Show DECISION CUTS CHARGE IN TWO Railroads Lose Half the Ter Terminal Terminal Terminal minal on Livestock at Chicago Stockyards Washington Dec 10 An n important decision of the interstate commerce commission was handed down today by Commissioner Prouty in the case of or orthe the Cattle Raisers association of Texas and the Chicago Livestock ex exchange exchange change against the Chicago Burling Burlington ton Quincy Railroad company and several other important western and southwestern lines JInes The subject of the complaint was the terminal charge of ot 2 a car imposed by the defendants for the de tie delivery delivery livery of livestock at the Union stock stockyards stockyards stockyards yards Chicago The defendants are ordered to put in force before Feb 1 I 1908 a terminal charge not exceeding 1 a car carIn carIn carIn In the tho th decision rendered on the facts disclosed by b the th record in the case it itis ItIs itis is heid that the terminal charge of 2 a car exacted by defendants for the delivery of livestock at the Union stock stockyards yards yaros in Chicago with respect to ship shipments shipments shipments ments from points without the state of Illinois is unjust and unreasonable and unduly discriminatory and that such charge should not exceed 1 a car carIt carIt carIt It further Is helg hel l that the decree of ofa ofa ofa a court dismissing a bill brought to enforce an order of the commission made m de previous to the amendment of June 1906 is not a bar to the right of the commission to examine with re respect respect respect to a date subsequent to June the same rate Involved in that proceed proceeding ing |