Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-09-03
GOES INTO EFFECT BUT ROADS
ARE LATE.
DEFIANCE SHOWN
NO
Fail to File Tariffs as Required by
New Statute-Commerce Commits
sion Not Disposed to Be Mean and
Will Grant More Time-Goes Into
Effect June 1.

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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
reads were to have filed with the com
mission by midnight all their tariffs
and charges, showing not only the full
cost of transportation from point to
point, but also what items go to make
up the cost From today on there
can be no extras" but the shipper is
expected to be able to obtain in adj
vance a final statement of the charge
| he has to meet.
1t is stated that not 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 it 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 it is understood
that the interstate commerce commits
sion will give additional time in every
case when a 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-
! o1,,do OIL oborooc IF uh afcoavnr nn-
| ture in their quoted rates. Hereto.
fore shipper has had to figure for
himself on icing, refrigerator and
elevator charges, and a 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 cor
Germ. All sources of side charges are
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 or &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 l next
Undue Discrimination.
Washington, Aug. 28.-That exist
ing disparities between rates east
bound and westbound on woodenware
freight over the Santa Fe railroad
and others, constitute undue discrim-
nation" against Menasha, Wis, but
that the record does not show rates
are "unreasonably excessive" is de-
cided in a ruling made public yester-
day by the interstate commerce COM
mission. The comission adds that the
record gives no sufficient basis for
such a specific order for rate adj
iustment as would meet the law. The
compls 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
| CuSO COulIuOu pOlnCo uIc1oS I'LL Oo0OA
able rates and gave undue preference
to the coast.
In the case of the Hastings (Minn.)
Mating 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 S1.50 per ton on anthracite
and 1925 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.
Tie 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 situa-
ton.
Road to own Ice Cars.
New York, Aug. 2S.-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-
z-,o1. &c +J,;c b,,cinocc over the Union