Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-24
Will Be In Force Within Next Three Months
MAY 9Th Date All Parties Will Appear
at Washington, d. C.---Means Much to
This State

Relief for Nevada shippers in the
matter of transcontinental commo-
dity freight rates is now in sight.
and there is little doubt but what
the rates on all commodities shipped
from eastern defined territory to
Reno and other Nevada points will
be in effect within the course of
three months from this time.
The above conclusion has been
reached by the members of the Ne
yada state railroad commission, and
is based upon the fact that an
order has just been received from
the Interstate commerce commission
fixing May s, 1912, as the date for
all parties to the case commonly
known as the Reno Terminal case,
to appear in Washington, d. c.,
and show cause why commodity
rates should not be forthwith put
into effect between eastern defined
territory and Reno, Nevada The
order of the interstate commerce
commission reads as follows.
AT general session of the
Interstate commerce commission,
held at its Office in Washington.
d. c., on the 18th day of April
A. d. 1912
Charles A. Prouty, Judson C.
Clements, Franklin X. Lane, Edgar
T.. Clark, james S. Harlan, Charles
| C. McChord, Balthasar r. Meyer
commissioners.
NO. 1865, Railroad Commission
of Nevada VS.. Southern Pacific com
pany ct al
The commission having under
consideration the propriety of put
ting into effect forthwith the com
modify rates between eastern defined
territory and Reno. Nevada
1t is ordered that the case be
set down for further hearing al
Washington. at 10 o'clock In the
forenoon of May s. 1912. and that
at that time all parties be allowed
to show cause why just and rea.
sonable commodity rates should not
be forthwith established
By the Commission:
(Sigped) ~. S. MARBLE,
Secretary"
1t will be remembered that tn,
interstate commerce commission
never did enter a specific order II
the Reno case as far as commodit
rates were concerned, but dispose,
4 of that case together with the Spo
kane and Phoenix cases, in on
sweeping order, under the provision
of the fourth section, as amended
covering practically the entire in
lter-mountain region, withholdin
> any specific orders in the above
named cases at that time. This or
. der of the commission however
= was restrained from going into Ell
. feet by the United States CON
e merce court, which took the pos
tion that under the amended fourt
Y section of the interstate commerc
D. act the commission had exceeded II
powers by entering such a sweepin
" order covering practically the Ell
tire inter-mountain region, when III
y der the amended act. as interpre
Is ed by the court. any exceptions I
the long and short hanl clause {
- the law could only be granted
specific cases, i. e. by considerin
" each and every commodity rates
and of itself and fixing reasonab
rate for the transportation of II
same This is the point in contr'
versy to be decided by the supren
G court of the United States.
le In the Salt Lake case the commi
CT sion entered specific order settir
y forth the rates to be charged {
q various commodities for transport
TX ton from eastern points to uti
~ common points. and the CONNER
10 court upheld the commissions O
~ der and the people Of Utah are q
nc ready enjoying the benefits of Il
II reduced rates
10 After the commerce court hi
ruled against the commission in Il
fourth section orders, covering Rem
Spokane and Phoenix cases. an a
peal was taken 10 the snprer
~ court OF the United States viii
heard the case in February. 19i
as eight members OF the SUPPER
ir- bench being present During 1
ed present month the supreme eou
mt ordered rehearing IN the ca'
en- To take place during the octot