The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-12-19
COOLING OPENS
FIGHT To GET
FREIGHT RELIEF
Introduces Three Brief
Bills in Senate Striking
At Phases of Transpor-
tation Problem.
WASHINGTON-Keeping pace with

his pledge that his time in this
session of congress should be de-
voted primarily to fight for material
relief for farmers from Idaho freight
rates, Senator Frank Gooding has in
troduced three measures in the senate
If passed, Senator Gooding believes
they will aid in solving some Of the
transportation problems faced by the
agricultural industry in the west
All three measures are brief. The
first and longest bill deals with the
long and short haul proposition. 1t is
designed to prevent railroads collect
ing higher tariffs at intermediate points
than they charge for coast destined
freight.
Senator Gooding, in the event the
measure comes before the committee
on interstate commerce for hearing,
has asked that facts bearing on it be
sent him. The measure provides:
1T shall be unlawful for any COM
mon carrier subject to the provisions
Of this Act to charge or receive any
greater compensation in the aggregate
for the transportation of passengers
or of like kind of property for short
err than for longer distance over the
same line or route in the same dircc-
| ton, the shorter being included within
the longer distance, or to charge any
greater compensation as through rate
| than the aggregate of the intermediate
rates subject to the provisions of this
| Act; but this shall not be construed
as authorizing any common carrier
| within the terms of this Act 10 charge
or receive as great compensation for
a shorter as for longer distance:
Provided, that upon application to the
commission such common carries may
in special instances, not due to or
arising out of conditions Of water COM
petition, actual or potential, direct or
indirect, after investigation, be author
lied by the commission to charge less
for longer than for shorter distances
for the transportation Of passengers
or property; and the commission may
from time to time prescribe the extent
to which such designated common
carrier may be relieved from tie op-
Grafton of this section; but in cxercis-
ing the authority conferred upon it in
this proviso the commission shall not
permit the establishment of any charge
to or from the more distant point that
is not reasonably compensatory for the
service performed; and il circuitous
rail line or route is, because of such
circuty, granted authority to meet
the charges of more direct line or
route to or from competitive points
and to maintain higher charges to or
from intermediate points on its line,
the authority shall not include inter-
mediate points as to which the haul Of
the peti,ioning line or route is not
longer than that OF the direct line or
route between the competitive points
And provided further, that rates, fares,
or charges existing at the time of the
passage of this amendatory Act by
virtue of orders OF the commission. or
as to which application has thereto
fore been filed with the commission
and not yet acted upon, shall not be
required to be changed by reason of
the provisions of this section until the
further order Of or a determination by
the commission"
The second measure also strikes at
discrimination. 1t would prevent rail-
roads building up scale OF rates in
one direction for the short haul that
will divert the traffic to the long haul.
1t laso seeks to prevent preferential
rates between preferred towns. Branch
line rates, If this bill becomes law,
will be identical with main line rates
distance and tonnage considered, This
bill designated as Senate bill No. Abs
is as follows;
1T shall be unlawful for any com,
mon carrier subject to the provisions
of this Act to charge or receive COM
pensation at different rates for the
transportation OF like kind of prop,
erty by freight. for like distances il
the same. opposite or different direc.
tons between the same or ditferen,
points on its line, unless upon applioa'