The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-05
Indiana Railroad Commission
Has Made Rulings At
fecting Many Towns.
CEMENT INCREASE HERE
PRODUCT HANDLED TO RICH
MoNO OVER c., I. 4 L. BOOSTED
As CENT IN COUNTY
TOWNS ARE AFFECTED.
palladium Specially

Indianapolis, Ind. May 5.-The In
diana Railroad Commission. today an
nounced a big batch Of changes in
freight rates in Indiana, and the rates
are effective at once. In many cases
the rates are increased white in 9th
ers they are decreased. This an
nouncement following SO closely on the
heels of the decision of Judge Remster,
of the Marion county circuit court to
the effect that the orders. of the Rail
road commission are binding on rail-
roads and shippers Immediately upon
their PRONUNCIATION and until the order
is set aside by court is of great inn
portance to railroads and shippers
alike. The decision of Judge Remster
is that the railroad commission has
power to enforce it's orders. This is
the first time that a court in. Indiana
has ever clearly defined the jurisdic-
ton and the power of the railroad
commission in such broad terms.
The following changes are of inter-
est especially in the north and central
part of the state. There are numerous
other changes of rates in the southern
part of the state. but they are not of
interest to the readers of this paper.
Increases in Rates.
Cement. car lots. on c. /. 4 l.. rail-
road: increase per hundred pounds:
Hammond to Alexandria, &c: Dyer. 1c:
Shelbyville, 4-5c: Anderson &c: Fair
Oaks. 2lac: South Bend. 211zc: Bedford,
+5c: Franklin. 4-5c; Terre Haute. 1Ac:
Connersville. 4-5e: Richmond, 4-5c:
Vincennes, 4-.c.
Coal, car lots. c. l. & L. railroad, per
net ton: Linton district to Dyer, Sc;
Wanatah Sc: Cedar Lake, Sc: Munster,
SC; Hammond, Sc.
Porous drain tile; car lots. Panhan-
die railroad. cents per hundred pounds:
Hartford City to Aylesworth, 1c: Fow-
lerton to Gary. &c: Dunkirk to Upland,
HHc: Wright to Gary, &c.
Logs, car lot, Grand Rapids & Indi-
ana railroad: commodity rates cancel
ed: class rates apply: Dickinson to Co
shen: Snow Hill to Farmland; Rome
City to Pleasant Lake.
Plaster, car lots, Grand Trunk rail
way: South Bend to Ridgeyille 1Nc
per hundred pounds.
Crushed stone. car lots. Grand Rap-
ids & Indiana Railway. per net ton: De-;
catur to Adams &c; Fort Wayne SC; La
Otto, sc: Swan, &c: Avilla, &c; Hunter
ton. &c: Lisbon. &c: Wallen, &c: Con-
logue, &c: Kendallville. &c: Rome City.
&c; Wolcottville, &c.
Reductions in Rates.
Cement, car lots, Baltimore & Ohio
railroad: Syracuse to Milford Junction.
l cent per hundred pounds
Drain tile, car lots. Panhandle rail
road, cents per hundred pounds: Hart
ford City to Lincoln. &c; Wright to
Loree, NC.
Flourspar, car lots, Illinois Central
railroad: Evansville to Bluffton, cent
per hundred pounds.
Scrap iron, car lots. Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern: .Laporte to South
Bend, &c. per gross ton.
Wall plaster. pulp, car lots. Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern: South
Bend to Ray. LAGRANGE, Argos and
Effner. 1..c per hundred pounds.
Crushed stone, car lots, Grand Rap
Fountain City. cents per net ton.
New Rates.
The commission has fixed new rates
in the following cases, but the new
rates are SO numerous that the COM
mission did not specify them in its cir
cular, but informs shippers and rail
roads that they may be obtained on APP
plicati0n.
Brick. car lots, Porter to Gary, via
Michigan Central: Logansport to Gull
yer via vandalia: Anderson to Muncie.
Noblesville and Cicero, via Indiana
Central.
Dirt, car lots: Porter to Indiana Har-
Dor via Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern.
Drain tile. car lots between various
Panhandle stations; to numerous to