The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
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T&CK TALK.
Tha Special Freight Tariff; which Takes
Effect November 16.--Other Move.
ments in Railway Circles.
THE TRICKY pool.

The special freight tariff TO take effect
November 16 issued few days since by
Commissioner j. N. Forthom, of the
Davenport. Rock Island and Moline pool,
and mentioned in these columns at the
time, embraces the following rates. From
Chicago, Milwaukee, and common points
are as follows; First class, 80 cents:
second class, 90 cents; third class, 90
cents; fourth class, Is cents; fifth class,
12A cents; sixth class, 10 cents; lumber,
car loads, 10 cents; slaves and heading,
carloads, II cents: coal mined east of
Indiana, also coke, car loads, per ton of
1000 pounds. $1.70; grain, car loads. 10
cents; salt, cement and plaster, car loads,
per barrel, 80 cents; pig iron, car loads,
per gross ton, 2,24O tons. Si,75 Rates
from East St Louis are the same as from
Chicago except that rates on lumber are
cents. The above rates from Chicago,
Milwaukee and common points will gov
ern from Chicago and interchange points
with eastern lines common with, to>wit:
All traffic Chicago, on the following de-
scribcd traffic destined to Davenport,
Rock Island or Moline originating
al or passing through points north
and east of the line of the
| Chicago, ST. Louis & Pacific railway,
| Chicago to Columbus, Ohio. the Scioto
Valley railway, Columbus, Ohio, to Ash>
land, KY, including points on the lines
described, which traffic is subject to the
middle and western states classification
up to Chicago. The rates from East ST
traffic, to wit: All traffic destined to Dav'
export, Rock Island or Moline, from
points in the territory south of the Ohio
river, and on or east of the Mississippi
river, south of Cairo, H., excepting
Louisville, Ky. The established loca
rates from Chicago. Milwaukee and com
mon points, Seneca, Peoria, Beardstown
Chaplin, St Louis and East St. Louis, will
govern on business from any point in the
territory described, delivered to line il
this association by which the above rates
do not apply to this tariff. The commits
sioner has also issued joint freight tariff
to Davenport Rock Island and Moline
applying on traffic originating at Balti'
more, Philadelphia, New York and Bos
ton, and points common Herewith, in
Guiding all traffic subject up to
Chicago or Seneca, as the case may
be, to the official classification OF
westwardsbound freight" MS published
by the lines leading from the seaboard
points named, destined to the Missssipp
points named, taking effect Novembe,
49, 1885. The rates are as follows From
Chicago. Milwaukee, and Common Points
First class, 80 cents; second %; third 90
fourth, 10; special, 12!, From Seneca
First class 20 cents; second, 81; third II
fourth, 10; special, 124.
These rates are subject to the "otlicia
classification of westward bound freight.
Minimum charge from Chicago or Mil
waukce, 30 cents; from Seneca, 25 cents
The rates from Chicago will apply only
via the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
and Chicago, Milwaukee Il St. Paul rail
ways: from Milwaukee via the Chicago
Milwaukee IL ST. Paul road only. The
established local tariff rates will govern
on traffic described herein, forwarded via
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than the Chicago, Rock Island u Pacific
railways.
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