Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
EASTERN ROADS
GET RATE ADVANCE
OF 8 PER CENT
CONTINUED from Irirst Pair

iIoIH fITSt IaBe.)
not to exceed per cent OF the division
OF the rate accruing to the carriers in
Official classification territory II
these increases involve change in the
relationship under the long and short
haul rule between intermediate points
ana moro distant points outside Of
official classification territory, relief
| from the fourth section of the act must
hrst be secured on regular application.
interstate rates to and from New
England, from and to points In trunk
line or Central Freight Association ter
ritory. where necessary to preserve cs-
tablshed relationships between points
or ports in New England and points or
ports in trunk line territory, may be
Increased not to exceed 5 per cent
subject to the maintenance OF tho
established AtlaQtic ports differentials,
, rates to and from New York may be
Increased not to exceed . per cent and
rates to and from Portland Boston.
Philadelphia and Baltimore may be In
creased to the extent necessary to
| maintain said dirercntials
RULING AS TO INCREASES
MADE SINCE JULY 70
Except as otherwise above specified.
rates in official classification territory
may be increased by not more than S
per cent; but rates increased since
July %. 1914. may not now be again
Increased SO as to exceed those then
! IN effect by an aggregate of more than
. per cent Of the intraterritorial rate.
or of the portion or division of the
interterritorial rate accruing to the
road or roads in official classification
territory. as the case may be.
In some instances. and in part be-
cause of tho pendency Of this proceed
inEs. wo have recently suspended pro-
posed increased rates in this territory
Carriers may, IL they so elect now
cancel such tariffs suspended, and
file in lieu thereof. tariffs which con-
form to the limitations above specified.
lf that is done such suspension will
be vacated.
ITO the extent above Indicated. we
now modify our previous finding, and
carriers effected may ale, effective on
not less than ten days notice. such
tariffs as DO not offend against the
restrictions above stated"
The exceptions from the proposed in
crease of rates. are stated in the de-
cision follows:
q. Rail-lake-and- rail. lake-and-rail.
and rnil-and- lake rates-lC Is shown
on the record that since the rail- car
riers acquired ownership and control
OF the Lake lines, successive increases
have been made in the rates via Lake,
tending 10 lessen the differences be-
tween them and the all-rail rates.
80. Rates on bituminous coal and
coke-Not long since these rates were
prescribed by the commission. Tie
key rates upon bituminous coal-the
rate from the Pittsburgh district to
Youngstown. and the rate on Lake
cargo coal to Ashtabula-have been
fixed In the light OF theavarious fac
tors which enter into the transporta-
ton OF such coal. The prevailing rates
are remunerative. and the financial
condition of the principal bituminous
coal carries is in marked contrast with
that Of many of the other carriers in
official classification territory Twice
in the not distant past the rates on
bitumnous coal have been increased 3
cents a ton. and would seem now to
be as high as may fairly be allowed
IL must be remembered also that the
carriers arc not seeking general in
creases In rates on anthracite coal and
both kinds of coal are used in COM
petitive markets. AS to coke. the rates
controlling the greater volume Of trnf-
'ic now moving in official classification
territory have recently been set by
the commission upon n basis which was
specifically designed TO guard against
shrinking the carriers revenue there
from. and which really resulted in sub
stantial additions to their earnings on
that traffic.
j. Rates on anthracite coal and iron
ore, largely because they are before
us Tor review in other proceedings.
e. Rates held by unexpired orders
OF the commission"
HARLAN DECLARES
HIS ENTIRE DISSENT
Chairman Harlan, while agreeing
that the roads have established their
needs OF additional net revenue, de-
clarcs his entire dissent from the
courcs now approved by the commits
sion for permitting the carriers to
augment their revenues"
The original record contained no
evidence tending to prove that any of
the proposed increased rates affecting
trunk lines or New England territories