New-York tribune., 1906-08-31
FILE RATE COMPLAINTS.
Many Shippers Take AdUantage Of
Nezc Lac.

Washington, Aug. 30-Several important COM
plants were filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission to-day. some Of them involving ques-
tons which heretofore have been considered by the
commission
Advantage is taken by the complainants of the
new Railroad Rate law 20 get their cases before
the commission under conditions more favorable to
them than heretofore have existed. The number Oh
complaints filed to-day indicates that the comrnis-
sion is likely TO have busy time in the next few
months for ii is known that many other complaints
are practically ready for fling and that they have
been withheld only until the new act should be-
come effective Following are abstracts OF several
complaints filed:
The City OF Spokane Cwash) the Spokane Cham
ciation move against the Northern Pacific Rail
way Company Great Northern Raiwsy C9InPany; 9aSds
& Navigation Company and Spokane FAILS s,,S o.
tSat pokane IS from 5ss to 56s miles closer to
points Of origin destination in the Eastern states
most ali interstate rac carried by the defendants
from states east OF the State of washington 3t 20
charged to Seattle. Tacoma and Portland: plus the
kane n is averred that the Spokane freight rates
largely exceed those charged shippers OF any Oths G
shipped to cities competing with sPokane,such las as
Butte Helena and Great talls' soNsna that me
difference against Spokane is from . Genus 20 p
@ baTe TO- purchase Carload lots to get
carload rates which are given TO Staer cleS f oi.
BE rates 70 Seattle. Tacoma and Portland are made
because Of water competition is fSa fbe
rates to and from Spokane be equalized, and that
the shippers may recover excess payments eXacted
ifF The Birmingham Packing Company against the
sSreSeport & Pacific Railway Company: Alabama
& Vicksburg Railway Company anG eas A6aOana9 ANA
the rates on livestock in carloads from Texas 70
aSg sRaf abgt fair rs Would not
Edward B. Grossman Co. against Wes largo
Sion in that the defendant has caused the pet-
toner man a nreasoDabe tre and now refuses
ACCEPT his goods sent c. o. D., despite offer TO
pfspfS e. p Peck OF Broken Arrow IND, Ter AGAINST
the Missouri. Kansas & Texas Railway Gompanyy: company
to pointr in Texas imposed by the agent OF the the
defendant road who the Gompant Ip M fbS ay neto6ers
disadvantages The petition asks for reparauon ana
'If The Ponca City Milling Company Of Oklahoma
against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas as halway ilvs
STndred rounds more for grain shipments 70 GER
tain specified points than is legal or Just and 2 that
in iie5S other cities along defendants line.
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, the
Mobile q Ohio Railroad Company: the lllinois Cen
1n1snW fa 6qroaf segeg that the defendants exact
cents hundred pounds for me steyn ~
roints and originating at Cairo, Ill, while they 90
not make an extra charge for reconslgnfnent, AZ
e T$o1Iis The complainant declares that the roads
named have % to te faas o1berH the Freight AS
sociation. The complaint asks for reparaton as
well as ec Gr 5Tines Ss coa Mining Com
pany against the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Charges refusal of the railroad TO extend its tracks
and switches TO the complainant's mine az Rock
Springs. Wyo. although the latter is willing to
tbe defendant has afforded other coal companies
such facilities and adds that II II ofbeT 1ns
competing with IT,