Deseret Evening News | 1908-04-29 | Page 6 | Commission Says Express Rates Too High

COMMISSION SAYS EXPRESS RATES TOO HIGH Washington April 28 In a decision prepared by b Commissioner the Interstate commerce commission deter determined mined mIlled today that express rates from Now York St HI Louis Luis and anti Omaha to Denver are arc lre unreasonably high Tile The decision was waR rendered in tile tho thO case cn e of Ir If George GeorgI J 1 T Kondel Kendel against tho the Adorns Adonis company compan and all ni other othor express companies doing an on In east rind and Ine west busi busl business ness Tho The commission held that that tho the base inse rates tos of or 51 i 1 per por pel pounds from Omaha to Denver and ant of per fr pounds from flOI Denver should tint not exceed and 4 respectively Tho LIle rates made mid I by b express com coin panics on en 01 small Imal packages In competition compol tion ton with wih the United States mall mal tho the lon holds balds are aru arO not to fo be bo taken us lS standards by b which to determine tue thu reasonableness of ot their rates upon larger Within certain limits express rates and f eight i rates compete and Ild to t that Ihn extent express rates should bo ho established lisPed with reference to 10 ft freight eight rates Since this tills record presents no re ro liable hll Information ns us to 10 tho lie results of or the Iho operation or of these tho J defendants un en under tier der 1 existing rates no lit opinion In III l ox ux pressed iro od OtI as al to tho tile reasonableness ot of their rates In ill general