The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-05-31
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 81. 1907.
Six Gases Decided by the Commission

WASHINGTON, May 1l.-DecisiOns IN SIX
cases were handed down today by the Inter
state Commerce Commission. One OF the
cases-that of the Enterprise Manufacturing
COMPANY of Georgia against the Georgia
Railroad Company and others, involving the
rates on cotton goods and cotton waste from
Southern points to Pacific Coast terminals,
being of great importance. The decision IN
this case was rendered by Commissioner Lane,
and is against the complainant II being held
that the higher freight rates on such goods
from points in the South 10 the faclhc coast
are Just and reasonable.
''In the case Of the City Council Of Atchison,
Kan, versus the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company, Chicago, Burlington aud Quincy
Railway Company, and the Atchlson, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway Company ii appeared
that the carriers grant certain allowance or
free service in the elevation, transfer, mixing,
cleaning and other handling OF grain at Kan.
sas City, Mo-; Argentine, Leavenworth and
Kansas City, Kan, which are withheld by
them at Atchison. KaE., to which point they
have established the same rates as those IN
force at said other cities.
The commission, 10 an opinion by Commits
siouer Clark, holds that such practice is un
lawful. and that carriers should not furnish at
Kansas CITY. Mo-: Kansas City, Leavenworth
or Argentine, Kan, elevator allowances or
other free service in connection with the ship
ment of grain which are not furnished al
Atchison.
"In the case of the Holcomb, Hayes Co. Us.
the Illinois Central Railroad Company the
carrier admitted that the insertion OF a certain
rate in its tariffs, which applied to complain
ants particular shipments Of crosstIes from
Hopkinsvie, KY, TO points IN Illinois was
the result of clerical error. Subsequently this
rate was voluntarily reduced by the carrier.
Upon complaint the carrier expressed will
lingness to pay the complainant the excess
collected by reason of such error II protected
by an order of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission; and thereupon the commission, having
substantaled the facts, ordered such special
repatriation The complaint is, therefore, dis
missed.
In the case of Tomlin Harris Machine Co.
VS.. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co.
and others. it was shown that the rates on
coal and pig iron from Birmingham, Ala, to
Cordele, Ga, are $40 per net ton and 81. IS
per gross ton, respectively, and from Birmng.
ham to Macon, Ga, are SLIGO per net ton and
$l.G0 per gross ton, respectively, COrdeIe
being a nearer point.
Upon complaint that such rates to Cor'ie'"
are unreasonable and unduly discriminator.
the commission, in an opinion by Comm :.
sioner Lane holds that upon the facts shown
the coal rate is not unreasonable or discrlni
natory, but that the pig-iron rate is unjust and
excessive. The carriers are ordered to put III
force on or before June Is. 1907, a rate of
S2.l5 per gross ton on pig iron from Brming
ham to Cordele.
''In the case of Hale Halsell Grocery Co.
VS.. the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Company and others the complainant ALLEGED
that the carriers rate on sugar in carloads
from New Orleans, La, to McAlester, /. L.,
Of 80 cents per 100 pounds was unreasonably
and unduly discriminatory, because their rate
on sugar from New Orleans, La, to Muskogee,
!. T., nearer point over the same line, was
only 35 cents. After the case was set for trial
the carriers offered to reduce the rates on
sugar from New Orleans to McAlester from
3S cents to IS cents per 100 pounds, thus
making the same rate as applies to Muskogee,
which offer was carried out by the filing Of
tariff naming such rates. The complaint was
therefore dismissed"