The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-28
|ITAH RATE CASE
|AGA|N ADVANCED
<nokane and All TranscOnti-
mental Gases VIII Be Re-
opened by Commission.
|0Nl, AND SHORT HAUL
CLAUSE HAS BEARING
,iOSt Important Move for Whole
West, and May Delay
Action.
rnerIal 20 The Tribune.

.oecIai 30 The Tribune
Oct. 27.-The intor-
-ato commerce commission announced
.,ssv what Is considered the reopcning
|od reheariug of the Spokane case and
'<fer cases involving transconfinenIal
'n5 intermediate freight rates. Tho
Un1rnission, in June last. decided a series
n fhess cascs involving rates from the
f1eao1Iri river 10 the Pacific coast and
m, the Pacflc coast TO the Missouri
i,rer. in each case ordering reductions.
;oW II appears the commission having
'0ffcn around 10 a construction or sec
Ion OF shc new railroad act, the long
m short t-haul section, which prohibits
orritrs from charging moro for shorter
ham a longer haul, and this construction
o6Icatas that il Will have decidedly
Inpor;snt bearing OH these transconu-
rr,tal and Intermediate rate cases de-
jded by the commission, but for which
~ effcctive date was set. Before MAX
NJ. the new rates effective. the commits
Ion provided for checking To see just
hat effect the proposed rates Would
ape on the revenues OF the carriers. and
bIs checking is now. going on. Since the
on1missou decided these cases, shippers
4 Intermediate points have made strong
TO the commission, as a
ssult Of which the cases VIII be re-
pened In connection with this reopen
~. The commission today issued state
lent. in part as follows:
' Conlnli ssion Explains.
.vrhe matter in which the business
,terests both upon the Pacific coast and
4 interior points. as well as the carriers.
ne most Interested is the probable date
1 which the orders OF the commission
4 The Spokane case and cognate eases
I'M be finally made effective. When
gas the expectation OF the commits
lon that whatever conclusion was finally
rached could be put into effect not later
han January next. Subsequent 10 the
OF the opinions OF the COM
,ission in those various cases, congress
mended the fourth section. and this has
,frpducnd a new and most important ele-
lcnt into all these discussions. Mani
.stly transconiincntal rates cannot he
oally adjusted until ii has been first de-
'rm5ncd what application shall be made
the fourth section in its present form
J ihosn rates, b. the terms OF the act
mcndnE that section. carriers are given
MIL February H. 1911. in which to file
Iilr the commission appiicat ton for leave
charge less at the more distant points,
nd hence the commission cannot have
,Is question before il In a way 10 be
|Ecussed or decided until after that date,
81 Put Of Until May.
f'1t is our present intention to set down
N hearing AS soon as possible. and
rubsbIy early In March, these nppllca-
ons Of the carriers under tho fourth sec
or. Both the carriers themselves and
\ Interested parties and communities
III be fully heard Immediately there
tier the commission will proceed TO de-
do and finally dispose of this whole
Inject. hu; our order cannot he made
fective in less than thirty days. and in
ew Of Inc great number Of rates in
,lycd IL Is probable that more time thar
lis should be given In this instance. On
70 whole. il socms evident that what
Yer rates are finally determined upon
snrot be pn. into effect before May /,
III
Both carriers and interested parties
nd communities should take notice OF
hat is above said ma TO the cate of
FEument upon the application of the
'urth section. and be prepared accord
'sly"