The Nevada County picayune., 1908-03-12
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Chairman Allen, of Railroad Commission Discusses Good
 win Act.


 win Act.
 In response to an inquiry from Sen ator w. $. Goodwin of Warren, as to the benefit to the shippers and people at large of his act to enlarge the power of the Railroad Commission, which was passed by the last legislature, Chair man R. P. Allen, of the commission estimated that the total reduction of rates brought about by the Goodwin amounts to something like $50, 000 yearly.
 Chairman Allen said:
 .'This is one of the three general acts increasing the authority and pow CTS of the commission. By the first section of the act all connecting lines of railroad in this state which are operated by or under one management or where the majority of the stock of either is owned or controlled either di- rectly or indirectly by ony one of such companies for the purpose of making rates, all of such ines are to be con sdered as one and the same road. soon after the law went into effect the commission applied itself to it's en- forccment. especially in regard to tbis section. a8f first order under it heinz Co require the application of continu- o9s mileage rates between points in Arkansas on the Iron Mountain and points on the Arkansas Midland Rail way. Fms basis was made effective July 1. 1907, shortly afterward the commission gave notice to take up the question on the Arkansas Southwestern Railway, and this move was met by voluntary action of the St. Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern Railway com pany in putting into effect continuous mileage rates in connection with all its subsidiary lines included in this group, or the following group of roads; Ar kansas and Louisiana, Arkansas Cen tral, Arkansas Midland, Arkansas Southwestern, Brinkley, Helena and Indian Bay, Little Rock and Monroe, Little Rock and Hot Springs Western, Pine Bluff and Western; St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, rates on these roads being made effectivs July 20, l907 Formerly the joint rates were made by applying continuous mileage rates to the total distance and then adding certain dfferentials. The following are some of the reductions:
 Apples and vegetables, carload, Bets; less than carload, Sc.
 "Bagging and ties, carload, 5c per cwt.
 Brick, carload, cts per cwt.
 Canned goods, carload, 5c; less than carload, 6c
 Cement, lime and plaster, carload 4c; less than carload, 6c.
 Corn meal and articles taking the same rates, carload, SC; less than car load, 7c
 Coal, l5c per ton.
 Fertilizer. carload, Sc; less than carload, Dc.
 Hay, carload 4c; less than carload, 6c.
 Live stock, carload, Sc.
 Lumber and slaves, carload, Sc.
 Packing house products, carload, DC; less than carload, Sc.
 Sugar, rice and molasses, carload, 5c; less than carload, 6c.
 Salt, carload, Sc; less than carload, Sc.
 Farm wagons, carload, 4c; less than carload, sc.
 You will note from this that the av- craze carloadreductio was four cents per hundred weight, or something like SIP per car, and that the average less than a carload reduction was about seven cents per hundred weight.
 section ? clothes the commission with authority and makes it a duty to investigate interstate rates, and when the same are found to be excessive or in any.way in violation of the law, the commission is required to take the mat ter up with the offending railroad, and if unable to secnre an adjustment, to make complaint to the Interstate C om merce Commission. This section. We think, has produced a considerable