The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-30


from st. Paul and Chicago To Spokane
made by taking IS per cent from the
terminal rates Is founded upon facts
which do not exist, and IL constructed
on theory which cannot be approved
by the commission"
Not Effective Immediately.
Tine rates established for the future
are materially lower-approxima 30
per cent on both classes and cominod-
tiles, but VIII not be effective imme-
dlate,y.
The defendant lines maintain that II
material reductions were made the re-
suit would be disastrous In view of the
reductions that necessarily would have
To be made elsewhere
In addition the Northern Pacific
showed that STAGE the first decision IN
the Spokane case In the spring of 1907
1t has expended approximately $4,000
900 and the Great Northern showed It
had expended s75.000.o00 In better
mcnts
Independent Rates.
In fixing the rates to Spokane the
commission did not use the rates to
Seattle as a standard. but adjusted
the rates to Spokane upon what Is
considered to be - reasonable basis.
taking into account that water com
petition at Seattle was not material
Then the commission says:
Joint through rates both class and
commodity should be established from
the defined territories east of Chicago
to Spokane.
where joint through rates do not
exist from points east Of Chicago
upon certain lines To Spokane the
commission finds there Is no reason
able and satisfactory through routes
and Joint rates ought to he established
Both class and commodity rates
should be slightly lower from Mis-
sissippi river points to Spokane than
from Chicago points"
Other Rates Excessive.
In the Spokane opinion II was also
held that the rates to Baker City. La
Grande and Pendleton. oregon. and
Walla Walla. Wash. were excessive
insofar as they exceeded the new
iattS iiAth 10 spokdIe.
In order To proceed with caution
the commission determined, before
making final order. To ascertain by
an actual test the result of the pres
ent and the proposed new rates
These sums would lin each case
equal approximately 25 per cent OF
the entire cost of reproduction AZ
found by the commission. and would
II not accompanied by increased earn
ings, perhaps justify the claim to a
greater return. An examination of
the nature of these expenditures dQcs
not. however. lead to the conclusion
that they can have any legitimate
bearing upon the correctness of our
decision"
The carriers will be required. how
ever. for tho months of July. August
and September to keep n detailed ac-
count. showing the revenues accruing
on business actually handled under
present rates. and the revenues which
would have accrued had the rates pro-
scribed by the commission been In ef-
feet.
Nevada Cases.
-
including the Sacramento Reno case
against the Southern Pacific com
pany. the railroad commission of Ne
vada against the Southern Pacific
company. and the Marcopa County
Commercial club against the Atchison
Topeka Santa Fe and other car
riers, the decisions We're prepared by
Commissioners Franklin X. Lane.
In each of them n heavy reduction
In class rates IL ordered, some of the
reductions being as high as 80 Ia
per cent The commission finds that
the existing rates are 'practlcally
without precedent or parallel" In tho
United States. The average rate per
ton per mile on all 10 classes from
Sacramento to Reno Is 9l6 cents, an
unprecedented figure. The class rates
between Sacramento and Reno are
reduced approximately 30 per cent, the
rate on first class freight being low
cred from $129 per hundred pounds
to 85 cents. Similar reductions In
the class rates are made from Sacra-
mento to other points In Nevada and
Utah. In the case of the railroad COM
mission of Nevada against the South
ern Pacific company and other car
riers, the commission condemns the
existing westbound class rates from
eastern points In Nevada.
Highest in the Country.
In this connection the commission
declares these rates to be the high
est main line rates found In the Unit
ed states"
For carrying a carload of first -class
traffic containing 10000 pounds from
Omahh to Reno. the Union and South
ern Pacific lines charge sS5s. II the
same carload goes 154 miles further
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