Show = OllEiVESTIATONS I JnterStale Commerce Commission Com-mission in Session I CONSIDER IMPORT TRAFFIC Discrimination Shown in Seaboard Sea-board Traffic by B 0 IQood Faith Alone Prevents Different Beads From linking > Concessions to Shippers of Imports j ir Isew York Dec 9Thc Interslate commerce commission met today to In cstlgalo the railroad rates on Imporl lnlilr C S Wright freight traffic manager oC the 13 5 0 presented a tdiedule showing the charges of his company for the inland transportation of linpot led freight Big road has InialntalntHl the rotes shown in the Eohedule slnco the beginning oC the year without vailaliim or concession The nit on the ocean steamers he did not believe WCI fixed In New York Replying to Commissioner Prouty Mr AYirht sild the rat charged by his Jrcad on Import between Now York and Chlcrgu s IS cents per 100 pounds vrhorc like goods originating in I New York paid 05 cents per 100 pounds to CjilcaRO There Is l no discrimination The IS cents IB I a piorortlon we receive DC i > a through vil < from some other place while the 05 cents la I the total COt of through carriage from nhlpping point to dcsllnalion Frank JIarrlot commissioner of the Import commission of the Trunk lines raid only good faith prevents the different dif-ferent railroads from making conces rk > ns to shippers He promlKcd l to pro Ill > a staUmcnt showing that certain Inds of imports aru curried at smaller rates than the domestic articles Mr M F Ferry irianager of the for tI1I department of the American Exes I Ex-es 5 company iald his company makes fie harges for forwarding goods on the tSsls of th steamship charges plus Ibe railroad chaises The company rc ttlved no concession below the an tounccd tariff |