Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-06-27 | Page 24 | Rate Advance Hearing Ended

RATE ADVANCE HEARING ENDED Commission Takes Under Advisement Ad Ad- Petition Western of Railroads Washington ton June 26 Argument Argument was as concluded before beCore the interstate commerce commerce com corn merce commission today in tho the western advance d rate case after a five day discussion discussion dis by attorneys for Cor interested railroads railroads rail rail- roads and shippers touching the reasonableness reasonableness rea rca of ot the thc proposed advances in western territory Tho ho case was submitted to the com corn mission Its Importance was said laid to tonight tonight tonight to- to night to bo be the basis for the belief here that it will be decided during the I su summer m rn e r. r Chairman McChord of the thc commission commis I sion slon announced at the thc conclusion that hearings scheduled for Chicago o next month on proposed In Increases Increases increases In- In creases In the sumo same territory oi oil comm commodities com corn m other than those on which argument ar ar- ar- ar here has been mado will be bc canceled by the commission since the carriers have agreed to suspend these propos proposed d advances ad until September The financial condition of the carriers carriers car car- an and their need of ot Increased revenue revenue rev rev- was wag reviewed re b by both sides to to- to day Clifford Thorne of the Iowa commission made tho the principal argument argument argument ment for tor the shippers and railway railway rail rall- way wa commissions opposed to tho in increases Increases Increases In- In creases and R. R B. B Scott of oC the Burlington Burling Durling ton an and Mr II Wright right spoke for tor the rail rall- roa roads s. s Mr r. r Thorne Thorns declared the carriers had bad failed talle to show need of or increased reve reve- nue nile arid and that many of the tho roads roach c cc are arc making far more th n n 4 i p cent on their investment nt lIe Ho said tid Id r ran an and live 11 stock shippers l would guff sur most 1 If the increases were allowed tl Ui th tho the farmer who m makes und under r 4 per c con cc on his investment In would bo le forced forced contribute to the railroads' railroads pul Mr Scott told the thc commission t Ui western roads had hall to meet an in th the th cost In labor higher taxes 3 a fl higher cost of maintenance and nd th applying the same tests tho ho commissi applied in the tho 5 per cent case of oC e ca caera eai cm rn roads the thc advances must be grat gran cd ed 3 I