The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-30

Chicago. They terminate az Doitou. from uhi-h
point entrance Is made over the Belt Lns
Whiting. where the Oh freight originates. &C. not
on the lines Of the ChiczEo 4 Eastern Illinois.
uhich receives its Whiting freight from the
Belt Line az Doit0n. The former practice, now
discontinued. in fling tariffs vas to make
them read from q point on the lire o. the IL
Ing road. and q WAS also general 20 State On
The same sheet that the tsriG would apply 70
other posnts. z. E, whiting. The Chicago 4
Eastern Illinois followed this practice IN fIing
is rate from Dolgon. and making a note On
the sheet that Is applied 70 Whiting This vas
in 1895 when this method q filing tariffs Wza
in ommou use.
Nov let Us see IN what way the intending
shipper Of oil could be mIsled ard deceived b.
the fact that the Chicago a Eastern Illinois
had not fled a rate reading from Whiting
Commissioner Smith contends that conceal
ment IS the only motive for such a cIrcuitous
arrangement 4 e. that this method q filing
the rate was intended 70 mislead intending
competitors o. the standard Oh Company.
Suppose saeh q prospective oil refner had ap-
piled 10 the Interstate Commerce Commission
for the rate from Chicago 10 East S. L0uis
over the Chicago & Eastern Illinois. b world
have been Informed that the oniy rate fled
with the commission OF this compzny Eas 6L
cents from Dotton. and be would have been
further Informed. n indeed he did not know
this already. that this rate applied throughout
Chicago territory. So that whether he wished
TO locate his plant AZ Whiting. or anywhere
else about Chicago. under an arrangement Of
hong standing. and which applies 20 al the in
dustrial towns in the neighborhood Of Chica-
GO. he could hare his freight delivered over
the Belt Line 10 the Chicago & Eastern III
nois az Doiton and transported 20 East St
Louis az a rate OF Ga cents Where then IL
the conceaiment which the Commissioned Of
Corporations makes so much or ANY rate
from Doiton On the Eastern niInols cF Chap
peiI on the Alton. or Harvey on tie Illinois
Central. or Blue Island or me Rock Island.
applies throughout Chicago territory 10 ship
ments from any other point IN the district.
So far from the Eastern Illinois GliBE its rate
from Dolton "a order 10 decisive she shipper.
g. is the Commissioner Of Corporations Who
either betrays his gross ignorance az transpor-
tation customs in ChlcaEo territory or relies
On the public ignorance Of these customs 90
deceive the public too apt 10 acreps unqaes-
uonlugly every statement made by a Govern.
ment chicai as necessarily true although. AZ
in the present instance a careful examination
shows these statements 90 Pc false
The nual point made by President MoHets
that other commodities 90 a character similar
tC Oh were carried a. much lower rates than
is cents. the Commissioner 81 Corporations
discusses only with the remark hat the
reasonahleness 90 this rase Is uot ia question.
The question IS whether this rate constituted
a discrimination as AGAINST other shippers 81
Ct and be also make much az the failure ci
President MoHea O. produce before TIE grand
jury evidences 81 the alleged iieEai acts %
which the Standard OH Official said nat ether