Show EXPRESS RATE CASE REOPENED BY Ss S. P. P California State Commission Says Combination Milks the Public AN FRANCISCO Au Aug 23 In 3 In rep reply reply- S SAN to a recent drastic order of the state railroad commission slicing every express rate rale In California of Wells Welts Fargo Co and severely criticising crit- crit the relationship between the company and the Southern Pacific railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road the Southern Pacific filed HIed today a ii petition for a a. a rehearing Already adY Wells Fargo Co ha has filed lied its own answer and tho the railroad asks s permissIon permission permission sion to make mako common causo caise with tho the express company compan It is respectfully respectful represented re recited recited recited re- re cited tho the petition that the Southern Pacific Is not a n. principal stockholder r of Wells Fargo Co but that to the tho contrary your petitioner does docs not own any arty stock In said express company compan What tire the railroad commission said follows We Ve would say sa S that thero there Is a relationship existing between the officials and arid stockholders of some of these railroads and this express company company com oem pany stock ownership and control b by the same me officials and stockholders stockholders stock stock- I- I holders of or the two companies alike aHlee which at le least t makes it It possible for tor forthe the tho railroads to be exploited d for tor the benefit t of ot the express company The commission took the tho position that tho the express company compan was a A. parasite para pars parasIte site on tho the railroad and by milking it forced the railroad to milk tho the public In reply t the c petition states tes that tho the Southern Pacific will wUl not receive adequate ado ado- quate compensation for hauling busIness busIness' business business busi busI- ness ness' offered to It b by Wells ells Fargo Co under the rates fixed by tho commIssIon commission commis commIs- sion which boIn very ery little higher than freight ht rates rates' will lessen the company's frel ht busIness increase its express business and will delay delay- the passenger train service upon which tho the express business Is Is carr carried I l' l |