Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-07-28
The Test Of a Corporation
Commissioner

The test of Corporation Commissioner is his atti-
tude toward the public and the corporations PUBIC
service corporations have contended for the right 10
promugate and leave to shippers and the pubhc
the burden of proving them unjust discriminatory OF
inequitable. Corporation Commissioner w. ID. Hum
phrey in writing Commissioner order No 9S2, places
the burden the public service corporations of show
that proposed rate is just equitable and not dis
discriminatory. in the following anguage
I'm determining the fairness OF rates to be charged
public service. both parties to the service must be
considered Neither the rights of the public nor those
of the carrier are to be ignored is rule invariably
enforced that before charged by the carrier can
be reduced opportunity to be heard shall be given to
the carrier Carriers ipsisenty demand that this op
porunity shall be afforded in order that they
evidence and facts they deem essential to
proper determination of the reasonableness OF the
proposed In opinion, the public should not
be required to advanced rates without an equal op
porunity to be heard In other words, the public who
pay the ought to be considered upon the same
rates sbodd be Increased unless there is good reason
therefor; if the carrier deems the charged to be
inadequate certainly this conclusion ought to be found
could be presented to the Commission without casting
undue burden the carrier If the facts do not
warrant sucb Increase no advance i'm rates should be
allowed. Moreover. It is a well known fact that ndvid
ual shippers seldom in position to successfully at
tack the power of the carrier to charge and collect its
published the shipper must If his commodities
the future for reparntion advanced freight rates NAV
circumscribe activities of particular manufacturing
territory in which an extensive business has been esab
lished. Yet, it may be found after thorough inves
cation that there occasion for the advanced
rates We believe II farer that the investigation into
the reasonabeness of increased should be made
before the advances are put into effect rather than
thereafter"
His Attitude Toward Public Duties Attracts
Non-Partsan Commentator.
No candidate at this time is receiving much vol
unary commendaton through the editorial columns Of
the press is Corporation Commissioner w. d. Hum
phrey He has been the active member of the
commission during the year that he has served He
came TO the commission with the broad conception and
keen understanding of its functions of of the franz
of the provision of the constitution creating it, He
lost time in taking full-fledged place the
mission. He has been assigned the hearing of almost
to the commission. He conducts his court with extra
advantage jurist. Consequently this favorable
comment is not limited Democratic papers. The Bar
tlesvile Examiner independent him this tribute
Mr. Humphrey is a candidate fer election to the
4-year term of the corporation commission of the
State of Oklahoma and he has many
pOrters in Bartlesvie who believe he has rendered
valuable service and will continue to
the gas industry as to make the Oklahoma gas sup
ply bring factories and industries to the State that
otherwise would not It is claimed that the
conservation of gas bv the commission is today the
factor in securing the investment of capital
in oklahoma. it is in itself insurance that
not be given in any other State gotten in 6ny 9th
way, by the administration of the State
laws governing the production, distribution and
consumption of gas by a well balanced and qualified
commission"
Commissioner Humphrey public Official who
neither be coerced caoled into doing anything
that he does not believe to be right-Nowata Star.
(Poltcal Advertsng)