Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-10
Interstate Commerce Commis.
sion Issues Order for Ma
terial Reduction on All
Comodities from Atlantic.
COUNTRY rs DIVIDED
INTO FIVE DISTRICTS
Because of Water Competition,
a Lower Charge Is Permit.
ted. in Some Places, but Ef-
feet Is General Reduction.
IN, E,enlns n,rsla =. p. Leased wire,


Washington, Ang Io.--F Formal o'-
dcrs n the Pacific Coast freight rate
cases. experimenting the decisions
rendered two weeks ago. were issued
toda, bs the Interstate commerce
commission
Material reductions In both class
ami commodity freight rates ars
mad. from Atlantic coast points ~
origin to inter Rocky Mountain cities
spokane. Washington Reno. Nova
ia, Phoenix. Arizona. and others
similarly situated although the caf-
riers are permitted on accoun. ~ wa
ter competition tn exact rates some
what less To- Pacific coast terminals
than To- tho intermediate points.
The orders ISSUED today define eN-
pllcitly the rates Indicated in the
opinions as reasonable and require
the carriers engaged IN transcon-
tn"nal traffic ,o establish the rates
| fixed by the commission on or before
November l5 which involve a con
struction of the long aud short haui
provision uf the las The commission
divides IN" United states into five
zones
Tho zones are described az followF.
Zone onc--All territory lying west
OF line called line No. /, which ex-
tends In a general southerly dircc-
/ iion from "a point immediately east ~
4 Grand Portage. Mimi southwosterly.
along tho northeastern shore of Lake
superior. To point Immediately east
( OF superior Wis, thence southcrly to
the Intersection of the Arkansas and
I oklahoma state llne. thence along
/ llr Kansas city southern railway to
: the gulf of MeNico.
Zun. tvo-.Au territory lying east
of IAN, No. } and west of line called
/ so. %, which bcglns 90 m" Canadian
/ boundary Immediately west OF Cnck-
/ burn island in Lake Huron. passes
I wrstcrly through tho straits Of Mack
/ inaw. -outhorly through Lake Michi-
! gan tp paducah. Ky, thence south
! crlN to ~. Gulf of Mexico.
Zun, thrcr-.AU territory lying
east of line So. o and north of linc
! extending from Norfolk. Va. 10 pa
! durah and vest of lire No 3 from
! Buffalo, " Y. tn Wheeling W Va,
/ and thence along the ohio river to
! Huntington. " Va.
Zone four An territory east OF
/ line 80 and north of the Norfolk
. puducah line
! Zun. uve-All territory wing south
bot th, Nor'olk-ptducah line and east
, OF th, Mnhil" aud Ohio railroad.
/ known us tho southeastern territory
Tho railways are not permitted 20
exact higher commodity charges
! from points iu zone I. 10 intermc-
diate points Than to Pacific coast
terminals
From points ia zone permission
is granted tn charge commodity rates
tn uoints intermediate 20 PaCtr,
terminals seven per cent mshcr than
Co thr terminals. from 1onr 3. fifteen
per .ont higher and from zone 4. %
per cent higher SO order Is made as
90 the rates from zone five.
The order in the Spokane rate ease
which affects th, rates not only to
Spokane. hut also to Waua MallS,
and ia Grudr. Baker city. Pendle-
tom. Oregon, follows precisely the
principles laid duwu IN the long ana
short haul order the difference ol
seven. Uitrou and twenty five per
cent .u favor "f Pacific terminals be-
.ug maintained