The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-08

Railroads Make an Advance on
Eastern Shipments.
IT'S EFFECT ON THE MARKET.
Increased Competition OF white Pine
and Cypresa-some Advantages
Rams Horn Wins Again.

The threatened advance in east-bound
freight rates on lumber and shingles was
efhcially announced by telegraph from
The ST. Paul headquarters of the Great
Northern road to the local officials.
While the Great Northern Is the first
read to publish the new rates. they will
doubtless be made by the Northern Pa
cihc, Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific.
The telegram announcing the change
rads as follows:
"our new tariff on lumber and shingles
rom North Pacific coast points will take
effect March !, isat with following rates:
10 Missouri river points. Sioux City and
Kansas City inclusive. Mississippi river
common points. Chicago common points
and points in Illinois north of Bea rds-
tosn and points IN Iowa north OF Bur
lsngton on direct lines TO which we have
siahiished rates fir lumber so cents, mini
rum ,. coo rounds: shingles and lumber
o cents minimum 10000 pounds; TO sta
nens south of Burlington and Beardssovn
e St Louis, inclusive. tir lumber. a.H
senis. lumber and shingles. 62ss cents. to
points in Illinois rates will he Increased
BY siding local on proportlonate rates
nom Chicago, Peoria, Beardstown. Wann.
o. East -. Louis TO the above rates 10
these points In no instance wilt local
ia'ss IN and out of Minnesota transfer be
Exceeded
This is an advance of 10 cents to 81. Paul
saa Missouri river points and ) cents TO
mississippi river points. while Chicago
common points take the same Pate as At
Present., except points south OF Boards
own and Burlington and north OF 81
Lau's. 70 which there is an advance OF "a
ssais
zach an advance has been expect ed Tor
sne time. She Great Northern and North
sh Pacific having warned the shinglemen
4 mar they could not undertake TO keep
'assn supplied with cars At present rates.
sR did no; pay to haul empty cars West
"f TIE purpose. The alternative offered
VS. 20 adopt a more compact shinge
E&ksee ~ that the cars Nigh, be loaded
thei' fall cubic capacity. the change
nd necessarily be slow. rs
.oe Eastern dealers would only
degrees become convinced OF
we Advantages OF the new package and
seiid be likely 20 object 20 buying larger
~ eaes than they have been accustomed
- % the railroads have gone ahead 10
~ n the advanced rates which they de-
ssAsec g. be necessary in order that they
.sai MAKE something out OF the irsfne'
- 70 'he eitee, 81 the new rates on TIE
s'1s, A. +. McEwan. secretary OF the
ae Cedar Lumber Company. said in
= Interview last night:
iae advance will affect the price oil
"a 81 ng Is muss III Minnesota ana
$50 Shere IL wlH re equivalent 70 an
s.'ahee ~ from 10 cents - - cen;s IN aa-
70 the advance IN price just mace
ia sas neA a>SoCsa alton. In Nlnneapo4ss
al advance OF 50 cents over tue prices
i 4asi pecesu oer. taking the advance
yNfiee Nud in railroad rates together.
The worst feature Of the matter, 'os
49, cedar shingles were sold IN Iowa sass
80. than IN any other Eastern
80 snd that state and Minnesota
/ 49,, aere We come into most severe com
stsacn wish white pine. Ii will not at
I A. - hsuce IN Illinois which state wss
3 ss,ccne largest buyer last year. IS the
Is oHly IA ceats 10 points soo'n