The morning call., 1892-03-21
A ASTRlkING CONTRAST.
Minnesota and California
Freight Rates.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC TARIFF.
1t Is Compared With That Of The
Southern Pacific.
NOW SIN FRANCISCO is BLED.
Some Iery Interesting Facts and Figures
for the Contemplation of Our
Railroad Commissioners.
HOW SIN FRANCISCO is BLED.

Strike a hard blow at the high local
freight rates, gentlemen of the Railroad
Commission, and you will earn the everlast-
ing gratitude of the people of California.
Now is the time for striking that blow.
Never in the history of this State were the
people SO restive under railroad oppression
as they are to-day.
Never were they so clamorous for relief.
Never has the Southern Pacific monopoly
made so much money in one year as it has
during the past twelve months.
Never vas 1t more apparent that its great
wealth is wTung from the people. And Of
this wealth it is giving large sums to throt-
tie commerce by sea and land.
Surely now is the time. Traffic Manager
Leeds has given you, gentlemen of the Rail-
road B GARD, lesson in grain rates. He has
shown you how frightfully disproportion-
ate and discriminative are the figures on
the tariff-how California is being bled that
the railroads coffers may be heaped high.
How ca n you afford to disregard the warn
ing? How can you afford to split hairs and
haggle over technicalities in the face Of the
facts presented?
To-day THE CALL adds its mite TO the
literature of the question.
THE CALL shows that the contrast be-
tween the rates on the leading railroad line
Of Minnesota and the leading line in Cali
fornia is something wonderful to contem-
plate.
In selecting the Northern Pacific to afford
a comparison between rates on the Southern
Pacific line and those on some leading
railroad not within cur State. the choice
was not exactly made at haphazard, for il
was sought 10 bring into the comparison
line that had as many if not more adverse
conditions to operate under as has the Cali
fornia road. Then, too, it was thought
best not to 60 too far East, for the reduction
of rates by competition in such States as
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York would
show the tariff charges Of the Southern
Pacific Company to be so much higher than
are the rates in those States as to make the
contrast a supTemely ridiculous one.
Nothing is more clear in this article than
the fact that the Northern Pacific has
strained every effort to build up the CON-
merce of tie city Of ST Paul. That town
has grown wonderfully and this is largely
the result Of low rates of freight.
On the other hand, what is the Southern
Pacific Company doing to encourage the
commerce Of San Francisco?
What kind of freight rates does it give
US?
The very highest that 1t dares to charge.
Yo DO not believe this. gentlemen of the
commission? Take look at THE CALLS
COM paratiye schedules. Here is an extract
for you:
Rate
per Ton
Agricultural Implements, from ST.
Paul 10 Valley city, distance 309
miles, by the Northern Pacific ..... 81 90
Agricultural Implements. from San
Francisco to bakersfield, distance
:3O2 mites, by the Southern Pacific. II 90
Brick, from St. Paul to FdUey city,. 3 60
BricLs, from San Francisco to Bakers
ferd ................................... 20
Dry Goods, from st. Paul to TalleB
City ...................... II GO
bakersfield. Observation-Disclosures. SO 40
Iron CastinDs,frOnt st. Paul to Tdt-
tcD CITY,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
IRON Castings, from San Francisco
to BdkersJieId ..........- ....-....... 2f 10
Stores, from ST. Paul to TdUey City. 90
Stores, from San Francisco to