The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21

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the last nine months IN this respect than
Tor any corresponding period IN the last
twelve years at least.
INJUNCTION SHOULD BE PERPETUAL.
Whether a continuance Of the iniunctions
would work a continuance OF this improved
condition is not certain, but the commits
sion is inclined TO think 1t would TO a
considerable extent. not only because de-
partuFe from the published rate can be
more easily and summary dealt with in
injunction proceedings than BY criminal In
ulctment, but also because OF changes in
the ownership Of railway properties and the
.~aSioA HAlcA past experience has t4u-ht
ta!Wey operators. Inc right 10 proceed
II tlls manner 10 restrain violations vi the
act Is OF great value, but attention is called
10 tine tact that the right 70 SO proce. d Is
az least doubtful While railroad managers
nave, As rule, welcomed these iuiuuutiuus
rs applied to the maintenance OF rates the
principle involved Is stOutly contested IL
. use now pending before the United
states supreme court Congress has tAe
u4doubted power 10 invest Federal courts
VITA TINS authority, and It would relieve
tue present uncertainty II an enactment
10 that tuect could be had al the present
The report then goes on to state the
TuHHsts IA rates ON grain products aud pack
~ mouse products since January l. 1871,
sLoW'ns considerable advances especially
SINCE the Issuance OF the iuJuuctlOIs
Inc commission concludes, urst that the
eHect OF these injunctions has been to ma
rate actually received by the carrier and
actually paid by the shipper. and second
mat thelr operation as applied TO the pres.
cnt condition OF railroad ownership en-.
dbles advances in rates which Inirht no,
Otherwise be made ana maintained While
tAe producer Of grain win undoubtedly pay
from now on from 10 T cents in some
Instances 10 cents, per 100 pounds n'5rs
70 transport that grain from the field 10
aestlnaiion tnan be had paid for some dime
before these injunctiouS took eject this
against the injunet!ons Every ou. CON.
ceaes tAat carriers should publish their
HE ana maintain the rates when pub
lehed It does show, however that there
oAght 10 he some power, in court or com.
MISSION, or elsewhere which can not only
IioII4pel lnese carriers to maintain the pu0.
ushed rate hut which can compel them fo
pnoiIsh fair and reasonable rate
DECISIONS OF THE COMMISSION
In addition to the matters disposed OF by
preliminary inquiry and general inyestisg.
ton, many important questions arising in
contested cases have been decided during
THE year. The questions so decided by the
commission are summarized IN the report.
The cases In which these decisions were
filed Involve the following subjects:
Denying shippers their choice OF estab.
p'ou5lt by Shippers IN California and re-
Idted TO the transportation OF oraagr. over
numerous established routes TO Eastern
destinations.
through routes and through rltes-Nlullng
In transit Disregard of published t1rilf8
lhcse questions arose upon complaint of
WlI4ns company IN BunMO, y. 81 against
"a delivering carrier In New England
Differences In transGontincntl carload
auu less lhau carload r4tes--Blauket rates.
AAt SaSy AHNoNIhb lhese questions was
Drought by a commercial organization IN
~ Louis against carriers operating yari-
GUS through routes from 81. Louis, Chicago
ana 9ther points IN the middle West TO tue
Pacific coast
Rates 70 faeihe coast terminals and In
tefmediate teTitory-lhis case was brought
by a commercial Organization OF Phoenix
Atlz, against the tfauscoutncutal lines OPP
Grating through that Territory
Contract rates lower than those specihed
In the published tarim-Ihis case involved
an alleged agreed rate lower than the pub.
llshed tariff rate on carload OF machinery
from Erie, Pa, to Sa.ton, Cal.
Classification of hay aud straw-Iu This
case a National association OF hay dealers
aud producers complained against the prln-
cipal carriers operating In official classic.
cation territory of an advance made by
such carriers In the classification of hay
uary !, 1900.
Long ana short haul charges-Relatiye
rates--Thls case was brought by the city
OF lifton, Ga, against O number OF carriers
IN Southern territory and involved the
question OF the legality Of freight rates TO
Triton as compared with those to sur
rounding points from Northern and East.
ern cities aud from New Orleans
Unreasonable and unjust rateS-Publica.
ton OF tarlfs-This case arose upon tbs
complaint of a shipper in Norfolk Neb..
against the carriers engaged I'm curryipg
city,
Discrimination in furnishing cars-r.o
cases involving this question were decided
by the commission upon complaints brought
by shipper at Collins aud other points in
Ohio.
THE SAFETY APPLIANCE LAW.
The gratifying results OF the safety.ap-
pliance law OF 1898 have been increasingly
evident during the preesnt year The mum.
Der of persons killed and Injured An con.
ping and uncoupllng cars during the year
ending June 30, 1907 the FIRST entire wear
reported since the law went into fun ef.
fect-shows diminutlon as compared with
1898, the year when the law was passed.
OF 6s per cent IA the number killed and ST
per cent in the number injured IN 1898
81,