The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-25

Francisco and other places on the Pacific
coast for a certain figure II was unfair TO
extend the advantages which the Pacific
ports enjoy TO interior places not equally
vel situated The commission ssys that
"a shipper finds it difficult to reconcile
himself to pay $500 car for transpor'a-
ton of a carload Of merchandise 10 his
own city when that same carload will he
carried from the home point Of origin
through his city to a point 800 miles be-
yond for $500
In the Spokane case the commission
divides the United Stst.s into five terri
torial zones Zone one comprises all that
part Of the United States lying west OF
the line called line No /. which extends
in a generally southerly direction from
place Immediately east Of Grand Portage
MINI; thence southwesterly along tn"
northwestern shore Of Lake superior Z"
a place Immediately east of superior.
Wis thence southerly along tho eastern
boundary of transcontnenai group r
to the intersection Of the Arkansas ana
Oklahoma state line; thence along the
west side of the kansa- city Southern
Railway to the Gulf of Mexico. In this
zone the commission holds that no higher
charge can Justly he made AZ any inter-
mediate place than to more distant
place.
Zone embraces all territory in the
United States which begins at the inter
national boundary between the United
States and Canada Immediately west
OF Cockburn Isl and IN Lake huron ;
passes westerly through the Straits Of
Mackinaw. sou,herly through Lake Michi-
gan to Paducah. ky.. thence 1t follows
the east side Of the Illinois Central Rail-
road TO the Gulf of Mexico. In this zone
the commission holds that rates from this
territory to intermediate points may
properly be exceeded bv not more than
per cent rates in the same places of
origin to Pacific coast terminals.
Zone embraces all territory in the
United States lying adjacent to the
Bunalo-Pittshure line running from
following the Ohio River, To Hunting
ton. ". Va. In this zone the commission
holds that from places Of origin in this
territory rates to intermediate places
may properly exceed those to terminal
places by no. more than 10 per cent.
Zone 4 embraces all territory in the
Atlantic seaboard east Of the Allegheny
Mountains The commission says that
in the past the actual movement from
Eastern places of origin TO Pacific coast
terminals has mainly been confined to
Zones Even in this territory the greater
part Of the traffic has originated in OF
near the sea board itself. The commission
points out that the force Of water competl-
tion is greatest at New York and grad
uaIly diminishes as the distance from
New York increases. The commission
holds that rates from places of origin
within this zone to intermediate places
may exceed those to terminal places 10y
! not more than 25 per cent. In the Reno
case the commission holds:
We desire to be extremely conservative
in this the frat application of the new Ia"
and to require an adjustment OF rates
that will be safely within the zone Of oui
discretion. For this reason we have de-
cded that the transcontinenta! carriers
serving Reno and other points upon III.
main line OF the Central Pacific shall make
no higher charge upon any article carry
ing commodity rate than is contempo
raneously in effect from Missouri Rive,
points, such as Omaha and Kansas City
10 coast terminal points. TINS principle
We shall also expect to be applied on com
modify rates to all main line intermediate
points in Nevada and California. Traffic
originating at Chicago and in Chica SC
territory moving under commodity rates
may have a rate per cent higher thar
that imposed on freight originating II
Chicago and Chicago territory and de
stined to the coast terminals
From Buffalo. PittsburG territory, th'
rates TO intermediate points may rls'
above those demanded and charged iron
the same points and territory to the ooas
terminals to the extent Of IL per cent
while from New York and trunk line ter
ritory the rates charged shall not eSceet
IS per cent over and above terrnina
rates. This means that Auburn. True kee
Reno and Elko. for instance, points inter
: mediate to San Francisco from the East
shall have al least the benefit OF the com
modify rates extended from the Missouri
River to Sacramento and San Francisc
and shall paw no more than : per cent
above the Chicago-coast terminal rate
and corresponding increases of IL and .
Der cent. respectively from Plttsburg an
New York territories
Some Of the petitions under the fourt
section which have been considered ar
made by carriers reaching California tel
minals through the southern gateway
southern Nevavia and Arizona Thes
applications are also denied in 20 far a
they involve the imposition Of hiChe
rates upon intermediate points than al
applied on commodities from the MiSsOli
River to Los Angeles. San Francisco
other coas, terminals. To all such int
mediate points al Ashfork Maricop
San Berpardino. bakersfield. Fresno ar
Ventura. for in stance. practically termn
rates shall not he exceeded a. from Mi
souri, River points with the same propo
tiOnate advances east Of the Nilsson
River as heretofore specfi~d'