Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20


wolves more changes than any other
tariff publication ever issued BY Amer
lean railroads. The work done In
preparation for this issue is said to
have cost the railroads approximately
100000. 1nf
Most important Phases
"Of the many phases Of the deci-
sion the first in importance are the
rules and regulations. The carriers
proposed many changes. These are
applicable to every city, town and
hamlet west Of the Mississippi river.
The state commissions made objec-
lions to fourteen Of these rules, and
changes were made or ordered in
twelve of them.
"A concrete illustration Of these
concerns the dunnage allowance.
Prior to the issuance Of No. 81, the
carriers permitted the shippers to use
lumber and boards to prop up machin-
cry in a car, the railroads hauling 500
pounds of such lumber free of charge.
No. 81 abolished the dunnage privi-
lege, and the commission ordered 1t
reinstated. When n considers the
thousands of shipments that are made
annually, the Importance of such a
ruling a be appreciated.
Another change of Importance to
the western half Of the United States
concerns green hides. The carriers
put in a rule permitting them to re-
fuse to take green hides for shipment,
We pointed out that they could be
stored or handled in live stock cars
and not contaminate other commodi'
ties, and claimed that the carriers
should be compelled to accept the
same for transportation. Our position
was sustained by the commission.
Minimum Rate Ruling.
Several hundred advances were
proposed by the railroads in minimum
weights. They announced their pol
lev to be the establishment Of mini
NUNS upon the physical capacity o
the cars, refusing to take into consid
Grafton the commercial conditions
surrounding the transportation.
, mss Carload Mixtures.
Zone of the most important parts o
, this case ncern carload mixtures
r The carriers proposed the elimination
!, of carload mixtures on 234 articles
and proposed changes restricting cal
I load mixtures on more than three hur
bred other articles. One Of the mos
important changes affecting carloa
: mixtures, which serves as an illustrs
= ton of the effect of such changes
. concerns binding Irvine. Prior to tn
0 issuance of No. 81, the carriers pei
e mitted binding Irvine to be shtppe
mixed with agricultural implements
all of which took carload rates. L
No. 81, they proposed to apply les
q than carload rates on all shipments c
binding Irvine made in this name.
This would have caused an advanc
4 of about one hundred per cent in tn
r freight rates on binding Irvine, an
more than ninety per cent Of all bin'
q ing Irvine shipments, we were tol
= by the largest shippers in the coul
try, would be affected by this hundre
Y per cent advance.
t. "As indicating the policy of tn
5, carriers, thirty-two articles had ca
a load mixtures granted to them, Will
over five hundred articles were total
v eliminated from carload mixtures, {
q the mixtures were changed or r
strieted. The interstate commer'
commission has ordered the carrie.
to pursue Numerically the opposi
course. Instead of restricting mi
lures, they are instructed to NAL
f. them more liberal.
"In addition to these changes
q rules, the commission made specif
t. orders disappearing advances on
long list Of articles. The decision
,f this case is the most epoch-makir
fl. on Classification matters ever rende
at ed by the interstate commerce col
As mission"