Arizona republican., 1912-07-15

to all other blocks in the United 1 States.
 1 located in block 952 Some 20 other 1 towns and villages are included in i that same block. Chicago is located l in block S3S, which also contains d 1 score or more of cities and towns A | shipper in New York wishing to send l a package to Chicago will learn from | the directory the block in which l Chicago is situated Then turning t0 | the single tariff sheet he will ascer- l tain the number of the scale of rates, which applies upon all pack | ages between block 952 and block l S3S
 This method of stating rates, the report claims will avoid the great body of complaints arising out of un- dercharges and Overcharges. the pres ent method of stating rates being So | confusing that not even the express agents are able to discover the law ful rate between two points. The directory of express stations is also to state the delivery limits in each CllN NlInln WNlcll ltle eNl)ItSS COil pany gives service upon it's tariff rates.
 It is found that the large number of double collections of express charges arises out of the fact that package which has been prepaid does not bear sufficient evidence of this fact. Accordingly the report pre- sents a set of labels and way bills in different colors which the carriers arc required to use, and in the event 1 that the package does not bear any | label the shipment is to be delivered 1 to the consignee without collection of any charges. the carrier bearing the l burden of discovering where the mis- l take lies
 1 The present system requires the statement of about 200 times IS many rates as the system proposed by the l commission. However, as each agent, l under the new system, will be obliged ! to know only the rates that apply be l tween his station and each of the other blocks. he will have to con | suit only S3O rates to find the proper 1 charge from his station to every oth- CT station within the United States | | rate area on short hauls is reduced l from an area of about 35e0 squar' 1 miles. which is the average area oI
 each main block to an area of about 1S0 skuare miles The present eX- 1 press rate methods embrace muct l larger common rate areas.
 1 For instance. the rate. per hundred | pounds, from Boston. New York, Phil
 adelphia, Baltimore. Washington anC | Richmond to Seattle. Tacoma, Port land San Francisco. San Diego
 Reno. Sacramento and many othel points embraced in the region yves
 of the Sierra and Cascade mountain!
 is now the same s13.50. Under th'
 l commissions system the rates wil
 vary with the distance between an,
 two points. from $9.S5 to s11.0O
 hundred pounds.
 While there has been an almOs
 1 uniform reduction in charges upol
 parcels weighing 5o pounds or less
 the rates on packages weighing mor'
 than 90 pounds have not been ma
 | terially reduced. In some instances the commissions proposed rate basl shows slight increase of the charge , on heavy packages. This Indicate
 the belief of the commission that tn rates of the express companies pc 1 100 pounds are not on the whole seriously excessive. This is partic ularly manifest from an analysis O the rates for distances of 200 mile or less. which are scarcely distrib
 uted on the heavy weight traffic ) By the terms of the commission order the changes in the regulations 2 methods and practices of the eXpres { companies; the e-classification Q | express matter: the changes in tn ? billing of packages: and other ad
 ninistratiVe reforms are required t
 be put into effect practically immedi ately The rates proposed. however { will not become effective before som time next autumn. The commission , has fixed october as the date fO the beginning of hearing of tn
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