The Irish standard., 1913-06-14
MORE DECISIONS
WILL FOLLOW SOON
RATE CASES FOR OTHER STATES
ARE DUE ABOUT NEXT
MONDAY.
LIKELY THROW MORE LIGHT
Expected That These Rulings Will
Clarity Some Points Of Minnesota
Case-10,co0 Copies of Deci-
sion Authorized.

Washington, June IT, Absence
from Tuesdays session of the SUI
preme court of Justice Hughes. who is
understood to be preparing decisions
in most of the Missouri. Arkansas,
railroad rate cases caused final action
In these cases to go over until the last
decision day, June l6.
Just before the court convened ru-
NOR arose that dissenting opinion
In the Minnesota rate cases would be
announced. The court had adjourned
Monday Immediately after Justice
courts decision. None was forthcom-
ing, however.
Additional Light Expected.
Decision of the remaining rate cas-
es is awaited as likely to throw addi-
tional light on the methods of valu-
ing railroad property for rate max
ing purposes, a subject dealt with in
the Minnesota cases.
All the decisions are being awaited
anxiously by the Interstate commerce
commission, which is launching forth
a task of making a physical valuation
of all the railroad property in the
United States.
On account of the widespread pub
lie interest in the Minnesota decision,
the senate has ordered the printing
Of 10000 copies Of public documents.
Lawyers who gathered at the SUI
preme court to listen to the app]ica-
ton Of the principles laid down by
Justice Hughes in the Minnesota rate
cases to the rate cases from Missouri.
Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon and
West Virginia were OF opinion rate
making, 10th in the states and before
The federal government had been re-
auced to much more accurate basis
han ever before.
Opinions as to Victory.
All sorts of opinions prevailed as
to where the victory rested in the
Minnesota decisions. Minnesota state
officials in dispatches Expressed their
pleasure over the result and Attorney
General McReynolds and members Of
the Interstate Commerce commission
! said they were fully satisfied. The
prospect of congress taking charge Of
state rates affecting Interstate COM
merce indirectly lent encouragement
to the railroads that they would es-
,ape frcm regulation by as state COM
missions.
Rate Will Come Soon.
| St. Paul.--The 2-cent-amile pas
senger rate will be in operation again
on all Minnesota railroads in a few
days, as a result of the United States
supreme court decision in the Min
nesota rate case, according to attOr-
ney General Lyndon A. Smith.
Meanwhile, every purchaser Of a
ticket on railroad in Minnesota,
for transportation between points
within the state, will be given re-
ceipt, if it is asked for, and will get
a refund when the 2-cent fare be-
comes operative.
Every holder of a receipt for pur-
chase price of a passenger ticket in
Minnesota, at any time after June l.,
1911. except in the case Of the Min
! neapolis and St. Louis road, will be
able to collect the difference between
cents and 3 cents a mile by filing a
claim with the state railroad and
warehouse commission.
All shippers of merchandise who.
since June l, 1911, have paid the
rates demanded by the railroads in
Minnesota, and who have expense
bills, will be able to collect the DIFF.
bills, will be able to collect the diff
the state commission and those act
ually collected by the railroads.
Shippers may also collect the diff
ference between commodity rates,
fixed by law and the rates actually
cha read sincn June 1907 ThG Total