The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-27
.COMM|sS|ON|ssUES.
NEW FREIGHT RATES
Valuable Pamphlet Prepared IN
Interest of Shippers News Be-
ling -Distfiba,ed-------------
NEXT MIXED PACKAGE RULE
l.. Il \. Protest Having Proven
Unconyincing, Corporation
Commission Enforce Order.

The Corporation Commission has is
sued comprehensive pamphlet OF
mileage class and commodity rates APP
piicabic to the esstcna FeltFeaas III
Virginia. The book contains the rate
per mite for every class of freight
legal under the State laws. 1t Is a
valuable pamphlet, which every ship
per should have and be had at the
Corporation Commission for the ask
ing.
The commissioners have also issued
Supplement No. t. Virginia Classi-
fication No. H. when aeals with the
tariff on mixed packages. Printing
and distribution OF this supplement
was withheld until the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, which protested
against the rule II contains, could be
heard. The protest against the rule
was faced and unconyncing, so far
as showing that the Louisville and
Nashville was losing anything by car
! rytng spoons, glasses, toys sticks of
candy and articles of cheap teweiry
in packages of cereals, coffee, tea, SUI
gar, soap and cleaning powders, and
the commission decided to put the
rule into operation
Rate ON Mixed Packages.
( The former rule on the subject of
! mixed packages read: The rate for
/ the highest classed article must be
charged on any package containing
articles of more than one class. This
rule is not intended to prohibit the
shipment of printed Advertising mat
/ ter in package goods; provided that
the printed advertising does not ex-
coed two per cent. of the total weight. ="
manufacturers OF package goods
| used to put large pamphlets weigh
! ing about two per cent, of the total
weight of their coffee. tea or other
commodity in the Packages. Compe-
tition became SO hot, however, that
! they discarded the pamphlets in IA
Nor or glasses. toys, jewelry, spoons,
knives forks and other articles. none
OF which weighed more than two per
cent. OF the total weight of the pack
age, thus Keeping within the law. In
View of the fact that such manufac-
turers were within the two per cent
law. and the placing Of premiums in
packages was on the increase daily
the commission decided to issue the
following ne wlaw relative to mixed
packages
The rate for the highest classed
article must be charged on any pack
age containing articles If more than
one class. This rule is not intended
10 Prohibit the shipment of printed
advertising matter in package goods,
provided. that the printed advertising
does not exceed per cent of the
total weight, nor OF shipments de-
seffbad In paragraph tn OF this RUE.
When premiums, prizes or other
articles for advertising purposes are
shipped in the package with the com
modity that they advertise, the fol-
lowing will govern:
An article for advertising DIR
poses may be shipped in the package
with the commodity Ii advertises.
provided only one such com plete aa-
vertistng article Is contained In each
package; the commodity shipped e
be charged at actual weight. plus
weight OF the package {subject to
u the established minimum earlaaa
weight when in carloads). and at the
rating applicable on such commodity,
the advertising article to be charged
at actual weight plus twenty COO
per cent, at the less than carload
rate on such article as per estab-
lished tariffs
In no case. however. shall the adj
vertistng article be charged at less
than ten Q0) per cent. of the gross
weight of the package in which II
Is contained.
Carriers may require shippers 10
state IN print or writing tho char
acter and actual weight OF advertis.
ing articles contained n each ship
ment."