The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-06
FACTS ABOUT
FREIGHT RATES
4 BRIEF history OF THE LABORS OF THE CORPOR-
ALTON commission BY THE DuTCHMAN.'
EX-RA|lROAD MAN.
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tConinued from
light broke into Oklahoma when constitution
adopted by the people the September election Of
The railroads had controlled matters BY virtue OF
The fact that they had been quick seize opportunity which had
railroads what them the Indian Territory Subsequent to
peden @ Aer M was Ped 0 ws m ORGANIZED the rail-
roads continued to exercise magn influence in pohcs both al
Washington and at the Capitol at Guthrie.
Having made millions they grasped for by not to be
defended and the people Of Oklahoma after adopting their
siuton would be thoroughly despcbe they continued to submit
mee the railroad Napoons 1t must be borne mind that the
n % IS G with H. It's o,o"sod o w Il 9S sdm m o had '0
The Cooperation Commission m has 90 only been existence m since
County Col J. J. Mcester of Ptsburg County, and Col A. F.
Watson Ppawam County The organization perfected by
the election S Of Col ] p R Love as Chairman an .,,:u
ues that are REQUIRED Of The Commission L will be necessary read
The law which created the Connssion namely Article X OF the
After the organization Of this Commission ali
possible efforts the best Office and expert force that the state
would afford They employed Old experienced office and exral
recommendations And Col McAester has apty expressed it,
"c citizens Oklahoma sponsor for these employees
and further says The Commission has found each and
q f ST. YEg s oIdsr ana TS @ issued was directed to all trans
poaion companies operating Oklahoma requiring them to file all
tariffs schedules contracts division sheets working time
points in Oklahoma both ntrastatc and interstate These documents
Later tariffs and schedules Of rates published BY the
operating in all the adjoining states secured and then came the
exhaustive aborious comparisons These
thoroughly looked into for the that dvolved upon the Com
mission to learn the published rates of the railroads all around the
state of Oklahoma the Commission could not ngeny pass
upon the reaonabeness Of the carriers rates unless knew what their
the operating Of the railroad companies and
information:
complete history Of the carrier making the report what
tors and of stockholders of all officials
e operated leased capital stock funded debit amount OF
accrrng of dividends paid and b
ties Of road equipment and permanent improvements cost per
and character miscellaneous deductions from income
pues stocks of companies owned bonds OF other companies
tive general balance sheet with express sleeping dining
telegraph and telephone companies mail contracts etc. employees
statistics per per mile for freight carried carload lots
description Of equipment and required information on numerous
Ii was then that the Commission initiated on motion
% ii part interested The and his As
conducted the hearings and by thorough and systematic qcs
haa past present. The railroad officials invited to
every question much the Commission advised
the tar rs Of rlcsds the officials themselves kae~
In this way an with the assistance Of their rate men the Com
mcn enabled make that could stand the test OF the
efuse 70 l ard dtcn IS .ra TO rates that were made
existence in all the surrounding states.
MF W. c. Brown Senior Vice-Presdent the York Cen
a Lines making determined fight for ten per cent increase in
freight rates OF Chicago and the Mississippi River lie meeting
with stubborn opposition by the Manufacturers Association OF New
n n rs;o Ps Primer @ which gives The A. B. Of the
"he q Of the situation Extracts from the Primer COM
paed with existing conditions in Oklahoma must prove interesting
Z for example, mn
from Detroit points the Mississippi Valley distance AIS mie
sf,psoxmacs from $500 to $25o per stove
The freight like steel range Oobbers rae) Guthrie, Okla
homa to StlwcI Okahoma,--dance a5s miles is $40
LESSON ~"
The freight refrigerator such is used by the ordinary
ny Bedng, Michigan where they manufactured in large
quantities to New York distance $50 nles) Is approximately
seventy-hpe cents
The freighsou aslke gefgeTato0 om Sasaw Oka where
conditions favorable for their manufacture to Marietta Okla
homa S7I miles $345wegh ESQ pounds rate si3a
per hundred pounds
"IEssoN VIII"
The rate Minneapolis MIMI Nsw York (distanc
1850 mes carloads twenty-five cents handrsd pounds
twelve per fifty pounds sak The freight
fifty pound OF -four from Minneapolis 70 Chicago distane