White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23
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In one of the most far reachins
decisions of recent years the inter
state m commission has de
cided that the railroads owning and
operating steamship slines on the
Great lakes must give them up after
December l.
The principal eastern trunk lines
which carry the great volume OF
freight traffic between Atlantic sea-
board and the west are affected and
the decision may alter the trade
route over which are moved millions
of tons of the vests rich stores of
raw materials-principally grain and
ore-to the east, and millions of tons
of manufactured products to the
west and northwest.
In effect the decision establishes a
water route. Independent of railway
control. from New York to Duluth
and other westermost points on Lake
Superior and to Chicago and other
points on Lake Michigan, through a
chain of waterways-the Hudson
river, Erie canal. the Great lakes and
connecting rivers.
The commission points out that the
Great lakes. for many years dominat-
ed by railroad-owned fleets, will again
be open to independent shipping
and that the Erie canal again has the
opportunity of becoming a main ar
terry of traffic. Under the Panama
Pacific law railroad ownership of
competing water lines is forbidden
unless the interstate commerce COM
mission holds that public convenience
and necessity r served thereby. The
commission finds to the contrary that
.sthe interests of the shipping public
will be conserved and those of the
boat lines will be bettered by the di-
Increment
Under the law the Pennsylvania.
Northern Central. Lehigh Valley,
New York Central, Rutland. Erie,
Grand Trunk and Lackawanna rail-
roads petitioned the commission to
retain their fleets which are operated
BY SEPARATE transit companies. While
they operate principally between Buff
falo and the upper lake ports some
OF the ships operate also to the far
eastern point of the lake chain be-
ginning at Ogdensburg, n Y.
During the months of navigation
those lines haul freight from the
seaboard to Buffalo. where it is
transferred 70 ships and sent on III
the lakes for the west Likewise the
tfaffc is brought down the lake and
loaded on trains at Buffalo for thu
east. The land lines of the railroads
skirting the shores of the lake.
serve competing territory and freigh
rates called .lake-and-rail" rates art
fixed for the combination rail ant
water journey. This. the commits
sion held. has stifled competition ant
that boat lines first used as
sword" by the railroads to drive in
dependent ships of the lake are nov
H{f4i hs a shield" against possibl
od1petition of new independents.
Lincoln Highway in Good Condition
Despite reports which have bee
circulated to the effect that the rout
of the Lincoln National highwa
from the Wyoming-Uta line TO Sal
Lake through Coalville, Echo. Silve
Greek and Pariey's canyons was Il
an almost impossible and dangrou
condition. a delegation from the Sal
Lake Rotary club. headed by Charlie
Tying. made the run to Evanston
wyo.. from Salt Lake In three hour
and forty minutes. or an average o
little better than twenty-one miles a
hour for the e~ighty-four miles. say
the Salt Lake Herald-Republican.
The party which made the trip wa
composed OF Charles Tying. consul 70
Ctah for the Lincoln National high
way: r. c. Schramm. chairman Of tn
Rotary club good roads COMMITTEES
and s. d. Evans. B. Friedman an
Frank L. Gardner. member Of tn
Rotary club.
It was reported last week tina
snrase owners IN Evanston wsre cir
epIafiags reports e the instigaton o