The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
rr.,fic experts Favor Accepetance Of
Tariffs a Proposed BY
the Various
Railroads.
FAULTS ARE FOUND, TOO
EAST Bound Tariffs Proposed on Diff
fs.-,nt Basis and Commission
May Not o: x.
Them.

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that the westbound rates submitted
to the Iowa commission and the ship
pers' representatives yesterday will
be acceptable In the most part. It Is
declared that the reason for accepa-
ance Of the westbound rates only, Is
that the eastbound tariffs were pro-
posed on different basis than the
eastbound rates. The commission It
ID understood ordered them TO be pro-
posed on the same basis.
Traffic experts for Mississippi riv-
er towns concluded their conference
In Des MONIES yesterday and submit
ted to Clifford Thorne, chairman OF
the state railroad commission, their
objections to the schedule Of rates
proposed to them by eastern carriers
In compliance with an order OF the
Interstate commerce commission.
Upon the westbound rates from
trunk line territory to the Mississippi
river cities we found that the car
riers had made sincere effort to
comply with the order Of the commits
sion," w. B. Martin, commissioner Of
the Dubuque Shippers association.
said last evening in discussing in a
general way the findings OF the con-
ference. s'The eastbound rates were
not satisfactory in that they were
proposed upon different basis than
the westbound. The commission had
ordered that the rates both ways be
the same.
Only Slight Reduction.
'Tn rates to Central Freight asso-
citation territory we found the carriers
proposing only slight reductions and
those without consideration OF dis
lance and other conditions that should
have been considered. The commits
sion had ordered material reduction
In the rates"
In their report to Chairman Thorne
the experts set out In detail their
finding upon all OF the rates submit.
ted. On the westbound class rates
4 from trunk line territory objections
were made only to the tariffs propos
ed between Cumberland. Nd, and st
Louis, between st. Louis and Buffalo
and Pittsburgh. and to the rates from
ConnelIsville, Crabtree, Loyalhanna
and Johnstown. On eastbound class
rates the experts declared the car
riers are In error in proposing 8
higher basis on eastbound traffic thar
the decision of the commission estab
fishes on westbound trafic."
To the westbound commodity rates
few objections were made and east
bound commodity rates were accepted
in the form they were offered. Elk
port and import rates to and from
the seaboard cities were also accept
ed without objection.
Object to High Rates.
On the rates to and from centra
freight association territory the ex
perts objected to the higher rate:
for eastbound traffic than for west
bound traffic and suggested new
grouping OF central freight associa
ton territory into three groups 70,
the purposes OF readjustment Of rate
between the upper crossing and tn,
territory. With these three groups a
basis, the experts then propose,
revision OF both the class and com
modify rates that would fulfill NOR
accurately the intentions OF the com
mission.
Chairman Thorne, after reading tn
report Of the experts, prepared t
have 1t put into document form an,
forwarded to the interstate commerc