Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-08-19
PRIVATE CAR LINES
Mary Complaints From Macy Sec.
lions rave Been Lodged
INTERSTATE COMMISSION ACTS
Southern. Seahoard. Atlantic Coast
Line and other Railroads. Along
With the Armour Car Line ind
Other Such Concerns Are Made Re
spondents in Proceedings.

Washington. Special-Thc inter-
state commerce con- mission. on its own
initiative and as result o. complaints
against private car lines. unexpectedly
began an investigation OF The relations
between railroads and refrigerator
lines. by which Il is charged that the
act 20 regulate interstate commerce Is
being violated in several specified par
ticulars. The complaint set forth by
the commission is directed against the
Armour Car Line. the American Refrig-
orator Transportation Company. the
Santa re Refrigerator Dispatch. and
the following railroads.
81. Louis * san Francisco. Atchison.
Topeka q santa Re. St Louis. Iron
/ Mountain x Southern. Central OF Geor-
/ eia Southern Atlantic Coast Line. Sea
/ board Air Line Pennsylvania. south
ern Pacific. and kan As city South
/ ern.
The railroads and refriserator ltnes
are made respondents Ia procee dings
which require that specific answer 10
an allegations be made go the inter
state commerce commission oy ~eptcm-
Der 3.
II is charged that by way of rebates
or other devices She refri gerator lines
are acting for the railroads as author
lied agents. ana the railroads. acting
through the Refrigeration lines. are COLI
lecting and receiving for rle rctrieera-
tfon OF fruit and vegetable lower rates
from some shippers than they o-c COM
temp0raneously receiving tor similar
service rendered Co other shippers rms
is held 90 be .n violation ut section
and g OF the act 20 regulate intvr-Stai"
f commerce.
Another charge IS that failure and
neglect 90 publish ~ shipping stations
ana ME with the interstate commerce
/ commission the rates ans charges I'M
nosed Tor the refrigerated 10 fruits and
I vegetables constitutes VIOLATION OF
section e az The intcr-State commerce
act.
; The commission alleges further thaJ
. the charges published Jointly ht tho re-
/ f-irerafor lines and the railroads for
b. the Refrigeration OF FRUITS in fel tam
specified territories are unreasonable
unfusr and i'm violation Dt section q
The territories described are Missouri
70 Arkansas. Indian Territory. Texas
California 20 Eastern points. Louisiana
% and Kansas and Georgia. south Oa-o
y lima and North Carolina. 10 Sew
$ York.
I. Complaints against the private car
lines extend over the entire lie ol th'
FIRST act 20 regulate Interstate com
merce and an acts amendatory thereto
Hearings have been had in various sec
Nons OF the country. and not in.re
= oueutlv have changes in the schedule
" heen made for the annoln. FL putpos
s. OF remedying alleged abuses Com oi
III nations OF railroads and private ca
De lines have prevented any whoiesai
,- / regulation OF these rates. Charges q
z determinations against small shipper
!. have poured in on the commission lot
~ number OF years. The matte: has nee
~ made the subject OF investigation D
O. congressional committees and severs
ls laws have been passed. giving increase
lt nov,ers 10 the commission in an effoi
To- reach alleged combinations salu
DE prohibitive OF the small shipper 81
terine into competition with shlppel
leasing by the year large numbers
rd / private cars.
H. The action taken 10y the inter-stS
:. commerce commission nOW indicates
belief that certain cases seq fortn IN u
"' proceedings can Doe reached under ID
'r- prescnt laws. In any event. the DIT
OF ceedings are looked upon as a test al
in II is declared they viii prove or ines'
hrs rnable value IN informing Conere
40 what new laws are needed for nation
a control OF private car haes where cor
- blnations are made with rallroa
l. which anect the freight and reirigeg
ton scedule.