The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-08
RAILROADS MAKE NEW RAIp
Remarkable Advances Are m lntrastate Carrying char,a. Freight Which Commissio. VT
 Condemn.

~ ,ec " - 9"' a'eS' ranging from to l66 per cent, will go into m throughout Arkansas on Ootoh. Vne Monday afternoon eleven of a prominent freight officials of tbo DiO ~ trunk lines operating in tba v came in person to the oficoe os @'a Arkansas Railroad Commission U hle the new rate schedulo n, urged that the raise was mn aaa lS catory, that it was merely roa M to reasonable rates, such as o"' M states had and which existed in !. kansas before the commission q its sweeping reductions, three vwes, w ago. 'sa'
 Some of the new rates ara lutely out of reason and entiro,r oFbitant,' was the emphatic doo,.T tion of R. P. Allen, chairman ot n commission. For one thing tS1 will put the independent oil opersto1 out of business. The advance ;s Il of the most severe blows eyer stn, at Arkansas industries, and tba ,.1 roads, in their defense Of the cb.nn] show no rational basis for tho ,o] rates"
 The railroads have done away II tirely with the commodity rates ! less than carload lots and have p| them all into classes. This means great increase in the charge for bar ing. A number of products whi1 previously had commodity rates had similarly been put in classes. Olbs| wise, however, the roads have al parently used no system in fguriuI out the raises. The advance in |. rate on one product may be mnl greater for 100 miles than it is zoo; while in another product the vance will be greater for the long distance
 Cotton growers will be particular affected by the advance. The ra on uneompressed cotton in bales h been raised from l5 cents for pounds per 100 miles to 10 cents. R distances of more than lao miles, tH advance is from 4U 10 35 cents, bagging, ties and buckles, for vhi& there Is a great demand among planters in this state, the rate 50 miles. per 100 pounds, h changed from 9 to IA cents and 2a0 miles from II to IS cents.
 The tariff on petroleum has all heen doubled, for less han carlOI ots. This affects all the independe
 hippers who have nc tank syste and are forced 10 ship their proda in barrels.
 If this tariff is allowed to go in effect" said r F. Gay, The ndepel ont oil dealer. the monopoly Of oil business will again be put in the hands Of the Waters-Pierce C0l pany. It means that we will have double our prices. '
 The commissioners, though shippa in all lines of business are imporl them 10 do something to prevent new rates from going into efect powerless. The railroads, throa l.mely injunctions. have tied ll hands. As one commissioner put they can do just as they please the public, until We have the lnla1 ton forbidding us to interfere ID making of tariffs removed
 The price of coal will be grea' this winter, owing to the change classification of that product fO erly. under the ruling of the comm sion. coal was given a group fs that is, coal mines in a eeFtaih trict were all given the same rale certain city. It mattereu whether the mine was lZo or miles away. The railroads nave made distinct mileage rale- much for 100 miles. In the iu'u the nearest will get the lowest while those competitors iaru away, with increased prices VIII the price for coal in any given IVY ity. !.
 The commissioners frankly do understand why the ralroaus ,.a-,,ood tbo rates 10 so great eA generally. am
 It is the belief of at least On' the commissioners that the ra" are out to bargain, and nave posely set the price hlgh, so 'A .Sta commission will be glad to 'aa lower price and will neglect to an, D,s the reason of the comproiliSe