The herald., 1895-08-29

resolution and the proceedings held upon
that day have been served upon the COM
pany named in the resolution and this
company asked for time IN which to pre-
pare data showing that this order should
not be enforced. AS comm issioner and
basing my conclusions upon a thorough
Investigation OF the subject | believe
that there are many reasons to urge
against the adoption of this measure.
The preamble to this order contains
many statements which are not borne
out by the facts of the case, and If adopted
and enforced would certainly fail to ac-
complish the results which have been SO
earnestly desired by all who are directly
interested in the question OF traenspor-
tation in this state. | speak of the dis.
elimination which exists on the Pacific
system of the Southern Pacific company.
If the gentleman who presented this reso-
luton had arranged a schedule. as re-
quired by the law, which governs our
actions, these Determinations would
have been at once apparent and it would
not have required much ejaculation to
show that the charges in different locali
ties range from IL to q rate exceeding 10
cents per mile. There may be reasons
advanced for these discriminatlve Q
charges. which, from our worthy COM
missioner's experience as shipper, are
entitled to due respect and consideration !;
but, if reasons are not forthcoming, and
it is admitted that these determinations
exist, then | ask how it is possible to
regulate this condition by adopting such
au I'd hn ~,
Would not a schedule based upon gen.
eral reduction of 10 per cent and excepting
only the seventy-one stations which are
affected by the proposed 20 per cent re-
duction still maintain these irreguari-
ties? If the commissioner is correct the
reductions made have not been general
and consequently. should this order be
enforced. you will find the wheat shipper
in one section of the country receiving a
reduction OF Is per cent on the rates of
grain tariff No. /, which another has
derived a profit of about 30 per cent on
the rates OF the same tariff. A compari-
son OF the rates from Dnuba to Port
Costa and Salidn t. Stockton may serve
as an ILLUSTRATION of this fact. Many of
the stations named in the resolution as
affected by 90 per cent reduction. show
no grain shipments either in 1893 or 1894,
notably on the Sacramento and Placer
vile branch. The same Irregularities
exist as to the rates, and in some in
stances IL cents per ton per mile is
charged for transportation of grain. The
horizontal reduction of 90 per cent would
not place these stations on an equal foot
ing.
For these reasons l am opposed to the
adopting of this order, and l am certain
that if the commissioner will go into the
details of schedule based on his order
he will agree that the facts are as / have
presented them before the commission. l
am in favor of reducing freight rates on
and unreasonable, but as it is claimed
that rates hare been established on COM
mercial basis and the reduction Of rates
upon one commodity would seriously
affect the rates governing the movement
of another. to be consistent this commits
sion should give an impartial hearing to
all parties concerned and when II reduc-
tion is determined upon, give the ship
per of all commodities affected by unjust
rates the proper percentage OF said re-
ductiOns. To determine this fact | am in
favor of changing the order of these pro
C edings, and offer resolution TO that
effect.
The order OF Commissioner Larue. IL
adopted by this commission. could not
possibly affect the movement of the grain
crops this season.
NOW word as to newspaper criticism.
l have been censured by a certain news
paper OF this city for the reason that
would not commit myself to Commits
sloner Larues resolution. The public