The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-04
COMMERCE BOARD
ASKS FOR A WRIT
Demands That Railroads Be
Forced 10 Obey Its Re-
cent Order.
as TO LIVE STOCK RATES
Allegation 90 That Present Adjustment
Of Tariff on Live and Dressed
Meats 10 ineauitabie, That
Railroads Won't Obey.

Chicago. May Am injunction To re
strain the Chicago Great Western and
seventeen other railroads from max
ing a discrimination In prices between
shipment Of cattle and shipment OF
meat to Chicago Was asked OF the
/ United states court SATURDAY py pls-
/ trict Attorney Morrison.
The petition IN based on n recent de-
! ctsIon OF the interstate commerce COM
, mission In the case brought by the chi
cngo live stock exchange. Being un-
able TO enforce It's decision the inter
state commerce commission appealed To
4 District Attorney Morrison and ne
/ fled the petition for an injunction. The
petition was submitted TO Judge kene-
I raw M. Lands and he ordered that the
defendants be served with copies OF the
complaint and make answer by June j.
Complaint Made q Year Ago.
ON April Z, 1904. the Chicago live
stock exchange filed complaint
against the railroad companies. alleg-
/ ing that the rates charged by the de-
I PENDANT companies. carriers OF i've
stock IN carload lots from points IN
Iowa, Missouri. Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin 10 Chicago. as compared with the
I rates charged on the products OF live
stock. were unjust and unreasonable.
and that the raiscrs OF stock were sab
I ject To an undue and unreasonaple
| prejudice and disadvantage by reason
/ OF the rate charged for the shipment OF
| product OF live stock from Kansas CITY.
/ south 81. Joseph. South Omaha. SIOUX
/ city and South 81. Paul TO Chicago and
I points east.
on this complaint the commissioJ on
| January :. 1906. ruled against the iail-
roads The decision declared that the
defendant railroads exacted higher
rates for transporting live stock prod
ucts 20 Chicago from points west
northwest and southwest.
Discrimination Hurts Business
The commission declares that such
discrimination In not Justified By the
difference I'm cost Of transportation or
other reasons and subjects the trAfic
In cattle and hogs at Chicago and 9TH
err places and those interested therein
to- undue and unreasonable prejudice
and disadvantage and gives 10 the trai-
| nc In the product OF hogs and cattle
and the shippers and localities inter
ested IA such traffic undue and unrea-
ssnable preference. The railroads are
said 60 have disregarded this decision.
| and the rates remained as beforo.
The railroads named In the bill aside
| from the Great Western are:
Burlington. Cedar Rapids and North
srn.
chicago, ~. ihul' "iiHN"P"'r anu
Omaha.
Chicago and Alton.
Chicago and Northwestern.
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy.
ChIcrgo. Milwaukee and st. Paul.
chicago. Rock Island and Pacific.
Hannibal and 81. Joseph.
Illinois Central.
Kansas city. 81. Joseph and Council
llufIs
Minneapolis and 81. Louis.
Missouri Pacific.
Missouri Kansas and Texas.
Omaha. Kansas City and Eastern.
Wabash.
Wisconsin Central.
Prayer Of the Bill.
After setting forth the proceedings
before the interstate commerce COM
| mission and It's findings the ~ recites
/ the following prayer:
That on FINAL hearing hereof n de-
cree may be catered granting to the
complainant writ OF injunction TO re-
strain the defendants from further con-
tInuing In their violation OF and dis
obedience 10 the said order OF the COM
plainant, the Interstate commerce COM
mission.
THAT the decree may be entered re-
| cliring said defendants to pay such n
sum OF money not exceeding $500 for
every day after day To be named I'm
such decree. that they shall respective
| ly fan 20 obey the Injunction"