Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13

ing, to participate in such investiga-
ton upon the general ground that
the subject being interstate freight
,s was exclusively within the jur.
isdiction of the Interstate Commerce
, Commerce Commission, On the said
Office at Carson cay, Nevada. the
Commission began the investigation
above referred to and set for that
day. y
On the said sixth day OF June, the
Commission reached its conclusion,
which in brief is as follows:
1t is found that a very large per-
centage of the freight rates from
points east of the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers 20 Reno. Nevada, are
fixed by adding tO the through rates
TO San Francisco and Sacramento ter
minals the local charge from Sacra-
mento back to Reno. In other words,
no is the same as il they were ac-
tualiy hauled owe the Sirra Nevada
Mountains 10 Sacramento. a distance
of ia miles beyond Reno. and then
hauled the same distance over the
same mountain range back to Reno.
Inasmuch as you save a haul OF
sos miles. the most difficult and ex-
pensive upon the entire line of your
roads. and charge not merely the
through rate. but a relatively much
higher lOcai back to Reno for a ser
vice that il not rendered at all. the
Commission cannot do otherwise than
conclude that the charge to Reno is
unreasonable. excessive and I'M
just. = y
1t is the best Judgment of this
commission hat your rates to the
coast terminals are fairly renumera-
tive despite the alleged water COM
petition. II this judgment is sound
it follows ineXorably that your rates
to Reno are too high. The Commits
sion can see no just reason why
freight charges to Reno should be
higher than to Sacramento. one
hundred and fi%fty-four miies further.
on the same line. over an %eXtraordi-
narily heavy and expensive grade.
and with water competition at Sac.
ramento a comparatively trivial fac
tor. But as this water competition,
however small or even mythical t
affected the judgment and decisions
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and also the Federal courts. this
Commission will not requ,s your
companies to accord lull terminal
rates for Reno. Tho Commission
does, however. request most earnest
ly and with a firm conviction of the
justice of the request. that you make
the following reductions:
First. on carload lots from COlora-
do points. Missouri River points and
all points east 10 Reno. twenty-five
t25) per cent of the present commo-
dlty rates.
Second. on less than carload lots.
twenty (2D per cent OF the present
commodity rates for he same points.
Third in AL cases where the pres
ent back haul charge is less than 80
800 cents. reduce to actual terminal
existing rates.
Fourth. on all class rates now in
effect. reduce fifty (5o) per cent OF
the present back haul charge. = = = =
Should the Commission receive no
reply. or one indicating an unwilling
ness to make any concessions along
The lines of this request. there will be
Out one course for the Commission
20 pursue. and that is clearly point
ed out by Section y OF the Railroad
Commission Law OF this State. 3 & =
Railroad Commission OF Nevada
BY II. +. BARTlNE, Chairman.
Following this request the petition
AYERS that the statutory time for re-
ply has passed: that no reply has
been had: that the allegations of the
petitioners is true; that the railroad
does discriminate against Nevada;
hat the water competition is greatly
exaggerated by the railroad: that but
i per cent of the haulage belongs to
Reno: that the railroad Toe not
meet the water competition or try
to do so; That the railroad owns the
competing water route facilities any
way; that Nevada freight is not
hauled to Sacramento and back to
earn the back haul charge nov lev
led against Nevada shippers; that it
is stopped in Nevada and the charge
made anyway; that the company
this mount entirely; that the