South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-01
COMMITTEE To
HEAR RAIL ROAD
RATE COMPL PLANTS
Each Section Of County is Di-
yided Into Districts With
Representatives for
Each District.

rector Gen. McAdoo Friday appoint
ed traffic committees FOR the east
ern. western and southern districts
and for local regions TO hear COM
paints OF shippers and recommend
notifications
At the same time IL became
Known at the railroad administra-
ton that the director general plans
t. order a number OF reductions in
rates TO maintain existing rate
relationships between rival COM
nunities and TO protect certain in
dustries. before June - when the
new schedules are 20 go into effect.
Interurban electric lines are con-
sidering a general increase in both
freight and passenger rates. il was
learned here today. such increases
i'm most cases would he subject TO
review ny state commissions.
For the eastern district including
/ territory north OF the Ohio and PO-
/ tomac and east OF the Mississippi.
complaints or suggestions for freisht
rate notifications should be sent TO
b. Campbell. chairman OF the east
ern freight traffic committee, 14S
Liberty ST.. New York city.
Southern Committee.
For the south complaints 90 to
Randall Clifton. chairman of the
southern freight traffic committee,
Atlanta. Ga.
For territory west OF the Missis-
ppi. readjustment questions will be
handled by the western freight traf-
/ dc committee of which a. G. John
son. Transportation bldg, Chicago,
is chairman.
In addition the director general
appointed local freight traffic COM
mittees as follows:
For New England H. l.. Kent
f cid, chairman. south station, Bos-
( ton.
For trunk line territory-H. c.
Burnett. chairman, 14S Liberty St.
New York.
For trunk line coal and coke traf-
4 fc-E. r. Crosley. chairman. Read
iIg terminal, Philadelphia.
For the central district-C. J.
Brister chairman. transportation
I bldg. Chicago.
For Coal and Coke.
! For coal and coke traffic in the
/ central district G. Nenning
I chairman. SO4 Pennsylvania station,
/ Pittsburgh
For the Chicago district. P.
( Elman, chairman, transportation
| tlds.. Chicago.
For the St. Louis district. L.
West. chairman, Century bldg, St.
Louis.
For the St. Paul district-H NJ
Pearce. chairman II. Paul
For the Kansas City district-D
4. Lincoln, chairman. Kansas City.
For the Portland district-F. w.
/ Robinson. chairman. Portland. Ore
For the san Francisco district
w. G. Barnwel chairman. san
/ Francisco.
These committees are instructed
/ 10 give careful consideration 10 all
complaints or suggestions of ship
pers and 10 make recommendations
/ for changes with all possible haste
/ in order not TO subject traffic TO
prejudicial rates and any longer
\ than is necessary.
Apply TO short Lines.
i IL was explained Friday that the
/ new rates apply TO short lines only
\ so long as they are under govern
ment control and that as fast as
these are relinquished by the rail-
read administration the increased
/ charges will cease 70 apply except
as TO joint rates with trunk lines.
I Consequently the roads will be call
} ed on 20 apply 20 the interstate
/ commerce commission for increase
in their local rates II they desire
/ them.
Hundreds OF protests against the
/ increases. and suggestions for local
/ notifications have been received
and tabulated by the railroad ad-
, ministration. They Will he referred
. 10 the local and district freight traf-
/ fc committees Among the organi-
cations whose complaints were re-
ceived FRIDAY were the National
/ Federation of Shippers. American
/ Petroleum league. Western Pc
( tro,eum Refners' association. Ma
t.onal Petroleum association. Ma
t.onal Livestock Shippers Protect
i've league. state Livestock associa .
ton of Illinois. corn Belt Meat Pro
oucers' association. National Council
p OF Farmers Cooperative association.
National Livestock exchange and
the Illinois Coal Traffic bureau
Suggestions that lower mileag &c
rates be reesta blished TO apply only
f q commercial travellers came from
T. j. Phelps. supreme counsellor OF
The United Commercial Travellers.
+ he Southern Travellers association
and the Far Western Travellers
F association. Mr.. Phelps teleEra phod
that travelling men viii cheerfuuy
pay whatever increase is deemed
. necessary. but suggested that mile
AGE books and excess baggage cou-
pons should he retained as matters
. II COW enience Other travellers or
CARNATIONS urged AZ least a slight
discount and means Of restricting
/ the lower fare 10 bona fde CONNER
. cial travellers
number of independent oil
companies protested that The rate
increase would place them az dis
advantage with the Standard Ou
Co.. with It's pipe line system OF
t~an importation
CLOSING OFT SAIL