, 1935-02-20
SPLAWN GIVES
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state Commerce commission. an
action which was taken on Deem
Der 3. 1884.
Writing 70 @. c. Richardson.
manager OF the Brownsville Cham
Der OF Commerce. the need fnr i'm
mediate action bv the Valley Is
strongly urged bv r v. Dover. man
ager OF the San Antonio Freiqht
Bureau of the San Antonio Cham
Der Of Commerce. ard ~ the same
time praises DR.. Walter M. SHAWN
for giving the Valley a chance %
secure the removal Of the differ
entail.
Mr.. Dover outlines the action
which has been taken by the Inter-
state Commerce commission. stating
that he Is Just m receipt OF a copy
OF the report OF the action OF the
commission on December 3.
He points out that according 10
the order entered at that time. a
new method Of establishing long
haul rates will 20 into effect not
later than June II. 1885. Under the
order the present grouping system
has been done away with. and a
system OF key-point rates Is estab-
lished.
Increases VIII Result
While IL was the announced in
tention Of the commission that no
increases or decreases in the present
level OF rates be established. vet In
m0rna raeae rofa frrroaro~ Ill
suit. particularly for long hauls.
and IL Is here that the Valley is
vitality affected.
For instance. Mr.. Dover points
out. the present first class rate be-
tween Brownsville and st. Louis Is
$2.67 per 100 pounds. Under the
kev-point system, this rate will be
raised 20 cents to s3.07 per 100
pounds, with corresponding in
creases or other classes OF freight.
IL was on the inSistence OF DR.
Walter Splawn. former president of
the University OF Teaxs. and 0 a
member OF the Interstate Commerce
commission, that the Robstown Diff
ferential was reopened for a hear
ing. Mr.. Dover points out, quoting
from the report TO show that DR..
Splawn expressed a belief that the
new rates might place too great a
burden on the long hatl-shippers.
especially those In the extreme
southern portion Of Texas. which
lies In differential territory"
In his concurring opinion. DR..
Splawn continues and says that we
have reopened. however. these pro-
ceedings 10 determine whether the
different on traffic 10 and from
that portion Of the southwest should
be removed. In view Of this action.
I 60 along with the dec sion here.
knowing that shippers and receivers
Of freight in that important section
will be given another opportunity 10
show the effect upon their traffic
OF the rates prescribed"
The Brownsville Herald reproduces
IN full the letter from Dover TO the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce.
giving the first authentic data on
the coming rate hearing.
Authentic Data
we have Just received from the
Interstate Commerce Commission
the Twenty-First Supplemental re-
port IN !. c. c. docket 1885. the So
called Consolidated Southwestern
Cases. AS you know. this is the pro-
ceeding. the original order N which
took effect July IA. 1928. and obi
terated our old common point Sys-
TEN OF rate making. and establish
ed q system or group rates based on
o long mileage scale between Texas
points, as well as other so-caIied
southwestern territory, and points
In other territories. The supplement
al order just received. and which
takes effect not later than June u,
1885. sweeps away the present
grouping system. and establishes a.
system Of key-po.nt rates.
BY this ] mean tpscilic uteS are
required by the order 10 be publish
ed between certain selected key
points in all the territories involved.
and which territories embrace prac-
ticaliy all that port on Of the coun-
try east Of the Rocky Mountains. II
was the announced purpose OF the
commission that no general increas-
es CT reductions would be made in
the level Of the rates. but inasmuch
as the ~re-hearing Of the cases was
for the purpose Of harmonizing the
southwestern adjustment with that
prescribed by the commission for ap-
plicaticn to so-called Western Trunk
Line territory, some changes have
BEEN made under the k~ey-pcint sys-
tenn that have resulted In increases
particularly for the longer hauls.
In order TO show the effect OF