press point, and to require this would be to entirely disregard the back haul and the added expense incident thereto. The movement of cotton is almost entirely southward from all points located on defendants' lines, and cotton originating at points north of Ardmore and Pauls Valley naturally moves through Gainesville when transported by defendants. To require the defendants to haul cotton northwardly through Gainesville for compression at Ardmore and Pauls Valley, and to protect on such shipments rates not higher than those in effect from points of origin to ultimate destination, where such cotton must be ultimately hauled back through Gainesville to southern ports, would not be justified upon the record. Held, under the circumstances and conditions shown to exist in these cases, that the discrimination complained of is not undue. Complaints dismissed. Chickasaw Compress Co. v. G., C. & S. F. Ry. Co. et al. 187. COTTON SEED. Rates on. Memphis Freight Bureau v. Ft. S. & W. R. R. Co. et al. 1. Merchants' Freight Bureau of Little Rock v. Midland Valley R. R. Co. et al. 243. Chandler Cotton Oil Co. v. Ft. S. & W. R. R. Co. 473. CREAM. Rates on. Reynolds v. Southern Express Co. 536 Merchants' Traffic Asso. v. Pacific Express Co. 131. CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. Practices of certain carriers and certain shippers relative to interstate shipments declared to be illegal, and criminal prosecutions requested to be instituted. In re Rates, Practices, etc., of Carriers subject to Act. 212. CROSS-TIES. Reparation asked on account of alleged unreasonable freight rates charged on shipments of cross-ties moving between April 25 and August 12, 1907, from Barnett to McAlester, Ind. T. Subsequent to the movement of these shipments and the filing of the petition herein this territory was admitted as a State into the Union and the points of origin and destination are now located in the State of Oklahoma. By the act of Congress admitting Oklahoma to statehood the intraterritorial jurisdiction of the Commission ceased to apply to territory now embraced in that State. The Commission can make no lawful order in any case of which it has no jurisdiction under the provisions of the act to regulate commerce. Complaint dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Hussey v. C., R. I. & P. Ry. Co. 366. Rates on. Holcomb-Hayes Co. v. I. C. R. R. Co. et al. 16. CUBA. Adjacent foreign country means in the sense of possibility of continuity of rails. Lykes S. S. Line v. Commercial Union et al. 310. DAMAGES. The money damages alleged by the complainants, the Tennessee Coal Company and the Minersville Coal Company, were not proven with sufficient certainty to warrant the Commission in making any award, even if it had jurisdiction in such cases. Royal Coal & Coke Co. v. Southern Ry, Co. 440. If complainants had a contract with defendant to locate and maintain its station at Elder, they may perhaps maintain a suit at law for breach of that contract; but this Commission has no power to award damages for failure to Difficulty of tracing out exact commercial effect of freight rate. Burgess Forfeited by laches of complainant. Thompson Lumber Co. et al. v. I. C. Injuries to business. Frye & Bruhn et al. v. N. Pac. Ry. Co. et al. 501. No jurisdiction over claims for damage to goods in transit. In re Released On live stock, ratio to earnings. Cattle Raisers' Assn. of Texas v. M. K. & On past shipments only by reduction of rate. Hussey v. C., R. I. & P. Ry. Co. Under section 16, order must direct the sum awarded "to the complainant." Wire brushes and brooms immune in transit. Forest City Freight Bureau v. DELAY. Complainant shipped over defendants' lines from Elk City, Okla., seven car- At wharf in handling fruit. Benton Transit Co. v. B. H.-St. J. Ry. & L. Co. Of lumber cars at New Orleans for export. Thompson Lumber Co. et al. v. DELIVERY. In one part of Kansas City not a delivery in another. Leonard v. K. C. S. Previous to June, 1894, of live stock at Chicago included in rates. Cattle Refused in advance of payment of demurrage. DEMURRAGE. MacBride Coal & Coke Co. v. Private cars owned by shippers and hired to carriers upon a mileage basis are car owned and used by an individual, firm, or corporation for the transportation of the commodities which they produce or in which they deal. In re Demurrage on Privately Owned Tank Cars. 378. Kansas City on coal. Leonard v. K. C. S. Ry. Co. et al. 573. Lumber at New Orleans. Thompson Lumber Co. et al. v. I. C. R. R. Co. et al. 657. One dollar per day not found unreasonable. MacBride Coal & Coke Co. v. C., St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co. 571. Pending protest, demurrage paid by complainant. Coomes & McGraw v. C., M. & St. P. Ry. Co. et al. 192. DENSITY OF TRAFFIC. Complaint questions reasonableness of rates between Owensboro and Henderson, Ky., and points in Trunk Line and Central Freight Association territories; it also alleges that such rates result in unjust discrimination against Owensboro and Henderson and give undue preference to Evansville, Ind. The carriers most directly interested in the Evansville rates for the most part serve the territory north of the Ohio River, while those most directly interested in the rates to Owensboro and Henderson serve the territory south of the river. There is greater density of population and of traffic in the territory north of the Ohio River known as Central Freight Association territory, in which Evansville is situated, than in territory south of the river, in which Owensboro and Henderson are situated. The general adjustment of rates throughout Central Freight Association territory due to the conditions therein prevailing naturally has a forceful effect upon the Evansville rates. The larger volume of traffic and greater number of carriers operating in that territory create a greater degree of competition, and the rates generally have been adjusted with a view to meeting the conditions resulting therefrom. Railroad Commission of Kentucky v. L. & N. R. R. Co. et al. 300. Traffic in western express business. Kindel v. Adams Express Co. et al. 475. DEVICE. Rebates by giving large car and assessing charge on small one. Frye & Bruhn et al. v. Nor. Pac. Ry. Co. et al. 501. DIFFERENTIALS. Complainant insisted that the differential of 2 cents per 100 pounds upon grain and grain products to New England points in favor of New York was excessive; Held, Following Boston Chamber of Commerce v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. Co., 1 I. C. C. Rep., 436; Toledo Produce Exchange v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. Co., 5 I. C. C. Rep., 166, that upon the record the Commission would not disturb this differential. Banner Milling Co. v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co. 31. Rates on grain and grain products for domestic consumption from Buffalo to Philadelphia and Baltimore are one-half cent per 100 pounds lower than to New York, but from Chicago to Philadelphia and Baltimore such rates are 2 cents and 3 cents per 100 pounds, respectively, lower than to New York; Held, Upon application for the same differentials from Buffalo as from Chicago to Philadelphia and Baltimore, that Buffalo is not entitled to these differentials. The failure of Buffalo to obtain these differentials is due to its location-a disadvantage which defendant has never attempted to equalize in the past and which, in the opinion of the Commission, defendant ought not to be required to equalize now. Washburn-Crosby Co. v. Pa. R. R. Co. 40. The present rate upon knit goods from Atlantic seaboard territory to Wichita via Galveston of $1.644, producing a differential against Wichita of 264 cents, is not unjust or unreasonable. Johnston & Larimer Dry Goods Co. et al. v. A. T. The facts appearing in this case indicate that the differential of 6 cents per Between New Albany and North Carolina points on traffic to New England. Coal from Clinch Valley above Pocahontas. v. N. & W. Ry. Co. 230. Raven Red Ash Coal Co. et al. Coal to various groups from Illinois mines. Cardiff Coal Co. v. C., M. & St. Grain in western territory. Traffic Bureau, etc., of St. L. v. Mo. Pac. Ry. Co. Rhinelander above Fox River rate. Co. et al. 633. Rhinelander Paper Co. v. N. Pac. Ry. St. Louis to Omaha and Lincoln. Lincoln Commercial Club v. C. R. I. & P. DISCRETION. The Commission has no authority under the act to regulate commerce to Carrier in its own interest to carry via longer line if it desires. Vested in Commission. In re Extension of Hours of Service Law 140. In general as to through routes. Merchants' Freight Bureau of Little Rock, Ark., v. Mid. Val. R. R. Co. Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Ry. & L. Co. v. C. & N. W. Ry. Co. 250. DISCRIMINATIONS. Discriminations of the nature referred to in sections 3 and 4 of the act, in so ARTICLES. Coke as compared with coal, Trinidad, Colo., to Amarillo, Tex. 240. Plate glass, domestic, as compared with the imported from seaports to inte- Wire brooms and brushes, classification of, 109. FACILITIES. Cars for coal. 440. Cars for coal at mines. 451. Cars for coal in Pocahontas Flat Top District. 69. Cars for hay. 179. Cars for ice from Tobico, Mich. 160. Free storage at Duluth in transit against local. 288. PERSONS. Car distribution for coal in Pocahontas Flat Top District. 69. Car distribution for grain at Wood River, Nebr. 531. Car distribution for ice from Tobico, Mich. 160. Dye works at Cincinnati compared with southern dye works in transit rates Free storage at Duluth against local merchants. 288. Merchants, etc., at Little Rock, Ark., in favor of others at Fort Smith, Ark., Millers, Washington County, Me., in favor of Bangor and Lewiston, milling- Party rates, 523. Anthony compared with other Kansas points on rice and sugar from the Clinch Valley coal compared with Pocahontas to seaboard. Raven Red Ash Denver, in the matter of express rates. Kindel v. Adams Express Co. et al. 475. Detroit, in rate from Baltimore on iron pyrites. Detroit Chemical Works v. Detroit, in rate from New York on iron pyrites. Detroit Chemical Works v. Fort Smith & Western R. R. cotton seed from points on, to Memphis, Tenn. Gallatin compared with Nashville, etc., sugar from New Orleans. Payne- Independence, Kans., rope, C. L., to, compared with rates from San Fran- Little Rock, grain to, from St. Louis, compared with rates from Kansas City. Lincoln, Nebr., in favor of Omaha, from points west of Mississippi, south of Nashville, Tenn., compared with other points in Ohio, Kentucky, and Ten- New Albany, Miss., in furniture rates. New Albany Furniture Co. v. M. J. New England points in favor of New York on grain and products from Buf- |