The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-03-20

wolves more changes than any otter
tariff publication ever issued by Amer
ican railroads. The work done h
preparation for this issue IL said to
have cost the railroads approximately
$500. .0e0
Nest lmpostaat Phases.
AN the many phases OF tho 1sea-
sion the drst in importance are tAs
rules and regulations. The caFsssss
proposed many changes Thess aFo
applicable to svesy city. town a.A
hamlet vsst Of tAs AissisipDi Fivsr.
T6s state comnissioas made oh5oe-
tioas to fosrtsaa q these rulss. a.A
changes were naAs o. ordsesA i1
twelve Of thsa-
"A eoocrsts illustrstioa Of tAsss
concsrns The 1uaaASs allevaneA
Prior to the isssa.cs Of No. 81. tAs
carriers permitted the shippers 70 uss
lumber and boerds to prop up naehinr
cry In car. the FsilroaAs hauling SO
pounds Of such lumber frss Of chafgs.
No. 81 abolished the dunnass psivi-
lsGe. and the commission ordered II
rsinstatsd. whsa one consiAsrs tAs
Thousands OF shipmsats that are msAs
annually. the importance Of sueA .
ruling can b appreciated.
Another change Of importance to
the western half Of the United States
concerns green hides, The carriers
put In . rule permitting them to ~
fuse to take green hides for shipment.
We pointed out that they could b
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.
Icy to be the establishment Of mimi
NUNS upon the physical capacity Of
the cars. refusing to take into consid-
GRAFTON the commercial conditions
surrounding the transportation.
Carload Mixtures.
''One of the most important parts Of
this case concerns carload mixtures.
The carriers proposed the elimination
Of carload mixtures on 734 articles.
and proposed changes restricting car
load mixtures on more than three hun
dred other articles. Ono Of the most
important changes affecting carload
mixtures. which serves as an illustra-
tion Of the effect Of such changes.
concerns binding twine. Prior to the
issuance Of No. 81. the carriers Per
mitted binding twins to be shipped
mixed with agricultural implements.
all Of which took carload rates. In
No. 81, they proposed to apply less
than carload rates on all shipments Of
binding twine made in this manner.
This would have caused An advance
Of about one hundred per cent In the
freight rates on binding twine. and
more than ninety per cent OF all bind.
ing twine shipments. We were told
by the largest shippers in the coua-
try, would be affected by this hundred
per cent advance.
As indicating the policy Of the
carriers, thirty-two articles had car.
load mixtures granted to them, while
over fve hundred articles were totally
eliminated from carload mixtures. or
the mixtures were changed or ~
stricted. ! The interstate commerce
commission has ordered the carriers
to pursue Numerically the opposite
course. Instead Of restricting mix.
lures. they are instructed to make
them more liberal.
In addition to these changes in
rules, the commission made specific
orders disapproving advances on .
long list of articles. The decision in
this case 10 the most epoch-makiRg
on Qualification matters ever render
ed by the interstate commerce con-
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