Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1920 — CUT ORDERED ON OIL RATE [ARTICLE]

CUT ORDERED ON OIL RATE

Commerce Body Rules Fuel Prices Are Altogether Unreasonable. Washington, M&rch 19. —Rates on fuel oil from Kansas City to Chicago were held to be unreasonable by the Interstate commerce commission to the extent that they exceed a rate at least 5 cents lower than the rate on reined- oil. A rate on fuel oil between the same points higher than 3 cents below rates contemporaneously maintained on fuel oil from the midcontinental fields to Chicago also was reld unreasonable.