The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-07
TOFILE NEW RATES
Western Roads to Present
Individual Tariffs.
SIMILARITY IN INCREASES
II is Reported in Washington That
Railroad officials Have Hit Upon
Plan TO Get Around Gov
eminent Injunction.

Washington. June A report has
reached the interstate commerce COM
mission that the lines constituting the
Western Trunk Line association would
ile individual tariffs putting into ell
feet substantially the same advances
as are contained in the association
tariffs recently cnjoined- Although
word came from Chicago that rail OF
ficials there denied that new tarift
sheets we're being prepared. 1t was
said that in financial circles the report
was believed.
The principal question generally dis
cussed in Washington was that OF the
probable effect OF the railroad bill In
It's final form upon the rate increases
which are proposed to take effect on
or about July /. The bin as 1t left the
house aad as passed by the senate Is
fixed 10 take effect sixty days after
its enactment In this form II would
exempt the pending increases from in
reference by the interstate commerce
commission. II is now expected that
there will be an attempt at least TO
advance the taking effect of the act so
as to cover these increases.
Similarity In Increases.
Members OF the interstate commerce
commission continued the work of as
pertaining exactly the effect of the
general increase in rates proposed by
the railroads. Enough investigation
has already been completed to show
that practically all classification com
modify and Communication rates north
of the Potomac and Ohio rivers and
east of the Missouri river have been
materially increased.
1t is assumed by some OF the ON
GERS Of the commission that II, upon
investigation. the rates proposed by
the eastern roads separately shall be
found to be the same. this fact will al
ford even better evidence OF collision
between the roads than II filed jointly
by all the roads. as in the case OF the
Central Freight association territory.
The commission takes the position
that II the roads actually worked indie
pendently their rates could not posi-
bly be identical. as they seem to be.
All Eastern Tariffs Are In.
Practically all Of the eastern trunk
lines have completed the filing OF
their revised freight tariffs with the
Interstate commerce commission. A
few OF the tariffs of the various sys-
tens. including the Erie and the New
York. Ontario & Western. in connec-
ton with the Canadian Pacific. reach.
ed the commission yesterday. They
will become effective July 8 next
Thus far the changes-chiehy ad-
vances in rates made this week-ap-
ply to the eastern and middle western
portions Of the country. No modifica'
tons in rates have been made by the
southern. southwestern or Pacihc
coast lines
The method Of filing tariffs with the
commission is different among the
eastern lines from that which obtains
among the middle western roads. In
diyldual members OF the Western
Trunk Line association do not ordi
narily file separate tariffs. An agent
Mr.. Hosmer, OF Chicaso-is designated
to file tariffs for all Of the roads and
all of them are precisely alike. 1t was
on the theory that this combination
was lin restraint Of trade" that At
torney General Wickersham instituted
his proceedings in Injunction against
the railways constituting the Western
Trunk Line association.