The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-09
THE RATES REDUCED
Western Markets Can Compete With
the South Hereafter.
1T WILL BENEFIT MONTANA
Eastern Washington Farm Produce
and MIssoula Fruits Laid Down
Here Cheap and at a Reason
able Profit to the Producer.

Butte, June S.-By sweeping reduc-
ton in freight rates from Spokane to
Butte. Anaconda, Helena, Garrison
and Deer Lodge. the producers of farm
products in Eastern Washington are
put on the same basis with the Utah
producers as far as the principal Mon
tana markets are concerned. and the
people of this state. especially the con-
sumers in Butte and Anaconda. will
probably reap the benefit. The North
ern Pacific announces reduction of
nearly 30 per cent on six of the princi-
pal classes 5f firm products shipped
from Spokane. and II * intended as
permanent arrangement. The new
rates on some of the principal articles
from Spokane TO the Montana points
mentioned are as follows.
Less than car
Articles. f. load lots. Car loads.
Apples. ......... SOC per loo lbs. 65c
Butter, eggs,
etc............ 9oc per 100 lbs. ....110c
Poultry. dressed .l25c per loo ibs...... soc
Vegetables. =. .125c per 100 lbs. Ale
These rates. as stated. are practically
the same as the rates from Salt Lake.
They went into effect Thursday. and
already tremendous quantities of farm
products are coming into Butte from
eastern Washington. As compared
rates on the Bitter Root products are
still very much lower. SO that the state
of Washington does not come into seri-
Gus competition with the Montana pro-
ducers. From Hamilton the rates to
the same towns mentioned I'm the Spo-
kane schedule arc as follows:
afttH HF Per car
Articles. Per 100 lbs. load
Apples. cents so cents
Butter, eggs. etc. IS cents 60 cents
Poultry. dressed ...l01 cents IS GETS
Vegeta bles ~ .1O1 cents % cents
These are the maximum rates on Bit
ter Root products.i the rates from Mis-
soula and other points i'm the valley of
course being lower. a.
THE new announcement is hailed
with particular JOY by the farmers Of
Eastern Washington. as IL throws open
to their products the best and biggest
market in the Northwest" says the
Spokane Chronicle in speaking about
the change. o. u .r"
1T is a reduction that will he Of
great value to the farmers and dealers
of Eastern Washington, said General
Agent Gibbs to the Chronicle reporter.
practically II means the opening of "A
| new market for their butter, eggs,
cheese, poultry and Vegetah les. At
| present and in the past Montana con-
| sumers have been obtaining these sup
| plies mainly from the farmers of Utah,
In the future we hope the producers OF
| Washington will occupy at least their
| share of this great market.
| mo more forcible comment can be
| given on the wonderful changes In
! farming i'm this state during the last
! two years OF hard times said prom
| inent commission dealer Two years
| ago-indeed one year agO-the people
| of this city. and for that matter many
| of the farmers in fhs0 eQuptry round
about. looked 10 therhafssissippi valley
| as the only reliable source Of supplies
| for butter, eggs. cheese, and often foi
vegetables. too.
| THE taste Of some of that Minnesota
| butter and those Kansas eggs still
| fingers in the mouth of every old resi-
| dent Of Spokane; but at the close oil
| two years OF hard times, which tho
| farmers Of Eastern Washington de
| clared the most disastrous they haC
| ever known. they find themselves IN
| complete possession Of the home mar
| ket. the West Kootenai market. and
| now the vast markets Of Montana arr
| thrown open to them. and they are in
| Yited to go in and take possession.
! I'm short IL seems to me that th'
| last two years have really been th'
most beneficial. progressive and con
| ducive to lasting prosperity that tn
| farmers of Eastern Washington have
! ever known. They have many lessons
| i'm diversified farming yet to learn, bu
they are mastering these with wonder
full rapidity. And they will find tn
market growing broader year by