Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-11
STATE Commission ANNOUNCES
DECISIONS IN NUMEROUS
CASES.
RESULTS OF SEMI. ANNuAL
HEARING IN DEG MONIES
cemmissiensr Therns Receives Notice
That Railroads Of South and West
Join in Application For Increase Of
$ Per Cent in Freight Ratss-Msans.
Another Big Rate Fight.
'pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
+ Des Moines, April 1.-THE state rail-
road commission has Just announced a
large number of rulings on matters
affecting the revision of the Iowa class
.iication of freight rates, on hearings
at the last semi-annual hearing held
here. Among them are:
Rule ordered providing for $40 re-
leased valuation on emigrants' nova
bles, instead Of SIS.
Application Of the G.. & n. w. for
cancellation Of commodity rates on
harness and saddlery denied.
Nichols Roofing Company, Des
Moines, given commodity rate on paw
ing and roofing outfits corresponding
to rates on gravel
Refusal to eliminate rates on sor-
ghum seed and substitution Of cane.
Application of board of control for
carload rates on mattress stocks, etc.
granted. giving second class and 10000
pound minimum.
Application OF E. H. Draper. Mar
shalltown. as to sending notice con-
corning shipment Of freight, granted
with amendment.
Application Of Crescent Coal Com
pany for soft coal lump rates to apply
on mine ties. bars, collars, beams and
legs. granted.
Western classification committee
granted that rule a. DC adopted as in
classification Is with exceptions.
Application of Ketchnn, & CASTOR
Company Marshalltown for third class
r X r &c.
granted.
Application Of w. B. Martin. Du-
buque, for fourth class l. c L rates
on liquor packages used, granted.
Change made in stone rate to cor
respond with ruling of board.
Application Of Clinton association for
revision on minimum weights and mix
ture privileges on shipments Of chick
en- coops granted.
Application Of Morrell Company for
third class rating on pork butts. grant
ed.
Application Of E. H. Draper for first
class rating on accepted groceries and
cigars shipped in container. granted.
Application for third class on plate
iron tanks denied.
Application OF c. & n. W. for $4,000
pound mlulHlull Weight Ol SC1IioHI We
MED. Minimum at 10000 pounds.
Application Of George T. Bell for
rating on plate glass dismissed.
Application Of Grain Belt Supply
Company, South Omaha. for fourth
class L C, L and carload rates on
ashes. garbage and manure, granted.
These are only few Of the leading
cases disposed Of
West and South Join.
Clifford Thorne has received word
that the managers OF the western and
southern railroads have given notice
that they will ask for an increase Of
freight rates like that asked by the
eastern railroads and they will ask
this increase whether the eastern, roads
win their point or not before the inter-
state CONNIE cree commission. This has
been clearly foreshadowed by what has
been going on in this greatest OF rate
fights, but 1t has been supposed the
announcement would be withheld until
the eastern case had been decided fav-
orally to the raise.
This means that there will be anoth-
er big rate case to be fought out be-
fore the interstate commerce COM
mission very soon. The arguments on
the eastern case will be heard by the
commission at Washington week after
next.