Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-23
BILLS PROVIDE REGULATION
OF HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION

Regulation of highway trans
portation along the lines recon-
mended by the California state
railroad commission should be one
Of the important accomplishments
of the present state legislature. +"
So, in a statement just issued, says
w. v. Hill, legislative representa-
tive of the Santa Fe, Union Paci-
fic, Western Pacific and Southern
Pacific and manager of the Cali
fornia Electric Railway associa-
ton.
I'm addition to certain bills de-
signed TO carry out the plans for
regulation suggested by the rail-
road commission" Hill declared
ARE number of measures intro
duced for ulterior purposes the pas
sage of which would be unfair to
legitimate users of highway trans
portation. Because the railroads
have been accused Of introducing
these Objectionable bills 1 feel it is
only fair to the growers, jobbers,
merchants and others who are in
terested with us in an orderly So
luton of the transportation prob
lem to state definitely which of the
many bills now before the legisla-
ture we believe would be useful TO
this end.
The railroads recognize that
truck transportation is here to stay
and are interested only in seeing
that this new servant OF commerce
is fitted into its right place in the
transportation machine and that it
pays its own way as every form of
public service should.
''TEe efficiency of transportation
service depends ON the proper CO.
ordination of all its elements. This
is possible only with each form of
transportation on an equality. Be-
cause we believe these measures
will correct the abuses which have
made this equality impossible. the
railroads will support the following
bills:
"senate bills l25, S55, 356, 386
and 387.
Senate bills 355 and 1856, intro
duced by Senator Charles Y. Deuel.
of Chico, are designed to carry out
the recommendations of the state
railroad commission. Bill 355 pro-
yides for the regulation of the So
called contract carriers whose op-
eiations under present conditions
are charged by the railroad COM
mission with responsibility for DEM
oralizing the marketing of Califor-
MAS agricultural products. This
bill would not applt 20 trucks oper-
ating within city limits and would
not interfere with the farmers own
trucking operations. Bill 356 a.
mends the public utilities act in
certain particulars and provides for
the regulation by the railroad COM
mission of certain classes of common
carrier trucks which now escape
regulation, and for further regula-
ton of water transport between
California ports.
Senate bill 125. introduced by
/ Senator Bert B. Snyder of Santa
Cruz and sponsored by the state
board of equalization, provides fol
an equitable spread of the tax bur-
den so that highway carriers which
have been escaping the per cent
gross receipts tax, applicable tc
common carriers, will bear an
equal share.
Senate bills 1856 and 387 intro
euced by Senators Harold j. Powers
and Jerrold l.. Seawell at the in
stance of the railroad brother
hoods and endorsed by the Califor-
mia Federation of Labor provide
safety restrictions and impose on
highway freight carriers conditions
for the protection of other users OF
the highway
The railroads are not fighting
the trucks nor highway transport