Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
Build or Vacate the Street
The Rate That Must Be Corrected

H INCE into existence factor in the business life OF
y city of Los Angeles the Southern Pacific company has
inflicted many njusice upon this community and been guilty
many oppressive acts 1t is safe however, that nothing
that has been unjust oppressive than
the been maintaining for twenty between
this CITY and Pedro The showing to these rates
city Los Angeles with the state board Of railroad commits
sonr discoss condition OF oppressive and unjust exaon al
i e P m - h tta e neone of tbe citv Of Los An
gee paying for hauling freight between this city and San
Pedro of eight cents per ton mile 1t also shown ta
average freight railroads in the United States for haus
eighth of Southern Pacific charging between here and
San further shown in this petition that the Santa re
Railroad company haus freight Los Angeles and San
Diego more than the distance between Los Angeles and
charged between this city and San Diego
the Santa Fe obtains much higher rate per ton mule Tor TINS Du
States length Ofcose the distance OF haul
ton mile should increase in order omae the proper
of the charge attributable to loading and unloading IS sae
age rate per ton mile fifty miles II mills the average
per mile for wnour miles the distance between here
Pedro should not be 50 cent IN excess OF that or
At 6 mills per ton mile the rate between the business
Los Angeles and harbor would be little less than 40 cents
ton in place of being $500 per Not only should
railroads operating in Southern California be permitted to
charge more than the average charged throughout the United
States there would be substantial injustice IN less than
One of largest of railroad operation fuel
since the discovery oil in Southern California the cost OF tu
to railroads here has been good deal less taan w veage @
railroads throughout the United States In fact taking the period
no part the of fuel railroad
ton averaged less than in this community
The item railroad account
ing averages much less in Southern California than does
throughout whole of favorable eli
crease maintenance other sections of the
grades Angeles and San Pedro most favor
able that line where account
price fuel the of maintenance and the physical con-
dons freight the lowest known in the
country is point hauled probably the highest rate
The complaint filed by the arbor commission with the state
railroad commissioners only shows the foregoing facts
further that the railroads have collected Tor freight
Pedro and Los Angeles during the past
S263 mile 1t safe that the Southern Pacific line be-
Angeles and Pedro could be rebuilt and equipped
new at exceeding 900 mile Suppose the two lines
operating PEDRO Los Angeles divided the
freight equally between them shown that each year they would
EACH RECEIVE MORE THAN THE TOTAL VALUE OF
THE LINES AND EQUIPMENT ENGAGED IN THIS WORK,
A SHOWING WHICH OF ITSELF ESTABLISHES THE OUT
RAGEOUS CHARACTER OF THE TARIFF LEVIED UPON
THIS BUSINESS.
The Herald has in the past criticized with good deal OF sever
believed that deserved
criticism 1t is compelled connection with this matter
that it has doubt that the commission Will give the relief
of Los Angeles demanded by the
the harbo commission No palmer ever made out
Justify upon part than is made out
disclosed in the complaint filed by the harbor commits
with the board of railroad commissioners which facts
cannot and will disputed suppose that the commission
will relief asked fos only suppose that its mem
deliberately refuse do justice between the citizens OF
city Angeles and the Southern Pacific Railroad company
but also suppose that they will commit act which will
tainly thcmD politically n this