Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-07
RAIL ROADS N UST
At ONCE CANCEL
RATE ADVANCE
REQUEST FOR DELAY IS
DENIED BY COMMISSION
.0fficlalS of Eastern Lines Plead
in Vain for Permission to
Make Voluntary Suspension
of Tariff Bill Until Fall,
IBy Morning journal Special reased Wire,

tby Morning journal special xeascd Wirel
Washington. March 6.--Denial OF
the request OF the railways of official
classification territory that they pe
permitted voluntarily TO suspend pro-
posed advances In class freight rates
from March IS until November /,
next. was made by the interstate COM
merce commission today. In the de-
cislon announced in the great rate
cases ten days ago, the commission
directed that the proposed tariffs ad-
vancing rates be annuled on or be-
fore March 10. III this direction were
not followed. the commission an
nounced that on that date II would
issue an order recalling the rates and
putting into effect for at least two
years the existing rates.
After conference in New York
city last Friday an arrangement was
made for a conference in this city be-
tween eastern railroad Officials and
the members of the commission,
Participating in the conference to-
day were President w. @. Brown and
General Solicitor Clyde Brown OF the
New York Central; President James
McCrea and General Counsel #. /.
Gowen Of the Pennsylvania; President
Daniel Willard and General Counsel
Hugh G.. Bond of the Baltimore 4
Ohio; President Frederick Underwood
and General Counsel George Brownell
Of the Erie. and Walker ID. Hines, rep
resenting the Delaware. Lackawanna
& Western.
II was suggested TO the commission
that the carriers In official classifica-
ton territory be permitted TO suspend
voluntarily the tariffs proposing ad-
vances from March Is until Novcm-
Der l next, in order that they might
have opportunity to ascertain the
general results of this fiscal years
business. .fN. .4,ti- 4ss,
The contention was that this years
business might show q falling off of
the revenues of 1910. which would af-
ford them an opportunity again to ask
the commission to consider an advance
in rates, perhaps some time late next
autumn, when they would be enabled
to make the better showing in support
of the request than they made In the
recent cases.
They desired also to ascertain
whether the record made In the re-
cent cases would be available In any
further proceedings they might in
stitute,
Denial OF the request was made In
q letter TO President Brown of the
New York Central written by Com
missioner Prouty on behalf of the
commission. The letter says;
"The committee of which you are
chairman requests that defendant
carriers in the eastern rate advance
case, No. 3,4O0. be allowed to post
pone their tariffs Of advanced rates
until November next, instead Of
the same as now required
by the commission.
after considering the reasons adj
duced in support OF this request, those
Of the commission who are
In Washington are unanimously OF
the opinion that II must be denied and
that we must adhere to the report
which clearly states the attitude of
this body toward the future.
"With respect TO the suggestion |
that in any further proceedings the |
present record will not be available |
If these tariffs are cancelled, II Is |
proper to observe that this proceed
ing was instituted by the commission
Itself and that the record is entirely |
subject to It's control either with re-
spect to further proceedings on the
same record or with respect to new
involving the same issue"
Tomorrow at the New York Central
office In New York city a genera
meeting OF eastern railway officials
win be held at which the partlci-
pants in today's conference will make
heir report II Is probable that a
decision will be reached to cancel the
proposed advances In accordance with
he direction OF the commission and
n the light of developments let the
uturc take care OF itself.