The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-28
For Divisions of Joint
Freight Rates With
Other Systems
DATA VOLUMINOUS
BUT NOT STRONG
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Orders New
Presentation

Washington, D. c., July 2s.-The in
| terstate commerce commission refused
to-day to prescribe divisions of joint
freioht rates to go to New England
,lBlSlA It declared that fair divisions
/ cannot "fow from existing arrange
ments."
Data furnished by the New England
roads in the case, while "voluminous,"
the commission said, were limited in
character and were not sufficient to af-
ford valid prescription" of division.
The commission commented on the
failure of the roads to submit data on
divisions of rates which they obtained
from the joint transportation with 9TH
er roads Of coal high explosives, milk,
fresh meats and certain other products.
The roads were ordered to submit
promptly" proposed readjustments
that will remove the inconsistencies
which they portrayed.
New England carriers applied for a
redivsion Of Joint rates between ear
riers east and west of the Hudson
river, seeking a fair share of the reye-
nue. and protracted hearings were held
by the commission last winter.
The commission agreed with the
roads outside Of New England that
the efforts of New England roads was
"to augment their revenue from traf-
fc which they interchange with their
connections without regard to the
question of whether the present divi-
sions are fair and reasonable and with
ont consideration Of the probable eff
fects upon revenues" of the other
roads.
The commission also said that to ex-
clude certain roads in New England
which were opposed to the proposal of
the majority would not be treating
the New England roads as whole"
In reply to the request that blank
ct increase be given New England
roads and allotted among them by the
the decision said;
This would be taking from one
road and giving to less prosperous
road, thus doing by indireetion what q
the Congress deliberately and speciti
nally refused to authorize us to do"
New England Roads Not So Bad OFF.
The financial condition of New Eng
land roads is not measurably worse
.han that of some of the defendant
.oads. the commission said, in reply
o the claim that roads in that terri
ory were not adequately compensated
or their service which they declared
vas more expensive than that of 9TH
r roads.
NO evidence of the reasonable and
quitable measure of divisions other
han as a whole have been offered,
he commission said. "No method
V which the apparently ineongruous
Ian of divisions now in force might
e readiusted has been submitted and
.e are thus left to deal with the sit
alton in the light of generalizations
,hich can lead only to speculative
entures upon an unknown field. The
arious methods which have been sug-
ested 10 alleviate the financial con-
itions of the New England lines and
ssure them Just, reasonable and
luitable division indicate in them
Ives the uncertainty Of their appli-
ltion and il is apparent that if
lopted they would not only perpetu-
e the inconsistencies to which com
ainants refer but would create new
-eferences and prejudice
The commission said il had no evil
nee upon which to base an opinion
to whether the deficiency is or is
i met from the revenues on COAL
ITO trea the complainants as
hole or as a group" the opinion
ded. would disregard the differences
lich obtain between the complain
is individually. Much of the evil
nee adduced was solely in behalf
the New Haven and manifestly
: no application to conditions on the
Ingor and Aroostook, the Central
,rmont or the Rutland
Campbell, Potter and
stman dissented from the opinion.