Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-02
Some Of the Reductions.

The rates on carpets and rugs from
Boston to Washington has been As cents,
but under the new tariffs 1t is to be 80
cents hundred pounds. Boots and shoes
which took a rate of 45 cents. have been
reduced to 35 cents. There are numerous
like reductions. according to the report
made to Mr.. Rosenberg by the experts.
The filing of these rates will in no
manner result in letting up Of the
ing to Mr.. Rosenberg. These reductions,
1T was declared. will merely serve as a
spur for the local merchants to get a
readJustment of rates on all goods. 1t
means. according to Mr.. Rosenberg only
beginning of the warfare to come The
reductions noted today are believed by
Mr.. Rosenberg to have come as a direct
result Of the efforts of the local mer-
chants in the store door delivery case.
Baltimore Merchants Act.
Another step in the movement to
force the railroads to re-establish the
free store delivery of freight was made
facturers' Association of Baltimore.
through its attorney. John B. Daish,
filed with the interstate commerce COM
mission petition seeking through
routes and joint rates from New York
to Baltimore over the Western Mary
land railroad.
BY doing this. it was declared by
ton would be established with the
Pennsylvania railroad on traffic from
New York to Baltimore, and it is
hoped that it would force this company
to re-establish free delivery service in
If the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. through this latest move,
Is successful in forcing the Pennsyl-
vania to re-establish the service. then
to prevent a violation of the decision
of the interstate commerce commits
sion In the Washington store-dOor de-
livery case by discrimination in favor
of Baltimore 1t would necessarily have
to re-establish the service in Washing
ton.
Railroads That Are Named.
The railroads named In the complaint
are the Central Railroad Company Of
New Jersey. Atlantic City Railroad Com
pany, Bachman Valley Railroad Com
pany OF Maryland. Bush Terminal Rail-
road Company. Cornwell Railroad Com
pany, Eastn Berlin Railway Company
Emmittsburg Railroad Company, the
Gettysburg and Harrisburg Railway
Company Hoboken Manufacturers' Rail-
road Company Lshsh hsg and New York
Frederic u Pitney. receiver: the New
York and Long Branch Railroad Com
pany. Northampton and Bath Railroad
Company. Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way Company. Railway Valley Company
Railway Valley Railroad Company, Rari-
tan River Railroad Company. the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Railway Company
the Western Maryland Railway Company
and the Williams Valley Railroad Com
pany.
The petition points out to the COM
mission that. although there are phys
ical connections between these rail-
roads making a convenient. practicable
and feasible route from Jersey City and
New York to Baltimore. yet the re-
spondents. "unmindfui Of their duty
and obligation in this behalf. have
failed and neglected. and now fail and
neglect, to provide q through route
and reasonable and just joint rates via
said route" from New York and Jersey
City to Baltimore.
Demands a Joint Rate.
After pointing out that the rates
charged by these roads are higher than
the Joint rates OF other roads between
the points In question the petition says:
"And petitioner charges that the rates
and charges. charged, exacted. demanded
and received by the respondents for the
transportation Of class freight from
Drills, N. j., to Baltimore, Nd, and from
Philadelphia to Baltimore are severally
unreasonable and unjust and unjustly dis
criminatory and unduly prejudicial and
in violation of the provisions OF sections
rr~~ra.
..ApG the cpej 81, 80 i.