The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-24
THE NEW FREIGHT RATES.
Reductions of Great Importance to
Buyers and Sellers at This
Point.
Details Of the Sch edule that Will
Bring JOY to Our Business
Men.

Agent Kelly OF the Great Northern
railway at Great Falls received yester-
day the now freight schedule from head.
quarters at st. Paul. For some weeks
the transcontinental railroads have been
figuring on a reduction of the freight
tariff to and from all western points
reached by the Great Northern, Northern
Pacific, and Union Pacific lines. An
agreement was finally reached and the
new tariff went into operation on We'd
nesdoy, the 10Th inst.
The reduction takes in nearly every
class of goods and will be IL great saving
to the business mcn Of Great Walls and
surrounding country in the matter Of
freights alone. Great Falls is now in a
position to compete with her sister cities
for the general trade Of northern Non
tana.
The following are the rates from st.
Paul and Minneapolis under the new
schedule 10 Great Falls:
Merchandise, per 100 lbs. FIRST class,
$40; second class, $3.50; third class,
SLIGO; fourth class, Slo3J; nth class,
SLID. Car load lots. class y, 5l.O]. class
b, IS cents. class G, Is cents; class -, ~
cents; class T., % cents.
The OLD rates ON the same class If
goods were in merchandise. first class,
per 100 h., $3.50; second class, 500,
third class. 3l.GJ; fourth class, Slio;
fifth class, $40. Car load lots, class \,
Sl.05; class b., % cents; class G., 50 cents:
a1,,- II IN .A.t-, .In-- Il IN ,nlta
1t will be noted that the reductions in
every class of goods amounts to from >
to II cents, which is quite an item to
merchants.
The rates from st. Paul and Minneap-
oils via the Montana Central to points
west of Great Falls, including Helena
and Butte, are considerably higher, as
comparison with the following schedule
will show:
First class, $3.50; second class, 800;
third class, 5l.7O; fourth class. 5l.4oi
fifth class, Sl.2O. Car load lots, class \.
Sl.10; class b. 80 cents; class &, 50 cents
class ID, 20 cent; class f., GO cents.
Under the old tariff Helena had the
advantage of a d cent rate over the
Montana Central to points east, while
Great Falls, over the same road, sending
goods west paid 70 cents. Tho new
tariff gives Great Falls the advantage
now and the reduction will bring the
trade heretofore going to Helena tc
Great Falls.
Among the many reductions which
will be of great benefit to Great Falls Is
that on nails, which can now be shippcc
in car lots for 81 per 100 lbs; the ole
iate was 5l.2O; the rate ON sash, door'
and blinds is Sic. instead of 9Oc. as here
tofore; crockery from 5l.2O to Sl.l|
fruits-foreign and domestic-of al
kinds from 5l.2O to 5l.15; hardware, il
car lots, from 52.O5 to 5l3 These re
ductione are from 1T. Paul and Mime
apolis. The new rate from Chicago Il
Great Falls on hardware is 52.0i; til,
old rate was 500 for car lots.
Through the whole schedule the rate
have been reduced to such AN cNten
that the business interests ofGreat Fall
will receive the benefit.
The schedule Of rates from western
points to the east have not yet been re
ceived in full by Mr.. Kelly, but the Gu
is equally las great as from the east. Oh
lumber alone, mixed lots. the tariff ha
been reduced from &c TO 3Jc iron
Washington points. On canned SALINE.
the old rate was 81. the new will be 1jl
and Il corresponding reduction is mad
on all other Glasses of canned goods fror
western points.
Great Falls will now be able to com
pete for trade that has gone elsewhere
and can offer better inducements to tn
people Of Northern Montana than any
her neighpors. As IA whole the reduc
ton is of incalculable benefit to thi
country. where commodities of all KIM!
will be greatly cheapened.