, ana on
the second daY OF that month the tOmmIs-
sIOneIs decide % proceed L. that portion
rf the Stale on tour Il investigation. Ii
was fgu-ad that tie IT'D wound cost the