Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-22
OAK EXTRACT CO..
LOSES COMPLAINT
Public Service Commission
Holds That Former Rate
Will Not Hold Now
STATE WORK DISCUSSED
State Officials at the Atlantic
City Meeting-Governor
Goes to Philadelphia

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NM R1ZA to-day dismissed
N\\\\S { u the complaint of
R3SyNSS the Oak Extract
hsS,kNTsNsM Company, operating
znI.Y9gM a plant at Newport,
III IkSS;SSSS against the Penn.
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sSSO Company, a case
| which involved the
setting aside of a
rate agreement made fifteen or sixteen
years ago by the railroad company
Inc commission, in an opinion written
by Commissioner Killing. finds that
the complainant had been enjoying
the benefit of a special and discrim-
mating rate on all shipments made by
respondent to its plant at Newport and
that the present increase wis made to
comply with the report made by the
Interstate Commerce Commission di-
lrecting carriers to revise their rates so
as to put the complainant on the same
basis as other shippers under similar
conditions.
In an opinion by Commissioner Pen
lnypacker the Pennsylvania railroad is
directed to construct a siding which it
removed from the plant of the Kift
Milling Company, at Sunbury. The
case involved ownership and use of a
siding when the milling company
bought the plant.
An order of reparation was refused
In the Pittsburgh Steel Company case
against the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
and Pennsylvania railroads.
Ex-Senators Here. Ex-Senators
q. w. McNees, of Armstrong, and
Walter McNichols. of Lackawanna,
were at the Capitol yesterday.
Commission Outlines. - The Econ
n ItfNf11f 1f-et I'm,
sidered plans for its work yesterday.
Counsel McDevitt will take up various
departments next week.
Rambo's Birthday.-Superinten
Rambo was congratulated yesterday
on his birthday.
executive officer of the Panama-Paci-
fic Exposition Commission, was
among the Governors visitors yester-
day.
VIII Meet Tuesday. - The new
State Workmen's Insurance Board will
meet Tuesday to complete organiza-
ton.
Contract Let. - The contract for
furnishing paper for the new stock
transfer stamps has been let to the
Johnson Paper Company, of this city.
and the work on the engraving and
dies to the Security Bank Note Com
pany, of Philadelphia.
sioner Killing is sitting to-day at Union
City in the switching case of the
Standard Chair Company, against the
Pennsylvania railroad.
More Building Associations. - Gov
lernor Brumbaugh last night approved
the charters of three building and loan
associations for Philadelphia. Each
has an authorized capital of $1,000,
900.
Agreement Approved. - The agree
ment between the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway and the Borough OF
Milton on a crossing has been approx
ed by the Public Service Commission.
Attended Dinner. - Adjutant Cen
eral Thomas ]. Stewart attended the
dinner given to General c. T. O'Neil
of the Fourth Brigade at Philadel-
phia last night. The members of the
staff gave the dinner.
Charters Approved. - The Public
Service Commission last night an
nounced its approval of the applica-
tions for charters for ten of the cleo
trio companies for which incorpor-
alton was asked to operate in Schuyl-
kill county.
Home From Chicago. DR.. ]. A.
Staley, of the State Livestock Sanitary
Board, has returned from Chicago,
yEhere he investigated the outbreak of
foot and mouth disease.
Cases Heard at Night. - The Pub
lie Service Commission sat until late
last night to clear up its hearings
There will be informal hearings next
week.
States Work Told. - Important
legislation, court decisions and the
ruling of the Public Service Commits
sion of Pennsylvania were reviewed by
'lC. LaRue Munson. of Williamsport, in
an address before the Pennsylvania
Water Works Convention at Atlantic
City. Importance was attached to the
rulings that cities cannot build plants
without the commissions consent.
Other speakers included DR.. Samuel
tG. Dixon, Pennsylvania Commissioner
of Health; Herbert +. Snow, chief en-
gineer of the Public Service Commits
sion, and n. r. Butler, of the Pennsyl-
vania Fisheries Department.
Governor Leavcs.-Governor Brum-
baugh left this afternoon for Philadel-
lphia, where he will spend the week.
end. He will be here Monday.