Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-04
For Five Years the Road Operated
With Fragrant, WiIfu' and Re
fiant Disregard Of aw.
COM MISSION HAS 50 DECIDED
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Involved in the Findings of tire Inter.
State Commerce Judees.--Unawful
Practices. Long Continued Without
MoIcstation, Brought to Light.
KY Associated Press.

Ky Associated Prcss.o
WASHINGTON. Feb. fragrant.
witfnl and continuous violations" of
n" law during the past five Years is
| the way in which the .Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fee Railroad is arraiguctl in
decision promulgated today by the
/; Interstate commerce commission on
The alleged unlawful rates and prac-
tees OF that road in the sportation
| of coal ana mine supplies, involving
also the Colorado Flcl and Iron COM
pany
Main Points Summarized
The main points summarizing tn,
way III which it is alleged the law has
heen violated ana disrcgarled are as
follows:
The action regulating commerce re-
qu!res carriers to publish and adhere
to their tariffs. Tho A,chison, Topeka
ana Santa Fc Railroad Company has
| Tor the last 6vc years wilfully and con
tlnslous violated this provision OF the
! law III the respects above stated
The Elkins Sill.
! February ~. 1903, thu so-callcd
I; F.lkins Bill was enacted. providing that
carriers should in no case, transport
traffic until tariff las been published
and that the published tariff should, lc
observed, and providing p"ral'y 81
not less than $1,000 nor more, than
S2n.p"o for each ofrrnsc. The provi-
sinns OF his statute extend both 10 The
railway companies. which grants and
NC party which receives the ccnccs-
sion. Both The Santa re ana Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company Systematically
ana continuously violated the proyi.
sinns of that act III the particulars
mentioned from the day Of its pas
sag" down to NOV - 1904. when tho
! tariffs under which this coal vas
moved were. reduced IN. all cases SIZE.
Enjoined in March, 1902.
~ should be further observed that
On March p, 500. ihc United States
Circuit Court il, suit begun at The in.
S'anc" and request Of the inter Ssalo
commerce commission ,cnjoincd tho
-Nch!son. Tokapa and Santa F'c Rail.
way Company TO observe III all 70.
Sprcis its published schedules Of rates
Tat company. from tho date Of this
Injunction down To November q. 1904
Wa1 apparently in continuous disrn-
gard or that order OF the cour, in its
lall"r" 70 maintain those coal tariffs.
Competition Handicapped.
The decision says that no Other in
H1Fltua| could do business in conlpeti.
ton With the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company unless IL enjoyed the same
freight rat" advantages: tina, when
othcr individuals cnduayorcd to make
contracts in competition With ,bs Colo
r;1n Fuel and Iron Company they wcr.
competed 70 pay he published rates
ana iher"fnrc ,,nai.lc u furnish ,hn
coal: and that under this arrangement
ne Santa re company and the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company virtually
entered into 4 partnership III the
lI'nt!:ln:s Of this coal in he execution
Ioi which tbs published schedules Of
!" santa &c were utterly dsrc-
@ardcG"
Agent for c. F. G. I CO.
'ie commission says that the Santa
~ company acted as agent, for the
/ Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in
CDll@ctjn" from II (.,,Stnnnrv f,,l, ,,,c..F