The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-20

lone last desperate EFFORT has been
made today. It is said, TO prevail upon
the commission to reconsider its de-
cision with regard to these two class
Is Of freight. II was this last stand,
|ft was learned this afternoon, com.
bined with measure Of pressure
from other sources, that persuaded
the comnlj ssioners to hold up tlieir
report a few more days.
There Is now a special rate upon.
sugar which Is elassed among the
commodities and Il Is planned to al.
low slight advance upon this. sag.
ar IS shipped often In barrels and
etimes I'm sacks and the. carriers
gave good reasons why IL should be-
considered upon its own merits. ratts
|erEthan as q scommod ity which moves
in bulk.
Only Comfort for Railroads.
T Only upon the class rates did the,
railroads receive any substantial
comfort. Upon six of these class
rates, increases of varying import
ancc, have been allowed and whiie,not
enc of them will amount to a five
per cent. advance, they will !, in the
aggregate, provide the carriers with
not less than SIS, 00O. 1000: But 20:
per cent. of the freight business Of
the Eastern classification territory
will be affected by these increases.
That is the extent Of tic freight
shipped under class rates. All other
Is grouped, under the commodities.
Glass rates apply upon goods: ship
ped in boxes, bundles, bales, crates
and other smal packages. Most oft
consists of manufactured products
and all Of It is expensive to handle
and subject to damagelinS transit.
To Cut Free Service.
In summing up the, practices of
the railroads, which, when discon=
tinued, will met the companies at
least s25.oO0,oOo,s the commissions
decision will cut the following:
Lighteragei and floatage i at View York
tyllighterage and terminal charg5
Is at Chicago, loading and unloading
Of carload lots, free collections and
deliveries, free wharfage and dock;
hge, free reconsignment Of freight,
free passes and transportation OF pri=
vate cars, free switching Of cars, trap
car service known as "spotting."
These nine practices constitute
what tile commission feels IS a bur-
den upon the roads which there's
no justification. Once tlis free SER
vice Is Discontinued the commission
las figured: that tile profits of the car
rlers will be greatly increased and
the increase will come without any
corresponding hardship upon tile con-
sumer. 4. Il 4 III ,,.. ~ * ]
1t is pointed out, for instance, by
the, commission that the railroads.
yield int Rebate u tile United States:
Steel Gorporatioh alone, about s 10 q
|dO0, 900 a year Year I'll free Service fns@hat
|ts aSssElRfal as the iad ~ l1ns
II lpass s;,Bbio,iiishsa, tii,ssse rebates
should net Till: carl .. aceordfng 70
|tlie esi commits iii 8 noslestI
dian sd ,8oo,3od a5yea 81. This add
Eedloto tthsa iM WE
come with IA class rate rates
five the roads $40. $4,000 mor9ei3 than
fti,ey now have from AL 9 IpS
Looked Of from On, that p9oint, Of view
lthellearriers have won more tllan
many lave believed for e weeks
tliey3iwauld gstf from tn I, y j,
Under the deeistioGlnt. ABOUT to rs an
Sounced TO llaye allowed g flat IA ",
per. cent on. both commodity and
class rates without the adjustment
Of rebates would have netted the
roads probably s1O0,ooo,ooo d year,
tax which the commission does not
believe tile eastern states Should be
called upon to pay. :
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