The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-06-19
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said Uncle Ted, "Why not Hio'e
selves out on the front porch? Did you
water the law, Jack?"
eyes. indeed" answered JACK. Inc
lawn. flowers, sidewalk and part VI
the street ia .rd
Fine! 1t ought to be nice ana
COOL" .. ur,en
.Tell us a story" said Ruth when
thew were all comfortably seated 'A
the porch. ..A,.
81 knew it," said Uncle Ted. Al
u,us story How would you like 10
hear something about recent deci-
sion of the Interstate Commerce Oo.
mission at Washington whicn wiz
mean prosperity and better cona'''onS
in general?' ,,,,
wasn't that the decision that VIII
o,. n cheaper to send things oy
,ro;rhtq, asked Jack. my box from
seattle full of those Indian things cost
mother SO just for FREIGHT
That's right, Jack, Freight ra'.S
have come down and if your COUSIN
49, waited a while to send that box II
wouldn't have cost that much
"At Washington" continued uheie
Tod there is a body of men appoint
ed bv the President and confirmed ps
the United States Senate known 9"
,ho Interstate Commerce COMMISSION
A, ,be;r name implies, their duties are
- look after matters connected WIN
r.,,roads in tn eshipping OF goou'
Sou, ono state toanother. They nave
the mower to set rates which must oe
fol,wed, Just as the Raiirad hAo
poard has the power to estaDhsh 'n'
u.aos to he paid railroad employees
nrrine the war the wages OF railrooa
nn,oyees weer increased se'ef".
.,mes and in order to make up Tor par
~ this increased expense, the nue. me-
state Commerce Commission IN ~
made an increase in the amounts " ~
ICED for the carrying of freight
~, heeipning July of this year these
ra,o will be about II per cent iowe'
NOV we're because of the Ill
"Erom August, 1920 to July of th''
war has ben a period Of two years y
i REIMBURSEMENT of rates 10 NV ,hsr
t .hsss charges and to decrease tnel
n according to the general business Gun
O d;,;ops of the country Is some'hi y
- that cannot be done in minute.
II . ourse some of the railroads nav
&c moda their reductions Of their own az
l. -. While the reduction in rates q
G. other roads has been due to dec'sloi
70 =, the Interstate Commerce ooii'"'
n sion. holm hi
~ NATURALLY this is going 10 heip ~
Sc ,,sss conditions generally because
lg vii, make it cheaper to send goous
al Kinds. The high cost OF seho.'
or Goods and products by fre'sh. !. =,
g. caused trouble in all parts Oh =
II country. .ke
re .,o,r ,oss mby these reductions mt
d. denend upon increased tramc
anon,;es Increased traffic shoV
=: come naturally 1t is interes''ns
'n note that this deci sion OF 'he Inv.
ng coromerce Commission cal
he 80 . week Of the decision made
,le .ha railroad Labor Board when
/. arces tn ewages of all classes Oh 10
=, nav employees except those worihs
as' trains when summer up, these reu'
tons mean Just this to the raiiroa'
,ha;r income through freight reo'
.,on. has been cut s24O,oOo,ooo a
tha,r EXPENSES through the reduc.,
., wages have been cut only sloo'V'
70 ono You can see from this that TN
OF is a difference of sso,ooo,oo wnic !,
Ire a loss to the railroads and winch -
Ids u,,,, bav to make up, as I said oelo
his. by more traffic and economies On VI
~ things. - &,
10 "rba executives of the lines IN
ers Northwest say that the rate cut
ers mean a decline Of s5o,ooo,ooo a year
as their revenue but there is a Dri
- s,de 70 the situpation in that par.
+, country. The farmers and manu-
ae- turers and jobbers will profit eres
Ter hv the lowered rates so that IN
ate end the loss in earnings feared oy
ca rooda should be Offset by the bette
ouo Conditions of the farmers and ma
facturers. The crop prospects III
III Northwest are fine this year an
ago large crop should help bring sre'
ely traffic and more earnings TOT CIV
ere body. r. ,c
mi, .-rbe Commission naturally nc
tina, these reductions would imp
u business conditions in general
cate reductions should mean more ouS'
ates more shipping and perhaps more
tom me TO the roads. 1t remains to be
ao,, wbether the reduction In freight
NJ will, increase the amount OF SNIP
aper "The reduction in both freight
the md wages Of railroad labor are
We other hopeful sign Of getting bae
normal and It should be Tinker
everybody shouting, HELLO r.
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