Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-28
30 Much Work Required that Many Gould
Not Comply Fully with Law.
MON PACIFIC BUYS REFRleERAToRs
Bids for Six Thousand UndsrbOdy Steel
Oars Opened in New York.
SCHEDULES MUST SHOW ALL CHARGES
Published Rates 20 Include such In
cidentaIs as Elevator, Switching,
Refrigeration, Use of Private Il,
Cars and similar Charges. I

NEW YORK. Aug. z7.-The new railroad
rate law which applies TO all railroads
doing an Interstate business goes into
effect at midnight tonight II will be en-
forced by the Interstate Commerce COM
mission. According to the new law the
roads we're to have filed with the commits
sion by midnight all their tariffs and
charges. showing not only the full
cost of transportation from point
to point. but also what items 20
TO the making up OF this cost. From to-
morrow OH there can be no extras" but
the. shipper is expected to be able to OBJ
saln in advance final statement of the
charge Re has to meet.
II was stated that In fact not a single
company has been able to comply
fully with the provisions OF the law re-
uulring them to have all their schedules
ont hle by midnight. The schedule OF
switching charges was the most difficult
of completion and IL is said that no road
has been able to finish II in time to file
as the law directed.
Under the law every company which fails
to complete its schedules might be fined.
but It is understood that the Interstate
Commerce commission will give additional
time In every case when a road has given
evidence of sincere intent 20 comply with
he IL 1e.A AL. ANesN~
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railroads will go to Washington tomorrow
IN order 70 meet ,bo con,roIss,on Tho COW.
ference u,Ili bn attondod h,, ronro.on 90 ,,,,o.
NJ the antbrscIte coal roaas who arc
anxious to obtain ruling from the COM
mission on that section of the law which
prohibits railroad from carrying from
state to state any article manufactured.
mined or produced by It. except for it's
own use. This would include coal
Union Pacinc Refriserntor Cars.
As a direct consequence Of the pro-
vision OF the rate hill the Union Pacific
railway has deterrninde 10 install it's own
system of refrigerator cars. Heretofore
the Armour private cars have had mon
opoly OF this business over the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific with all the pro-
-fitable California fruit trade y
The Union Pacific today opened bids for
| the cSnstructiop Of sis thouxand, sfeei, ssn-
derbodY refrigerator cars and II likely 10
| ask for bids for another lot soon.
Forces of clerks from all express COM
panies have for the last few days been
engaged here In the task of revising ex-
press rates to comply with the provisions
OF the rate bill. but have unable TO finish
their task in time to file schedules with
the interstate commerce commission before
the bill became effective.
The public will reap no benefit from the
new arrangement. The rates will not be
lowered. The rates Of every company will
be identical with those Of every other.
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tber, .e,vos honaa,od hv ,ho r-o,,,.,o,,
which reou,res the rai,road ds % ,ncl,,do al
| charges ., ubatsoo,,ar ra,,,r. a., tho,,
| quoted rates Heretofore a simmer ba.
had m ogure Tor h,r,sol, m Ie,nr -.
! ,riqsrator ana eIeva,or ohor.o. "a AZ.
dozen or more otb.r ,nc,dsn,s,s A,clor,ns
with the ssnsrats nor,na,, ,,,a. ,.,,,,oh 80
hand On transnor,at,on or 80 90 "a.
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d.a,s ,,,,,h hn, 80 oanoar,, a., ~