The herald., 1894-12-31
CHANGES In FREIGHTS.
THE NEW WESTERN OVERLAND
CLASSIFICATION.
Benefits TO Be Derived from Con n setin z
Los Angeles aud Salt Like by
Stool Rails.

Soma OF the features OF the new west.
crn classification are OF interest to
Southern California. OF these the most
important one is rule 6. which provides
that carload freight will be rated and
charged according to the current rules
governing maximum and minimum
weights OF carloads but in no
case, unless specially provided for In the
classi ication, will q carload be consid-
cred less than 10000 pounds on freight
rated in carloads third class sud higher,
and $4,000 pounds on freight rated in
carloads lower than third class. Pro.
visions for carload ratings shown in the
classification will apply only upon ship-
ments received in one day from one
consignor under one bill of lading and
delivered under one expense bill to one
consignee. Carload rates are not appli-
cable on freight consigned to railroad
agents."
The following exceptions to this rule
will 20 into effsc. January 2st: Glass
ware. 10000 pounds, and the same
weight for carloed lots of lamp Chin
neys. earthen ware, stoneware, sewing
machines. piowe, thrsshsss, sepArators.
clover hullers. corn huskers, corn crush.
ers, corn shelters. beer in wood, gas.
gasoline, oil and vspor etoves.
The minimum on furniture N. o. s..
advanced 1T the November meeting to
$4,000 pounds, has been changsdto 49,
700 pounds.
Honey in Colorado will be rated as
fourth-class, in place of the old rating
OF in cans boxed second.class, in kegs
second.class, and in barrels or casks
third-class, any quantity.
Shipments OF liquors in wood are to be
released on basis of 80 GENTS per gallon,
instead OF $40 per barrel % heretofore.
SALT LAKE AND LOS ANGELES.
The petition for separate receiver for
the Short Line railroad has look to US
ss though the arrangements were being
quietly made to permit the main Union
Pacific, from Omaha to Ogden, to revert
to the government, says the Salt Lake
Tribune. 1t may not be 10, but it has
that look. Presumably the Utah North.
ern and Utah Central will 90 into the
Short Line. as they are . part OF the
same branch system. This done 1t would
require only . few miles of track to
bring the Northwestern and Burlington
in connection. Contemplating this pos.
sibility, thea the line to connect this city
with Los Angeles at once assn mes im-
mense importance. Indeed, it has been
a matter of wonderment for years that
the opportunity which the building OF
that road presents has not been seized
upon. There 10 whole mint Of money
waiting for the man or company which
threads that route with steel. The cost
would be but trife compared to that
OF either of dozen enterprises that are
floated annually. Not more than 6, 900.
600 would be needed to make 1t first. class
and to capSriron it perfectly. Fiji
teen per cent on that sum, for interest
and for operating expenses,
would require gross earnings daily ol
$1,000. That is. 85 passengers each
way at $40 each, would yield that
amount, without reference to freight,
express or mails. The freight from and
to Los Angeles, aside from coal. would
exceed that amount; 80 would the
freight on ore and bullion picked up in
the interior. The freight on coal to Los
Angeles at So per ton would yield, even
on this present needs OF that city and
the roads centering there, nearly OF
quiet $1,000 600 annually. Finally, by
the time the road could be put through, /,
it would connect here with four or fvo
roads converging to this point. We can
not imagine such another opportunity
for investment Of large capital % this
enterprise presents.