Show MISSOURI DECISION PUZZLES RAILROADERS Manufacturers curs throughout the countr country arc are puzzled IJ by a a. recent decision decision decision de de- de- de of thc the United States Circuit court of or appeals in iii Missouri that no i railroad road carrier corn company or common can lawfully acquire the ownership o of oC or 01 IL the rl rights to use industrial lal tracks by b any aimy means whatsoever r and that any sum paid for the time use of or such tracks Irrespective o of or the thc reasonableness reasonable reasonable- ne ness of tIme the charge is a rebate under the Jaw law As the time decision is understood a coal company for example cannot have hao its Us by railroad rail rail- cars cams run i IU n into any an road company It can canS however ho provIde provide provide pro pro- vide cars and an engines of or its it own It will lea readily ll be seen seon that this is impracticable im un- practicable because of or the heavy henvy expense cx- cx pense entailed on the shipper men claim that limit the tho enforcement en- en of this ruling will trill not nol only enforce har hardships and extra heavy cx- cx upon ulon Industrial Institutions lo located located lo- lo cate near maui main line tracks but that it would woul caus-c caus a n loss hors of oC many million dollars to the tho railroad comp companies nIes The decision lon was based on the case of the time government go against the Chicago Alton Railroad company tho iho dais of which wore were lined by Judge c J Jn JW pi II uHl com 1 4 rebates at Kansas Kan as City In the time form of or 16 lG on every car cam passing over tho time In Industrial In- In 1 dum trucks tracks owned by h the packing packinghouse packinghouse ln hou house c from hom ll Us its plants to the tracks of the thc railroad company In Iii deciding the he appeal the limo majority ity of ot the court lucid held that the railroad i company coman must t procure such euch tracks for nation Because Because Be De- public purposes p by condom cause the use of th packing company's cornI com corn I imn pany's s plant by tho the Alton llon was for a private purpose an any sum the tho railroad company compan paid imald to the tIme packing company compan was called a device lee for the payment pa ment of ot ofa a n. rebate |