| Show IJ i k AIL VAY HAIES Lt WERE TOO HIGH Most Important Effect of the I Rate Law Says Commissioner c Prouty Is to Reduce Them q TWO CENTS MILE NOT FAR OFF OF t I si Carriers Themselves Have T Tao c t itly Admitted That Charge Char s i V Were Excessive t i Cutting Off or of Free Jorro En n y Shin to l n Ir Tariff tV t J CIt City Dec OC A Iro o of Vermont member ot of time the ito 1 9 commissIon Who hc this from St Lo Louis li to hh continuo the cam shortage hearing toda today lit In nn aim In speaking of 01 the tho rate la laJ J I have ito doubt that nil ull fl states ett of at the MII and north or of tilt tim Ohio be on II mm two edit cent basis bael J and b by eventually I or of co course u rile within u ii reasonable for such le legis I lotion to ho enact It legislation ml bo be required which I 1 doubt 9 All these things thing are amid wilt will b be dUI dus dustO to the tho agitAtion or time tho passage h tM mate law No lean can tell what that 1 effect of at the rate law may be un tin UI til It lames haa heel been worked out in th courts SIr Mr Prouty cOntinued lt rho most important effect ot of time la has been the of at passenger 4 rut rates 8 east of It and north ot of tIt Ohio antI amid In oilier 4 These o have been widespread riot not In the Ve West t I but east or of unit atHI north ut of time Iho Ohio prop people are aro riding for two cents R a mile The aon has ha no orders an t t ll no opinions to account tom tOl thima ohM The carriera mave tacit 11 that their werl too high Mr Me Prouty alii It too early noli nolito to thu real value Of t tIme tho rate V law Up to timis time the tho railroads railroad hp he i isaid said JoTI g Jl JI evinced a 1 disposition t 1 tion nt act l Jr p time tho hn hew hut bitt to sac M any t HUll doum the tho commission f put upon It 1 has had I not Ito ho hl J fr iSsUe any con can constraining 1 straining orders order nor t I that I cost the railroads to obey UntIl I ir irit it does so Mr it would bit to say timey do c 1 said when the bill was passed I staid Mr time first effect t would bo I V hits been stopped Mr to the reduction p of mutes said there had been In freight too tooan an well as a ten advances 1 I hile this amounts to me reduction in inthe the tarIff lie said It I to largely v j for them railroads It must be clear that if they cut o all free the railroads can to reduce and freight rates Sir continued The did not say too attach t said the of the rate law tIme greatest tn of progress tt of the He said that whatever he the fate of the law the people control the of rate tanking alt shippers would pay the sanio rates the square apply be nim a cash hauls pay for riding ammi limo railroads would 1 lay for services itt their Il The Oil Company Mr said et press bureau space in of a certain cities It wants to anti jj time readIng or part n it what it ramada That should bit Oil lImit ti that press bureau limit H Standard Oil company is at bay and the public Is an accounting of |
