The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-29


commission aud repeatedly submitted
w The railroad companies that The
cost OF service was general cFi
terion for rates, that rates should
be based upon the cost OF sefvipe
and In no case should rates be made
less than the cost OF service. How.
ever the experts who gave tesii
mony tn behalf OF railroads we're un.
able 10 say what the cost of Servieo
was. II now becomes necessary for
the commission 10 find, on its own
Initiative, what 3hc cost of service
really Is. and ihis order "a an In.
strumcntalMy through which the
commission may find the cost ol
service Ia order to protect the inter.
asts Of both tho shipping public and
the railroads That fihe position OF
she state and the commission IN de-
.erminlng Che rights OF the state may
be more fully appreciated and the
enormlty Of the problem 10 be solved
IN the case of Smith w, Ames. lGg
Il. O., the supreme court Of Inc uni
tod states said That you must lool
1nly "a the property that Is devoted
10 local husness YOU must look only
10 the amount OF local business. the
expense OF conducting the local bus
ness, you must shut Ollt Of view en-
lrely The road as O wholcs shut Oui
" view the property az nin road al
I wholei ihe value of rs stocks and
bonds as q whole, yor must IN SOME
way separate these mGiiers 10 thai
Won can determine " upon wha, Is
ilrio,!y local
Tho above case is what ls known
rs 3he Nebraska maximum frelgh
rate case. In view OF the rule an
n0unced by ihe supreme court above
mentioned the commission is In dulS
bound 10 know all matters insofar az
they pertNin 10 ihp sinie of okaho
ma 10 enable II 10 have faets ana
lgures 20 Judge iutelllgenlly az Il
vh6t rules, rates aud regulations
Tc necessary 70 give just cOmpeusa
lion on local business within thf
state.
Fourul The order sought 70 b
tppeaied from Is reasonable and Jus
As applied To The rCllr0ad companlei
,r either OF Them z will affort
hem en- opportunity 10 submit es
ieniial and Indispensable iacts ant
lsures IN relation to their business
between points IN The state of Okla
homa. rhe reasonablenesa of fhl
lrder Is further suggested II lha
me street railways express com
mnics. gHa aHd piectrit r0infmHief
nd all other public service eonpa
les Witt The exception 81 the ateap
ailroads. have agreed TO or hav'
'omplled With the rules, regulation
md requirements o3 this order
fifth Tho commission has eaiah
Shed rates and regulations 20 al
ily upon the following commuaHiei
II carload lots. t0.wlt, Grain and al
ralu products cotton aeed and I'll.
PRODUCTS. brick. stone. sand cement
lime, etc. lumber and forest produefa
wiis aud vegetables, petroleum nnf
ls products. and coal After extens
Va Mcaringa lhe commission faunf
lhat the rates IN force prior 10 The
establishment Of the rates by lht
commission wofe unreasonable aut
I now becomes absolutely nenegsar'
hat the faliraad companies idfhlal
10 The commission figures showln
Ne tonnage and revenue per ION pei
Mile, operating expcnses etc. OF
sadl class of earload trille moTlnf
between points ia the state Of Ok
ahoma. that the commission may IN
diligently safeguard ihc interests o.
n concerned and be IN @ u0altl0i
detarmine whether or nor The
rales prescribed BY 4 n the past an
vhioG mas be established by Il In
lho future are reasonable, femunef
ilve and Just This cannot be douf
Without the immediate enforcement
n the order sought 10 be- appealed
rom IN this ease
Sixth Il Il clearly within the iufls
llctlon of the commission ia feaulrf
-eports from parties operating puhlli
erylcc utilities within the state 81
1klahOma and The accounting PLAN
Yescribed II said order are aifietlf
n nccard wlla ihe accounting planf
proacrlbed nv tho Interstate Com
mcrrp commission md all accounts
reports and memoranda Will be keni
~ the raiifaada With such additions
rs are especially required BY the
constitution of Oklahoma, and sucl
as are particularly applicable 70 OK
'ahoma. That IN caae Of doubt con
ernlnf the correct application nf auF
'nle named. the rules text and IN
crnreiatian prescribed bg the m
'cfeiaie Commerce commission shall
govern.
Seventh Al otdors relating Il
accounts md statistics prescribed b.
ihc Interstate Commerce commission
nyarlabig include the following fulet
"That any carrier or any receive
VI any operating trustee OF any ear
leg may anhdigldc amy primary ac.
count established as may be reauir
I'd FOR the purpose OF any such cav
FER or ans receiver or any operating
rurlec Of any such carrier Or may
make aaslgnment Of ihe amount
charged or credited. and any prim
ary account 10 operating divisions
10 ~ individual lines, OR To
STATES .
Hence, the requirement ~ this or
Ter Of the subdivision Of primary ac
counts as may be- required f0f the
particular information Of the state
~ Oklahoma Is NOT unreasonable
Eighth That during che hearing
preceding the pronunciation af ihii
order by the commission al railroad
companies aud ~ other PARTIES IN.
tercsied we're afforded ample oplnr.
iunisy 90 submit ohicctiona e the
proposed accounting plans All ne
counting ufiicials who gave tesll
mony Al The hearing on behaif 0l
the railroad companies withdrew
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