The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-26
new RATES ARE
ORDERED POSTPONED
TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SEP
TENDER 21
Ruling, However, Does Not COnusider
Interstate Rates Which Go Into
Effect August 25-Carriers Must
Give Shippers 80 Days Notice
Shipping Rates From Louisville to
Memphis Slight Increases.

Memphis Slight Increases.
Increased interstate freight rates
will not become effective in Tennes-
see until midnight of September 81,
according to an official order handed
down by the State Railroad Commits
sion and telegraphed to all lines in
Tennessee.
It Is said the State commission has
acted under a law made by the leg
islature requiring all carriers to give
30 days notice prior to the time new
rates can become effective.
1t was announced Saturday by traf-
fic officers of lines entering Memphis
that the rates as announced by the
Interstate Commerce Commission will
be effective at midnight next We'd
nesday, August 25.
Under the federal law, it is said,
no RAILROAD commission has legal
power 10 change any Of these in
creases unless such power has been
given them by an act Of the legisla-
ture like has been done in many
States where passenger fares are two
cents per mile In such States, it is
said che legislature must pass new
law to meet the order Of the commits
sion,
Those States proposing to fight the
Increases may find that the State
railroad commissions are pcwerless,
as many States have left the fixing
of rates entirely in the hands Of the
railroad commissions. In these cases,
it is said by railroad officers, an APP
peal to the interstate commission will
be taken in an effort to have the
State commissions rates declared
discriminatory. In this event. it is
said, the commission may force the
interstate rates TO be made the same
as interstate 81
President Charles H. Markham, Of
the Illinois Central Railroad, has
issued statement on the increased
freight rates, which Of course, are
supposed to become effective gem
orally in the United States August
rs.
The rates should have little effect
on the cost Of living in Memphis, ac-
cording to Mr., Markham. The adj
vanced costs Of shipping a pair of
mems shoes from Louisville to Mem
phis is shown to be one-half Of a
cent. The increase in the shipment
of pair Of women's shoes will be
three tenths Of a cent. The increase
on the shipment Of woman's fall
coat will be half Of a cent. The in
creases on a woman's summer dress
will be two-tenths Of cent.
"A 107pound pail of lard shipped
from Louisville to Memphis will cost
seven-tenths of a cent more than
formerly. A bushel Of apples receiv-
ed from Louisville will cost four and
-tenths of cent more. The added
costs Of shipping dozen bananas
from New Orleans to Memphis will
be two-tenths Of cent.
1t will cost but one-tenth Of a cent
more to ship two-pound can Of fruit
or vegetables from Louisville. A
bushel Of potatoes received from
Louisville will cost four and two
tenths more for freight and "a
pound bag of flour received from
Minneapolis but two cents. Ten
pounds Of sugar from New Orleans
will cost nine-tenths of cent more
and TO pounds Of coffee from New
Orleans will cost one cent more.
Those who are contemplating build
ing will be interested in learning
that the increased cost of shipping
/ 900 feet of yellow pine from Brook
haven, Miss, to Memphis will be 70
cents and Of Shipping 100 pounds Of
cement from Kosmosdale, KY, will
be three cents.
Motorists are informed that gal
Ion Of gasoline received in Memphis
from Baton Rouge, La, viii be ship
BED at an increased cost Of three
senths Of q cent. "a ton Of coal from
Kentucky mines will cost A cents
more for TRANSFORMATION.
A bale of cotton shipped from
Memphis to New Orleans will cost
81 $40 of cent. One hundred
pounds Of livestock will be charged
seven cents more for its ride to
Louisville. The produce dealers who
propose to market eggs in Louisville
will pay nine and two-tenths cents
rate more after August 26, or one
quarter of a cent dozen.
Railroad lawyers generally agree
hat. IN the event of the New York
State commissions failure to bring
he intrastate rates up to level with
he interstate rates, such action
will constitute unjust determination
against interstate commerce.
They also see unreasonable advan-
age between localities in the dis
,arity Of rates as between Memphis
ind Little Rock and between Mem
,his and points in Mississippi and
louisiana. also between Chicago and
i. Louis and other States where the
ntrastate rates do not correspond
With interstate rates.
There IS a difference of opinion on
he power of the federal commission j
o set aside an interstate rate, where !
here is no competing interstate traf-
Il. Some railroad attorneys incline I
0 the view that an interstate rate Of
his character would be held to place
a unjust share Of the burden Of /
transportation expense upon inter- !
sate commerce.
& IS impossible to safely predict c