The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-13
RATE HEARINGS
NOW ON IN RENO
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Of 2118 miles under the proposed
rates would be 31.77 cents per car
mile against the average on these
systems of 29.40 cents for haul of
only 1876 per cent of the transcon-
tinental haul"
Jobbing Situation
X. X. Gartner, attorney for the
intermediate Rate Association, who
is conducting the case for the pro-
testants, then took up the jobbing
situation in Reno and Walker testi-
fled that under present conditions
Reno jobbers can compete with
coast houses for business as far east
as the Utah-Nevada line and west
beyond Truckee, but under the pro-
posed terminal rate to San Fran
cisco, Reno's jobbings territory
would be limited to a point just be-
yond Hazen and west to Verdi.
At the outset of his testimony
Walker declared it would be his pur-
pose to show that the proposed ter
minal rate to San Francisco is fully
compensatory and that it should be
applied to Reno and Nevada points
as well.
For instance, the rate on steel
from the east at present is $1.66 "
To show that the proposed west
bound rate is fully compensatory to
the railroads and is not a rate
forced by water competition Walk
er's testimony took up the compare
son Of east and west bound traffic
and showed where the west bound
rates were 1896 per cent higher
than the east bound rates on 100
commodities shipped from New York
to San Francisco.
Walkers statement Analysing the
revenue received by the carriers on
the carload tonnage received in
Reno in 1919 is as follows:
1.-THE total shows that there were
All cars received at Reno in 1919
with a total weight of 15,371,126
pounds. That under existing rates
the total revenue to the carriers
would amount to s326,72s.03, while
under the proposed rates the earn
ings would amount to $316,887.68.
By proposed earnings is meant APP
plying the terminal rates here under
consideration as a maximum on the
traffic moving to Reno. OF course,
where there is no change in the rate
proposed, the existing rate has been
applied.
Rate Companion
From Group d fifty-seven car
loads of freight were received in
1919 in Reno. The average loading
Of these ffty-seven cars was 36,429
pounds. The average rate in effect
is S2.089, while the average earn
ings per car amount to $760.95.
Under the proposed adjustment the
average rate would be $1.916, af-
fording average earnings of $697.S5
per car. The average earnings per
car mile under present rates Is
$.3752, while under the proposed
rates the earnings would be $.3441
per car mile. The average haul PEI
car is shown as 2028 miles, while
the average earning per ton milo
under present rates of 100000 a.
against $.01S90 under the proposed
rates.
particular attention is directed
to the average for all groups show
ing an average earning per car mile
which would be yielded under the
proposed rates of $.3177 and the
ton mile earnings amounting to
$.01947.'
Nevada Average
SIN connection with these average
car mile and on mile earnings it has
been found that for the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe, the Los An
peles and Salt Lake, the Southern
Pacific, and the Western Pacific
trunk line carriers that the average
earnings for the calendar year 1921
on all traffic amounted to $.294l
per car mile and $.01364 per tor
mile. 1t must be kept in mind tha
the average earnings on the systems
are based on all traffic, carload ant
less than carload, branch and mail
lines and for an average haul o