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I n I fceea aatio' MaM like tkls far yaara aad I amr pat aa weight!" | fc PRIVATE | BUCK | Clyde litis = "Beet's havteg a bad time el It agaia . . . that fUet eats a whela hex tt paaaet brittle eretj time he gees apt" lUJlomo *1044*1 I RepotiUn ? in WASHINGTON ? By Waher Shead I WNUCwmpmM Freight Rate Problem WMU Washington Bureau $21 Union Trust Buifding. IXfHAT the recent ruling ol the * ' Interstate Commerce commis sion, attempting to equalize freight rates in the South and West with the East, will mean to the small town shippers, merchants, manufac turers and farmers in the 15,000 small towns and rural communities, no one here is prepared to predict. No one believes, for instance, the present temporary rates, even if made permanent, will play any appreciable part in a reduction in the cost of retail business, or in the costs of commodities in the affected areas, except perhaps in some rare specific instances. The Interstate Commerce commis sion ruling, made after six years of study, and perhaps with an eye on the Supreme court which has under consideration the Governor Arnall Georgia case, roughly reduces class freight rates from Chicago and Illi-> nois west to the Rocky mountains and south below the Ohio and Po tomac rivers and in Virginia south of Richmond, about 10 per cent. East of the Illinois-Indiana line and north of the Ohio and Potomac the class rates are increased 10 per cent. Class freight rates, however, comprise only about 10 per cent of total freight shipments, the other 90 per cent being in commodity or bulk carload lot shipments. The class rates on the Pacific coast are not affected. But here is some background on freight rates. . . . The trend since 1935 has been upwards . . . the ICC has refused to lower rates on appeals of shippers even in the height of the depres sion . . . railroads applied for a 15 per cent Increase in 1940 and in 1942 the ICC handed down a decision giving them about a 6 per eent increase on all rates . . . then on the instance of OPA this 6 per eent increase was sus pended from pear to pear, the last suspension expiring Januarp 1, 1946, when the case is auto matically reopened and rail roads will ask the increase be reinstated . . . and thep will have the argument that war shipments are off, reconversion has set in and with reduced ton nage thep can't operate in the postwar era with increased costs and loss of business. But here are some optimistic gleanings from the decision, which may result from this ruling of the commission as aids to small busi ness and to farmers: 1. Decrease in the rates in the West and South will give impetus to establishment of new small busi ness and manufacturing enterprises in those sections which can compete on a more even basis of equality with similar business in the North and East. 2. The new rate reductions may bring about greater decentralization of big business from the North and East to the South and West states. 3. The ruling opens the way for future revision of the variations of the class rates, known as exception and column rates, and those who have studied the situation believe it will mean the end definitely of sec tional freight rates. 4. The next freight rate battle may be on the charges of violations of the anti-trust laws, which is the ba sis of the suit brought by the Geor gia governor. individual situations vary. The effect of these rate reductions on any one line of business or on any one commodity cannot be fore cast in exact terms. Advice from the department of commerce, for in stance, is for individuals to study their own situation . . . where they are buying, from manufacturer, bro ker or distributor . . . whether they are buying or shipping from distrib utor's stocks which would carry the commodity rate, and how they are being billed, whether FOB manu facturer, distributor or broker . . . and then to change their methods if it will be to their advantage. | In the North and East some harm ful results can be foreseen. For instance a small manufacturer of condiments, jellies, etc., in New York state, who ships in minimum ! packages of 100 pounds or less with | a present rate of 55 cents per mini mum shipment, will be forced to pay 75 cents under the new rates, or an increase of 20 per cent, which this manufacturer says will put him out of business. A small manufacturer in Arkan sas may, under the new reduced rates, ship to Indianapolis and com pete on equal terms with his compet itor in Ohio or Michigan, who must pay the increased rates. The farm er who buys a $10 article from a mail order house, upon which the freight may be 51, will not feel the ef fect of the 10-cent decrease or in crease in the freight, dependirg on where he lives, which likely will be absorbed by the manufacturer or some place else along the line. The seme thing may be true in lot ship ments to the retailers. THOUGHTS ON HORSE RACING Horse racing is a form of compe tition between horses to determine what shape the customers are in. ? It Is a demonstration in durability for all participants except the horses. ? It is a type of sport that combines all the features of a subway jam, a food riot, a Christmas shopping rush and a panic in the madhouse. ? A man can get the same sensa tions in any subway station daring the rush hour for a nickel. And In addition he won't have to listen to any tips that the local can beat the express if the smart money is np. ? Racing is proof of the claim that for a chance to lose $2 swiftly, a man will undergo all known forms of inconvenience and torture, provid ed they are endured in an aroma of steamed frankfurters, beer, B.O. and fresh roasted peanuts. * Once horse racing may have been the Sport of Kings. But the prole tariat has taken over. If a king gets to his seat today with no ribs broken you know he had the king's horses running interference for him. ? Where once a tew thousand per sons spent leisurely afternoons, tens of thousands today blitz the tracks, panting, popeyed and perspiring as they reproduce Custer's Last Fight with the tommahawklng done in technicolor. ? When pari mntuels stepped into American racing brotherly love, or der, dignity, common sense and laws regarding mayhem flew out the window. Window is right! ? We used to go to the track now and then for recreation. Now we go a couple of times a season to take off weight, test our stamina, and get a fair idea of what Indian warfare was like. We used to see a horse occasional ly. Now we do well if we see a horse's ears. ? Once we watched 'em come down the stretch, neck and neck. Now the best we can do is to get it by loud speaker while hanging onto our watch, pleading for the women and children first and wondering where our hat went. ? Once inside it is every man for himself and no accident or health insurance sold on the grounds. ? ? ? THE JAP LEADERS TO THEIR EMPEROR We offer our apologies. As planes above you swarm, For putting you upon a spot And making it so warm; We're sorry bombers do Your royal dwelling skirt; Excuse it, please, if it appears That we have done you dirt! We are so very sorry that You even smell the smoke And that our husv firemen The royal grounds must soak; We abjectly apologize And shed a bitter tear That war we planned so far away Should ever come so near. It is distressing just to know That "smoke gets in your eyes"? And fqr each whiff of it we a{e Glad to apologize; We're sorry that you had to know The brutal facts of life; We hoped to run this conflict as Our little private strife. Again we do express our grief; We're broken hearted, too. When we see war so near at hand It's right next door to YOU We didn't plan our war that way It fills us with remorse, So, once more, deep apologies To you and TO YOUR HORSE I ? ? ? President Truman's old home at Independence is being painted. All i we hope is that, as President, he will get a better paint job than most ! folks are getting these days. Ye ed had the barn painted twice in the last three years and the first heavy rain washed it off. What are the painters using for paint today? And if so why perpetuate the custom of thinning it out? Good luck, Harry; you'll need it! ? ? ? "Hotels will not be permitted to collect service charges on long dis tance Dhone calls, the U. S. Sum-ema court announced."?News item. ? Wanna bet? ? ? ? Can Ton Remember? Away back whan a butcher's wife thought nothing of asking him to bring home a steak? And kAcr the navy was thought to be the leu dangerous branch of the service in wartime. ? am The Federal Reserve board is against lilting restrictions against time payments in buying new auto mobiles. It realizes that never in history have Americans been so lit tle apprehensive about going into permanent bode.
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