Arizona republican., 1921-05-28
MANY FREIGHT RATE ADJUSTMENTS MADE,
 SAYS R. R. OFFICIAL

That many freight rate adjustments already have been made by the rail- roads was the information given a senate committee on Thursday by an official of the Santa F'e according to the following telegram received in Phoenix yesterday from Washington:
 Washington, May 27, 1921.
 While stating that no general re- duction in freight rates can be made until operating costs are reduced suf- ficiently to leave net revenue cor responding with the requirements of the transportation act, Edward Chambers, vice president of the santa F'e, yesterday surprised members of the senate interstate commerce com mittee with information that thou sands of rate readjustments have al ready been made by the carriers in order to restore former relationship or remove discriminations
 Reductions in rates to bring about necessary readjustments are going on daily throughout the country by deal ing directly between shippers and railroad traffic men," said MT. Cham bers Records of the interstate commerce commission show that ap- proximately 10000 freight tariffs are filed each month many coveting a number of rate changes. Contained in these tariffs are many voluntary changes made by the carriers. Late reports from these railroad bureaus l show the results of CO., operation be- l tween carriers and shippers in re- l storing relationships and remove in 1 determinations in inequalities and l providing rates for new industries. ''The western trunk line commit ee at Chicago" said Mr. Chambers, "has s since June, 1920. considered 1,200 1 subjects, nearly all of which grew out | of the rate increase ordered by the 1 interstate commerce commission Of that number it has acted upon 1 .000 l of which more than 90 per cent were l reductions on raw materials such as l crushed rock. gravel and other build ing materials. and grain, coal and | lumber. Two hundred applications are still pending. From September fective, until May l, 1921, the South l western Freight Bureau at St. Louis 1 considered rates on SIP subjects, oi | which 112 were at public conferences At present there are 491 subjects
 pending involving rate reductions 1 while 48 propose advances.
 | ''Of the changes. 363 were proposed by shippers and 176 by the carrier: and in~olve principally reduction. l upon stone, Jumper, Sand ana SFdNel
 brick, cement, fresh fruits and vege
 tables as well as various other com
 modities The greatest number o
 rate changes were made by Pacifi,
 freight tariff bureaus at San Fran
 cisco and number 16,000, of whicl
 II .000 were reductions.
 Most of these are reduction
 caused by extending all rates in cer
 tain tariffs to apply from new point !. of origin. The ma jority of increase l; are in state rates awaiting approva
 of state commissions. Since the in
 creased rates went into effect" sai MT. Chambers. 'the tranScontinenta l freight bureau in Chicago has mad
 approximately 236 changes in rate
 growing out of 150 conferences wit
 shippers. Where there is change o rate involving more than one tariff
 we have called it one change. Like
 wise, changes in lumber rates hay
 been considered one change the wit ness explained. "If we should coun
 each rate changed, it would run |
 the many thousands"
 "The Trunk Line association :;
 New York; he continued, has re