The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-18
EUIE
Isl NAY
|&uUED1o TODAY
for Better Oklahoma
III Lsngthsns Inquiry.

Dnnott rate expert OF the cor.
1oopnissioa MIC w. v. hardie
1GoG6nef Of the Oklahoma lrai'
o6knsa, returned today from the
poooru rate hearing before Al
snnomisef Wilbur Lakoc oil tn'
commerce commission al
when has been IN session
jonuary n The hearing n ca
. end today. y. n. Nolan Of
oneporaiion commission remained
~ttcDrlpent Oklahoma interests at the
dnyfs session.
Alnost the entire three weeks ha,
cuusumed BY the railroads giVing
ooce IN support OF general M
1opos In class rates throughout Okla
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas,
- yell % increases In the through
I'M from practically all points IN the
1Djead STATES cast OF the Rocky Noun.
80 on traffic TO Oklahoma and
A1kDnsas.
Evidence Exhaustive.
1Ievsn railroad attorneys and more
1h&4 twenty five traffic, transportation
~ accounting officials have been m
oe1udanee1 "A the hearing, presenting
or1eagf requiring several months
oPUoarttion. three hundred and twenty
kszhibits were introduced, some in.
~ q mhny as l0 pages, showing
obbtory qk rates for the past lifteeI
1o0g1 eompirison with rates In othel
5kogies, ktslisties as to the iinaneia
t11ilion III the carriers the Tonnage
1ped, <evenue earned, and cost o
tS6rtatidn.
Aoush Il was the original intention
W. commission TO conclude the in
( ooosioation with the Memphis hearing
DISCRIMINATION OF railroad wit
I oehDes II was developed BY the repre-
0cDcf1ive OF the traffic association
~ corporation commission that IN
etooges proposed arc so vital TO III
nDorests OF Oklahoma and the south
~ and the evidence OF the carrier
y eomplicated as to make II impossibl
properly present the shippers sid
lout more time, so that the com
bion vas induced to grant furthe
6nsings. Examiner LaRoe on Satur
tentatively assigned the next hear
for Kansas City on April Is, witt
3 possibility Of a third hearing at Ok
Jaboma City about May ].
naAoDsFrom 80 10 100 Percent.
Not only are the distributing rates
Y odsIoed and less than larload lots iron
4 OkAhoma City TO Missouri Kansas
Arhnasas, louisiana and Texas direct.
: ectsd, but rates from cities in thos
Ct2&es to Oklahoma, with a possibilit.
The state rates within 0klahomi
M BE- involved before the conclusion
II 1.-the case
8klahoNa representatives brougf
~ tisat The rates proposed by the 81
riaGe involve increases ranging iroI
to 100 percent yer the rates whic
I'm applied for the past fifteen year
Il Oklatons and Kansas and in add
~ developed by cross-examinatio
while heavy increases are pre-
1nGDo1 from al northern points to Ok
mna and Arkansas, there are non
tAis time being made TO Kansai
hSouri or Texas, though II Is init
U0eed BY railroad representatives tina
advances may be made at a late
u ne contention OF Oklahoma in
neests that rates to this state are no'
c~elntively higher than TO other state
r1tjeh situation will be made worse
proposed tariffs become effective
~ Ihst, II upon investigation the sta
tietirs show that more revenue
5000 by the carriers. il should be OF
IDed by increases in rates, which
~ past have been depressed by con
ce6ttive influence, which had, even b,
lole government control, largely dit
n cared. and which at present are er
titsly absent.
City Interests Affected.
AZ an example, the rate proposed
~ carriers on firSt-class freight f
~ miles between Oklahoma and Kal
~ 10 $1.l0, while the rate for the san
1ietance from Memphis to New o
1nns Is 50 cents, which latter the ca
80 do not propose to increase. 7
lbposed rate on fifth class from
Lois to Oklahoma City is but S GET
100 pounds less than the rate fro
Louis to Cospus Christi, Tex
il Is 10 cents higher than 1
from the same point to Wichi
nsas. and & cents higher than
! 10 Kansas City.
full report Of the Memphis pI
dings will be made to the corpol
commission of Oklahoma VIII
then decide what evidence will
pared on behalf OF the state Tor
Ming hearings. In the mex, few d
! &neeting will be called by Presid
Johnston OF the traffic associat
liecuss the situation and decide VI
u done BY the association to p
~ interests Of Oklahoma c
fu4ure as a jobbing and maj
HI center will be vitality affec
tlriffs which will be finally
by the interstate commerce ca
ct the conclusion Of the case.
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