| Show I HATE ATE LAW N NOW NOV NOVIN IN FULL LF FORCE Shippers Can Now Figure With Some Degree of Certainty on Freight Charges EXTRAS ARE CONSOLIDATED COAL ROADS ANXIOUS TO OB OBTAIN OBTAIN OBTAIN TAIN RULING New York Aug 27 The new railroad rate law which to all railroads doing an interstate business will go into effect at midnight tonight It will be en forced by tho the interstate commerce com corn commission commission mission According Accordine to the new law the roads were to have filed with the com corn commission commission mission by midnight all their tariffs and charges showing not only the full cost of transportation from point to point but also what items go to the making of this cost From tomorrow on there can be no extras but the shipper is expected to tobe be able to obtain in advance a final state statement statement statement ment of the charge he has to meet Impossible to Comply It was stated that in fact not a single company has been able to comply with the provisions of the law requiring them to have all aU their schedules on file by b mid midnight midnight midnight night The schedule of switching charges was the most difficult of ot completion and It Is I said that no road has been able to finish it in time to file tile as the law di directed directed directed Under the law every company which fails faUs to complete its schedules may be fined but It is understood that the Interstate commerce commission will give additional time in every case when a road has given ghen evidence of sincere intent to comply with the law Conference in Washington To discuss this a and id other points a committee representing the big bis eastern railroads will go to Washington tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row in to meet the commission This conference will be attended by rep representatives representatives res of ot the anthracite coal roads who are anxious to obtain a ruling from the commission on that section of the law which prohibits a railroad from car carrying carrying carrying from state to state any an article manufactured mined mine or produced by it except for tor Its own use This would in include include clude elude coal Benefit to Shippers It is expected that shippers will find themselves s benefited by br the provision which requires the railroads to include all aU allf f chartres of nf whatsoever nature in their quoted rates Heretofore a shipper has had to figure fleure for himself on icing re refrigerator refrigerator refrigerator and elevator charges and the dozen or ar more other incidentals dickering with the separate companies which had a hand in transportation or care of his shipment Now the railroads must do that and the shipper meets but one charge charle and deals with but one concern All the sources of side charges are con consolidated consolidated and private cars c rs side tracks spurs terminals and nd elevators are made subject to the law Uniform System The new n w law also requires the railroads to establish a uniform system of account accountIng accountIng accounting Ing and to keep ke p their books open for in inspection Inspection inspection at all times by the expert ac accountants accountants acCountants of the commission This fea feature feature feature ture Is expected to go far toward abolish abolishing abolishing ing the rebate evil of the past Jast The railroad accountants are now jiow conferring in regard to the system of book bookkeeping bookkeeping bookkeeping keeping which however will not go Into effect until June 1 I next year In Jn the meantime the commission has put Its own experts exerts at work devising a system s stem which will be clear enough to suit the commission Express Companies Busy Forces of clerks from all express com corn companies panics have for the last few days been engaged here in the task of revising ex cx express express press rates to comply with the provis provisions ions of tho the rate bill but have been un unable able ble to finish their task in time to Silo file schedules with the interstate commerce commission before the bill became effective effective tive tlc The public will reap no advantage from the rates The rates will be no lower As a direct consequence of the provis provision provision provisIon ion of bf the rate bill the Union Pacific railway has determined to Install its own system or of refrigerator cars Here Heretofore Heretofore Heretofore the Armour private cars have had hada a monopoly over this business over the Union Pacific and South Pacific with all the profitable California fruit trade The Union Pacific today toda opened bids for fOl the construction of steel under underbody underbody underbody body refrigerator cars and is likely to ask for bids for another lot soon |
