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Show dlate rates or fares is prima tacie unreasonable, and will Insist upon tit' application of that principle ni tie-earliest tie-earliest possible extreme and vw unusual circumstances." This is understood to moan th it only In extraordinary conditions will the commission exercise Its authority conferred by cenxress to permit in it-discretion it-discretion technical violations of the long and short provisions. The order provldos that such ear r!er as may desire to bo relieved oi the requirements of section Four ii the act. shall bo filed with th com slon on or before February 17. 1311, applications as provided for by tin law. The commission has Indicated i' definite purpose to construe the provision pro-vision in the eame spirit which actuated actu-ated congress in enacting the lona and short haul provision. It leallzes that some instances of technical vl latlon of the law may he proper, bul these instances are recognized ti be extraordinary. WILL ENFORCE LONG 10 MT HAUL WASHINGTON. Of. 10 In a formal for-mal order issued late today tho Interstate Inter-state Commerce commission announced announc-ed its Intention to administer strictly section Four, the long and short haul provision of the Interstate Commerce Act. By the terms of the order there will be no chuuge in the existing status or in tbe present ngnu of carriers until Feburary 17.1911. They may file with the commission such changes In rates as ordinarily would be bled In tbe course of their business, under the present rate basis or adjustments. This accords to them the right even to file higher rates or fares to Intermediate Inter-mediate points and thnuh rate8 or fares higher than the combinations of the intermediate rates or fares, provided that in so do;n the discrimination discrimi-nation against Intermediate points is not made greater than that in existence exist-ence August 17. 1910. The commission announces that It does noi necessarily approve through, this permission an rotes i,r fares that may be filed, all of them being held subject to complaint and if necessary to correction. It I ordered "that the commission reaffirm ii previous views that a ihroir-h rate fir fare that Is higher than the combination uf ih fn...ni.- |