Show GAL RATES ARE CHANGED fn RA RATES 1 ILL AFFECT Aff J N Mt ClAIM mum Weight on Coal Transported Transported in Op Open n Cars CarsWill CarsWill I Will ll Be 90 Per Cent of Its Marked Capacity I 1 weight on coal j I I Pl J transported in in open top j WI will be 90 per cent of the Ked capacity of the cars tin un- un-I un amendments to state an and rs ate coal and coke tariffs I oded ade d by the Western freight 1 I l o ommittee according to a letter I J Judge dge Joshua Greenwood president I the l the public utilities commission I 1 IMax Thelen director of public I Ivice j vice of ot the United States railroad r v f jl The The Vestern freight traffic com com- itee t tee after conferrIng with ith of or the coal and coke ship ship-I ship ship- j gl has recommended that I state and interstate coal and coke iffs iffs' be amended to provide the j b owing ng minima except where higher lima now prevail such amendment I bernade only as it becomes I supplement and reissue tariffs tariffs' other purposes Mr Thelen writes II Coke in open cars pounds ept j tl that when cars are loaded to visible or 01 cubical capacity ual weights will apply In box or ork k cars ars pounds PEER HER R CENT OF CAPACITY I Coal open top equipment The weight on coal transported Open en top cars shall be 90 00 per cent 1 I capacity of ot the cars e fhe cubical capacity of the car car carl I such that It will not hold the um weight prescribed the I E Continued on page 8 8 I REVISED RATES Continued from page 1 1 charges charges' thereon If car is loaded to full visible carrying capacity will be based on actual weight of the coal in inthe Inthe inthe the car Way Yay bills for tor cars so accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac must bear notation Loaded Full tull When minimum above actual weight is used way bill must bear notation that car and lading have been examined by or his representative and car found not to tobe tobe tobe be fully loaded Box an and stock cars Less than pounds capacity pounds pounds and less than pounds capacity pounds pounds and less less' than pounds capacity pounds p pounds and less than pounds capacity pounds pounds and over pounds These are the rules customarily and ld a ordinarily to be used but If It for tor transportation reasons such as load limit of lines new cars on Initial trip etc weight restrictions exist the minimum will be 90 per cent present of the maximum permissible under such conditions I believe your investigation will wll disclose that the greatest volume ol of coal and coke Is now moving under the proposed or higher minima or orI actual loading and that only Isolated I cases can be found of cars handled under a lower minimum WILL AFFECT CONSUMER The new tariff has little 1 or no effect on the coal producer but affects af at- the consumer The consignee pays the freight on the coal or coke and pays for tor the minimum prescribed whether or not the cat car caz Is loaded to minimum capacity If It the car is loaded over the minimum capacity the consignee pays for the actual weight The tariffs now in effect prescribe a minimum of ot pounds from Utah mines to point in Utah Denver Rio Grande local tariff From Utah mines to points in California Oregon Nevada and Utah on lines other than the Denver Rio Grande cars with witha a a. marked capacity of ot pounds had a minimum of ot pounds pound capacity pounds minimum pound capacity pounds minimum pound capacity pounds minimum mini mini- mum All other cars marked capacity coke the visible physical capacity but not less than pounds |