Show MS THE WEST will work a revolution Revo lulion in rates from eastern points of origin 0 to all interior territory terri to ry interstate ter state commerce commission hands down findings in famous case of spokane against transcontinental washington the railroad rates in olvid antho famous case of tho the city dt 31 Sp kano olano wash against the N north 0 rth arn pacific and other railroads were tin nn tuesday i held by the interstate inter commerce ace to bo be inherently unreasonable tile the decision says saya tho the eastern rates to lo spokane wore higher than to seat 10 llo lo a moro more distant point the interstate commerce omits hion decided the two points in ili t le complaint blied flied by tho the city of 0 spokane FI the northern Pac itle the groat northern and tho the union pacific which velch were j first that the rates from eastern destinations to wore higher than to seattle a more distant point iocona that the rates to spokane were inherently till unreasonable reason able on oil the tha first point uio the defendants maintained that water competition compelled them to charge the rates in effect to seattle and that therefore they night might charge a rate to Sp olano bitout violating the tho the long arid and sort haul provision or without discriminating against spokane under tho the law tho the commission sustains me claim of df tho the defendants in this respect and lielda that tho the rates to spokane Bp although higher than to seattle are arc not unlawful on oil the second point the com commbs nils bien sustains the claim ot or me poll lioner honer and holds 04 tala ric ironi front eastern points to spokane art are 11 u t ind unreasonable unreason ablo it reduces class clasa rales from st paul to spokane 16 23 2 3 tier ter cent arid and inalien substantially tho lie mine iame reduction from chicago to apoi balie ane rates east cast of chicago are not deealt with vie tia decision it if applied in principle to lo ull all commodities and to all interior I oln ts must world a revolution in lates from froin eastern points of origin to all interior transcontinental territory terr atory ond in that view it la is one of the most auw v by br the commission |