The record-union., 1895-08-15

Finally Laid over Until the IteG uiaf
Meeting OF the Commissioners Two
Weeks Hence.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. l4.-lhe Kali
road Commissioners met this afternoon
to consider the important step of reduc-
ing the railroad freight rates on grain.
Commissioner LaRue of Sacramento
had pledged himself to reduce the rates
% per cent. in the event of his election.
and that was also the understanding on
the part of the public III the case OF Com
missioner Stanton when he was a candl-
date for election TO the board, though 1t
is said that the doctor did not personally
make any promises, whatever his friends
might have done. Recently Mr.. LaRue
announced his intention to keep his
promise and to submit 10 the board a
schedule OF rates making the promised
reductions 1t is said that his schedule
would reduce the revenues of the South
ern Pacific Company about $Z33,OO an
nually.
Secretary Newman produced number
Of type written communications from
TO rates, the reading Of which, on motion
OF DR.. Stanton, was dispensed with.
Commissioner LaRue Then proceeded
to the pith of the business in hand by
presenting the following resolutions:
WHEREAS. The Southern Pacific Com
pany did, during the year 1894, assure the
people that material reductions in rates
for The transportation OF grain would be
made over their Pacific system in Cali
fornia; and, whereas, in accordance there
with il did. on the 10Th day OF december,
1894, adopt, publish and put into effect
schedule of rates on grain, known ana
designated as grain tariff No. :, wherein
many reductions were made between the
various stations in the grain producing
sections and points OF delivery, said re-
duced rates not being general, but apply
ing TO certain sections OF the State only, the
reductions so made varying from four a.
per cent. 10 twenty (Z0) per cent, or
whereabouts, while in many localities no
reduction whatever was made, and III
other sections where no grain IS produced
for shipment and but little transported
by the railroads the rates were worry ma
terally reduced, varying from thirty go
cents to three dollars lS3) per ton; and,
whereas, the reductions noted are made
quate and do not afford the reliet re-
Qulred and necessary to enable the pro-
ducer to put his grain in the market at a
reasonable rate, as the rates now charged
are eXorUltant, excessive and greater
than the producer can afford to pay, the
cost Of transportation being greater than
the traffic Will bear: and, whereas, owing
TO the general depression III all kinds OF
business and TO the very unremuneratiVe
prices received by the producer for all
kinds of cereal products, the rates for
transporting to market or shipping
points should be reduced to the very low
/ a ttxa, !
carrier a reasonable and just cOmpensa-
ton for such service: now, therefore be it
'ReSOiUed, That grain tariff No. =.
adopted, published and put into effect
December 29 1891, by the Southern Pa
cihc Company, with all subsequent
amendments thereto. applying on
straight or mixed carloads Of grain,
bran. shorts. middlings. feed, ground,
cracked or rolled barley, and cracked
corn in sacss between san Fran
cisco, Oakland wharf, Port Costa Ne
vada dock, Benicia, South Vallejo.
stockton, Sacramento, Marysville, Los
Angeles, Port Los Angeles and San
Pedro, and stations on the Southern Pa
citic Company's Pacific system named
therein, and being in the State OF Calitor-
MIA, DO and the samv is hereby amended
as follows:
a. general reduction from present
rates of fifteen 90 per cent. OF each and
every rate charged between any and all
points or stations named IN said tariff or
schedule is hereby made except that be-
tween the following named stations and
all points named in said tariff schedule,
the rate shall be reduced twenty (20) per
cent. from present rates, to-wit: Lincoln,
Ewing, Sheridan, Wbeatland. Reeds,
Rupert, Marysville, Raminez, Coombs,
Honcut, Palermo. Nancluse, Cox Lane,
Villa Narona. Oroville, Merrltrs, Mullen,
Woodland. Curtis, Knights, Chandler.
Marcuse, Tudor, Oswald, Bogue's Spur,
Allendale, Wolfskill, Winters. Ely, Cit
roma, Madison, Esparto, Capay, Cada-
nassa, Tancred, Surry, Amaranth,
Guinda, Sauturne, Cashmere, Rumsey,
Homestead, New Ramona, Perkins, Man
love. May hew, Routier's Mills, Soudan,
Salisbury, Natoma, Alder Greek, Orchard,
Folsom, W hite Rock, Cothrins, Latrobe,
Flonellis. Bryant. Brandon, Dugan, Ben
nett, >hingle Springs. Cummins, lIl Do
RADIO. Diamond Springs and Placerville,
and said rates so amended, established
and adopted shall be the maximum rates
allowed TO be charged on said Southern
Pacific Companys Pacific system In Cal
il0rnia.'
Now, therefore, in pursuance of an
the Board OF railroad Commissioners
(Section Il, Chapter %, Statutes OF 1850
and the rules Of this com mission:
"lt is accordingly ordered that a certi-
fed copy Of the resolution and order
adopting the amended schedule be served
by the Secretary OF this commission upou
the Southern Pacific Company; and in
case said company shall prefer, Tor it's
own convenience and to sim piify the
duties OF ali concerned. to make its own
copies OF such amended schedule and
shall consent to put The same IN opera
ton within twenty l20j days from and
after the service OF said order, and in ac-
cordance herewith, it may do SO without
further preliminary process or proceed
ing to enforce the same. Provided said
company, or its general manager shall,
within three ~ days from and after lhe
service OF said order, acknowledge the
service OF said amended schedule by
printed copy, expressly y waving all other
service OF notice thereof In writing, ad-
dressed 10 said commission and to be
filed and remain of record in the office of
said commission.
And it is further ordered that if such
ack acknowledgements and waiver as afore-
said, shall not be filed in said Commits
sioners' office within three (3j days from
and after the service OF sucn order. as
Secretary shall Immediately proceed to
serve printed copies on the said Southern
Pacific Company, and shall keep a record
of Ills action in the minutes of said COM
mission
j. c. Martin, attorney for the Southern
Pacific, asked that he be given time to