. Railway problems; . he carriers from New York to Sacramento are parties,we must next find the local rate from Sacramento to the destina-tion of the freight, which is east of Sacramento. This local rate,Sacramento to Reno, we find in a tariff to which the SouthernPacific Company alone is a party. Thus we have, tlirough amaze of tariffs, at length discovered the rate from New York toReno, which is made up of a joint through rate to Sacramentoand a local rate of the Southern Pacific Company alone fromSacramento back to Reno. The all-rail class rates, in cents, per 100 pounds from east-em define
. Railway problems; . he carriers from New York to Sacramento are parties,we must next find the local rate from Sacramento to the destina-tion of the freight, which is east of Sacramento. This local rate,Sacramento to Reno, we find in a tariff to which the SouthernPacific Company alone is a party. Thus we have, tlirough amaze of tariffs, at length discovered the rate from New York toReno, which is made up of a joint through rate to Sacramentoand a local rate of the Southern Pacific Company alone fromSacramento back to Reno. The all-rail class rates, in cents, per 100 pounds from east-em defined territory to coast terminals were, when this case wasbrought, as follows: Classes 1 3 3 4 5 A B C n E Groups B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and IGroup J $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ SAN - FRANCISCO SACRAMENTO» -RENO CD en ^ c>> fs> C3 rs> O 1:^ u» _ _ Ol-^ CJ ts» C3 to —. o-^. ^^ii/^ t^t^^f/OAUA/ V/A r^ 5 V- ^S^ 3 TRANSCONTINENTAL FREIGHT RATES 469 An examiiiatioii of present tariffs will show that from NewEngland and New York territories (Groups B and C) no classrates below fourth class are now extended. Prior to January 1,1909, however, and at the time this complaint was brought, rateswere given for the full 10 classes from these groups, and suchrates upon the $3 scale are now given to coast terminals fromGroup A, the freight being carried from the New York Citypiers to New Orleans and Galveston by ocean carriers and thenceby rail. It will also be seen that from Group J slightly lowerrates are made on all classes below second class than are madefrom other groups. With these exceptions, however, the ratesare uniform throughout the whole eastern defined territory as toclassified freight. The local rates on classes from Sacramento to Reno are asfollows: Class .... 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E Rate .... 129 112 102 87 78 78 24 The result of the com
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