HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 7-21RESOLUTION. NO. '7i21
"-A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKESFIELD PROTESTING AGAINST THE ADVANCE IN
FREIGHT RATES AS AUTHORIZED BY THE INTERSTATE
COI~EERCE CO~t~ISSION THROUGH THE.PASSAGE OF THE
TR~NSPORTATION ACT OF 1920-PASSED BY CONGRESS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
as follows:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF B~XERSFIELD,
WHEEAS,' the prosperity of california and the entire
Pacific Coast is dependant upon 'the success or failure of the great
agricultural industries of the West and .
WHEREAS, by section '42? of the TranSportation Act of 1920,
amending~ the Interstate %mmerCe Commission Act by adding section
15 - A thereto, the Congress of the United States prescribes a rule
of rate making whereby the ·Interstate Commerce Commission shall fix
rates' so that carriers as a ~nole will earn .an aggregate net income
of 6% upon 'the aggregate value of the' railway property,
· WHEREAS, such rule of rate making imposes upon shippers
and'the public an excessive transportation burden and has in its'
operations ~nolly failed to accomplish any beneficial results+ for the
carriers, but on'the contrary, has been detrimental to the-interests
of producers and the public at large, and
WHEREAS,·. the excessive transportation burden is more than
most of the industries-of .the West· cen bear, end'
WHEREAS, producers cannot long+ ship e~t a loss, and under
existing circumstances industries producing ~ high tonnage. per acre
face postiv~ ruin, and vast fertile acreages, are in danger of becomi~n~
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waste, and
WHEREAS, in the interests o'f the State of California, and
of the entire Pacific Coast, .the producers transportation committee
appointed by ·State Market Director Daniels. at the request of Governor
Stephens, has inaugurated a "Save the West~ campaign, and
+WHEREAS, the purpose of this campaign ~s to awaken the
public generally' to the seriousness of the present situation; and
secure the combined support of all factors interested in the protectS_
ion and development ~f these industries, and in the .prosperity of
California and the entire Pacific Coast, and stimulate petitions .to
the Congress of the United States requesting 'their re-consideration
of the Transportation Act of~1920; and to pro:vide the representatives
in Washington of Pacific Coast states with facts 'and figures. relative
to the effect that the present rate structure has upon the industries
of the West in order that they may bring the true conditions to the
attention of Congress.
relative to these matters, and
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'THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that .this body-heartily
endorsee' the' "Save the West" .~ campaign, and actively-enlists .in the
'support of this movement, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that. this body' petition the'
congress of the United States to reconsider i~qe Transportation Act' of
1920' So'as to eliminate the objectionable features' herein pointed ou~,
and to create a rate of structure that will not place a false earning
power. on'a large fictitious railroad capital, the payment of which 'is
stifling industries of the Pacific Coast, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that -the full"est publicity be
given all activity on the part of this body in connection with the
present railroad rate situation, and also full 'publicity be given all
facts and figures which may come into the. 'possession of this body,
.
BE IT. FURTHER RESOLVED~ that the copies of these resolu-
tions be forwarded 'to representatives of~ the Pacific COast states in
WsiShi~ton, to the Press,· and to G. Harold PeWell, chairman of the
'Producers Transportation Committee Consolidated-Realty .Buil di~,-
'Los Angeles, California.
; ~I HEREBY CERTIFY that the forego'ing ResolUtion was passed
and adopted-by the Council of the.City of ~Bakersfietd, onetHe
day-of- , 1921, by the~following~vote:
.. Ayec-Ca~isle, Grlffi'~h, Hare, Heuglmm, Robinson,-Smith, Willow.
, Nays ........~ .............................~.,.....i ....... .- .................................-:='
Absent .......
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. . OVED. ~ s '._ d / .1921. . '. ~ .
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