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Show IMPORTANT DECISION RELATING TO RATES WASIirXGTOX, April 10. An opinion opin-ion was hnnded down yesterday by the interstate commerce commission in a Iuiij; series of oases instituted by the Copper Queen Consolidated company of Globe, Ariz., against the Baltimore & Ohio Kailroad companr, and nianv other interstate carriers', donvinj: reparation rep-aration to tlio complainant on shipments ol coke from Ihe Pcnnsylvaia fields to Globe, Ariz. The importance of the cases lay in (lie allegation t hat the through rates on coke were excessive. 1 lie rntes amounted lo the joint rates from the 0 ens to Chicago plus tho local rates from Chicago to points of destination. destina-tion. Tho complaint maintained that it was unjustly discriminated against becaiiFO it wns obliged to pnv the higher high-er bf two rales from Ihe ovens to Chi- C.T'O. The commission hold that the complainant com-plainant could not .he permitted io attack at-tack the separate divisions of .ioint through rates accruing to tho various carriers. The commission held also that the demand for reparation was not based upon any real damago or injury in-jury to the shipper. |