Show UE CASE HAS BEEN ADVANCED BY THE jj g COMMISSION W WASHINGTON Sept 16 in in- commerce commission today bad had before it the tho petition of the tho cast cast- s for a rehearing of the advance ad ad- vance freight rate rato case and for permission lion sion on to put Into force the 5 per cent increase in- in creaso crease which the commission in its ruling rule nil ing a fo weeks ago denied them In case cayo tho the commissioners hold bearings hearings hear hear- ings before reaching a II decision on 01 the Appeal it is b believed ed they the will be brief Matters taken up probably would include include in in- clude only those conditions which the roads claim have o arisen since the commissions commission's com com- commissions commission's missions mission's recent ruling It is is contended b by bytho tho tho railroads that their decreasing revenues together with the war in Europe nave o Drought about a n serious situation Tho The petitioners add that tb they r do o not believe belie adequate additional additional ad ad- income can be obtained obtains by br putting putting put put- tin ting into lOto effect the increased freight rates granted in in Central Freight association association asso territory and by b adopting other recommendations made b by byte the tho commission commission commis commis- sion in its decision lul Touching on the tho matter of income tho the report 53 says 8 Tho The reports of your our petitioners for year ending Ju June e 30 1914 as corn com n oared with ith tho the year e r ending June Juno 30 1913 show a R decrease in total operating operating ing iD ing revenues s 's of approximately 44 while during that same period operating cz expenses ll have YC increased about 00 After deductions of taxes and deficit in outside operations there was a decrease in o in income income in come of approximately 73 n notwithstanding notwithstanding not not- t. t withstanding an increased property in II- II vestment The report states that it is cons conserva conserva- conserva n f estimated that the railroads of the country have haye obligations maturing in the next fifteen months amounting to more than and that it itis itis is imperative e these should bo be metA metA metA met A large part of this sum it is added add ed is owned by your petitioners and aed they will further noon need from time to time in the next few years ears large amounts amount of money to provide for improvements im pr which will ne e a necessary in inthe inthe inthe the public interest to prevent pro a serious deterioration in the standard of transportation trans service 1 1 U |