, 1882-10-21
Lover Freighta

Advised by John Mar. SaPt. OF Traffic.
the STATESMAN Was the frs: paper on tho
coast, TO announce that when the track VAS
laid betseen this city and Portland. lower
,ate Of freigh,s wonld be adopted Aboat
the 5tb of November the new tariff viii 20
into effect. Mr. Muir says: Il, has been
prepared with the special object Of adapting
II to the local traffic Of the see,icns which It
eJvrr-. and. IN addition to ,h- four elsssrs
! upon general merchandise, !; is to c"ntsin
thrce series Of special carload rates upon all
staple articles, 6esigasted classes A, and
Z, all Of which rates are 6surea on a basis
of from % to 20 per cent reisct,on from
the existing merchandise rates.
These rates viii be given only upon
straight carloads OF the article named. upon
4 weight Of not less than 10, 900 pourds IN
the car. and. under the plan to be adopted
by the companies, the rates are giren with
the understanding that such cars shall b.
turned over TO the shippers and cnn.ignrcs
to be loaded and unloa,ied by them or At
their expense, the companies reser,ing the
right to know by the proper means, that the
cars are nafely loaiei. and contain no frrigh:
other than that upon which the special car.
load rate il named.
For the present all the accessory terminal
E,r,l,t,s. ill h, rrov,,lc1 op the ,,rnxpi,..
grounds At Albina. The side track is already
laid. upon which cars ordered hy shippers
for carload freight will be placed and the
shippers viii deliver and unload into the
cars all carload freight at hlsius, from
which point carload rates vii! apply. Tho
Aibina ferry sill enlarge its facilities to
take care Of the increased transfer. The
cars held on side track :or loaii X more thaI
twenty -four hours will be subject to demur.
rage charge OF Is per day. Freight no.
shipped in carload lots will be received fE
shipment - heretofore At Ainswcrth dock.
While the special carload rates will apply
upon . minimum weight Of ten tons the
charge upon les than carload ~ilI in no
case exceed the charge for . carloAl of tho
sauc kind Of freight. Hence. = shipper hsv-
ing nearly carload Of certain freight. eau
With advantage pay the rate ior the entire
car. Under no circumstance. however.
will these low rates be allowed upon parts
Of carloads.
Freight classified a. IA" will include car
loads Of the majority Of items, which. in less
than carloads are classified as first -ciass
and higher. such Is agricultural implements,
furniture, machinery, drain tile and pipe.
eartheu and stone ware, ro,ting stoves and
stove furniture. iron Castings. coal oil. ham
and bacon, railing, rice. tire brick. wooden
ware, wire. vehicles Of all kinds, doors, doar
frames, etc, etc.
Ciass "B' will embrace articles Of value
included under second, third and fourth
classes uhen in small lots, such as salt, lime.
cement, plaster, hoops and hoop poles.
slaves and heading, trees and shrubbery.
Souiiiiou bfiSh, lubh, ttt.
Class &C" will take in freights Of eompsr-
alive small value, such rs lumber, lath. shin.
giles. coal, pig or scrap iron, clay. stone,
gravel. sand. ore. etc.
All the focgoing carload items Will b.
taken invariably at actual weight. Track
scales will be put in ut the companies
grounds, and all such freight will lie bille!
at the net weight. e.. the gross weight
less the tare weight indicated on each car
when such net weight exceeds twenty thous-
and pounds.
The following brIef schedule OF rates. Ia
ken IN competition with the classification
outlined above, will show the transportation
cost in lots Of ten tons Of the three classos
named, to several Of the more important
poipfa.