The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-23
FREIGHT RATES
TO Be CHANGED
Memphis, Arkansas, st. Louis,
Oklahoma Scale Ordered
Revised

Washington, Dec. 23.-(A. P.)-or-
ders In the Memphis Southwestern
investigation, made public today by
the interstate commerce commission,
revise virtually all freight rates be-
tween Memphis, St. Louis, Arkansas
and Oklahoma and In effect reaffrm
the decision in the Shreveport rate
case that there must be no discrim-
ination or prejudice in intrastate
rates as compared with interstate
rates.
In prescribing new maximum
scale of rates for application in the
southwest, the commission fixed
charges higher than the Arkansas in
trastate rates. 1t is expected that the
railroads will undertake to obtain an
increase In Arkansas intrastate rates
from the corporation commission OF
that state In accordance with the
principle laid down in the Shreveport
case and upheld by the supreme
court.
Report OF Findings.
The commissions report, written
by Mr.. Daniels made these findings:
Prescribed maximum distance
In excess of $50 miles between points
in Arkansas. Oklahoma and southern
Missouri.
tween Memphis and all points on
Glass A railroads In Arkansas to be
unreasonably and unduly preiudicial
to Memphis to the extent that they
exceed by more than reasonable
bridge tolls the corresponding class
rates contemporaneously applicable
for like distances to intrastate traffic
in Arkansas.
Prescribed Reasonable Bridge Tolls.
Declared existing rates from Mem
phis to points in southern Missouri to
be unreasonable and unduly prejudi-
cial to the extent that they exceed by
more than reasonable bridge tolls the
corresponding class rates contempo-
raneously in effect from st. Louis to
the same points for like distances.
Declared class rates from Memphis
to points in Arkansas to be unduly
prejudicial to Memphis to the extent
that they exceed by more than rea-
sonable bridge tolls the correspond
ing rates for like distances from St
Louis.
Rates ana practices OF the missouri
| Pacific railroad with respect to the con-
| centration of Arkansas cotton at Men,
| phis declared not shown to be unduly
prejudcial or otherwise unlawful, but
rates for back hauls on cotton to COM
press points should be published on q
! Uniform basis.
/, Practice of ,thel Missouri Pacific and
| cotton belt railroads with respect To
charges for the delivery Of cotton al
| Memphis and at East st. Louis, ILL.,, de-
clared to subject Memphis to undue dis
| advantage.
Declared class rates from st. Louis
| to points in Southern Arkansas to be
unreasonable and unduiy prejudicial tt
those points and undply preferential tc
| Pine Bluff and Little Rock.
Glass rates from Natchez to certain
| points on class A railroads in Arkansas
| held to be unreasonable and unduly
| prejudicial to Natchez and unduly pref
erential to Memphis and Little Rock
| Class rates from Monroe and Shreveport
| to points on class A railroads, ir
southern Arkansas declared to be un.
reasonable, unduly preJudicial to Monroe
and Shreveport and unduly preferential
of competing points in Arkansas to the
| extent that they exceed for like dis
| tances corresponding class rates ap.
| plicable to intrastate traffic In Ar.
| kansas.