Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-08-30
GOES INTO EFFECT BUT ROADS
ARE LATE.
NO DEFIANCE SHOWN
Fail 10 File Tariffs as Required by
New statute-commsrce Commits.
sion Not Disposed to Sc Mean ana
viii Grant More Time-Goes into
Effect June I.

New York, Aug. 2S.--The new rail.
road rate law went into effect at mid
night last night and will be enforced
by the interstate commerce commits.
sion. According to the new law the
roads were to have filed with the com
mission by midnight all their tariffs
and charges, showing not oriy the fun
cost of transportation from point TO
point, but also what items so to make
up the cost. From today on there
can be no extras" but the shipper is
expected TO he able to obtain in ad-
vance final statement of the charge
he has to meet
1t is stated that not a single COM
pany has been able to fully comply
with the provisions of the law requir
ing them to have all schedules on file
by midnight. The schedule of the
switching charges was most difficult
of completion and 1t is said that no
road has been able to finish it in time
to file as the law required.
Under the law every company
which fails to complete It's schedules
might be fined but 1t IL understood
that the interstate commerce commits.
sion will give additional time in every
case when road has given evidence
of sincere intent to comply with the
law.
1t is expected that shippers will find
themselves benefited by the provision
which requires the railroads to in
clude all charges of whatsoever MT
ture in their quoted rates. Hereto
fore a shipper has had to figure FOR
himself on icing, refrigerator and
elevator charges, and dozen or more
other incidentals, dickering with sep
arate companies, which had a hand In
the transportation or care of his ship
ment. Now the railroad must do
that, and the shipper meets but one
charge and deals with but one con
consolidated, and private cars, side
tracks, spurs, terminals, and elevar.
ors are made subject to law.
The new law also requires railroads
to establish a uniform system Of &C
counting and to keep their books open
for inspection at all times by expert
accountants of the commission. This
feature is expected to go far toward
abolishing the rate evil. This pro-
vision will not go into effect until
June / next
Undue Discrimination.
Washington, Aug 2S.---That exist
ing disparities between rates east.
bound and westbound on woodenware
freight over the Santa Fe railroad
and others, constitute undue discrim.
ination" against Menasha, Wis, but
that the record does not show rates
are "unreasonably excessive" is de.
cided in a ruling made public yester.
day 10y the interstate commerce com
mission. The comission adds that the
record gives no sufficient basis for
such a specific order for rate ad.
iustment as would meet the law The
compla inant alleged that the higher
rates from Menasha TO north Pacific
terminal points than from the latter
to Missouri and Mississippi river
points and Menasha and other Chi
cago common points made unreason
able rates and gave undue preference
to the coast.
In the case Of the Hastings (Minn)
Mailing company against the st. Paul
railway, the interstate commerce
commission yesterday held that the
third and fourth sections Of the inter
state commerce act were not violated,
because OF competitive conditions;
but that the coal rates to Hastings
are unreasonably high and should not
exceed $3.50 per ton on anthracite
and $125 per net ton on bituminous
coal AS the case was decided under
the old law, The commission held
that it had no authority to fix the
rates of the defendant, and no order
was made.
The commission also decided that
as Duluth, Mimi, has the same coal
rates to Hastings as Superior, the
railroad commission of Minnesota has
ample authority to control the sitGa
ton.
Road TO Own Ice Cars.
New York, Aug. 28.-As a direct
consequence Of the provisions OF the
rate bill, the Union Pacific railway
has determined to install its own sys
tenn Of refrigerator cars. Heretofore
Armour private cars have had a mo
nopoly Of this business over the Union
and Southern Pacifcs with all the
profitable California fruit trade. The
Union Pacific yesterday opened bids
for the construction Of 5000 steel un,
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