Show SHORT LONG HAUL VICTORY BELIEVED Examiner Opposes Rail Rail- Railroad Railroad Railroad road Request to Favor Coast Shippers WASHINGTON July 23 3 A recommendation that the Inter Interstate state commerce commission de- de deI decline de decline cline dine to establish reduced com corn commodity I rates from cistern ettern tern de- de defined de do defined fined territory to Pacific coast Terminals without regard to the and short haul clause ot of tour four to the tho Interstate commerce act was nas made mado by the today In Ln a e report by M II A Pattison one ot of Its examiners The e held bold that the commission Slon was without authority to establish such His find rind findings findings ings have base ba e not et been passed lings upon by the commission Itself the I he point was in a case gro Ing out of an by western trans trails continental carriers who In August t 19 1923 3 asked for Cor CorI I authority to publish rates on a 0 limited of ot commodities I front certain points In eastern castern denned defined territory to Pacific coast terminals which would be 10 beer er that the rates In effect on same ame commodities ties ties to Intermediate The territory from Irons which the tho rates would apply noplY between het en Colo Cob Colorado Colorado rado common common points on the thO the est eest st and on ott the tho east Pattison held that the thO did not differ a 11 tn prin prin- principle prin- prin principle principle ciple from one ono presented by the carriers In August 1321 1921 and denIed denied de- de deThe nIed The present application was op- op op opposed posed by traffic a of ot commerce and indus Indu industrial trial concerns throughout the e t eat and middle le e |