Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-07
REDUCTIONS IN.
DIFFE
Are DEMANDED
Mayor Cole Requests Inter-
state Commerce Commits
sion to Take Immediate
Action on Order Aug. /

4 reduction IN the differential which
viii place the Lower Rio Grande Valley
upon practically the same plane ~
Laredo - far a. freight rates are con-
terned. will he made Ia n few days. il the
prediction II Mayer Cole. who has been
ia ielegranhic communication with the
Interstate Commerce Commission rela-
tive 10 the reduction which was expected
~ gn into rffeci October 1.
After the hearing last July on the
Valley cifferenfial casr. the Interstate
4 umin,r rec Commission issued M order.
cn August 4. ~ the effect that he Gulf
Coast Lines were expected TO put the
new diffreenrial into effect within sixty
days after service III the order. The
order was not mandatory, aul il il evil
Ltni that the railroad company did not
regard il as such. a. no reduction was
made. and no new schedules have been
received III this city.
Last week Mayor Cole took the
matter up with the Interstate Commerce
Commission requesting immediate ac-
ton. and received a reply u the effect
that the matter had been taken Up with
the carriers. Several kilograms were
sent bv the mayor explaining the siiua
tion in the Valley and urging prompt |
acii,n u.
II believe the new dffercntal will
soon be IN effect. Mayer Cole stated
this morning in discussing the action
iasen % So nre the reduction. The
order issued August l. was not manaa
tory. and if the Valley N ~ secure the
necessary relief II will hc necessary for
the Interstate Commerce Commission TO
take action.
The present diffcrentiaI was declared
unreasonable AZ the hearing when an
the records of the special examiners
were laid before the Commission. and in
view OF this fact. II il manifesily the
duty of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission 10 give the Valley the relief de-
sired
shippers in all parts NJ the Valley were
confident that the reduction would be /
made Oioher /. the general impression
being that the order was mandatory
upon the railroads To put the ncw differ
~ntial into effect an that date Over n /
month has elapsed sine the new rates
were expected ID 20 into effect. but
there has been n0 evidence that the COM
mere definite order j. issued or some /
ether action taken by the Interstate
merce Commission:
The Rio Grande Valley. Incorporated. /
also took action today 20 hasten the
dfferential reduction. and the following
letter was sent 10 the Interstate Com /,
merce Commission.
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Washington. Id. q.
"Gcntlemen:--
Your docket 12TS2 Rio Grande Val
ley Chamber Of Commerce et al. "
St r.. II. 4 M Ry 60. a Nj.
This case was flied in 1921 and first
hearing held Mt brownsville during
October 1921. nj which times the car
riers tentatively agreed 10 q reduction IN
the differcntalS to practically the same
basis aS that found reasonable hy you in
Your decision datei August !. 1923. at
which time you said that No order would /
BE- entered but that the carriers would |
be expected 10 publish the rcdu cd diff |
frrential~ within 90 days from service of
that report
The new differenIials have not yet
been published. though more than g0
days have elapsed since date II your
decision.
The people ~ the Rio Grande Valley i
cannot understand the delay All he way \
through in this matter and they feel that .
reparaion II due them ON. shipments
moving during the past two years. that /
since the 81. r.. II. A w. agreed to
reduction. II u understood that the
net earnings Of the 1T. IL II. x M. went 4
N nsiderably over that considered ade \
nuate. during the time this matter has /
been pending adjustment since they
agreed 10 the reduction.
~If possible fer you 10 do -. we would {.
be glad Of nm expression from yon on
the above. and also some action towards i
seeing thar the reduced diffcrcntials are
cffe tive soon.
Yours truly
J. Il. Hlanion. Traffi Manager.