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Show RULES FOR LONG AfiD'SHORT HAUL WAHHIffOTON. March 11. Announcement Announce-ment af certain boldlnga of tha lataretate commarca . coromlsatoa ooacemlng the long and short haul pravlploa at tba existing . Interstate commerce acts waa raada lata yaatarday. Tba eommlseloa sere the provlelon applies ap-plies ta all ratea and faree, but la de-termlnlnar de-termlnlnar whether It la contravened, re tee and. fares of tha seme kind should be compared with ores another that la, trana-ehlpment ratea with trana-ahlp-ment ratea; proportional rataa with proportional pro-portional ratea. eta The commission hot da tt would be a violation of tha long and short haul provlalon If a proportional rata to or from a given point were lower than the regular rata to or front aa Intermediate point." It la also held that tba' tew Ik violated violat-ed "where from tha absorption of a switching charge It reaulta that the total to-tal tree .portal loo charge from a ' mora distant point to the point where the property la delivered la leea than the total transportation charge from or to aa Intermediate point." Owing, however, ta the practice at absorbing ab-sorbing switching chargee from oop.ll-tlve oop.ll-tlve and not from noncompetitive eta-tlona, eta-tlona, and In view of the fact that much benefit and little complaint reaulta. the commission will, by general order, permit a continuance of t hie practice, reserving reserv-ing for consideration and determination rndlv)d. isl ceeee which may require special spe-cial considers! Ion In certain circumptancaa, rarrtere ara authorised without apeclal authority of the pommleatoei Mi establish rataa oa branch llnee or lo stations not now open In conformity with tha general boeUaga of tha communion. |