Salt Lake Tribune | 1907-07-21 | Page 13 | R. & N. is Sued

R. Si N. IS SUED. Businessmen Allege. They Are 3 -Discriminated Against. tiAND, Ore., July 20. The most jjfc and far-reaching leqal action "ight beforo the Orgon state commission, since t.. creation "Sboily by the last legislature, ".Ait against the Oregon Railroad legation company, fned with tho y.'Jon at Salem today, by counsel l"3?ortlanl chamber "of commerce Complaint was filed on behalf -manufacturers, merchants, job-'.(nj job-'.(nj shippers and the purpose of "Tre to compel tho Oregon . "1-(Nnvigation "1-(Nnvigation company to -shippers "a fair, just an" Ctfate," in place of the pi fjfS'Cf unfair, unjust and il: 'jito compel the company w.. ,l?a'tcd as a 1 'public service ci A'tyinnd a common carrier, " .. :tf,$beforo tho commission at the af'sn the suit shall be heard, its wjledules, books, reports aud oth- W(cnts as may be necessary. , hJmplaint sets forth, in brief: itijStos aro excessive and discrim-Wgainst discrim-Wgainst Portland shippers. Swthe rates aro from So to 115 "AVihigher per ton per mile, basis it'o of other roads where condi-t?)1, condi-t?)1, similar. iiWsheso rates can be reduced ma-jtfifcrithout ma-jtfifcrithout reducing the company's --jfpr preventing it from earning 2 fi to pav a fair return on in-htff in-htff isjhe Oregon Railroad & Naviga- ah'janj- has been creating euorni-Ing euorni-Ing fund to pay off bonded in-sHwb, in-sHwb, depreciation aud other ac-i6.nd ac-i6.nd also the same or a largo it, has been charged io opcrat- iB notwithstanding the enormous ttijnt on permanent improvements oifl?, botternients, actual surplus art juration of the road has increased ftormous rate.