Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-21
6ealers,of
Coast Gain
byDeciisiion
Million Dollars
saved /, Annually Thru
AUTO Chambers Rate
Activity

d ACTIVITY
New York, May 21.--A saving
.anroximately $3,O00,o00 a
i, the automobile dealers OF
o.eific coast has been effected
..sult Of the decision OF the
s,s,ste tate commerce commission
~ pacific coast rate cases, ac-
~ .ai0g d a report given by j. 5.
VIM win general traffic manager
M national automobile cham
!, commerce, to c. A. Vine,
..seral "a counsel of the Nationai
'',.mohile Dealers association.
u interstate commerce commits
In had just handed down its de-
sion, unfolding the industrys
'psitiOn, -,
Z M National Automobile Deal
], .ssociation was drawn into the
I, through the representatives
tbs Motor Car Dealers associaT
n 'oos of Los Angeles and San Fran
''s,o which are affiliated with
! national association. Acting on
sshalf Of the national association
! case from the standpoint OF
M Pacific coast dealers was pre-
suted by Marvin, as well as the
sse from the standpoint of the
Manufacturers of motor cars. In
,iscussing the case with Vine, Mr..
Marvin said.
"rbe Pacific coast rate case in
solyes approximately $3,000,O0O a
Ear to Pacific coast dealers. The
BARRIERS asked for a readjustment
N transcontinental rates, which
Included the cancellation of the
|special Tor so-called commodity
late on passenger cars and trucks,
khich were lower than the first
elass rates.
incidentally in other freight
Territories the class rates are
lharged. The western lines made
j great point of this fact in the
'atest hearing before the inter-
ltate commerce commission.
THE increased charges on pas
enger automobiles from Ohio,
Michigan and Indiana territory
would have varied from $62.50 UP
10 1884 per carload. The increase
pn trucks would have been from
llss.75 up to $3S7.30 a carload.
From eastern points the increases
would have been even greater, in
some instances as much as $45O
q carload. These increases have
no reference to the. general in
crease in freight rates which have
been made on all lines, and would
have been in addition to those
most recent increases to the car
4 rers.
Evidence was offered to the in
terstate commerce commission tC
show that 500 carloads of mo.
LOT vehicles were shipped to the
Pacific coast in 1919, upon which
slS,VOO,OOO of freight was paid
Tne class rates average about %
per cent higher than the specia
commodity rates"
The Industry and the automo
'lle-owning public owes a debt o.
gratitude to Mr.. Marvin" com
nented Harry G. Moock, genera
manager Of the National Automo
que Dealers association, wher
wa ol the interstate commerc,
'smmisslon's decision. The vic
'ory is Just another example o
sAat these two great association
eeaiers and manufacturers are do
ag Ior the interests of the entir,
laae. The dealers would hav,
0een hard pressed to have foun,
ualllc man so thoroughly con
's'sant with their transportation
NoOlems as Marvin, yet it neede,
man Of his type and equipmen
y successfully handle the case
sae'ne coast dealers have save,
saOugh on freight rates to pa,
.aslf membership dues in the Ma
a'nal automobile Dealers associa
ssu nom now until eternity, on
.lsnl say. Yet this is only one o
!, hundred things that the Nation
automobile Dealers association
uO'ns for the industry"