The record-union., 1893-01-12

Value per 100 pounds wholesale prices in
san Francisco market: Green fruit, S3 so;
57c.
FRUIT RATE CONDITIONS.
To fairly consider the rates on fruit it
is necessary to know and appreciate at
least some of the conditions of its trans
portation.
The minimum weight Of frui; in re-
frigerator cars is 2tV00 pounds, the rate
on which to Chicago being 81 Is per 100
pounds from San Jose or Sacramento, the
total cost would be $500 per carload OF
q 600 pounds.
For the service west Of Ogden lpropor-
tionately within the limits of this State)
the amount received by the Southern Pa
citic Company is $40 76.
Weight ofrefrigerator car averages 40, 600
Average weight OF ordinary fruit car is.24 600
Excessive weight OF refri igera tor ...... / 900
Excessive weight OF refrigerator (re-
turn i.... ....- g, eco
Weight Of ice East-bound .................. 5000
Weight Of 2, 600
Total weight. Ga 900
Dividing this total weight $4,000
poundsl by the revenue west of Ogden,
81 40 76-l00 give D cents per 100 pounds,
or 81 40-l00 per ton Of 1900 pounds.
The distance from san Jose to Ogden
being so miles the result is that the
Southern Pacific Company receives in
AdlllOLllds anu LlIOAGuOuL us IdsL1EE
extension to Ogden, 0.5y5 Of a cent per ton
per mile for its service. The trains that
bear this fruit to market receive
especial attention, and they are moved
over the roads at high velocites. their
necessary speed exceeding that of pas
senger trains in many parts Of the coun-
try.
ON-RENUNERAIIVE RATES.
Whatever the views of the managers of
the railways may be, do not hesitate to
express the opinion that these rates, un-
der the existing conditions, are not di-
rectly remunerative, and that therefore
the loss occasioned by them, properly,
ought to he compensated for by clearly
defined direct or indirect, present or pros
pective, revenues from other sources.
CONCLUSIONS REACHED.
The examination of the railroads Of the
State, and Investigations 1 have made,
and a careful consideration OF the data
obtained, some OF which are presented in
condensed form in this report. have led
me TO the following conclusions:
First-That California is and always
will be especially exceptional in its con-
ditions, conditions which must be factors
in determining what would be Just and
equitable railroad rates for the transpor-
tation Of persons and property within its
limits.
Second-That it is wholly impracticabla
to establish for its railroads uniform pas
senger and freight charges and have them
bear justly and equitably upon the peo-
pie Of the State and the railroad COM
panies.
Third-That the present rates of the
several railroads are not so nearly uni-
form as it may be practicable to establish
upon very exhaustive examination anu
careful employment Of the factors from
which they ought to De deduced.
fourth-Ihat, taking into account OPP
Grating expenses ard all other matters
Of general import bearing on and affect
ing the operation Of railroads in this
state, so tar as / have been able, / am
convinced and believe that the rates
charged by the railroad companies OF
California for the transportation of per-
sons and property are not as whole un-
reasonably high, and that if they were
then the rates for railroad transportation
on the roads and system Of roads throus b.
out the United States have been and now
are, also, as a whole, uureasouably high.
tifth-That the exceptional conditions
in California which must largely deter
mine what would DO just ana equitable
rates for the railroads to charge for the
transportation of persons and property
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