New-York tribune., 1906-08-29

the law. He said there was absolutely no excuse
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Chairman Knapp called his attention 10 the fact
@ tnat IN ths moving Of cotton the method Of chang
ofton reS nae PeeR IN practice for years and II the
affected by the regulations heretofore in force It
'FDo You think" asked Chairman Knapp, "that
tne ehange ought TO be made applicable as to this
7 do replied Mr. Grammer. 'I believe the car
respect within thirty days
How long will it take the carriers to meet the
good h99 fah !ne sa9 Nh veil give WHEN e credit s @ for
It s impossible 10 tell. We have had in mind that
On the rulings We have Pe requested it it might taRs
sixty or ninety days"
SPEAKS FOR SHIPPERS.
After the hearing Of the railroad men F T.
Bentley. OF Chicago. a representative of the
Illinois Manufacturers Association and the Arneri-
can Shippers Association, presented a series OF
resolutions to the commission bearing on the new
Law. He spoke from the point OF view of a
shipper and urged the commission in the interest
OF the American public take such action as
would protect the interests of the shippers as well
the railroads
An abstract of the resolutions presented by Mr.
Bentley follows:
That we favor continuance Of the present prac-
tice OF having tariffs in the custody Of agents. with
a placard announcing that they open public
That only one amendment TO a tariff shall be in
effect one time, ana wnen a later amendulent
date.
AS to the thirty day requirement Of publication
or tariffs: That favor the Commission ruling
that reduction in domestic rates be made et-
TectlVe on ten days notice and on export business
allow three days legal notice for any reduction
the
That we favor a Commission ruling that a line
having no published tariff rate carrying higher
published tariff rate than its competitors publ
cation should be permitted TO accept and forward
business. upon telegraphins the Commission the
facts and stating that they adopt the competitors
rate their own: to become effective and
10 prevent discrimination it must accept the lower
competitive rate.
That we favor the railways adopting a switching
tariff at each competitive point
That means be devised TO make railway
therefor though they make error in so
quoting.
That we favor a ruling from the Commission that
an application sheet showing such territory such
railroad connections parties to the from
a particular terminal should be considered legal
and sufficient.
recognize the sum Of locals the only legal rate
when such sum is lower than higher published
through rate.
That the practice of making import rates on COM
modities competitive with domestic productions is
discriminatory and that the lowest basis from any
foregn port to inland destination should be
abls located port Of entry, and IN case should
through import rates be less than the export rates
in the opposite direction between the same points.
That We favor the adoption by all shippers OF a
freight receipt bill of ading without condi-
tions as are embodied in bills Of ladng in
generally.
James Maynard, of Knoxville, president of the
Brookville Mills, large shipper of cotton goods.
expressed his opposition to the posting in sta
tious of railroad tariffs. He said that the great
trouble that the railroads shifted the classih-
cation, which enabled them to put higher rate