Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-05-07
BRANCH RATES TOO HIGH
Attorney General, Acting for People
Still After Short Line-CIaims vio-
Iation of LaW-Demands Uniform
Charges on All Branch Lines as
Well as Main Line.

Charges on All Branch Lines al
Well as Main Line.
Attorney general Peterson seems III
clined to go to the bottom of rail
road rates for passengers and freigif
case, in his general campaign, and Sc
curing from the public utilities an or
der against the Oregon Short Linz
to compel it to reduce It's rates ON thi
branch to conform to its general rate!
the attorney general last week filed
a complaint against the same com
pany charging discriminatory pass
engers rates on II other branch lines
On the heels of this action he filed
another complaint with the commits
sion on Friday charging discrimina
tory freight rates on the same branch
Hill City Only a Starter
This pant of his work Attorney
General Peterson has delegated to
his assistant, Captain E. G. Davis,
and that officer has been devoting
much time and study ito the state.
This was the case also with the case
filed this week involving passenge. S
rates on II other branch lines, and
it is the case with the complaint ii ed
ON Friday involving freight rates on
the same branch lines.
In the complaint filed ON Friday
the public utilities commission is
asked to issue an order to compel
the Oregon Short Line to cease aid
desist from it's alleged unlawful dis
elimination" and that the railway
company be compelled to charge UNI
form freight rates over its main
line and all branches.
VIII Hear All Sides.
1t is presumed that the public uti-
lities commission will fix date for
a hearing in this matter.
The case against the Oregon Short
Lime is put forth by the attorney
general in the following langu ge:
THAT the said defendant now OWES
operates and maintaines wholly with
in the state of Idaho approximately
1,359.26 miles, more or less, of rail
road, of which approximately 612.73I
miles, more or less, are main Ines,
and approximately 1853 miles, more
or less, are branch lines.
"That the said branch lines wholly
within the state of Idaho are as fol-
lows: From Montpelier to Paris; Alex
ander to Grace; Idaho Falls to Ash
ton;' Ashton to Victor; Elya to Menan
Blackfoot to Mackay; Moreland to
Minidoka to Bull; Buriey
to Oakley; Burnley to Marshfield; Twin
Falls to Rogerson; Rupert to Bliss;
Nampa to Donnelly; Caldwell to Wild
er; Franklin to Preston; Woodruff |
to Malad Shoshone to Ketchum; |
Richfield to Hill City.
High on Branch Lines.
"That the freight rates charged by
he defendant for the transported OF
D freight of all kinds and classified
ions for given distances upon it's said
branch lines wholly within the state
# Idaho are much higher than the
rates upon its main
ines wholly within the state of
IDAHO for the transportation upon
UGH main lines of freight of the
anne kinds or classifications, and
+ equal weights over equal or APP
equa1distances; but the
xact amount of excess freight rates
and collected by the de-
sndant ON it's said branch lines, over
nd above those demanded and col
,cted by the defendant for its SER
Ices in transporting equal weights
f the same kinds or classifications
freight over corresponding distance
q it's said main lines the complaint
not able to specify with greater
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"UnIawfuI and Unjust" y
That the fixing and maintaining
the defendant of higher rates for
Ie transportation of freight of given 9
nds and classifications, over it's said :.
anch lines than the rates fixed and :,
aintained by the defendant for the -
of equal weights of the -
me kinds and classifications of a.
eight for corresponding distances
er it's said main lines is discrimina- ~
IN, and, therefore, unlawful and =
just and in violation of the public -
-lities act of the state of Idaho" -
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