, 1873-06-21
THE NEW FREIGHT TARIFFS.


|
THE NEW FREIGHT TARIFFS.
We print elsewhere tho new schedule of rates |
adopted by the Chicago, Burlington i Quincy |
Railroad, to conform to the now law requiring . |
larger rato for tho groator distance. It will DO |
eoen. on examination Of tho schedule, that tho |
principle hns boon adopted OF fixing. a certain
rete nor milo for tho various CLASSES OF freight,
aud then applying this rato by sections OF two
milos and o half up to twenty-five mileB, and to
SECTIONS Of 1--WE miles for distances exceeding
twenty-five miles. When tho stations do not
eorrespond with tho division into sections, ratio
will 10 hereafter fixed corresponding to tho moan
of tho higher md lowor sectional rato on either
Bido. Probably no fairor Interpretation Of tho
law could bo malo than this, aa 1t
corresponds not only to tho 1ottor but to tho
sp1rit. Tho application Of this tariff will test
the effect Of tho pro rata provision, bring Out
its morits and show It's dofoots. Thcro nro al-
roat,y evidences all along tho limo Of tho roads
running north md south that tho increase OF
ratos at competing points is producing spirit
NnAos
tho tino of it's adoption and in somo places,
where there waa demnnd for the pas
sago Of Just such Inv, there is now
diepoaision to condemn tlioso who voted for 1t.
IT, on tho other hantl, tho advantages OF tho
Inv shall bo found to cxcood tho defects which
arc already apparent, tho majority Of tho pooplo
will probably insist upon its retention, and tho
loaors By tle change will havo to submit.
One Of tho first Of tho noticoablo results Of
applying tho Inv is the abandonment OF tho
Quincy trado by the Burlington Road. It was
known ut the outset TINT the road could bring
this trado to Chicago and comply with the law
without carrying tho freight Of tho intermediate
ponts at q loss Tho Quincy trado which has
heretofore como to Chicago will honcoforth go to
st. Louis This result WIS Obvious before tho law
WAS passod. But tho road can curry Iowa and
Missouri freight at such rites Us will onablo 1t
to recover In those States what it loaoR at Quin-
cy. It is held that, as the right to regulate com.
morco between tho States is vested in Congress-
tho Illinois law can assert no control over tho
commerce Of Iowa in transitu. Tho result oi
this policy, if 1t holds, will DO to giTo Keokul
tho advantage Of two markets in contonding fo
tho trade OF tho country adjacent to both citioH
In this way, trado-centrcs will bo disturbed
Chicago Quincy, and tho business OF the Bur
lington Road will nll .bo moro or less injured
and Kookuk alone will doriYo boneat from til
disturbance.
AB between tho Chicago d Alton and tho LII
nois Central Railroads, tho question will aris
whether tho Illinois Central Rohd will be POI
mitted to carry freight to st. Louis blooming
ton, and othor computing points, at the sam
ratio M Ltho Alton Road carries 1t. Conmo
sonse and common Justice would decide that
should have this privilege, but whether or nj
tho law may be 80 construed rcn'nfnB to be d
cIdod. Tho Illinois Central has to mako up i
tariff with reference to it's entire line, oxtendr
a as fur as Cairo. It cannot afford to sacrifice l
other business, which 1t would have to do, /
conforming i; .ariff to tho ratos that tho Alto
d Road can establiah, on account of
l. ahortor run. II tho Inv cannot bo CO
"a strued in such q way M to perm
It tho illinois Central to carry freight to Dloomin
# ton aud St. Louis rs low rs tho Chicago e. Alt
ID Road carries it, without prejudice to it's tariff
" other points, tho st. Louis, bloomington, a
ia the otlor competing points are left at tho NOR
Of ono road, as regards this particular tratl
though tho other points On tho IllinoiH Cent
J. Road aro in no wise benefited by tho roBtrictic
or Another point In controversy il in roforenco
" through troghtB passing over connecting lin
50 For instance, the Burlington Road connects al
p giyon point with d alortor road running to
On Illinois River. Tho Burlington Noad has
10 cheaper tariff than tho connecting III
is because it docs D larger amount
Nv business md Gun afford to mako bet
IN ratos. The question, then, is who'll
an freight Blipped by that route to tho 1liin
'ce River, so Tint it goes furthor by tho Burlingt
IS load than by tho other. may 10 shipped acco
ho ing to tho Burlington Road's cheaper rato,
'ty must bo governed, when it leavos that road,
'iil the short roads higher local tnritr3 II tho
nm tor, then tho whole Limo must abandon its bs
lu ness at that point. as tho competition Of
1p river will prevent it from carrying freight Mt
ulbuoF TALG W1utu Lu0 1Am 1S44Aob " Ra C4iAI u
~ Thoso aud otllor knotty points arising GU
tho now low will DO referred to tho Railr
= Commissioners flrat but their decision will
y. 10 flnal. In tho meantime, tho Toledo &
49, bash Road, which runs partly in Illinois
~. partly In Indiana, has resolved to anticipate
~ notion Of tho Indiana Legislature, and apply
'oro Wv ."''' !'