Sessional papers of the Dominion of Canada 1911 . ces and conditions of traffic,accorded more favourable treatment. This has not been established. It is no partof the obligations of the railways, under the Railway Act to equalize costs of pro-duction through lowered rates so that all may compete on an even keel in the samemarket. This phase of the complaint fails. In the hearing the ground shifted somewhat. Comparisons were made bycounsel of the rates to Marlbank with those to such points as Belleville and King-ston. This also had been referred to in the complaint., While Mr. Pullen stated ine
Sessional papers of the Dominion of Canada 1911 . ces and conditions of traffic,accorded more favourable treatment. This has not been established. It is no partof the obligations of the railways, under the Railway Act to equalize costs of pro-duction through lowered rates so that all may compete on an even keel in the samemarket. This phase of the complaint fails. In the hearing the ground shifted somewhat. Comparisons were made bycounsel of the rates to Marlbank with those to such points as Belleville and King-ston. This also had been referred to in the complaint., While Mr. Pullen stated inevidence that there was a competing cement plant at Belleville, counsel for the ap-plicant laid no stress on the point. Counsel for the applicant alleged that thesecomparisons afforded evidence of discrimination as well as a measure of what shouldconstitute a reasonable through rate to ^farlbank. The following tables show distances, rates and earnings per ton per mile:— COAL IN CARLOADS. Black Rock to Belleville Kingston Napanee (local)Marlbank. 232 RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS FOR GAXADA 1 GEORGE v., A. 1911 The rate to Marlbank is made up in the following way:— Black Rook-NapaneeNapanee-MarU)ank. Miles. 23736 Division. $ cts. 1 050 45 Toil n; cts. •443 1-25 The argument as to discrimination based on the above comparisons is concerned(a) with mileage, (h) with water competition. Mileage.—It is contended that it is unjustifiable to have the rate to Marlbank,ten miles further than to Kingston, 25 cents higher. To compare these mileages asif both were Grand Trunk hauls throughout, is not a proper method of is recognized that differences in traffic conditions are in general more importantthan mere mileage comparisons. In the Almonte Knitting Company case the Beardrecognized that the Canadian Pacific rate on coal to Almonte, seven miles fromCarleton Junction, might justifiably be built up by adding an arbitrary of 20 cenisper ton to the rate to Carleton J
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