-loads of the same merchandise, between the same points
of carriage, so wide as to be destructive to competition
between large and small dealers, especially upon articles of
general and necessary use, and which, under existing
conditions of trade furnish a large volume of business to
carriers, is unjust and violates the provisions and
principles of the act.

"6. A difference in rate for a solid car-load of one kind of
freight from one consignor to one consignee, and a carload
quantity from the same point of shipment to the same
destination, consisting of like freight or freight of like
character, from more than one consignor to one consignee or
from one consignor to more than one consignee, is not
justified by the difference in cost of handling.

"7. Under the official classification the articles known in
trade as grocery articles are so classified as to
discriminate unjustly in rates between car-loads and less
than car-loads upon many articles, and a revision of the
classification and rates to correct unjust differences and
give these respective modes of shipment more relatively
reasonable rates is necessary and is so ordered."

The efforts which the commission has made to bring about a uniform
classification throughout the country are in the right direction, while
the results of its labor are not yet satisfactory.

In their fifth annual report, the Commissioners, after giving an account
of their efforts and the shuffling and double-dealing of the railroad
companies with them upon this matter of uniform classification, said:

"Its conviction remains unchanged that the necessities of
commerce require that the existing classifications be
consolidated, and that this result should be accomplished as
speedily as may be found practicable; and it does not feel
justified in asking for the further efforts of the carriers
the same measure of indulgence which from time to time it
has heretofore suggested should be extended to them, and
which was thought to be required in the public interest.

"The commission can not but think that if legislation to
that end be enacted by Congress the carriers will speedily
consummate the reform already begun in this direction. It is
therefore recommended that an act be passed requiring the
adop