The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-19
1t Is Expected That the State
Interchange Arrangement
Will Become Effective
Thursday at Latest.
THE INTERSTATE TARIFF
PENNsYlvANlA ANNOUNCES THIS
WILL NOT eEcoME EFFECT.
I'VE UNTIL JUNE 1.-THE LOCAL
SWITCHING RATES.

Two years OF contention over me
privilege Of interchange OF freight be-
tween the Pennsylvania and Chicago
Cincinnati & Louisville railroad sys-
TENS will probably come to an end to-,
morrow. when the rates ON local inter-
change are made effective. The C.. c.
4 L. is ready to make tho interchange,
but its rates have not been announced.
The announcement OF the rates to be
charged by the Pennsylvania was re-
ceived by Secretary Haas Of the Com
mercial club this morning. He ex-
pected a similar announcement from
the c., c. & L before night.
The state interchange over the p. c..
C. & st. L. railway will become effect
i've tomorrow. The interstate rate 10
to become effective June 17.-It n .
rule with the interstate commission
that notices Of Interstate rates must BE-
nled one month before they become e.
fective. This rule makes IL appear
the notice was filed with the com-
mission as early as last Monday.
switehins Tariff.
| The local switching tariff Of the
Pennsylvania win be - per car. This
rate will be the same on cars destined
for interchange service ~ on those for
local use only. This means that II q
car ON the Gaar. Scott & Company
switch is to be transferred to the
switch at the Wayne Works plant or
any other private switch. It will cost
! the company desiring the uso Of the
car 81. II the car is to be taken from
a private switch along the p. c.. C. u
St. L.. and taken to . private switch
on the c., G. & L. the charge viii also
be 81.
An old switching tariff In force ON
the c., C. Il l. has been 8 per car.
Owing to the conditions. however. this
rate has not always been definitely en-
forced. Application has been made 70
the c.. c. L. L. officials at Cincinnati
to establish their rates at once and
some reply WAS expected today. % that
both roads could start their state In
terchange service tomorrow.
| Stats lntsrehanSe.
The established state interchange
rates will be effective in cases where
| q car is taken from private switch
along one rs,ad and put in . train des-
tined for point within the state on
the other read. These rates are fixed
by schedule.
| The settlement OF the interchange
controversy is due to the efforts Of the
Commercial Club In answer to the
demands Of it's members the organiza-
tion retained counsel and fought the
case through the courts. The club
was assisted by the State Railway
Commission, which demanded m In
| terchange agreement between the
Pennsylvania and C., c. & l. The
Pennsylvania appealed and In the su-
/ preme court the contention Of the
commission and club was sustained.
When the commission ruled on the
case 1t affixed q iine as q penalty pro-
yiding for the non compliance OF the
| railroads. The c.. c. Z L. put in =
| switch and announced It was ready to
meet the otligations imposed by the
commission. The Pennsylvania with.
held action pending the litigation in
| the upper courts. II the 1ne imposed
were to be collected Il would amount
to several thousand dollars
shippers VIII ReJoies.
Local shippers win rejoice that n.
rangements are complete and that cars
routed over either line VIII be accept
ed for interchange. The interchAnse
| switch is located On PennSylvania
property and was built by that road in
compliance With the orders of the com-
mission and court Everything II IN
readiness and the AFst car under DE
new arranGefnent viii be switched to
morrow. probably.
| The Commercial Club feels - Il Il
had accomplished something ard ~
members aie congratulating the0-
selves- The 1ajq9fty of tbe factories
Of the city ~ 16o6tef a1ong o. Pens
| iGaar-scott IS IN = e4llk3 eooeerns
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