The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-10
CONFERENCE ON STATE RATES.
Upstate Public Service Commissioner n
Large Number OF Railroad Men Meet.

Upstate Public Service commissioner and
Large Number OF Railroad Men Meet.
! ALBANY. July 9.-Representatives OF the
freight traffic departments OF all the lead
ing railroads of this State thronged tha
hearing room Of theu upstate Public Service
Commission to-day at the conference called
to prescribe the form Of schedules OF rates.
fares and charges and regulations governing
the fling and posting Of such schedules
by common carriers subject to the g
public utilities law. This was the first
public hearing given before the commission
for the Second district.
Chairman Stevens briefly addressed the
representatives Of the railroads.. saying
that the commission believed it was en-
titled to their hearty and enthusiastic sup
port in whatever the commission undertook
that was Just and reasonable. He also
believed that they would receive it. as IL
a for their mutual advantage and that
Of the public generally that there be hearty
cooperation In whatever was undertaken.
Commissioner Decker. who presided at
the hearing. also spoke briefly. saying he
believed the hearing would result In estab-
fishing rules which would govern the car
riers, shippers and passengers throughout
The oJdU6 huu tHAb WIZ Du0 UdhLuk cuoC
OF the public service commissions law. a
new era in transportation had dawned with
in this State.
There was a general interchange OF views
upon the situation affecting the railroads
under the new law and the questions in
volved in the formation, fling and publica-
ton Of the tariffs Of the companies within
this State. The first Of the two principal
questions considered was whether a
tariff could be filed covering both interstate
and State rates and whether the au-
thority Of both The State and Federal oom-
missions could operate with respect to
changes in rates upon that common tariff
or whether there must be separate tariffs
filed, one with the State commission and
another with the interstate commission.
On this point II was considered that a con-
ference between a committee Of the carriers
represented with Commissioners Clark
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission
and Commissioners Decker OF the Public
Service Commission should be arranged
for the near future. There is some question
vet TO be decided as 20 the practicability of
such a conference.
The other question under discussion re-
lated to the probability Of keeping posted
two copies of the tariffs in h public wait
ing rooms and freight stations. the claim
being made by the Representatives OF the
carriers that these expensive documents
would be constantly subjected 70 mutila-
ton or to being torn down altogether by
irresponsible persons.
During the noon recess a committee was
appointed by the freight officers Of the
railroads to go over the subject OF the rules
in detail with Commissioners Decker.
At the afternoon conference the cou-
mittee representing the freight traffic men
was announced as consisting OF w. c.
Kalmann Of the New York Central, Paul
Company and E. A. Men Of the Buffalo and
Susauehanna. They are arranging with
Commissions Decker rs to details OF the
forms and schedules.
Chairman Stevens announced tonight
that the commission had created q division
of light, heat and power and had appointed
Henry G. Harvard. former secretary OF the
gas commission, as the chief clerk at q
salary OF $4,000 q year. Mfr. Hazards
salary as secretary OF the gas commission
was 5000 a year,
Commissions Keep and Chairman
Stevens have been named a committee ofthe
commission TO confer Immediately with
the electric light n gas companies OF
matters OF inspection and examination OF
meters.
Regarding the announcement made by
Chairman Wilcox OF the commission Of the
First district that a suggestion had been
made for a conference between tho two
public service commissions on the formu-
lation OF uniform rules OF procedure. Chair
man Stevens has written to Chat rman
Wilcox that a member OF the First district
commission should prepare memoranda
of points to be covered and send it to Albany
for preliminary consideration, 30 that both
sides will be prepared when the conference
is held.
The commission to-day set hearings
for zach of the first three days OF next
week on applications for new security issues
and proposed extensions and improve
ments to various railroad lines in the State.
Among those at the conference we're:
Howard G.. Person, general freight and
passenger agent. Lehigh Il Hudson Rail-
way Company; j. A. Fellows, division ticket
agent, Pennsylvania Railroad; MIF. Button.
!SS@e eRRs.si tTsi { sI sssns; Il; N 4. S %. sa pSnSs,
passenger traffic manager; Charles E.
Rolf, general freight agent; c.. S.
Thompson, chief OF tarir bureau; Paul
Wadsworth, freight tran1e manager. and
Delaware 4 Hudson Company; +. 4. Ham
MANN, assistant general passenger agent;
NJ. NJ. Meredith. chief passenger rate clerk;
John s. Wood. assistant general freight
agent. and T., Clem Beck, chief. Of tariff
% SGssau' di Le ! t Hsi1sS K sasSs' Francis "a; 7,
VOoAf hhNhotNp rs $50 AofSa'
La Bau, freight traffic manager; William
L. Kallman, second assistant freight tratic
manager. New York Central a Hudson
River Railroad. Mr.. La Bau also repre-
scented the West Shore.
W. ii. Kendrick, chief clerk, Lake Shore
a Michigan Southern Railway and T.
Dunkirk. Allegheny Valley a Pittsburg
Railroad. Herbert Thompson. chief Of
tariff bureau; F. E. Hammann. ID. l.. Gray.
assistant general freight agent, Erie Rail-
road.
John W. Loud. freight trafic manager.
and G. I. Bell general passenger and ticket
agent, Grand Trunk Railway system; n. A.
Sims, general freight and passenger agent,
Ulster a Delaware Railroad; Steuart NJ.
Kohn, attorney, New York, Auburn a
Lansing Railroad; Z. A. Mel, trafic man
ager, Buffalo 4 Susauehanna Railroad; Fl. NJ.
Boschos. general freight agent, Boston a
Albany Railroad; Joseph T..Odsll, general
freight and passenger agent, Pittsburg,
Shawmut a Northern Railroad; Edward G.
Lacey. general passenger agent, and r. W.
Davis. freight traffic manager, Buffalo.