The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20

HoSton. New York. Philadcl phia and Bal
timorc. The Baltimore ANA ohio and
I tho PENNSYLVANIA viii share to some
extent in the Increased profits from
the raises allowed in the class ship
ncnts.
ECONOMIES ORDERED
As INpONrA\T PHASE
As ii involves the revenue ar IA.
railroads. tho NEXT most important
phase OF the rate decision is tho econ
omics which tho commission -ill uut
into effect Some OF ,heul already have
hccn treated by tho conlmissi toner's in
separate orders, such as tho industrial
line order issued few months aGo
/ Ia summing up the practices of the
railroads Which, WHOM discontinued
will not the companies at least So.
cite tho following
I.irhteragc and nuta-c at Now York
City.
iightcrage aud terminal charges at,
Chicago.
Loading and unIoadirp oc carload
lots.
FREQ collection ana deliveries
Free Wharfage and dockaac.
i'r"c rcconsirnncut "f flciEut
Ere" passos and transportation OF
privato cars
t'roo switching Of cars
Trap car service knoVu as spot
ting
Thes" nine practices constitute what
the roads for which There rs so justifi-
cation They have grown up from wear
TO year and ar" largely the e'Irvi walls Of
period Whom thor" WAS actual COM
petition between railroads During
that period the roads fell into tlr habit
ot giving away service To -ct business
and this. in the Judgment uf jhc COM
mission. amounts to nothiu., more nor
less than rebatos
once this free service is d.scontin-
IL.
the profits OF tho carriers VIII bc great
~ Increased. and the increase Viii come
without amy correspondents hardship
upon tho consumer
1t is pointed out for instance" by the
commission that tho railroads ri,M IN
rebates to the United states steel cor
poratiou alone about i1".orN. 600 a vcor
in free service, in what - dcscrihod as
tho industrial line practices
CARRIERS WIN MORE
TITAN IONt Expected
Once abolished. these rebates SHOULD
net the carriers. accordiis TO thu. com.
missions calculations mo- loss than
s23.000ooo q year. This. added to the
vanccs IN class rates. gives tho roads
{iO.0OoUo0 more than they now have
from all operations
Looked NJ from that point .or view.
the carriers have Won NOR" than !uauy
persons have believed FOR vcck- they
would Got from the commission, under
the decision about To be announced.
To have allowed :, Nat B. per rcut ou
both commodity ana class rates. with
out tho Rholishncnt Of rebates. would
have ncttcd the roads probably $lu".
0o0. 600 year. taN which tn, COM
mission does not bciicvo the shippers Of
tho Eastern States should he called
upon to pay.
Financial mismanaGomcut ~ many of
tho railroads in the Eastern TERRITORY is
given much attention 10y tho commits
sion. For instance. tho revelations 81
the New Haven Investigation wiIl be
through, out. Tho loston and Maine.
the Cincinnati. Hamilton and DAYTON.
tho Chicago and Alton. tho Wabash
with tho Pittsburgh Terminal the
fere Marquette and the chicago and
Eastern Illinois railroads arc cited rs
instances the financial mismauascmeu,
OF which, ~ the commission says
brought about a ucmand for more rove
nue.
This phase Of the order merely
serves to justify the stand taken by
the commissioners. that tho investors
i'm railroad securities, rather than the
, shippers. should assume amy burdens
which tho carriers may have complain
ed OF in their petitions.
And in this connection. the commits
sion points ont in a very Significant
fashion that IL is unaltcrably opposed
TO any move which Will make them