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braska. In brief, his complaint covered the following points: That an- 

 nually hundreds of bushels of apples spoil in orchards of the growers. 

 That a considerable portion of the state does not grow enough fruit for 

 its own needs; that the freight rates from the points of production to the 

 points of consumption in the st&te, over various lines of railroads, are un- 

 reasonable and excessive; that joint through rates for such shipments are 

 not generally maintained by the carriers with storage in transit privileges, 

 and petitioned the commission to determine and fix a reasonable schedule 

 of rates for apples and fresh fruits for single line and joint haul, and like- 

 wise reasonable rules and regulations for storage in transit privileges 

 and "stopping in transit" to finish loading or partly unload. 



Notice was served on all the defendant railroad companies, and on 

 August 25 to 26 a hearing was given. 



Representative Corbin of Johnson county as complainant was assisted 

 in producing evidence in support of the complaint by Mr. E. M. Pollard, 

 president, C. G. Marshall, manager, G. S. Christy, a director, of the 

 Eastern Nebraska Fruit Growers' Association. After taking all the evi- 

 dence in the case, which clearly showed that apples that would be suitable 

 for domestic use, and could be profitably used by consumers in central 

 and western Nebraska, were spoiling in the orchards because the cost 

 of transportation was so great that they could not be handled at even 

 a small profit. 



Accordingly, on September 23, 1913, the State Railway Commission 

 issued an order, adjusting the rates, giving loading and unloading in 

 transit privilege, and storage in transit privilege, a copy of which follows: 



ORDER. 



It is therefore ordered that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; North- 

 western; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Union Pacific; Chicago, Mil- 

 waukee & St. Paul; Missouri Pacific; St. J. & G. I. railroads be and 

 the same are hereby notified and directed that on and after October 23, 

 1913. you are hereby notified to transport shipments of apples, pears, and 

 peaches in straight and mixed carloads between stations within the 

 state of Nebraska, and to charge and collect rates to be prescribed as 

 a maximum, and subject to the rules and regulations hereinafter pre- 

 scribed: 



The rates to be applied on straight or mixed carload shipments of 

 apples and pears packed in barrels, boxes, or crates shall not exceed 

 110 per cent of rate shown in "Schedule A," the 80 per cent clause 

 hereinafter set forth to apply on shipments over more than one railroad. 



The rate to be applied on carload shipments of peaches packed in 

 baskets with solid or slatted tops, boxes, or crates shall not exceed 130 

 per cent of rate shown in "Schedule A," the said 80 per cent clause to 

 apply on shipments of apples in bulk or in packages. The carload rate 

 for peaches herein provided shall apply to the entire carload. 



When apples or pears in packages are shipped with packages of 

 bulk apples the 110 per cent rate shall apply on the entire carload. 



