The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-28
NsCONTINENT,L RATES.
commerce Commission Fore-hado~s Ne
speuing of spok sne and Cognste Gases.

WAsHISGToS. Oct - The Interstate
Commerce Commission announced to-day
what - considered 10 he the reopenin G
and rehsaring 81 the spokane case and
other cases involving transcontinental
and intermediate freight rates The
commission IN June last decided a series
81 the-e cases involving rates from the
Missouri River 70 the Pacific coast and
from the Pacific coast 10 the Missouri
River in each case ordering reductions
/ Now the commission has got around 10
a construction Il section 4 % the railroad
act the long and short haul section, which
prohibits carriers from charging more
for a shorter than a longer haul and this
construction Indicates that II will have
a decidedly important bearing on these
'ranrCont mental and intermediate rate
cases decided 10y the commission but in
which no effective date was set
Before making the new rates effective
tho commission provided for n ca .cking
10 -ee lust what effect the proposed rates
would have On IN" revenues ~ the carriers,
anil THE checking II nov going on since
the commission decided these ca-~-
shippers at intermedia'" points have
made strong representations ~ \ result
81 which tho cases will h" raopened In
connection with this renp~ning the com
mission to-day issued a statement IN IA n
~ follow-
tsrcs'- both On m" Pacihc coast and ~
interior points A. Vril a. 'hs carricrs ate
most Interested T. the pfohahl. dat" ~
witch the orders 81 ~" commission m the
SPOKANE case and 'pVnAt" ras"s viii bs
hnsllv made effective Whom these "a~ct
w"r. DISPOSE II last lun" ~ pa- tho eNper.
tatinn ~ 'h~ commission that Whatever
conclusion VAS nnally reached could 10"
vut M" -Hrc' not later than Januar
n.I Subsequent 80 ~" pronunciation ~
tho opinions 81 tho commission IN those
NarioSS "1se- 'ougr"S- am~nd"t the fourth
.,c'iors and this has introduced = nce and
most important element into all tho - die.
cu--ion-
Marr'cstIv 'ranscont In~n'al rate. cannot
n" fu1liy adjusted until ~ has hNNn nr-t
det"rm ned what application shall b" made
81 IN" fourth section IN IT. prc-"nt form 20
those rates ~ tho term, q the arf amend.
ing that section carriers arc gwen until
February -. iNii. N which 10 Ale With the
COMMISSION application for Leave 10 charge
less az the moro distant point. and hence N.
oommis..on cannot nave tins question be.
fore ~ ma Wny to he discussed or decided
until aftcr that date
II - our present Intention - se'
down for rearing a. soon a. possible and
probably early IN March those apple tons
! n tho carriers under The fourth section
Both ihs carriers 'hsm-el,cs and oil ir.
'er'Se1 parHA ana communities 'Ill 10
nj . he r. lmmedia'~h thereafter the
commission vii proceed 70 decide and
nnallN dispose ~ this Hhole suhte,t. bar
our order 'anEo' 10" made effective In les
Than thiTiv days and ~ view NJ tho sren'
nurnh~r ~ rates inNol, 81 ~ h. prphn ble
ma more inc than 'hi- should he gi,cn
~ ihiy .n-l ancr On the Who'll" y -ceuts
., dent hs' hnieyer rate. are hnaIly
dct"Tr n0d on 'annoi h" pIt inip rn",'
h~foTr Nav g. 1911
Both 'nrri"r~ and tn'"rrsied pAr'tes
snI communities should takr no'iss nI
" ha' t. hiov" .1id ~ to the da'" ~ arg
m'n' upon n" npplt'a'iou NJ ~" tour n
80 ion aud h" prepared a,noriiugl,