The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-04-29
R. R. COMMISSION
CUTS MILK RATES
RAILROADS ORDERED TO MAKE RE-
DUCTIONS IN CHARGES RUN
MING TO 20 PER CENT.
FRATERNlTIES WIN OUT.
Rate Body Decides Telephone Company
Cannot Class "Frats" as Char
liable Organizations.
OTHER DECISIONS HANDED DOWN.

MADISON, Wis, April pa Special
The railroad freight rates for shipment
of milk and cream were reduced from
approximately . to 20 per cent on the
Chicago, Milwaukee x ST. Paul road, the
Chicago d Northwestern, the Nlscon-
sin Central, the Omaha and Illinois Cen
trail lines by the railroad rate commls-
sion today. Frank ShultiX OF White
water and about seventy other Shippers
of milk and cream from that city to
Milwaukee made complaint on the
rates on milk and cream.
Rates Unreasonable.
The commission ordered an independ-
ent investigation of the milk and cream
rates and ordered the reduction which
has resulted in II double classification,
the cream shipments paying Il hlSner
rate than milk shipments Inc greatest
reduction on shipments of milk is on Il
distance not to be less than thirty miles
nor over eighty miles. The rates Tor the
distance of fifty and sixty miles remain
practically untouched
In view of the facts as given IN our
decision of June II, 1908, as well as the
present decision, it appears to US that
the rates on milk and cream as Il Whole
in this state, and as well as the rates
on milk and cream which are included
in these proceedings, are III many re-
spectS unreasonable and so adjusted as
to fail to meet the conditions which now
obtain. From this we come to the con
clusion that the present rates on milk
and cream in the state shall be dlscon-
tnued and that the rates made on the
following list shall be put IN effect III
their place:
The New Schedule.
Distance of five miIes-Fiye. gallons of
milk, cents; eight gallons or mix, ulS-
lance of five miles. cents ten gallons
milk. distance ) miles, 10 cents Ave gal
Ions OF cream, five miles, cents; elEht
gallons OF cream, five miles, 10 cents; ten
gallons OF cream. five miles, II cents.
Distance of twenty milcs-Five gallons of
milk. 81 cents; eight gallons, lO1a cents;
ten gallons, 10 cents: I'VE gallons cream, IL
cents; eight gallons Of cream, 10 cents ten
gallons cream, IS cents.
Distance of 100 miles-Fiye gallons OF
milk, 10 cents: eight gallons Of milk, Fl
cents: ten gallons OF milk, % cents; five
gallons of cream, 1910 cents; eight sal.
Ions OF cream, p cents; ten gallons oil
cream, 80 cents.
The classification runs up to 80 miles.
Fraternities Win Case.
In the case of Conrad Z. Olson and
others. members of the Phi Alpha Delta
law fraternity of Madison. the commits
sion today decided that the fraternity
should not pay the high rate charged
to charitable institutions In other
words. the commission held that fra
ternity is not a charitable institution,
but should be classcd rs a dwelling and
pay the dwelling rate. This classified
ton will save the fraternity about 50
per year. 1t is the complaint against
the Wisconsin Telephone company.
We think the testimony IS conclusive
to the effect that the petitoning party is
somewhat similar To- the numerous lodges
or rooming houses in the city of Madi-
son." says the decision, "and in our judg-
ment should he allowed the same rates
for the same service.
Railroad Not Responsible.
In the case Of the Joauncs company Of
Green Bay against the st. Paul road the
commission established the principle
that carriers can no more be held re-
sp0nSibe for the errors Of shippers than
shippers can be held responsible for the
errors of the carriers
The company consigned q shipment of
goods to Rhinclander which should have
been consigned to HohsOn and when the
error was discovered attempted to get
rebate from the railroad which charged
for rcshipping as if il were an original
shipment from Rhinelander 10 HObson.
The commission denied the petition.
The petition Of X. W. Crary for a diff
ferent classification on canned goods was
denied.