New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-12
DECISIONS ON RATES.
Tariff on Cotton Goods to Far Vest
Upheld By Commission.

washington. May u.-Decisions in six cases
were handed down to-day by the Interstate Com
hlerce Commission, Of the cases, that Of the
enterprise Manufacturing Company, of Georgia,
against the Georgia Railroad Company and others.
hNolVlhg the rates on cotton goods and cotton
waste from Southern points to Pacific Coast ter
nllnals being Of great Importance. The decision in
this case rendered by Commissioner Lane and
was against the complainant, 1t being held that the
higher freight rates such goods from points in
the South 10 the Pacific Coast are just and rea-
sonable. In its announcement the commission says:
The fact that such rates from the Southeastern
States higher than those obtaining from the
New England States does not in and of itself es-
tablish the unreasonableness Of the higher rates,
as the conditions existing at the tW1 Localities are
fer by the competition Of the more favorably sit
uated Southern mills from the standpoint of pro-
ducton. are entitled 70 such advantage IN rates
they have from being situated at points closer
established TO the Pacific Coast points of consump-
The existence of a lower rate in the somewhat
remote past does not necessarily prove anything
OF value in ascertaining the reasonableenss OF a
In the case Of the City Council Of Atchison, KAN
against the Missouri Pacific Railway, the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company and the
tcnlSen; IoPeRa q santa Fe KailTosd G9nPany
lowances free service IN the elevation. transfer
I9xlsg. Gieanlng ana other handling OF grain al
Kansas SIty, MO-; LeaVenWorth ana Kansas CITY
Kan. which withheld by them Atchison
same rates as those in force at said other cities
The commission, IN an opinion by Commissioner
the carriers should not furnish at Kansas City,
Mo; Kansas City, Leavenworth or Argentine
Kan, elevator allowances or other free service
In connection with the shipment Of grain which
are not furnished at Atchison-
In the OF the Holcomb- Hayes Company agt
the Illinois Central Railroad Company the carrier
fits tariffs, which applied compliments particu-
lar shipments of cross ties from Hopknsvile. Ky.
70 points in Illinois. was the result of clerical
errors Subsequently this rate was voluntarily
duced by the carrier. Upon complaint the carrier
expressed willingness to pay TO complainant the
excess collected by OF such IL pro-
Tnd a n ha Int NJ q
Commission; and thereupon the commission. hav,
ing substantiated the facts, ordered such special
PREPARATION. The complaint is therefore dismissed
In the case OF the TOmlin- Harris Machine Com
psny agt- the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Com
pany and others II shown that the rates on
coal and pig iron from Birmingham, Ala, TO Cor
dele. Ga, are 81 70 net ton and 81 20 q gross Ioh
respectively, and from birmingham 10 Macon, Ga,
ere 81 60 and s. 80 gross ton, respec-
lively. Cordele being a nearer point. pom com
plant that such rates TO Cordele are unreasonable
opinion by Commissioner Lane, holds that upon the
facts shown the coal Is not unreasonable OF
discriminatory, but that the pig iron rate Is un-
excessive. The carriers are ordered 10 put
In force on before June 10 1907, rate of y 10
a gross ton on pig iron from Birmingham TO Cor
dele
pany agt. the Missouri, Kansas q Texas KAN
way Company and others, the complainant AL
the carriers rate on sugar, in carloads,
from New Orleans, La, TO McAlester, mo L, or IS
cents a 100 pounds was unreasonable and unduly
discriminatory because their rate on sugar from
New Orleans TO MuskOgee, Ind. T. a nearer point
over the line, was only 50 cents AFTER inc
case for trial the carriers oHeFeo 70 Isuuc"
the rates on sugar from New Orleans 10 McAlester
from IS cents 10 80 100 pounds. thus max
ing the same rate applies to Muskogee winch
ing such rate. The complaint was therefore as
missed.