Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-27


ritory. including Lafayette, Greenfield
Rushville, Columbus and Greensburg
Ind, the rate shall not exceed the rate
70 indianapolis by more than . cents
per net ton, except further. that rates on
coal moving from mines in this State in
distances Of thirty miles ST less. the rate
shall In no event exceed, for distances
Of ten miles or less, 80 cents per net
ton; for distances of ten miles to thirty
miles, 65 cents per net ton, except that
rates on coal from mines in the Brazil,
Clinton and Linton districts to Terre
Haute, Ind, shall not exceed s. cents per
net ton, and on coal transported from
mines in this State to destination within
the State in a switching movement not in
voIving s road haul, movement, the rate
shall not exceed S10l per car; switching
rates now in effect Of less than SO per
car may be increased 80 Is per cent, OBJ
serving SO per car as a maximum. As
to rates on coal TO other points within
the State existing differentials should be
preserved
at is further ordered that the april
cation of petitioners for increases IN
rates on brick and burnt clay products
taking brick rates be. and 1t is, denied.
at is further ordered that petitioners
be and they are, = 1thorized to file rates
on straw, carload, in cents per 100
pounds, not in excess OF the following
scale.
Under 25 miles, Ga cents; y miles and
under 90 miles, IA cents; 80 miles and
under 20 miles, 81 cents rs miles ann
under 100 miles, ga cents; 100 miles and
under 1Z5 miles, 10 cents; 125 miles and
under $50 miles, 101a cents: $50 miles
and under 175 miles, - cents: IT'S
miles and under 200 miles. 1915 cents
zoo miles and under 225 miles, 1914 cents
22J miles and under $50 miles. 141a
cents go miles and under 275 miles,
. 1914 cents; 275 miles and under 800 miles.
16 cents
ct is further ordered that petitioners
be, and they are, authorized to publish,
effective on one days notice, rates for
switching, weighing, diversion, recon-
signment, storage and other special sew
ice, not including truck storage, which
are 1S3 1-3 per cent of the rates in e.
feet on Aug. l. 1920.
PASSENGER AND
OTHER RATES DENIED.
1T is further ordered that the applica-
ton of the petitioner for increases in
passenger, baggage, milk and cream,
sleeping car and parlor car rates, be.
and it is denied.
1t is further ordered that petitioners,
be, and they are authorized to publish
the percentage increases herein author
ICED by special blanket supplements
to existing tariffs, as authorized
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
in special permission No. 5034O. dated
Aug. 5, 1920. and the provisions of tarif1
circular 1s-A, adopted by the public
service commission OF Indiana, are tenn
porarily waived to permit Of such pub
hcation. The rates authorized herein
shall not become effective earlier than
Oct. !, 1920"
In stating its attitude on the petition
Of the railroads and en- the situation
generally the commission says:
It is not to be assumed, from the or
der which follows that this commission
takes hostile attitude to the theory
that transportation is a nation wide In
situation to be dealt with, in the present
emergencies calling for rehabilitation OF
the common carriers, in the broadcast
spirit that is possible.
Il fully realizes that additional reve-
nues are necessary and the commission.
and the shippers of Indiana, who like
wise take broad view of the situation,
desire to cooperate in the national plan
Of rehabilitation Of these great national
service agencies.
It is not. however, to be expected that
this State shall altruisticaIly proceed at
this time to its detriment. This com
mission now faces a situation very sim
liar to that which confronted it in the
year 1917, when carriers sought to es-
tablish the same scale of class rates In
this State as authorized by the Interstate
Commerce Commission for interstate
traffic. In the order in that cause, II
was pointed out that the level of class
rates IN Illinois was lower than in Indi-
ana; that II the rates sought by the
carriers were made effective the ship
pers of Indiana would be at a further
disadvantage because at that time there
was no concrete movement on foot to es-
tabltsh such rates in the State OF Illinois
The commission proceeded with caution
and drew its order only on explicit I'M
derstanding with the carriers that they
would take steps necessary TO bring
about, through action in Illinois, a uni
formity Of interstate and intrastate rates
and conditions in the territory lying east
of the Mississippi and north Of the Ohio
rivers. Certain sacrifices were then made
for a temporary period in an effort to
promote the ideal of equality, which then
seemed to be attainable and which il
that have long been of serious concern
In this and surrounding States. The APP
prevail of rates then authorized was for
a period of one year from Dec Z 1917
This action, taken in cause 2955. was
explicitly stated as being temporary and
conditional
2 he commission said:
'.l1oweyer, should the State of nli-
Rois refuse to establish the proposed
rates and modify its classification. the
Public Service Commission OF Indiana.
IN defense Of its industrial and CONNER
cial life, viii be compelled to establish
the same level Of rates and the same
classification intrastate in Indiana as
esta hlished intrastate in the State of I'LL
nois."
SITUATION NOW MORE
SERIOUS THAN IN 1917.
Before the expiration OF the order the
United States Government, through the
United States Railroad Administration.
TOOK over the control OF carriers.
After long controversy the Interstate
commerce Commission was appealed to
TOT relief and the suggestions of ex parte
81 resulted
The situation is now more serious and
more clarified than In December. 1917.
II this State were to authorize the
20 per cent freight rate increase prayed,
TIE discrimination in competitive terri
tory that is vital to Indiana industrial
and commercial interests, and therefore,
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