The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-07
RARRE FrRMs COMPLAIN.
To The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Against Railroads


The c. E Tavutor Granite CO.. n
New York City. has filed complaint
with TIRE Interstate Commerce Commits
sion against the Afantpeiisr 4 Wells
RIyer railr0ad. The Boston & Maine rail
fnat. the Delaware 4 Hadsan Co. and
sae Delaware, LAekavaHna & Western
Railroad CO. II 5 claimei that during
tne muusaz 81 august ID 0esaber 1907
Jones Brothers Of Rarrs, VI. shipped Tor
the n0mnla.naats 10 Ieiaestershire. n.
a., four carioa4ls IF granite, consigned
AZ follows AUGUST "a, 1905, 60 ears Of
granite Of an actual wright 81 26200
pounds August 26, 1900, % piaee4 ii
granite, actual weight 5ssg8 pounds
October lsIa07s pieces of granite,
actual weight 2e TOO pousnss- The rate
nSaesed for taese shipments was Ii
cents per 100 poRnas, on 8 minimum
carload vaieht 81 Aa8G0 pounds. er an
aggregate III s7 Il Il claimed thas
ta5s rate + unreasonable, Unjust and ii
violation ~ seefi6n of tae Net To Reg.
uate Comnrree Il s faIher claimed
THAT reasonable rate fs1r snen service
would be nat ia excess q II cents per
Il3 pounds eR q rninEmnm carload
weight Of 9saao p0and.. on an aggge-
gate If sea- so rrpagatlan is asked for
the difference of s4sll A bearing =
asked f8F, and tie Issuance ai an order
to TINS eEeet
s seeond eiaim fled In that TONES
Brgshef4 CO, Barre. Ut, v Montpelier
& Wells Ragev railFeal. TIE Boston &
3lAine r4ilr0a8. tie anadian pAeifie raj
Rad and tie Niet.s4a Centrss Railreal
Ca.. December y 1907 ID carload III
granite consigned to Z ~ saei5on q
Saginaw Niea consisting of 1s Rlares
81 granite g an acEnal weight IL as.
roo pannds The raEe eAarta5 vas rs
cents peg laa pounds 81 4 lees thar ear
l0ad rass, er an aggregate af Ssa6e 1t
j. elaiased tAat tins rate IS Huiust ex
6essivA an8 unreasonable. ami "a visfa
ten 81 fhe Act u Ragsflste ggrameTce
Section & TAat q reasonable rate would
BE- rot u exaess of . eant per 100
ppsfnsss. an 4 minimum earisaa weight
as $4,000 At which rate the Tat would
have amounted 70 sH0.88 Heparasian
ls asked f8r taa excess charge III s189s
another claim i slnl 81 Teues
Bratners Co. VI the Central Vermont
Railway eumpany, tire Montpelier &
NJ ella EiveF railroad. fha New York.
New Harem 1 Hartford railroad company
and the Lnng lslama railroad COMPANY
on shipments aetweea Barre. Vt. and
Bsawiek 1anetioH, Lang FslansA n. ~
Is follows
On August ia this srm shipped one
carload ii granite Is +. Walsh. the
= va,
pounds and en- wllieta the eaarge was
~ esHfs per 100 poHais. an aggregate
Qf SAD Is y elasm#a saat the rate
shuHld e 20 cents ga 4 minimam weight
re 9aaL9 pounds which weaid have
made 3 total 81 S6 FeDaration Is
asked Ter the difference
8 further complaint & euf sred bs the
hrmI ag4inss tae sanse reads an y ship
meas ca August 2. 1907 81 one carload
af granite consigned to Ell 8ales the
actual weight C the consignment being
3A 900 pounds. the rate charged was q
eGass per 100 lusssa3s On 4 uiiE5aaas af
AZ eco p0nnsss. q a total 81 $50 Fl is
claimed that shs rate Should " a. abeys.
making total charge s. ssf2o. AMI
rsparatt9n Is asked for taat difference
another complaint covers a shipment
eva October 18th ever the Central Ner
neat railway company size Aisatpelier
< Wells River railsnad and the Delaware
& HnssQn company 81 one carload q
granite consigned b Roberts & OSWALD
Scranton. Pa, tae actual weight 81
Nsseh vas So taa poun,ls. and the rate
assessed was IL cents per 100 pounds.
IN a minimum ai 4anlG pounds. Or q
tatal 81 s6s. Il + claimed thar thq rate
.haald have beea charged IN a mini
rHm carload weight 81 s8.900 ~ 4 ~.
aI Of s65-ss, ana repasation Is asked
'0r that difference.