New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-18

lhg9 property of the applicant Every siding must
pase o,ta, & G co WIN ~
freight are moved Where the traffic is heavy and
By signals. which are costly. and even then the
Iac,oT OF danger cannot be entirely eliminated
the first place whether or not he danger TO life is
.eN GelelIhAe that that danger is too fr,at 10 he
overcome by any means within reasonable limits
c6rs mus deter,,o5r Ua ne .Io5a ON,
Tie fact that an application for siding has
been made and refused is no evidence mat The an
,nIC-' ION ouEAi 20 have been granted but there
circumstances. Legislative recognition Of " rea-
Son366Ie pracucahiiity n operation. and a business
lion in granting or refusing a siding would seem
This subject '''''' upon
TIE INDIVIDUAL CARS
Thee has not been ana is not on the par, of the
r.HilIo2d company any discrimination as between
t!lat legal right to own cars privately; 528s ind-
and % o I'T fatS owned 10y ten different owners
ntle'ent owners, We're in 1906 in service on the
owner o. individual ears is that he can contract
l!ineHiS to the amount Of the tonnage of his
l win an assurance OF having the cars in which
10 Sn}3 and This compensates him for the fact that
IN ne Ililioad are that II has the use favor
to1 nave t. ma the capital ana who's" interest.
reIlr ana depreciation charges IT does not have to
than It's own cars yield For the reasons stated in
viii not effectively replace The Individual cars
slin6r Z4aIages To- ne LaiLoaa are that he
individual cars in periods OF diminished coal de-
lie r.,,f,,,,T, rooi,, III .Lu 80 vi, ~!
periods OF increased coal demand, to short dis
,cT}7 noTte ,,, aosIJu n1 Is summers ,oi lGi
The Individual cars are also hndrance to eco
The indiyjual ,rs so '5,I"au a. ,.
rE.rcs Of 4'a iead 10 uni91nded 9qt EsEatiqus
interfere At times with the pro rata dstrbution,
nlril3rsi % ,'' Tt'nss are Iea ny nus
distributed among he r .l'2Sigo 20 t nm 10 De
ing the pro r.lta IstrhIIffon not oni, fr r same
ni5fr- an fpgea ~ cs IONS, w TN. r. '1E
railroad company has as Vet seen its way clear
place because Of charter re5 I5 IN ne ,.
thous6r mai i MynGEsr u me calF29d rohP@4g
the demands 10 make it possible to do So there
S,,,I Ms In~fe3s@; IN the thrI place. because an
efven ro r 0L (otp1nN cars VIII not qalng
ana, in The fourth place because large consumers
the successful operations of whose Sl w6r '5 are en-
tirely dependent upon r fun ana regular supply
and this seems impossfbIe Of accompIfsm no f ex
be made certain Sun oy 9t S%S (1c car. , 9Iy
by the consumer or by the operator supplying the
BTTUMINOUS COAL CAR DISTRIBUTION
--la-a .-. -.l,- 49, $500. 49,. 49,. = ,t....,..-
oo5I re az :, ~ year: more tons or otuhlhous
Ia % 9e oee1 No. laIkEt over mes ~aTn are
jes the I,oorr IF oa ny El%|s 5' m
expenditure made For new errrn1anr he r,niay~
Of cars a,.aia.,a f5T ~ ,,e,t s ,. 80
pr ~ IN tl 1i, gI'aa oa me ee,rhtl94 or
y-idng more oars f,r TrI 80 "a 80 o l' -
TIE increased number Of cars REQUIRED TO move he
growing rafe Of the road makes eIassart. s.,rr
Ie,e-sa-, tFs bse,s e'. ,E - ,
of each rnira ' ''-i4''H '''-'''' VI '"'''s
In order 1l.at a. ,-ie,+ lo a5,,sr5 ,,.ro,l,.~ .r
-. - i.lis ne auSia M"'llsr me
g.; Up 'l9 ei or 1Ts as between SINNERS htd been
rrIbrIfns of5cars ana IN arr1r'1g1'e ,.,tS 80 10
t-.-'e 10 uIe irSoFlneo 10y me company ue
,sfirn,d.s +l,,-1s ~ sft.-t.,... -, ~ u. -
from Js5,aI Ie -, I 20 a1' i I' 7 Ti1d
s44 20 report to ne committee at the earliest pos.
ne tb1-c',yf az; ~ - ,.,e ; III
Inc ne Aualt tomIany IN rs report states
mine sheets and special orders win the testimony
taken before the interstate commerce commission
IN Pnlladelphia In the late spring OF the present
.ch OF that leS'linohy as LeIaes TO me olstrlhn-
matters alleged before the commission TO tho
brel1oce or ne oifCgrs OF ne Tal!roaG COMPANY
set l9TJh IN ms report ...,-,- ,
many 81 me Co.'S 9i SEEMING Rrf'eFeHees an4
orders and not 50 atteuded-haye been examined
ncers Of the railroad company have fair operating
OF other reasons 10 present III ,Ap,anaton OF such
our COMPANY is Of opinion. therefore, and Ie-
troution If cars was controlled and administered
~ the oIlceTs OF the railroad company IN good
faith and without showing continued preferences
ana dlscrlmIh2tlonF az toward the owners OF btu
II'-o-S 90 90, 5 mn =, -. ,, . . -r, Al.
IN us coIlslgeitho non or ne report Ok Inc AHdit
COMPANY ana N us inNtSuEauon OF the actions
Bany. the committee has applied these principles.
Inc coa3any Is ltspoiislD.. lot me tahrss OK U.s.
E applied 70 zach pen9d onlE. The REGULATION n