Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-09-13
THE RUMBL|NG OF THE RA|LS|
The New Freight Tariff the Result Of
an Agreement Between the
Pacific Roads.
Stock Shipments on the Montana Cen.
tral-NOtes About Railroad
Men.
From THURSDAYS Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
The new freight rates, which 60 into
effect Sept. 20 and which we're published
in yesterdays TRIBUNE, are the result of
a conference held in st. Paul a few weeks
ago by representatives Of tho Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and Union
Pacific roads, who agreed among them
selves to make a stiff advance in rates to
all Montana points. The result was that
rates were put up to about the same fig
ure they were in 1888, when the Great
Northern was completed to the coast and
began to compete for business by cut
ting rates. 1t is claimed by the com-
panies that the present schedule Of rates
was based to some extent on the low
through rates to the coast made necessary
by the water competition, and that the
new schedule which applies to points not
affected by water competition only puts
the rates back on the old basis prevail
ing before the redirections of the Great
.Ncll NbiHillcIItd' lho lUItOn 90 q
gives an idea Of the raise made in rates
in this state and compared with the
Great Falls rates published yesterday
will prove interesting. The old basis of
rates from st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Duluth to Helena and Butte was us fol-
lows:
First, 51.85; second, 31,7O: third, SLIGO;
fourth, 5l,40; fifth, 5l.2O; A, S1.1O; l., SOC;
6, sec; d, roc; e, Coo,
The new basis is: First, $3.50; second,
52,15; third, 5l.10; fonrth. S1,5O; fifth,
al25; A,Sl,15: b, 3l00; &. SOC; d, 15c; E.,
G1c.
70 Spokane and points in the Palouse
country and eastern Washington aud
Idaho and to Walla Walla district, also
to points on the Oregon Railway d Navi-
CATION company, similar charges have
been made. The old basis of rates to
Spokane was:
First, S2,15; second, S1o5; third, $3.50;
fourth, 5l,50; fifth, 3J,4O; A, Sl.40; b, 81,
G. SOC; d, Soc; e, Toe.
The new basis is: First, So; second,
$3.50; third. $500; fourth, 81 90; fifth,
81 80; A, 81 45; 3, f1,25;C c, Sl.lO; d, 93c;
f, SIC.
An important change has also been
made in the basis of rates from Chicago
and st. Louis to a large portion Of this
territory, which will also be in favor of
the Minneapolis and st. Paul .bbers.
That is, the through rates from Chicago
and st. Louis will be based on the local
rates to st. Paul, and the full tariff rates
beyond, except in some ceses whore the
low competitive rates to the coast make
a different basis necessary,
Stock shipments over the line of the
Montana Central are now in full swing
and promise to considerably eurpass the
record of last year. Thore have been
shipped up to this date over this road )
cars Of horses, 1G2 cars of sheep, ana 22i
cara of cattle. The shipments for the
future are as follows:
At Big Sandy G. j. Mcnamara will
ship 30 cars of cattle today.
AT Big Sandy Fergus d Hamilton will
ship GO cars of cattle on Sept. 1G.
At Fort Benton John Spencer will
ship 40 cars of cattle today.
AT Fort Benton the Miner Live Stock
company will ship 20 cars Of cattle on
the 18th mat.
At Fort Benton the Shonkin outfit
will ship % cars o. cattle on the l9tb
inst.
At Fort Benton G. If. Goodell will
chip IS cars Of cattle on the 18th inst.
At Fort Benton H. j, Copps will ship
II care Of cattle on Sept, 10.
At Fort Benton the judith roundup
will ship 80 cars of cattle on OFT. !.
At Fort Benton Columbus Higlie will!
ship 20 cars of cattle on Oct. 10,
AZ Hort pIpfgn r. w Il4r,Iyro u,iI
ship u cars Of cattle on OCT, 20,
AT Arlington the Rock creek round
up will ship Is cars OF cattle on Sept. 90.
At Cascade the Chestnut roundup
will ship 45 cars Of cattle on Sept, Is.
About 1000 head of mutton, making
two trainloade, left the Benton stock
yards last Monday, The shipment in.
Guided u cars of j, T.. and j. .. Patter-
son and the Wilson Bros. and 10 ears bs-
longing to Sweeney & Cowell of the
upper Teton.
Pat Kelly, formerly train master on
the Montana Central, left this week for
a months vacation, during which time
he will visit in Dakota, whore hn has
considerable property interests, and also
extent his vieit TO Montreal, where he
has friends and relatives.
Superintendent McLaren ig absent on
a handcer inspection trip over the line Of
the Montana Central and will not be
back till next week.
Charlie jerks, clerk to the train mas
ter at the Montana Central Offices, is off
On a few days excursion in pursuit of
the prairie chicken.
The Great Northern road has given
Instructions to secure the right of way
and build 1000 feet of siding and a de-
pot at Union Settlement, N. d.