Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-05

special court to hear interstate com
meree ersts. AS has been reported
Would De- the farm ~ legislation On
this subject that President Taft wound
recnumerd. II PROPOSES however %
create iu the department. IT commerce
and labor q hurei,n 10 be Called tl'
bureau of Transportation when g
shipper MAY nle complaint against q
railroad.
u. after ar ius sstisution the com
missioner ~ lhe hsrooa 80 translor-
tafian finds tlsst There Is Justice ia Tbs
complaint he must report the facts ~
the attorney general of tht t'nifei
Sta.es ana 1.-THE attorney general 81
satisfied that fbsre is q cause foi ae-
ton. he Is %rc4Hired 10 tlie a petition
with iAe interstate commerce commas
sion ana prose $40 fnt eaec az tht eX
pense 81 the government
THE shipper may. 50 hs p~rffers stiii
rie his cumll4iul direct with the
commission and prose atf nt ms 0isn
cXpens, az tnt present faa provides
The hin makes 81 ihc aatg oi conn
mon carriers e. establish just and raa-
eonable eias.iueatlona an3 regulations
and authorizes the interstate com
mrrce commission tp rfesfibe iraai
they shall he
The long and short hatl rituse Of
the Interstate commerce Hei would ae
amended sa IVA rs pfoYl9a that tn8rse
for short tsu shal in no raa ae
greater than tho rhafg. TOR lone
haul and the charge son through rate
sllHli DO ~ greater tnan fae aggregate
~ the local rate False ~ padded
claima for damages by The shipper arc
prohibited as nre rchaies
The pr0yiaious Of She law 10 rgaari
10 niiag complaints ANA authorizing
fhc commission to adjust complaints
and fix rates are much enlarged anl
ih,s give power 10 tlc commission
not anly 10 iix rates upon eompiaint
hHt alec 20 adjust and prescribe eias-
sifisatlnns. regulations and practices
generally. The commission may sass
ntnd The tallna effect OF sny pfopes
ga rate or change in classification nn
ll iul, hearing can bc had on me sub
jcct
The commission Is also given the
power to establish rates and adjust
rates ana The shipper 90 select the ep-
tirr route over Which a Ahipnien5 Nhali
ne transported
Railroads arc required 10 furnish
rates on written application Every
shipment of property an which Il rr-
bate II paid IL made d separation ai
fcnse and tho lclkins INV ~ lmend
"a to that extent The railroads un-
der The Mann bin mas exchange
transportation Tor advertisement 81
their time %tatlos ~ newspapers
a common carrier IS prohibited
from owning or acquiring ownership
of stock in amy eompetine carrier The
bin also makes IL unlawful CON rall-
road "a issue any stock or b0nda ex
FOR the acquisition of property
the construction Of o. lines Improve
ment on It's service or the disl hatse
az its obligations und tHen only affer
Wing with tho commission af trans
p1rtafion a statement settling forth
M fall details Of the issue.
frhe bin requires stufk to be sold
fot mot less than par aud bonds Tor
not less than tie reasonable market
eilne aud provides "a penalty uf s4a
GEO fine ana imprisouueent FOR ftye
Years for the iiieaal issniuaec OF stocks
and bonds
THE bin also makes d uniawtul for
any railruaI ia acquire by purchase
lease VI Otherwise. the ownership oi
Hpy connecting line nna lorbids uns
form ~ ownership ~ ae4uire control
OF two competing ines % trausrorta-
iion until permitted Pcs the interstate
commerce commission The BIN Nas
referred A. tho committee p whieh
NV Mann is chairman
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