The Washington times., 1910-07-09
Freight Tariff Advances
Must Await Investigation
by ExpeI Is.
MEMBERS TO. MEET
FOR ACTION JULY p
Burden of Adjustment Regarded
- Greatest Responsibility
in Years.

At a meeting Of the Interstate Com
Uerce Commission the coming week
that body VII decide to order-the sus-
pension, pending examination, Of the
general increases of freight rates
which recently have been fled with
the commission
These Increases OF rates cover the
most important territory. Of the United
States from q. railroad and CONNER
ciaI standpoint They cover the East.
The region north OF the Ohio and east
CT the Mississippi and. the middle
West Most of them go into effect
on August I or therea beats
A question has been raised whether
the commission would e Nercisse its au-
thority under the new -kaw IN such a
way as 10 make sweeping suspensions
Of the general freight rate increases
This question has been accentuate6-
especially, by the statement given ouf
from Beverly following the recent
conference between president TAN
and Chairman Knapp.
Following that ConfereTiGe IL was given
out and widely published thar the com
mission was going to administer the
law IN conservative f. Ehi0n and was
song 70 suspend propo sed increases Of
rates only in eXcepti0 7aI cases.
Common InterP rotation
Tnis-Wss seized on in many quarters as
meaning that many Of the general in
creaSes which the roads had decided On
would not he suspended and rhat pa-f
or them would be aIlovEzz5 10 20 into e.
feet
T. is stated now on rhe best OF ar-
Atncr1ty that the commission expects p,
suspend The general rate increases .znf
n 20 whatever was given out AT Ber-
srh was not to be calStIr red as nea7 7fn~
oJEa rTlser 50 far as the proposed gen
eral increases are c0aces -ned-
The commission VIII uleer July Il An
the III, znbers but Co1nr nfssfo1e-s 80
and Ga Tx who are IN Esuroue. win ra
present The commission viii hear rba
parties II 1teTeSted IN New jersey t-ors-
n Llters p aLeS and vT1I decide vvHs- -
30 about them No hearing Is r1a--z,7
WIN respect 10 the SEN sraI Increases 81
E nee the statement emanated r-o--
heFtsiIF tHat lile comu1H Ssion was going
"a s. spend lleIslt rate increases only
N exc Aepuonal instances. there has haa7
eVlden &c that shippers q ere much z-f-
red I'D about it, This han been r-r-a ~,
tafiy In the Central F7reIE ht Aszocfatio-
been Eel,1 and steps taAlerr to urge the
commits sion To suspend proposed in
Ceases- and examine into { lem-
Bad News for 70 ads
Trat the sweeping suSDe1 sion Of. the /
general freight rate iucreas IS will not
he 75ezzireE news TO some Of I he railroad /
managers is expected. At any rate. I
spectators IN railroad stc lcIzs grew
more hope -UI ~ TO the wan Srrpe- 4
outlook afa r ir was auu0uu -ed from
7eEeTIr tra "a 'CDu=erE-a tive -- urIFr--
would be FOL lowed and rates - rzne0r7a5 {
only in eZCEn rfUuaI Instances
The commits SION it IS now lear. IS
getting ready ~ investigate rr- itself /
the merits Of the general 5u--ez- -Ses of
freight rates. east, North. and fD the
Middle West Z has the power To- hold
5lu the Increases for ten months while 4
81 is iUEeS-i-a-iue
Agents to Be Hired
IT most cases r Is not expected Il
VIII have 10 suspend rates for that Icrez.
Examiners and aEo1-s VIII be put atI
work this summer looking into the lneeH
for the proposed Increases
When the commission -eaSSrTI7lIH IS in
the fall. ir viii take ND this big bU -den {
i IS the greatest piece of work uu- Z
doubtedIy that has in years devoIveu on
the com -DieS-0u- Z
So far as cOmuuteT-S' rates 90 the a.
commission next week IS expected to +
aDuoInce whether Ir considers i has iL1U ?
authority To deal with item. fr