The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11
HEARING DATE SET
IAsaWGTON RAILROAD CDHHIs.
SION FILES COMPLAINT.
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Olympia, Dot. 6.-Ths Warrington
railroad comminion, On IL. own mo-
tion, has fled with itself . complaint
against four railroads, designed 10
compel joint freight rates. Copies Of
the complaint are being prepared for
service, % shat the hearing will be
had ct Colfax on November 8, after
the regulate thirty days notice has
expired.
Chairman Fairchild arrived here
yesterday morning and at once began
the preparation Of the complaint,
which ills. about eight pages Of type
writesn matter. Tho complaint In il
present form hes tho approval Of Ateor.
ney General Atkinson, 70 whom II was
exhibited BY Chairman FaiFchild.
Defendants Named.
The railroads named - defendants
are the Great Northern, the Northern
Pacific, the Oregon Railroad 3 Navi-
CATION Company and the Warrington
& Columbia River railway.
The Seattle complaints, - we'll ~
the Roslyn. Colfax coal complaint,
and, in fact. the whole joint rate mat.
~, 10 raised By the nsw complaint,
which reoites each instance REPEATEDLY,
and asserts that the failure 10 make
joint rates BY the railroads between
points within the stste and the ohaTg-
ing OF local fraight tariffs ON each. road
10 unjust and unreasonable.
The complaint starts By rsoitins the
operation Of the several defendant
roads. IL 10 then recited that at Spo-
kane theFe are facilities for tho OF.
change Of lees than carload freight
shipments between the Great Northern,
O. r. & N. and Northern Pacific roads,
and that ,such roads have exchanged
such freight there, and have in the
past made joint rates for the trans
portation Of freight from points ON one
Of such roads 10 points ON another road
through such sransfer point, Spokane.
Similar facilities arc alleged 70 exist
for exchange Of freight at the follow.
ing junction points:
At Pasoo, where tho Northern Pa
ohio and the Washington and Colum.
bic River roads connect. At Wallula
junction, where the o. r. d N. and
Columbia River roads connect
Both at Pasoo and Wallula, II 10
alleged, tho railroads have exchanged
freight in the PAST under joint rates.
Some Of the Charges.
d Il 10 then alleged In turn that the
shippers have demanded and have been
released joint rates BY the several roads
through Spokane, Pasco and Wallula
functions, and have been forced 10 pay
local rates on each road. which rates
are said TO DO unjust and unrsason.
able.
Instances are cited generally that
pertons ON the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern are denied joint rates
through Spokane, via the o. r. & N.
TO Southern Warrington points.
Tho Northern Pacific 10 charged
with having established . rule BY
which such shipments from points en-
its line are hauled to Portland and
there turned over 10 tho y. r. g N.
for shipment 10 Eastern Warrington
points Ut rates equal TO the Northern
Pacific rate 70 Portland, plus the O.
r. & N. rate from Portland 10 dssti.
nation.
II 10 charged that the people in
Southeastern Washington dssiSous Of
chipping hay, corn, millstufIs. etc.,, 10
Puget sound have bean denied joint
and reasonable rates through the nat.
ural connections, Wallula and PasOo.
The Roslyn cass 10 also incorporated,
and the charge u made that instead Of
the old rate through Pasoo, the rate 10
e2.26 ton more, because the o. r.
q N. refuses 10 make rate from Wal
lula junction, and frsights have 70 be
paid ct local rates through Portland.
The procedure requires the railroads
to answer and bring evidence 70 show
that the rates arc not unreasonable,
and 10 show cause why joint rates are
mot established.