Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
FREIGHT RATE PROTESTS
FORWARDED TO |. c. C.
Z. S. Goodman Explains Eff
feet, if New Tariffs Be-
come Effective.

-ecopo of the petition to the Inter-
state Commerce Commission for the
suspension of the order for increased
freight rates TO go into effect jan
: uary Is. were outlined yesterday by
Edward :. Goodman. traffic manager
of the Richmond Chamber OF Com
merce. in an interview. Mr.. Good
man said:
The shippers and receivers OF
freight who met in the auditorium
OF the Chamber OF Commerce on
Wednesday. December IS, requested
the traffic committee OF the Chamber
OF Commerce to direct its traffic man
agcr TO petition the Interstate Com
merce Commission TO suspend the
carries tariffs of increased rates TO
North and South Carolina, issued to
become operative January Is. 1922.
The traffic committee. on the same
day, did so. Thereafter. on tho same
day. traffic managers for other Vir-
Sinia cities. who compose joint
committee, which was organized last
August, with the traffic manager of
Richmond's Chamber OF Commerce.
met in the board room of the cham
Der and determined upon the same
course. The petitions. for suspen-
sion arc by now prepared and have
been forwarded to the commission
Virginia, through its commerce coun-
sci, is expected to file n petition Of
intervention before the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the interest
of the public welfare and thus by
becoming party to the proceedings,
take nm active part in them.
Cnrolinns Ask Suspension of Rates.
North Carolina shippers and re-
ceivcrs. throughout that state, and
its Corporation Commission have.
likewise. asked tho Interstate Com
merce Commission to suspend the
rates. The shippers and receivers
and the commissions OF the two
states are in perfect accord in re-
gard TO this matter of such vital i'm
portance and have in fact, been In
close cooperation for months.
IF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission complies with the prayer of
these two great states. it will issue
an order setting aside the tariffs and
the present rates will continue in
effect, pending proceedings, at which
inc carriers, on whom the burden OF
Justification OF the Increased rates
rests, sail justify them failing which
INC interstate Commerce Commission
VIII order the increased rates can
ceied IT must be well understood
Cnat the present contention relates to
CLASS rates applying on the most nu-
nerous articles of commerce and not
ON articles singled out for spccial
Urea tment as commodity rates.
Ine6e class rates prior to June
~ 1918, during Federal control. Ind
neen In effect approximately thirty
Neare-probably longer. On June %,
l.lS under what was known ms
fcncrnl Order IS, OF lDirector. Gem
eral McAdoo, all class rates were
{ Increased % per cent MS war
: measure. On August &c. 1890. the In
'erstate Commerce Commission nu-
thorized another % per cent in
.rease, which being supcrimposcd
upon the first one made n total per
Scntage Increase OF 80 per cent
These percentage increases having
been generally applied in Southern
territory no objection was raised
here. On the contrary, when In 1920
the carriers appealed TO the Cham
Der of Commerce TO exert its in
huencc in favor of the latest increa 4,
the transc committee unanimously
adopted and the board of directors
unanimously approved and forward
ed 10 the Interstate Commerce Com
mission resolutions advocating tn.
Increase. Mindful OF it's duty to our
shippers ana receivers il embodied
In its resolutions the following con
ditions:
Resolution Is Adopted.
Resolved, That this committee
recognizing the existence OF spiri,
Of operation between the car.
;lers and the public. acccntuated 10y
the experience of the past few years
and while eager To act in concert
with the carriers 10 the end thai
their rates may be substantially in.
creased, holds that, in the exercise
of that spirit of cooperation, the
duty rests upon said carriers. so tc
FIX their increased rates within, into
and out of said classification terri.
tory. rs no, unjustly to. discriminate
against the conhlcrcc. 'of this city
with common Territory. j. e.. terri
Tory for the trade, of which this CITY
completes with other cities and To-
Calitics."
"'rhe rates which the carriers have
issued To take effect January u
1922, instead of being AN increase OF
DC per cent as set forth above, have
been increased by percentages rang.
ing from a. 10 e5 per cent on classe:
under which most important article!
of commerce move, and this Will,
rates from points North and Eas
have been reduced 10 nearly ever!
destination for the trade. Of whicl
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