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 and what is the fair and just return" contemplated by the law.
 In order to a determination of these questions .the Commission must look to the character. nature. extent anc State; " and e ascertain tbe lUie value of the several railroads with their appurten- ances and equipments engaged tu the handling of domestic business in Ala
 Relating to Domestic Business.
 The Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Smyth vs.. Ames, sidered this whole subject. and in an elaborate opinion rendered by MT. Jus tice Harlan has declared the basis should be determined in State, and announced the principles By which this body. must all bodies of like jurisdic- ton, must be guided in the solution the Nebraska Maximum Rate Case, and in delivering the opiniop' the court said;
 condolences of rates prescribed by the State for the transportation of persons and property wholly within It's linn ss snes must to tse 6s rived from it. The. State cannot jus tify unreasonably low rates for do- nestle transportation considered alone upon the ground that the carrier IS earning large profits on its interstate business, over. which so far as rates trol. Nor can the carrier justify un- reasonably high rates on domestic bus- mess upon the ground that 1t will Dc able only in that siyness way so mset far Usse ss rates of transportation are concerned, domestic business should not be made to bear the losses on interstate pusl- ness. nor the latter the losses an do- a nestle business. It is only rates for the transportation of persons and prop erty between points within the state 1t undertakes to prescribe rates not to be exceeded by the carrier. 1t must do so with reference exclusively 10 what is just and aed tbe euso SI in respect of domestic business. The ar gument that a railroad is an entirety; that its income goes into. and Its ex- mon fund: and that its capitalization is on its entire line within ana without the State-can have no appli- thority over rates on it's entire line, and can only deal with local rates. and make such regulations as are neces- sary to give just co,npem1sa.i99n 9 Q on 10 TO- vs. Reyes. s1 F. R. F.
 It is manifest therefore that this Commission is restricted to the con, sideration of purely domestic or local business, and that it can for no pur- pose under the law consider. the con ditions character. and extent of busl- ness beyond the State of its own juris- diction for the purpose of determin- ing reasonable freight rates within this State, unless it be made first to appear that all conditions are similar Al departure from this rule would De without warrant of law, and couio shed no satisfactory light upon the questions to be determined.
 Important questions of fact first 10 he ascertained then are gross income from operations in Alabama, operating expenses attending the business, ana to gross income. Table 1 exhibits these data. This tnbie Is compiled from verified reports filed with the Commission, in accordance with the provision of our law, setting forth opo ations for the fiscal year ending June ist. 1904. from supplemental state ments flied by the defendant eompaS5 EaS nies at this hearing, and from much oral testimony, under oath, taken Tn this investigation.
 This table is as follows: