The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-20
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
Cause Of the Western Freight Reduction
Rates From Bosten-Notes

The vote which changed rates from all
Missouri points stood II to II, and by this
the 20 per cent reduction was consum-
mated. Unlike all reductions made from
and to single points in the last two years
there is no possible salvage for any of the
western roads. 1t means q reduction of
from 20 to 80 per cent on gross freight
earnings of all lines running east from the
Missouri river. The reduction thus effects
the earnings of the Atchison, Baltimore q
Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio, Burlington g.
St. Paul, Rock Island; Chicago, ST. Louis
q Pittsburg; Chicago, st. Paul & Kansas
City; Alton; Northwestern; Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, St Louis & Chicago; Illinois
Central; Wabash, and Vandalia branch of
the Pennsylvania. ~
The change takes effect February %.
The charge is for tirst-class &C.,, the former
rate being 75c. with corresponding reduc-
lions in order classes, which have hereto
fore been published.
The reduction was caused by the Bur-
lngton u Northern's reduction OF 1874 per
cent on rates to and from ST. Paul This
diminishes the gross earnings in that terri
tory just one-third of the Burlington &
Northern, ST. Paul & Chicago, ST. Paul &
Kansas City, Rock Island, Minneapolis &,
st. Louis, Iowa Central g. Burlington and
Cedar Rapids 81 Northern.
The reduction from st. Paul so seriously
affected the Illinois Central via Sioux
City, that it was forced to make lower
rates, which it did by cutting 20 per cent.
OF course, a corresponding rate from Mis-
souri, river points was necessitated by this
move.
One of the officials said at the close of
the meeting when the reduction was made
'sThe meeting has been endeavoring to
prove by majority rates that the inevitable
is the impossible. The Burlington & Nor
thern rates put in effect at ST. Paul forced
a reduction at Sioux City, and this has ne
cessitated similar reductions at Council
Bluffs, Omaha and southwestern Mis-
souri, river points. Freight rates are like
row OF bricks on end, push down the
first and the rest must go also. Although
the coming reduction is the most serious in
years, it hardly comes as a sensation, it be-
ing known since the Illinois Centrai's re-
duction that the hide would go with the
Northern tail which has wagged the whole
dog"
The general eastern agents of the
Colorado and Eastern association, of New
York city, have issued route tariff to
Colorado and Utah common points which
makes rates from Boston the same as from
New York.
a w. middleton, eastern passenger
agent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe, with headquarters at New York, is in
the city
Garfield city, along the line of the Utah
& Nevada, has been reproduced on canva.
by Miss L. K. Roberts, of Genessio, Ill, in
a beautiful pair of oil paintings. They
give splendid views of the Buffalo herd
Lynch & Glassman's "giant spouter,n the
lake, the old Lake Point hotel and sur
rounding objects. They will be on exhibi
ton in the Union Pacific office in few
days. 1s.
A special came up from Sandy last even
ing, bringing a number of passengers tt
witness the parade. 1t returned at II &c
! O'Clock