The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-05

When the House OF Representatives on
January IS adopted s resolution calling
on the Interstate Commerce Commission
70 furnish the House with information
as to what advances have occurred IN
freight rates since the passage OF the
Hepburn railroad rate bin in June. 1906,
It did not realize how much trouble f.
was giving the commission
The commissions answer was sent 70
the House yesterday. The first part OF
Il is devoted 10 a pathetic statement OF
how impossible It would be TO comply
with the request OF the House unless au-
thority were given 10 employ q large
number OF experienced clerks who would
take several years to complete the work
The commission says in It's answer.
which is signed by Chairman Martin A.
Knapp. that IN order to determine accu-
rstely what advances had been effected
by change In schedules, L would be
necessary 10 examine and compare 10.
10000 rate items with Ike number OF
items fled prior 70 July I. 1906 And even
this. exclaims the commission. would not
make the job complete.
Many Changes Made.
The commission says that many i'm
portsnt advances IN rates have been
made since the passage OF the Hepburn
measure. and while 1t has not been able
70 keep a record OF these advances. 81
IS able TO give some OF them in a general
way.
On coal. rates have been advanced 81
Maryland. and West Virginia fields toI
Central Freight Association territory. and
from the Kentucky. Tennessee. and Ala
hama fields 20 points in Southeastern
Freight Association territory. On pig iron
and cast iron pipe rates have been ad-
vanced : cents g ton from furnace and
foundry points in Southeastern Freight
Association territory 10 Central Freight
association and trunk line territories
On iron and steel articles rates subject
10 Official classification have been aa-
vsnced generally BY the withdrawal OF
commodity rates and the substitution OF
higher class rates. The same thing has
applied 10 rates on lumber from Chicago
10 trunk line territory. Rates on Iun,-
Der from points IN the Pacific Northwest
10 all destinations were advanced on
November I, 1906.
The commission condemns the advance
on lumber n part OF the territory a. /
fected, but permitted an Increase OF 81
cents per hundred pounds 70 points lying 1
east Of line drawn from Pembina. y. /
OAK, through Omaha and Kansas City, /
TO Port Arthur. Tex.
Grain Rates Increase.
On grain and grain products rates were
cents Per 100 POUNDS in certain /
territory. including lines from. Chicago 10 /
New York, but the proportional rate az
plicable from Chicago on shipments from
points vest OF the Mississippi was re-
iuced II cents per hundred pounds on
wheat and corn and Z cent per hundred 1
pounds on rye. oats. and barley. There
was an increase Of IL cents per hundred
pounds on rates from the Missouri River
% Mississippi River crossings and Chi
ago.
On others rates have been advanced IN
certain territory. as follows:
Packing house products. 3 cents per
hundred pounds.
Sugar, cents per hundred pounds. In
luding from New York and New Or
cans.
There have been advances on various
irticies 70 Texas points from cents per
hundred pounds TO 10 cents per 10 pounds.
DranscOntinentsl rates have been sd-
-anced from per cent on one article 20
0 per cent on another article.
The heaviest advance was in east
'ound rates Express companies found It /
under the rate law TO make