Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-26
.IHTERMOUNTAIH RATE
CASE TO Be RE0PEHED
:, KENT a COCHRAN

state LC---lr-Ce IpI---L-S - loTl lt-> o.
5r-ed the Inte-r1Cuntatn Rate Cas- -
. opened and has arranged a series Of
hearings ~ which Representatives Of
the traEscOntinental railroads and the.
( shipping public involved will b. heard
Persistent effort on the part Of thu
Merchants Association of Spokane and
other inIermountain business interests
ara responsible Tor the reopeu3ng Of
the celebrated rate contest. Last
spring the Commission. heading ap-
PeaIs Of The ilJerEoGnJala business iE
teresrs. increased -suscuuri1eural
freigh, rates TO Pacific Coast terminals
20 ss 20 put Spokane. Reno and siu.-
Larry situated cities more nearly on q
pz-iJy with Seattle. Tacoma. Portland
san Francisco. Isos Aae@l"s and other
Coast terminals. From the commits
sion's standpoin. This va IN the ne.
ture q a compounds The reason
urged at that time D. - IDrermoun-
tain commercial Organizations repre-.
seHlauyes was disappearance Of water
competition via the Panama canal with
the Jrsnsconrinentsl rail lines. Th-
SAME 0easoa j. again advanced. the
illerMOuntalr Interests declaring thar
there are no Indications that the loy
cOasl-'o coast rates which the Pacific
. seapor,s Eavc -njoyed will have 10 D..
reestab!.shed becaus. Of water comp
r!tiOn through the Canal being appr--
Gladly revived.
Under The old rate basis. rates from
New York. Fits burg. Chicago and
such points TO the Pacific poITs were
considerably lower than rates from the
eastern cities TO SPOKANE. Reno and
the other inrermoun;aln cities. These
rates were put into efiecl because The
transcontineniaI railroads declared
that they would b. put out OF business
BY the low rates steamship companl.s
could charge ard make bis profit on by
transporting freight from Atlantic
ports through the Canal for Pacific
Coast delivery. But the closing Of rh.'
Panama canal ~ slides. withdrawal Of
the vessels engaged in coazt.to-coa 81
traffic 10 take adyanra-. Of the Iycrs.
tive rates be!n. Offered for carving
+ munitions and provision. to the .1.
tentc allie. with other world-i.ad-
/ changes. !egr the Panama the T.LsuB.
. tepec and the Galveston raiIard.wa-cr
( routes practically u.rTayeled TIL
( Testimony before the in,er-,ar. Com.
mission showed that INC .rra.us.ig
/ lines which had been BUSY With coast
forecast commerce before Tho war wsr.
unrufCed by steamer screw and that
th. railroads had "A mogopoIv OF Ola.
.as.,o-partflr coast business ON ffa
strength OF this showing III. in-ar.
mountain cities obtained an order from
the Commission requiring the removal
Of III" discrimination against them in
favor OF the Pacific terminals. Tm-
Was don" y .arinG tn" rates 10 rh"
b zospors IN the face OF bitter Opposi.
, ton from business and political inter.
. tsts Of that shore. But even that order
3 did no! authoTiz" the increase Of IN"
rates 10 a point as high as the rate.
o. 10 the int"rmountain cities, and tho
+ business interests and people Of The
, latter remained discoEtented. Now
. come the inteTmOuntain Interests again
! ana successfully petition the commits
P sion I osrant hearing at which TIE
question oil either the lowering OF 'hcil
y rates from IN" east or giving the Pa
, cliic coast terminal rates another boos
e 50 mat merchants OF tntermountaiT
b cues may o0'am goods from the east
q eth markets at rates no higher. II a.
;. hlsh, as mos" whoch the NOR" distan
d racine coast port businessmen mus
] me commission Is Horely perplcNet
{ o''I 'he "h'ie question. the rail-
n roau" MAINTAIN 'ha' inc water comp"
y ''loh VIII re"pp'ar az soon a. the wal
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