The Columbus journal., 1909-07-21
CHANGE GRAIN RATE.

CHANGE GRAIN RATE.
Becomes Effective On and After
August 70.
On and after August 10 the Missouri
Pacific. Burlington. Union Pacific and
Northwestern railroads are authorized
BY the state railway commission to
apply the wheat rate on all -four s,lip-
ments In the state and the corn rates
on all shipments Of mill stuff
This order 10 supplementary to .
recent order allowing the roads to
raise the rates on dour to q parity
with the wheat rate between about 10
per cent of the mill stations In the
state and Omaha. These stations had
enjoyed for many years low -four
rate, rates which were put in many
years ago to encourage local industry.
This order followed on complaint of
the Updike Milling company. AS soon
as this order was filed 1t was found
that the Missouri Pacific had been left
out of the complaint. The commission
thereafter avoided discrimination
by pulling the Crete Omaha rate on
The Missouri Pacific up to the wheat
:ate. The railroads then filed petit
lion asking that other mill products
besides wheat flour be put on the
same basis as corn, the general con-
.entions being that the stations which
lad the lower rates were not entitled
% discrimination as against 80 per
cent of the stations in the state and
hat the finished product should. as a
general thing, take as high freight
rate as the raw material from which
It is made.
Several hearings have been held in
he cases. After referring in detail
20 the reasons justifying the order on
issued says: Mill stuff, which con-
sists of bran and shorts, bears the
same relation to corn as -four to
wheat. Both are more valuable than
corn and. if anything. more bulky. an1
10 not move in the same quantities.
The commission, for the reasons fully
set forth in the case of the Updike
Milling company VS.. Union Pacific
Railroad company formal No. GU. no
special reasons being developed to the
contrary. finds that the rates on -four
should not be less than the rates on
wheat. and that the rates on mill
stuff should not be less than the rates
on corn between the stations herein
named"
Senator T. J. Majors. appointed by
Gov. Shallenberger to a place on the |
new state normal board. has filed q !
demurrer to the petition of the attor |
ney general challenging the right of |
Majors to accept the appointment be. |
cause he is member of the legisla-
ture. The demurrer alleges that the |
amended petition of the attorney gen.
eral does not state sufficient facts to
constitute cause of action and that |
the two causes of action are improp.
erly joined in the information. The
of the new law authorizing
the governor to appoint a new normal
board is involved in the suit.
Old Soldiers Are Safe.
Members of the Soldiers Home at
Grand Island, who have exposed the
of that institution. are
now getting fearful that they will be
from the home and not per.
mitted to come back. A letter to this
effect was received by a member of
the Board of Public Lands and Build.
ings. The board has assured the old
soldiers that none of them will be let
out for telling what is going on. The
board has supervision over admission
and discharges from the home. and
the superintendent is powerless to act
n the matter.