Show RAISE QUESTIN QUESTION i OF FREIGHT RATES t Alabama Alabama Declares People Will Wi t Have to Stand for t Advances 4 45 t FILES A LONG PROTEST 5 Would Deprive Public of Buying Buying Buy Buy- ing Commodities to Which It is Entitled Washington Aug 15 l. The Tho taxing powers lowers power of or railroads versus tho the power of f the tho United States to regulate Interstate interstate in- in commerce Is 13 a a direct and neat issue Isue raised by b the railroad commission commis commis- slon sion of time the Louisville Louisie and Nashville and und thirteen other railroads In a com corn to raise ralso rates rates Specifically th the Ala Alabama ama commission commission commis commis- sion declared that if I the tho railroads are aro allowed allotted to raise ralio their rates arbitrarily as proposed In II tho the state of ot Alabama which Is oril only a a part of or the tho territory covered U by tho railroads In question the they will vill wi be bc taxed The commission of or Alabama ma has ha therefore filed fed a a petition peUton with ith wih the Interstate Commerce commission to prevent the railroads s exercising the tremendous power The combine combino Is known as ns the tho Southeastern South South- eastern Freight Association of or flail Ball Hal Hal- roads and it I is declared In tho the petition peti peti- petton pet pet- tion ton that tho the raise also In fn rates affects larSel largely tho the necessities of le life Again guIn tho the petitioners affirm that the time railroads railroads rail rail- ral- ral roads are arc slot not justified in the proposed advance in rates b by tho ofa of ofa a n period of financial depression Making its Is position plain tho time Ala Ala- bama ama commission says tays as The Tho narrow margin of profit obtained ob ob- ob- ob by the d dealer aler will Mill I not nol him to absorb the tIme entire advantage nd so that the tho consuming public will wi bo forced to bear some somo proportion of ot tho the additional tax represented by a n proportionate Increase In prices The effect of or Increased rates Inevitably will wJ strike the time volume of or truffle traffic re reduce to- to duce tho time business of Alabama and de deprive de- de 1110 tho consuming public or of the time ability to purchase and use the commo commodities com coin mo lles to tho the extent to which thc they are aro entitled |