Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-25
PROPOSED RATE ADVANCES TO
De OPPOSED ~ WESTERN
STATES.
THoRNE HEADS COMMITTEE
REPRESENTING COMMISSIONS
Usftssn States in All Combine to Re-
sist General Advance - Insist on
Thorough Invsstis cation Of. Issues In
volvsd Schedules to Be Closely
Serutini7sd.
Special to Tines Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 25.-Another big
Job Of probing into proposed rate ad-
vances is ahead for the western rail-
road commissions. Chairman Thorne
is head of the committee selected to
represent the western state commits
sions. Other members Of the COM
mittee are II. T. Clark, Nebraska; w.
II, Stutsman, North Dakota: p. w.
Dougherty, South Dakota; c. e. Elm
quist. Minnesota; George A. Henshaw.
Oklahoma: F. A. Jones. Arizona; A. E.
Helm, Kansas; w. D. Williams. Texas;
John NJ. Eshelman, California. In adj
dition to the states represented by
these members of the committee there
signed the petition for investigation
and suspension Of the western rates,
representatives OF Arkansas, Nevada,
Idaho, Utah, Montana-15 states in all
being represented.
The petition for investigation and
suspension of rates was filed last Sat
urday with the interstate commerce
commission Mr.. Thorne is organizing
to have presented the matter of re-
sistance to the general advance.
Grounds For Suspension.
the suspension as follows:
The railway companies operating
thru the western states have filed and
are filing. tariffs proposing general add
vances in rates on many different ar
ticles and commodities. These are SO
numerous and affect such a wide extent
OF territory that they have all the es-
sentials of general advance in freight
rates.
q THE common carriers operating in
western classification territory have
adopted a policy and arrived at an
agreement to make a general advance
in freight rates in that territory, and
the tariffs now filed and to be filed, are
being filed In pursuance of the policy SO
adopted.
illustrating these advances we cite
those on grain. A blanket advance Of
! cent per 100 pounds is proposed on
the transportation Of grain from sew
eral thousand points in western states
TO Chicago, Kansas City, st. Louis.
Omaha, and to the Atlantic coast and
the gulf. These advances on grain
probably involve the largest sums Of
money. Other advances covering very
extensive territory and Of much i'm
portance are those proposed as to the
elimination Of the stoppage privilege.
with right to partly unload. for the
consideration OF IS per car. This eiim-
ipstion will cause advances in rates
actually paid by the shipper or pur-
chaser, ranging from 10 per cent to as
high as 100 per cent. in some In
stances. we are informed by represen
tattves shippers Of the west. This
elimination OF the stopping privilege
applies to agricultural implements. and
parts thereof. lime, cement, plaster,
pitch, dairy products. live and dressed
poultry. dipping solution, high explo-
sives, beer, fruit and vegetables, fur
niture, junk. scrap iron. sulphur solu-
ton, lumber. melons, fresh meat, and
packing house products, butterine,
mince meat, paper and paper bags.
stone ware and windmills. Other i'm
portant advances affect livestock.
dressed meat and packing house pro-
ducts, grain products, hay, cotton piece
goods, cottonseed meal, cottonseed
cake, hides, hay straw. flax, tow and
lumber
I'm order that Justice be done be-
tween the carriers and the producing,
consuming and shipping public. we
believe 1t absolutely necessary. and
respectfully petition. that the interstate
commerce commission make a thor
ough investigation Of the issues in
volved; and in order that the same
may be~done. that the said tariffs shall
I; be suspended pending the said invests
cation and that in said investigation
ample opportunity be given the carriers
proposing the said advances to offer
the evidence at public hearing which
they claim justifies the same, and that
opportunity be granted others to ade-
quately, present the public side. In this
way, and this way only, can fair, rea-
sonable and just hearing be had. The
shippers and consumers of the west are
entitled to the same consideration and
opportunity to be heard by this tri-
bunad, as you have rendered the public
in the eastern case"
Some Of these tariffs have been filed
and Others are yet to be fled but all
will be subject to closest scrutiny be-
fore they are permitted TO go into eff
feet. The case promises to be as big
as the one involving the general ad-
vance on eastern rates not yet de-
cided finally.
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