The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-27
CUT ON FREIGHT RATES.
It Will Go Into Effect Monday
on the Southern
Pacific.
The Outcome of the Present Passenger
Rate War Between Here and
Portland.

As predicted in these columns few
days ago, freight rate war has evolved
from the strife for passenger business be-
tween the Southern Pacific Company and
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany.
Beginning on Monday next the Southern
Pacific will be prepared to handle through
freight between this City and Portland or
Salem for 50 and 81 so per ton on all ship
ments except explosives, fresh fruits or
vegetables, fresh meat or poultry, oils,
acids, furniture, vehicles, agricultural i'm
plements or crates that cannot be conven-
iently loaded on boxcars.
Existing rates are So per ton IN first.
second and third class freight, 81 on fourth
class, Sc on fifth class and class A, So on
classes B and c, and 81 on classes D and Z.
The new 50 so rate will apply on nrst,
second, third and fourth class shipments
and the 81 rate on the other six classes.
Although the steamers of the Oregon
Railway ana Navigation Company have
been carrying freight at 81 ton for some
time past at intervals to compete with the
Alice Blanchard, steam schooner, it has
maintained its regular rates of So, 81 and
IS per ton on the different classes of freight
at all other times, except when the
Blanchard sailed. In order to meet the
cut of the Southern Pacific Company it
is expected that the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company will make fat rate
of 81 on all classes of freight, to apply till
further notice.
J. c. Stubs, traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific Com pany, denies the re-
port that the company will put on a line
of steamers to carry freight in competi-
- =, pail, n
ton Company, and says that no such
project has been or is contemplated.
A circular was issued by Manager FGll-
more to-day announcing the appointment
of Horace w. Ball, chief clerk of the
motor department, with headquarters at
Sacramento. Mr.. Ball, until a few days
ago. hell the position of chief clerk to
Auditor Foster of the motive power and
machinery department., but Mr.. Foster
office was abolished. necessltating a new
field of labor for Mr.. Ball. which he has
been furnished at Sacramento.
1t is the announced intention of the
Southern Pacific Company to hereafter
arrest and prosecute for false personation
all persons who are detected using
scalped tickets on their lines.
PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 26. Southern
Pacific officials here have received instruc-
tons to make immediate preparations for
securing docking privileges for the steamer
that the Southern Pacific will at once put
on between Portland and San Francisco to
compete with the o. r. and N. on freight
business. New rates on Southern Pacific
freight traffic, which are reduced from 10
to 16 per cent, will go into effect Monday.
0. r. and n. officials received news of
the threatened competing boat with
something akin to alarm. 1t is the opinion
OF those who know that freight rates are
about as low as they can be maintained.
Railroad men regard the latest move of
the Southern Pacific as virtual acknowl-
edgment that theirs has been a losing
fight SO far, inasmuch as Generalization in
passenger rates on the Shasta special has
taken business from the regular overland.