Putnam patriot., 1916-08-25

Connecticut Dairymen's Association, the State Board of Agriculture, the State Grange and the WIndham Coun- ty Farmers Association who jointly prevailed upon the commission 10 have hearing in this section.
 Lawyer Herbert Knox Smith of Hartford was retained by the above mentioned bodies and he was assisted by Attorney F.. C Morse of Putnam. After the hearing closed the altorneys were highly compimented for their presentation of the case and number Of men present, who had attended all previous similar meetings, stated that they had never listened to Sc intelH- gent body Of witnesses as appeared nt the Putnam hearing ItmHy there. fore be assumed that the Putnam meet. ing Was an important part in an i'm, portant whole.
 IL was emphalically shown at the meeting thaG for years the Elm Farm Milk Company had fixed the prices and controlled the marketing of milk in this section. It was further shown that under existing conditions the farmers were not making any money producing milk And 1t was also shown that farms were being abandon ed, the herds diminishing, and in some eases disappearing, and that the dniry industry, which should be the chief industry of the farm, was receiv. ing little or no attention in many in- stances.
 The chief area involved in this hear ing was the north half of eastern Con. necticut, in it's relatian to the Boston milk market \ similar situation of lesser degree existed also in the south half Of eastern Connecticut, in relation to Providence, k. |. All milk which has been going to Boston from the northeastern area for many years has been carried on two "leased earsh so called, both controlled by the Elm Farm Milk Company of Boston. The rate has been Sl25 mile each year for each ear. These cars have been rum ming respectively from Jewett City and WuIimantie daily over different lines, conserging at Putnam, and thence over the same track to Boston.
 The iai1 of the New York, New Haveo aua Harlford Railroad Com p3ny has 9egn liking the rate for mi k in sing cans from stations along these eautes te 5a-ton, but as hese rates are very much higher than The leased car ra,e-ia lae ratio of about and one bAH To l-and do net include icing, a necessity for eight months ot the year, no mi.S has so gone to Boston from these stations for many years.
 Finding and Order oi Commission
 Under lhe leased ear system, says the report of the interstate commerce commission, New England carriers delegate 10 private individuals a part of their transportation function. If this m ' lawfully be done at all, car rieTs are bound to establish charges and maintain regulations with respect thereto which do not unduly discrimi- nate against any shipper engaged in the same business. The leased car system k inconsistent with the per can system The two cannot with justice to sll shippers, be maintained coniemporaneously by carriers in New England. lnasmuch ss the | ro sys- tems cannot se operated at the same lime with just and reasonable rates and regulations applicable to each, the one which eenfers special privileges on particular shippers must give way in the interests of the general shipping public. From all the facts and cir eumstanees of record we are of the opinion and so find that charges and