The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-04-06
FREIGHT RATES.
= Difference Against Waco
which - Detrimental.

= Difference Against Waco
which j. Detrimental.
For some time past we have heard that
the rates OF freight from New Orleans to
Waco were considerably higher han those
from the, Crescent City 10 points on the
Santa Fe betwo en- Temple and Fort Worth,
the latter point included. After inyesti-
eating the matter and making inquiry
from source that We believe 70 be +, IL
able in every respect. we find that those
reports are true To say the least il
causes Us some surprise 10 think that the
Central. with all the advantages il has.
would permit - rival to carrg freight a.
most one hundred miles farther for less
money. The present rate TO Waco. so we
are informed by representatives OF
one OF the largest houses in New Orleans.
is eighty-two cents. while TO all points
along the Santa F. above Temple it is
seyentv-tive cents. AM very often special
rates much lower axe given. The Central
is. of course aware OF this. and il certainly
cannot be lacking in the ability TO do aS
well rs the santa Fe. AMI why then does il
not give Waco an eqRal rate with Fort
Worth l he Iact is we should have
better rate than that place, and the idea
that things should be reversed
does not speak well for the road.
We hope the Central does not
wish to force people away from
New Orleans and the guilt route and
tun Waco made in tie direction OF St.
Louis and he Missouri Pacific exclusive
iy. Its southern connections being the
only good ones il has it would seem the
road would endeavor 10 give US rs cool
rates as competing 20 ntS. Even though
tn, road should not like Waco it ~ould be
policv for he to hold the trade, but when
Fort Worth. one hundred miles above
here. GETS ner freight from New Orleans
: cents e.s than we DO il looks as though
the Central Was Indifferent in enterprise
and proposed to lei us help ourselves if
we c4n. Waco people would not COM
plain about the road carrying freight to
Whitney tor - cents and charging Waco
-. is said TO be the cast, or carrying to
Morgan at - cents, to compete with the
Santa Fe. but TO let another road rival
OF the Central and OF Waco, bay it down
in Fort Worth at II c.ntS, and in large
lots cheaper, get il there two OF three days
quicker and we have TO pay 81 cents is
not a pleasant thing for the Waco mer-
chant TO think OF who is working hard
and scaling his profits down to the lowest
to induce trade. 1t isa tact that New Or
leans freight can. and il being brought up
Red river, forwarded to Fort Worth and
over the Mi souri, Pacific to Wnco for 10
cents. We should think such being the
case the Central would make an effort
to do better, or as well
ut least The Central is the
natural inlet 10 Waco for New Orleans
freight, hut it is not impossible for the
Santa Fe to take il 10 Temple and thence
to Waco by the Missouri Pacific. Com
mercial travellers and others who have the
opportunity TO sell in CARLOAD lots to
points along the Central. complain that
they cOnuot do 50 at the same figures as
they give Fort Worth when they have tC
guarantee freight. The Central NAV be
able TO give some good reason why Waco
has TO pay higher rate OF freight from
New Orieanc than Fort Worth, and if SO
We wOnlG ike to hear H. We have no de
sire 70 do the road IN injustice. tor il wa:
WAcO'S first friend. but we cannot refrain
from always speaking in the interest %
our merchants and people generally
Waco has suffered from high rates, bal
connection and slow delivery long enough
and with the roads she now has thing;
ought 10 be much better When the Mis-
souri, Pacific proposed to carry freigh
from st. Louis 10 Waco ut the same rate
as to Fort Worth. the latter place very
pr, perry raised strong cry though tho
( intention WIS not TO benefit Waco, at th(
I expense OF the Fort by any means, bu
nearly to induce trade to 90 TO st. Loui!
! more than ii has been doing, and for tn,
! freight and passenger business OF this
! place 70 30 over the. Missouri Pacific.
/ Fort Worth had right 10 81 ed
out in that case has not Wac,
a good night when the Contra
/ permits rival of its own and Waco It
carry freight - hundred miles above Il.
tor seven cents less, the ayowed intention
being TO injurc Waco: One of our mer
chants yesterday asked why we did no
put something funny in the paper in thos
duh times for him to laugh at. Here
something funny tor his pocket-bCok t
laugh at il these dUll times. Our effort j
to give the reader Il variety OF news. tunn,
at the proper time and place, rs well d
any other, but when We thought the mat
ter over We thought in the interest q
Waco and her merchants it would be bes
10 call their attcutiOn to freight matters
and let the funny matter rest antil to
morrow.
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