The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-02

ley roads except from points on tn
Sunset Central lines.
This leaves no rates in effect by
which this traffic could be move'
from points in Texas other thar
those on the Sunset Ceutral lines tc
industries in New Orleans on the
Illinois Central and Yazoo & Mis-
sissppi Valley railroads.
Must Comply with Ruling.
In supplemental order in the
now famous Shreveport case" the
interstate commerce commission to-
day directly specifies that the Tex
as & Pacific, the Houston East e.
West Texas and the Houston &
Shreveport railroad companies shall
comply with the findings in the
rate case on or before Feb. /, 1913.
The Texas e. Pacific is directed
to put in force the same rates for
the transportation Of any article from
Shreveport to Dallas and points in.
termediate thereto as are charged
on articles from Dallas toward
Shreveport for an equal distance.
The same order is issued regard
ing equal rates on articles from
Shreveport to Houston as are charg
ed for transportation Of articles
from Houston toward Shreveport.
The original order in favor of
Shreveport was issued March II last,
and was directed to become effect
i've the first of May, but was later
changed to become effective January
/. The supplemental order issued
today gives the lines above mention
ed another month in which to pre-
pare and publish the new tariffs di
rected by the commission.
Lower Western Rates.
All Texas shippers. particularly
wholesale and retail merchants, will
rejoice to know that in a decision
handed down today the interstate
commerce commission has directed
the western railways to considerably
modify the new western freight
classification which was TO have
gore into effect February IA, 1913. |
More than two score complaints were
filed against the new classification
G. c. Ogden representing the Hous-
ton chamber Of commerce, A. w. |
Reeves the El Paso chamber of COM |
merce, G. S. Maxwell the Fort Worth
and Dallas chambers of commerce.
Numerous complaints came from
Oklahoma. Louisiana, Nebraska, Kan
sas and other western states.
The commission holds that in fix
ing minimum weights, commercial
rather than physical d. |
mensions of cars and merchandise, I
must be used in establishing weight
scales. Regarding mixed freight, one
Of the contested points, the commits
sion says:
Lower mixed Car" Rates.
The testimony shows this classi-
Iicaton was shaped with a view of
and restricting mixtures.
We think that the liberalization OF
mixtures is in the interest of the
whole public. Artificial restrictions
lpon mixtures are restrictions upon
he freedom of trade and commerce,
With a tendency to initiate against
he small man. From the point OF
iiew of railway operation, mixtures
'esut in a better utilization of car
pace; they lessen the demands upon
criminal properties; they decrease
he expense Of operation and facili-
ate the movement of freight"
1t is directed that carload ratings
Ne established whenever the publ,
interest requires it, and while it
Omitted th.t hi her ra.es should be
harsod FOR poorly protected ship
n,nts, d.sproporticnote and arbitrary
Increases on less desirable package.
re not to be permitted.
For Public Hearings.
\ new departure recommended by
he commission is that hereafter thr
ornal hearings of classification COM