The morning call., 1893-08-20

AS VIII De seen by a glance in the fore
going table the merchant in Brooks who
BUYS goods in Portland, fOrty-four miles
distant, is given rate of % cents per 100
pounds, while the dealer in Eugene is
charged 80 cents per 100 pounds for his San
FRANCISCO goods shipped from Albany, ex-
actly the same distance.
The discrimination grows larger in its
proportions as the distance increases. For
instance the rate from Portland to Glen
dale, 262 miles, is 80 cents, while from AL
bany to Ashland, one mile less, the rate is
81 10.
A few figures in comparison, as applied
TO merchants doing business in the San
Joaquin Valley, show the results of the
com petition. the benefits of which In some
measure the Oregon merchant now enjoys
since the Oregon Pacific road was COM
pleted.
In the above table the rate quoted from
Portland to Ruckles. 216 miles, is 50 cents,
while from this city to Kingsburg, 215
miles, the rate is 81 cents. From Portland
TO West Fork, 249 miles, the road charges
"a cents per 100 pounds, while from this
city to Dathol, the same distance. it charges
81 11A. From Portland to Glendale. 262
miles. tariff of SO cents is collected, while
the merchant doing business at AIcalde,
the same distance down in the San JOAQUIN
Valley, paws 81 2012 for the transportation
OF his goods.
Following these discriminating rates
u.
- shipper from Albany to pay on goods
Gned for Portland 45 cents per 100, and
conslgnOr at Oregon City. sixteen
nearer to Albany than to Portland,
MS per 100. as against the local tariff
of 40 cents from Portland to Albany,
same is true on the West Side division.
merchant at Hilsboro would be
elled 10 paw I cent more per 100 for
shipped from Albany than the mer-
at Portland on like consignment,
enty-one miles difference IN distance
entity making no difference in the
But in order to formulate a distance
tariff that would discriminate against AL
bany and Corvallis and favor Portland, the
higher rae to Hilsboro, Oregon City
and all points between those places and
Portland was necessary, and in order to
evade higher charge for a shorter haul
the rule was adopted that the rates be-
tween two local points must in no case
exceed the rate between the more remote
Of such points and Portland, whereby the
merchants at HlllsbOTO and Oregon City
would get their goods from Albany at the
same freight rate as the merchant at Port
land.
Another burden that Oregon merchants
in the interior have to bear Is caused by a
rule of the Southern Pacific road which
forbids the acceptance of cars without air
brakes at points between Rose burg and
Oakland. AS a consequence, all freight
shipped from this city to those points by
way of the water route must be trans
ferred, aud charge of 2 cents per 100 is
LEVIED for th at purpose. The utter lack of
necessity for this rule $50 far as the matter
OF safety is c0ncerned) becomes apparent
when il Is stated that there are no grades
between Portland and Oakland exceeding
1850 feet to the mile.
The $50 r0und-trip rate to Chicago, mem
toned in Fridays CALL. Is more than ever
likely to go into effect, Mr.. Goodman, gen.
eral passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cite, stating 10 a reporter yesterday that
his road would probably accept the rate if
the Eastern roads would consent to max
ing the tickets good for sixty days. Thirty
day tickets, he thought, would offer no In
ducement to persons on the coast to visit
the East.
The S25 rate 10 Missouri River points
announced by the Union Pacific as taking
effect to-day from Portland aud other
effect upon rates from this section. The
rate was made by the road simply as a
matter of protection against the Canadian
and Northern Pacific.
w. r. Vice, Pacific Coast passenger
agent of the Union Pacific, will be one of
those who will accompany the party Of
Chinese dgnitaries East.
a difference of So is made in the second
class rate between this city and Chicago
in favor of the traveller coming west. This
is over the Southern Pacific.
W. d. Sanborn Of the BurliRg ton came
in from the East yesterday accompanied
by his mother, whom he took down TO
Santa Cruz last night, where will she seek
restored health.
General Superintendent r E. MuIcahy
of the Oregon Pacific was in the city yes
terday.
The City Passenger Assoc alton held a
called meeting yesterday morning tn con-
slider the proposition of the Alton to drop
out of the organization. Several para
graphs in the agreement which were OBJ
hoXlous to tha Alton people it was agreed
snould be eliminated ii the road would
s.ay In, and lis representatives here tele-
sraphed East for further instructions.
oiXty-hve per cent of California passen-
ger travel is second class,