TABLE I.-Summary of casualties to persons on steam railways in the United States for the years ended December 31, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, and 19241

APPENDIX D

POINTS DECIDED BY THE COMMISSION IN REPORTED RATE AND VALUATION CASES, WITH INDEX OF POINTS DECIDED AND TABLE OF CASES

POINTS DECIDED IN REPORTED RATE AND VALUATION CASES

Riskin & Son v. Erie R. Co., 147 I. C. C. 1.

1. Rate on coke, in carloads, from Ensley, Ala., to Passaic, N. J., found unreasonable. Reasonable rate prescribed and waiver of undercharges authorized.

Grain and grain products from St. Louis, 147 I. C. C. 3.

2. Proposed increased rates on grain and grain products, in carloads, from St. Louis, Mo., to Southern Railway stations in western Tennessee found not justified. Suspended schedules ordered canceled and proceeding discontinued.

Calif. Peach & Fig Growers v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co., 147 I. C. C. 7. 3. The Hetch Hetchy Railroad found to have engaged as a common carrier in the transportation of property in interstate commerce; and the local charges collected by the Hetch Hetchy for its portion of the haul on shipments made by complainant to interstate destinations found subject to review by this commission.

4. Rates on lumber, in carloads, from Mather, Calif., to interstate destinations found not unreasonable. Complainant not shown to have been damaged by reason of any undue prejudice which may have existed in the rates. Complaint dismissed.

Intermediate application of lumber rates, 147 I. C. C. 13.

5. Proposed changes in intermediate rules governing rates on forest products between points in California and points in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas and from certain points in Oregon to points in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah found not justified. Suspended schedules ordered canceled and proceeding discontinued.

Iron and steel articles from western Pennsylvania, 147 I. C. C. 17.

6. Proposed increased rate on iron and steel articles, in less than carloads, from Pittsburgh, Pa., and certain other points in Pennsylvania east thereof, to Norfolk, Va., and points in Virginia and Maryland on the Delaware-MarylandVirginia Peninsula grouped therewith, found justified. Order of suspension vacated and proceeding discontinued.

Peas ee-Gaulbert Co. v. Atlanta & W. P. R. Co., 147 I. C. C. 20.

7. Rate on linseed oil, in carloads, from Minneapolis, Minn., to Atlanta, Ga., found not unreasonable. Complaint dismissed.

Cottonseed from La. Ry. & N. Co. Stations, 147 I. C. C. 24.

8. Proposed increased rates on cottonseed, in carloads, from points on the Louisiana Railway & Navigation Company lines to Shreveport and Bossier City, La., from stations on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, formerly the Alabama & Vicksburg Railway, in Mississippi to destinations on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, formerly the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway, in Louisiana and from stations on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, formerly the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway, in Louisiana to destinations on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, formerly the Alabama & Vicksburg Railway, in Mississippi found not justified. Suspended schedules ordered canceled and proceeding discontinued.

So. Transportation Co. v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co., 147 I. C. C. 29.

9. Port or wharfage charge of $11, exacted by the defendants from operators of vessels engaged in the coastwise service, for transfer of bunker coal from cars to vessels at Hampton Roads ports, found to be not unreasonable.

10. Port or wharfage charge of $30, exacted by the defendants from operators of vessels engaged in foreign commerce, for transfer of bunker coal from cars to vessels at Hampton Roads ports, not shown to be unreasonable.

11. Proving simply that charges for transportation or services connected therewith, not published or filed in accordance with the requirements of section 6 of the interstate commerce act, have been collected from a complainant by a common carrier subject to the act is not equivalent to proving that the complainant is entitled to reparation. Reparation denied. Former report, 101 I. C. C. 211.

Victor Mfg. & Gasket Co. v. Aberdeen & R. R. Co., 147 I. C. C. 38.

12. Second-class any-quantity rating on gaskets made of copper and asbestos combined found not unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory but unduly prejudicial in comparison with lower ratings on gaskets made wholly of copper, asbestos, paper, or pulpboard. Undue prejudice ordered removed. Reparation denied.

Automatic train-control devices, 147 I. C. C. 42.

13. After inspection and test, installation found to meet the requirements of our specifications and order, and installation approved, except as indicated. 14. Requirements prescribed in respect of certain apparatus and operations with which the carrier is expected promptly to comply.

Automatic train-control devices, 147 I. C. C. 57.

15. After inspection and test, installation found to meet the requirements of our specifications and order, and installation approved, except as indicated. 16. Requirements prescribed in respect of certain apparatus and operations with which the carrier is expected promptly to comply.

Mitchell-Rand Mfg. Co. v. New York C. R. Co., 147 I. C. C. 66.

17. Rate on battery sealing wax, in carloads, from Jersey City, N. J., to Cleveland, Ohio, found applicable. Complaint dismissed.

Automatic train-control devices, 147 I. C. C. 69.

18. After inspection and test, installation found to meet the requirements of our specifications and order, and installation approved, except as indicated. 19. Requirements prescribed in respect of certain apparatus and operations with which the carrier is expected promptly to comply.

Automatic train-control devices, 147 I. C. C. 78.

20. After inspection and test, installation found to meet the requirements of our specifications and order, and installation approved, except as indicated. 21. Requirements prescribed in respect of certain apparatus and operations with which the carrier is expected promptly to comply.

Vacuum Oil Co. v. Atlantic C. L. R. Co., 147 I. C. C. 85.

22. All-rail rate on fuller's earth, in carloads, in bags, from Quincy and Jamieson, Fla., and Attapulgus, Ga., to Paulsboro, N. J., found unreasonable prior to November 28, 1925, but not unreasonable thereafter. All-rail rate charged on 11 carloads from Attapulgus to Paulsboro prior to November 28, 1925, found inapplicable. Reparation awarded.

23. Rail-water-and-rail rates on fuller's earth, in carloads, in bags, from Quincy, Jamieson, and Ellenton, Fla., and Attapulgus, Ga., to Paulsboro, N. J., and Olean and Rochester, N. Y., found unreasonable. Reparation awarded and reasonable rates prescribed except from Ellenton, for the future.

Crown Willamette Paper Co. v. Nelson & A. Ry. Co., 147 I. C. C. 93.

24. Shipments of soapstone furnace linings, in carloads, from Schuyler, Va., to Camas, Wash., found to have been overcharged for the portions of the movement from Esmont, Va., to Camas. Reparation awarded.

Lumber from Florida Points, 147 I. C. C. 96.

25. Proposed increased rates on lumber and other forest products, in carloads, from northern Florida points to destinations in central, trunk-line, and New England territories, found not justified. Suspended schedules ordered canceled and proceeding discontinued.

Ebersbach Construction Co. v. Louisville & N. R. Co., 147 I. C. C. 99.

26. Demurrage charges collected on interstate carload shipments of road materials at Grays, Ky., found generally applicable. Refund of admitted overcharges directed. Complaint dismissed.