The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-11
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Grants only Small Part
if Increases Sought by
Transportation Companies.
MEANS REVENUE GAIN
OF EIGHT MILLIONS
Commissioners Daniels and
Harlan Dissenting. Hold
that Railroads are Entitled
to all Advances Asked.

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Washington. Aug. IL Tine intcr-
state commerce commission to-day
granted q portion of The recent rate
Increases asked by the western rail-
roads and refused To sanction others.
The advances which the roads are al
lowed are comparatively small The
roads which would have nctted tho
greatest revenues were denied.
denied.
ON the ground that their income
was too low. the roads asked for in
creascs In carload rates ON commodi-
ties but ala not ask for~any uniform
advance Their program would have
increased their income approximately
&iO,UOO,O0O year.
Tho majority of the commission IN
refusing the principal Increases took
the view that some of the roads which
were in straits suffered from bad
management and financial opera
tiuus Commissioner Daniels aud
Harlan, the minority. agreed with all
the Increases granted. contcudcd that
othrr should have been allowed and
held that improper financial manage
mout should not dchar the roads from
rouciyiug reasonable rates Tor SER
vice.
The decision affects an the roads
west ~ the Mississippi uyct and M
the southwest Indirectly II affects
every railroad In the United states
Tho commission summarized its fnd-
inRs as follows,
Proposed Increase carload raJcs on
! rrai1 and grain products considered
go one commodity not justified.
Proposed Increase from 10000 to
10000 pounds m the minimum car
load weight of grain products JUS
titled.
Proposed Increase car load rates ON
| livestock not justified.
Proposed Increased car load rates
on packing house p'uduets and fresh
meats. except as Indicated between
/ points uu the Missouri river, not jus
uncd
Proposed Increased ear load rates
un fertilizer and fertilizer materials
not Justified.
pruuosod increased rates ON piIum-
! iuuus ruW except as to South Dakota
points Justified.
Tn, rates un coke here proposed
which are the same ls uu ooal. iusti-
ned.
prupused Increased ear Toad rate,
"a brewers rice and less than car
| l,ud rates ON domestic rice Justified
Proposed increased car load rates
on broom corn not Justified.
| Proposed increased import rates
! ana proposed in rousos iu car lnu,
/ Wilma from Gulfpurt justified.
Proposed increased car loud rate.
ou rul and vegetables. Justified.
Proposed Increased ear lu1d rate
ON hay and straw where not iu excess
nf ell-- g. justified.
/ Proposed increased any uuo7iiN
ratos nu cotton piece goods and pr"
posed Increased car load rates from
points In Texas not justified.
The decision affects frcight rates
mainly west OF the Mississippi and 10
tho southwest The decision dcnie'
lam the more Important increases.
From various estimates the follow
ling mtlc indicates roughly the annua
Increase i'm the railroad revenues an'
the Increases being allowed g. IS" ~
tc effect.
Grain and grain products, S2,9tO,
I231.
iivestock. sl.ton,bOO.
Packlng house products and trcsl
meuts. ti.5uU,0OO.
Coal. Sl22C,122.
This makes, with other Items. q TO
TAI or t7,G0ili1
Dissenting reports were hled d.
Commissioners Daniels and Harlan,
Commissioner Daniels In his dis
rcnt hold the roads we're entitled q
In rcaaes FAR la excess" of thos
granted by todoy's decision lie hcl
that there was no question as to IN
facts u the financial anairs of th
Rock Island, Frisco system, ana IA
Alton, which no referred to as hay
ing been wrecked ana plundcrod' bu
ne held the rate Increases We're Just
- 1od ON their own merit
Commissioner Harlan's dissent wa
brief. merely holding that the in