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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1924)
Canal Shipping Rate Regulation Seems Only Just Appeal of Railroad* in Long Haul Rate* Should Ba Favorably Acted Upon. ARTICLE^ VIII. By WILL M. MAUPIN. Modern inventions have made this world of ours a mighty small place. We are all neighbors. Transporta tion of men, messages and materials has welded us all into one great community. We have been discussing now for several days the effect of transportation upon this mid dlewestern country of ours. In the days of Theodore Roosevelt, led by his great enthusiasm, we all joined in a mighty shout for the build ing of the Panama canal. For years we have dug into our pockets for the money to pay for that job—the waterway that connects the two oceans and cuts the steamship dis tance between New York and San Francisco by many days and many miles. We are as proud of that canal to day as we have ever been, but there are some things about Its use that nre beginning to cause us uneasiness. Millions of tons of the materials of commerce that once moved over the railroads from coast to coast now move by way of the canal. The revenue that once went to the railroads ' now goes to the steamship companies. As this revenue to the railroads, has been cut down, the rates between- interior points have been increased. Hope for Rate Cut. If the present appeal of the rail roads for the right to make certain long-haul rates Is granted, there Is hope that our interior rates will not be again Increased—it may be that In a readjustment of rates many of them can he reduced. If the Gooding amendment is passed it is certain 1hat the middle west will have to continue to carry the burden of high rates—It may he that the rates will have to he Increased. The movement of commerce from roast to coast af fects both the rates and the indus tries of the middlewest, whether that commerce is carried by rail or in ocean ships. It is all one transaction. The ocean rates for coastwise ship ping and the Canal Should Be Regulated. Panama canal rates are a part of the rate structure of American com merce. They should be regulated and controlled by the same body that con trols railroad rates. If cheap long haul rates are. wrong on the rail roads, they are wrong through the canal. Our Interests in the middle west demand that the railroads be per mitted to put into effect low long haul rates, or that the ocean shipping Interests lje compelled to Increase their'rates to something like a parity with rail rates. If this is not done our industries will languish and we will need to carry an evpr heavier load of transportation charges. Roads Ask Opportunity. The western railroads that have pushed out from Chicago to the Mis souri riyer, and front the Missouri river toward the setting sun, are ask jng that they have an opportunity to reap where they have sown. Let its remember that the railroads cannot prosper if the people are poor. In this instance their fight is the fight of the people of the middle west. The adoption of the Gooding r.rri' mlment to Section IV of the in teratate commerce act would be a I oily blow to the western railroads, j end that means a body blow to west ern development. The foregoing i-rtlilcs In this series have sought 1o .--et up the real facts as they ex ist. not us thp propagandist of coast industries and coast shipping inter ests would have us believe them to be. A recapitulation, as briefly ns it can be made, will close the series. Section IV of the Interstate com merce act prohibits a lower rharge for a long haul than for a short haul, the shorter haul being Included in the longer. The Interstate Commerce commission is empowered to make exceptions to this ruling after proper avowing by the interested rail car riers. This section and its exceptions were enacted Into law before the Panama ranal was opened for traffic. T^ie application of the railroads 1» baaed upon the fact that the Inter mediate points are not beneficially affected by water borne traffic rates, while under preaent conditions the railroads are barred from bidding for transcontinental traffic that goes at low rates from coast to coast by water. Coast industries are opposing the application for the reason that they are naturally anxious to hold on td the low water rates that have made the coast sections so prosperous In recent years. ixurfbound traffic by rail would he at fin dated under the permission •ought by the railroads, but not near ly so much as westbound traffic. The railroads baa# their application for permission to make special thrdugh rates on some 40 commodities on the ■elf-evident fact that they would make a profit at the lower rate be cause It would fill cars bound west ward that now retuhn empty. In short, the railroads are asking an op Dr. Hugh Thomas Heads Atlas Club of Omaha The Omaha club of the Atlas In ternational has elected tho following officers for the ensuing year: Dr. Hugh W. Thomas, president; Dr. Harvey McNichols, secretary; Dr. Ethel T. Maltby, treasurer Directors: Dr. J. A. Markwell, chair man; Dr. Frank F. Burhorn, Dr. Wil liam J. Gemar, Dr. Morris Morten sen, Dr. Vernon R. Thomas. Dr. Morris Mortlnson is the re tiring president. portunity to Increase their net re turns by securing a proportion of the traffic lost through the operation of the Panama canal. No Injury Seen. Permitting the railroads to "bridge" this transcontinental traffic can in no way injure tllose intermountain sec tions that can never hope to profit by the lower rates through the canal. Refusing the permission simply means favoring the coast sections at the expense of the interior. All of tho people pay for the canal. Under the Gooding amendment the middle west would be paying its share for the benefit of the comparative few so positioned as to enjoy its benefits. That, in brief, is the situation as it confronts the trans-Missouri country. The western railroads and western Industries are not fighting the Pan ama canal, propagandists to the con trary notwithstanding. They are fighting for existence and an equal right to a continued growth and de velopment. If it is proper—and it is so ad mitted—that the railroads should be regulated, their rates fixed and then wages they pay named by a board, then it would seem proper that the same regulatory bodies should have power over the waterways. If It is proper to tell a railroad what it must charge to carry freight, then It is certainly proper to tell a steamship line what it must charge for similar service. Under present conditions the railroads are confronted by com petition that is unrestricted and un regulated; that may render service when it sees fit, and not at all when it proves unprofitable. It would seem, therefore, that a proper solution would be to adopt one of two policies: Allow the railroads to do as they please, just as the steamship lines are permitted to do. Or extend the Juris diction of the Interstate Commfe.-t commission to Include the intercostal steamship lines, making it obligatory for the commission to establish and maintain a parity that will deal justly with railroad and steamship lines, and I maintain a balance between all sec tions of the country. The first policy is unthinkable. The I second Is the common sense policy ! and should be adopted. In the mean- I time the appeal of the railroads to make long haul rates should be fa vorably acted upon and the Gooding ) amendment should he defeated. Bricklayers Want Fancy Name to Hang Over Hall The Bricklayers union has a hall at Twenty-first and Cuming street. But nobody seemR to want to rent it. The bricklayers, according to W. O. Houghton, business representative, suspect it is because the name “Bricklayers Hall" isn't nifty enough. So the union is calling for sugges lions for a name. A prize will be given the winner. The contest closes January 1. > V illage of Filley Open? War Upon Punchboards Special Dispatch to Tha Omaha Bee Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 20.—The vil lage board of Filley has authorized W. E. Erickson, clerk, to offer a re ward of $25 for the arrest and con viction of any person or persons op erating punch boards, slot machines or other gambling devices within the corporate limits of the town. CUT PRICES IN RADIO Do Your Xmas Buying At Hayden’s Open from 7:30 A. M. to 9:00 P. M. Only ft few days left—Shop Now Mail orders filled same day received HAYDEN BROS. RADIO DEPT. 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