Howard McLean Co. v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Applicant charges protestants with the maintenance of discriminatory railroad freight rates pertaining to the shipment of potatoes from the Scottsbluff-Mitchell area to Omaha. The Nebraska State Railway Commission found in favor of applicant and ordered a reduction in rates. We affirm the order of the Nebraska State Railway Commission.

Applicant is a dealer in potatoes with large storage facilities in Scottsbluff and Mitchell, Nebraska. Ninety percent of his potatoes are shipped to Omaha, Nebraska, and about 80 percent of this movement is by truck due to a lack of proper railway cars and…