Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-16
IN THE OIL FIELDS
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minded altitude ANA spirit ~ faif- /
r'ss worthy ~ great praise.
"on tho other hand many orders
have been Issued that are arbitrary
ana unjust without granting any
opportunity whatever to those con
refncd 10 have 4 hearing before
dislnter"siri tribunal before tho
order became effective
'Th" United states railroad ad
mlnlsirsiion hns attempted 10 re-
peal an a., ~ congress. the statutes
ana constitutions ~ various states,
ana " has reversed decisions ~ state
| ana federal courts and cominis pns
! NJ the present moment the rail-
/ ronh ndniinirtrntlun has under con.
Hidetaiiun several sweeping, revolu-
ilonary chnnser In rates that are
serving Rr u constant menace 10 IN
hustty, ana mat Will disturb existing
rtin relationships upon which huFi
/ ness has he"n built up during the
last generation
wv" will give concrete examples
/ demonstrating the accuracy ~ th-He
statements
"denefal order No. ~ dated No
V"mhcr "a. 1918, directs that clnlms
| for loss ~ bulk grain will hn REQ
/ osniyrd onlv where there IN cVt-
the carrier This IL IN direct con.
| flic, with the common law. NJ "r-
inhllHh"d IN the decisions ~ the
/ courts ~ last resort IN both state
and nation
"Oencrnl Order No ~ attempts
20 prescribe tho venue or iurl-d c'inn
~ the courts. both state ana federal.
In e'f"ct N repcnls n part ~ an act
of congress ono ~ ihc provisions In
the we'll known CRrmack amend
| ment 10 the Interstate commerce net.
| This is true whenever the claims Mt
does not reside within the iurirdic.
tion ~ N" court where the shin.
mert originated Some municipal
and diHtrlc, courts hsv" held thl- A.
tempt ~ an administrative tribunal
tn repeal nm act ~ congress and to
limit the jurisdiction ~ our courts
II invalid Nut Judge Tri"ber ~ ~
Louis ~ tho federal bench. has re-
Gently sustained the order.
'Th- railroad administration II
now considering the advisnhllltv Of
Initiating an entirely now cot az
tsrce, witch shall Hupplant existing
class scales throughout three fourths
of tho United ats,es. disturbing In n
wholesale manner, rate ntionrhips
upon which business has heen er,ab-
iished Commenting on this Chair
man Daniels OF the commission has
written 10 the director general n let.
ter In which he states The sub.
etitution ~ distance ms n basis for
tho class rate scales In ther" terri
tories would generally and material
" alter the long established reia %
tionship ~ rates IN and from com .
| peting places when business has
been so greatly disturbed NJ Tho
future In m problematlcal thl. II n
most unfortunate time 90 hold over
American industry. threats of fur-
ther revolutionary changes OF this
nature,
The railroad sdminis,ration has
Just proposed another advance on
kgrain traffic from Chicago, Peoria
~. Louis and related points To east
eru terminals, affecting both the
local and reshippipG rail rates
The administration has to q large
extent eliminated the tracing ol
cars by shipper. AZ before the war
even though the shipper owns the
car
"The administration has recently
proposed an increase In charges for
intra plant switching ranging from
40 TO 800 per cent In amount Al
this In addition TO tho rs per cent
ordered last June.
MANY other advances and changes
OF a similar character are under con.
alteration. The administration ha,
recently announced the policy oi
granting hearings, That is n step IN
the right direction, but Il is utterl,
Insufficient. n John Smith wants q
thousand dollars that belongs to mo
want n hearing before some othe'
person than John Smith. bcfore hs
gets the thousand
"During the next few months n II
probably more important ten timei
over. than at any time In the pest
that tho shippers ~ tho country shat
have an opportunity To he heard DC
fore A dlsint-rcs,rd tribunal prior q
the time whom changes In rates. rule
and resula tons rhalf become effsn
tive. Reallrins the termination II
the near future Of the su-call.d gov
errment operation. the railway com
panies In complete control of IN,
machinery Of the railroad admini-
, tration will attempt to establish
% those propositions which they want
4 MANY OF those propositions viii III
. contrary TO sound public policy. an'
II will take years ~ time to eliminate
, them N the shipper Is denied
Y rate reduction before there Ia y hear
Ing, the railroads should not have
Y rate advance before n hearing II
poor rule that don't work bot
= ways.
The essential purpose sought 4
9 he accom- pllshcd In placing tho rail
roads under federal control was q
. secure adequate transportation un
! der war conditions through unified
y operation thus securing an elcmina
y ton Of conflictins operating regulh
= tions. 10 which tho carriers wer
' subject at tho time, I, II no douh
true that IA continued improvement
OF service can he obtained through
further development Of tho operat
= ing plans which have been com
= menced under federal control Moth
Ing We suggest here is Intended q
milltnts against that effort VIVA
We seek to accomplish IN merely sue
a change In the statute ~ Will ~
!, store the fun effectiveness ut the nc
to regulate commerce and the com
= mon law between the shippers an
tho railroads. under normal condi
!, lions, now that the great war cmet
!, gcncy has passed"
a This statement was signed by MI
. Thotue MIR Chamherlin ana MI
: Dow In hehalf of the oil ana Nv