Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12


"ashlhstoli' June ne ~.
eta'es 10 IN reasoAApie III. ,,..o
on interstate railroads uhtii SUI" ulne
as congress shalI "looae ~
these rates was uphe'u to-u"l "E 'I
supreme court VI '"e me- ,..,. .,,,
the minnesota ITc's"' an" p"'''
cases. ,
AT the same u''e ."e 80
Iar-reachlns Pin'''p'e'
Vaiua'lon Oh ralro'u
making Puiposes' "'4N go , ''9 ia
heio that the "tate u
coHIIsoate 'n' ,, - N' ~, 49,, g..
mo xin,um freight and two-cent passenger
fare law 1t enJolhed the STATE I'oll en-
forcing these AVS as ~ ''i,9
the present, In the cases or the Nor'he'
PACING ana Great NortheiII' NV V''''
the court held that these roads had IAN
ed to show that the rates were u''ie'-
sonable' or confiscatory' ana consequent
~ reversed the United states d'Sul'I
court for Minnesota which had eu'"lIe"
their enforcement as both cou"Sc'''
and burden on Interstate 'oN'hiV'
The decision, regarded as "Ic W. NC
most important ever announced NY '"'
court, had been under cohsIoer"'oi' '''
u months. Railroad COMMISSIONS - ''
eight States ana the EoNtI""'' " ca
the States hled brlelS J" euPl''iu Va
state in the cases re'o|'HHiHE INA. '"0
principles involved al'cteu '"'"i
Rate cases from NlSSoull 81
Oregon, Kentucky anu N'St 80
were not decided to-day put the P''''''
announced In the Minnesota '"'eH CO.
regarded as governing theh Seh e'"''
These cases probably VIII De
OF tomorrow, When the c""i
hold another session as 1t VIII aiSo uo
on Monday, June IT, the hhal o"S u
adjournment for the 'erl'i'
.,o,.Dtr TO OTHER STATES
The criticism OF the appor''oiii'4eN'
OF value between interstate anu ~
state business Oh 6'o'H ''lNo -
BIS anu 'le "Ppo' ''0i'',''N VI t',,.,
by regarding lhtraS."'e III Jus
ness as Two an" " nan '''''' t"
pehslNe AS interstate
garded mere as l"N"' d"ie u '"' ''"''
OF missouri IN lIS "7"t ~ "l'i'V'N '''
VadldltY OF the maximum lrclE"l "n'
two-ceht passenger Ia" er%vleD ~ u
1870. -, tbo Artorsoe state ra.,
,,,,Io.ious hut all rocogrizod that the
..e.,+ 80 49, court tbo+ o,cb case
80 aIlaaro, oo,,osco+io,, must res+ or
a., o,,.,, ho+tor, rrirbt moan tho set.
., ,-ido 90 emo Nrissou,J and Ar.
,7, - ,rh C.o+as of oregor
a I-,t,,oI,,. ,,,a.o roe,ardod ,s al.
-. aa,,at g.. MI, thair ratio casev
.,.., 49, o,iat,, 90 c,o.a rroirb,
. - :, oa,b i,storoe ,,rac
.tan,,,. 49, ohtaotior 90 tho law.
,'.aa .,oin nar,,.od i,torforarce win
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,',', 49,. A., W.. VIZ
no. .a..,, ,,,o,,Il
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anu - ,a.,i,yn,,. m't.r
49,, .,,,,. o.,,o 80 I,,s,;oa No
IEar,a ,,t,o ,,,erai,, .coron,rsd IN IN
rag,,Iton
Ir.t.,o rJ,,o,,.s oo,,s,asr.d the at,ac,
80, ~ S.oto -o.a. IN +u,o ,,ar+. +1,a m
,hot tbey n,aoea an unla,yrul burden q
,nte,state commerce. ana the other tina
thev were so low as To confscate tn
property OF the railroads
r,y.r1rp On, AIM, Co>CNEpcE, p,4asE
.u
an 'o"A'Nsiins ~ go 49,. =.
t.. Toe :,
- -. ,.uI - CO. 30 VI.
49, a.,.o.l. 70. ,uosstre. s,,..o l,r,
s o., 80, 81. .,o,,ns-,saa &C ro. ,
o.. -.i,, ,ha o,,r.a :, 49, stato
~ a.n..,.,,,,s. e.. ,r,.rs,.t, .,,,,,,,erca
.rra .r,+i,. Mt r.eoh.d m. oonol,sto
that int,os,.te rates vbs.bs- on nure,
tptra stats railroad, or interstate raj
roads had not been regarded by ~
courts as being regulation of interstat
commerce. ne polnteo 10 the reeuiAuo
OF MieS on railroAns II lihho's ana u
HHie oans1 III w" NorA oY 'ne fespeo'i'
o'A'eS "eu ~ 'S'p"'' Vi "'' e''''
s'Un , . ~,
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,s
80, 49,
, -. -. 49,.
80 g.. o.
~. ro,,ad ~ 90
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