Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14

circumstances to the Pacific coast thar
are normal or reasonable or less than 4
intermediate points.
1t is obvious, however, that some o.
the rail rates which apply on articles
particularly adapted to water transpor-
tation and which originate in large
volume on or near the two seaboards
should be maintained at a level lowe,
than present necessity requires or thai
provisions should be made for theiI
prompt reduction when the water com
petition again becomes active and con-
trolling.
The uncertainty as to the length OF
time during which present conditions
will continue is so great and the diff
! ferences between the coast rates and
the interior rates are so marked that
we do not feel justified in authorizing
| these carriers to continue during this
indefinite period relation of rates
which we believe in many respects was
justified during the period when water
competition between the coasts was
active
Our concern is with the following
issues: Are the lower rates to the coast
cities necessitated under present con-
| ditions? Are they in all instances ne
cessitated under normal conditions Of
year after the opening Of the Panama
canal? Are they less tran normal or
fairly reasonable? Are the rates 70
intermediate points unduly discrini-
natory?' p
In meeting the questions thus raised
the statement cites a list of As articles
submitted on behalf of interests in
Nevada
'If an average trainload were made
up of these as commodities and hauled
to Reno under present rates. the
statement continues, the revenue pei
train mile would be from New Yori
1926: from Pittsburg $4.57; from Gin
, cinnati $3.50: from Chicago S5.0S
! from st. Louis 1928; from Kansas City
: IS OF. We are asked to conclude tina
these train mile earnings are unreas
e onably high.
, IF hauled to San Francisco unde
), present rates the train mile earning
= would be as follows: From New Yorl
n $3.04; from Pittsburg $3.50; from Gin
= cinnati 1914; from Chicago $40
[. from St Louis $4.24, and from Kansa
City SAL. We are asked to conclud
that these train mile earnings are nc
I nreasonably low.
IF present terminal rates were ap
piled to Reno, the train mile earning
: would be- From New York 1929; froI
e Pittsburg $3.S5: from Cincinnati 81. Il
+ from Chicago $3.50; from St. Lou
u SAT-. from Kansas City S5.S7. We al
: asked to conclude that these train mi
ID earnings are reasonable
While no direct decision on the:
t. points is stated, the commission
81 findings assert:
t. '"-ht rates on many of these con
&c modities to the coast cities in the pa
nave been influenced by the rates a
forded by the water lines These wat
lates have been variable. Under the
circumstances some of the rail rat
L TO the coast points are in the nature
1e things subject to variation. The e
l. scntial justification for lower rates
Su a more distant point than to an int
= mediate loint is the existence of d
pressed rates at the more distant poi
which rates the carrier is powerless
affect and failure to meet which Wol
prevent the rail carriers from parti
patton in the traffic to the more d
tant point.
The necessity as to some of thu
rates has existed in the past and n
again exist While there is good II
| son for a certain variation in the ra
to the coast points, there is no nee
sity or Justification for such variat
in the rates to points too far 1nit
tnat tney are not dlleCleu ny Colil
ration to the coast.
] THE rates to the greater part
this intermediate territory should
4 now be made to depend upon or V
with the coast rates.
In detailing maximum rates, an OF
u ion is given IS follows:
in our judgment, the rates on II
less than carload commodities Fl
OF Chicago, Pittsburg and New York
is! all territory more than 500 miles v
lad of the Missouri river should not
a,r coed the rates to the same points f
the Missouri river by more than t
ty fifty and seventy cents respect
ZAP " on articles classified as first e
" and twenty-five forty and fifty
! cents on articles classified as sec
.ay third or fourth class.
Win present less than carload comm
lort ties rates from eastern defined t.
he tories TO Pacific coast ports which
-, higher than $3.50 per hundred POI
'ey. are not unreasonably low. Present
sinol than carload commodity rates from
drug Missouri river to Pacific coast |
. how which are not higher than $3.50
~ ,o' hundred pounds are not unreason
low
- Rates on barley, beans, ca
goods, asphaltum, dried fruits and