The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
THE NEW THROUGH RATES.
a Minimum OF rs Cents Territory of
the Central Traffic Association.


The new schedules authorizing the ex-
tension of the Chicago rates into the ter
tory OF the Central Traffic Association,
received by the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific Saturday last. Will go
into effect tomorrow. For further infor-
nation and guidance OF shippers Matt J.
Il. White. general agent OF the Great
Northern. has Issued the following cir
cular;
"All terminal rates Of Is cents and over.
class and commodity, now applying from
Chicago TO Pacific coast points, will also
apply from all Central Traffic Associa-
ton points located on lines members OF
the association The Central Traffic AS
sociation proper extends as far north as
Muskegon. Mich. and practically ex-
tends due east from the latter point 10
Toronto. Canada. From there on. its
eastern boundary line II extends I'm
southerly direction through Hamilton,
Ontario: international and suspension
bridges. Buffalo and Salamanca. Y. Y;
oil City, Franklin and PttsburE 10
Wheeling. W Va. The southern bound
AIRY line from Wheeling follows the course
OF the Ohio river through Louisville. Ky,
to- but not including. Evansville, Ind.
The western boundary line extends from
Chicago via the west shore Of Lake Mich
igan. the boundary line Of Illinois. thence
via said boundary lire 20 Niucennes.
railroad through Princeton 70 Evansville
Business. therefore originating at
points as far cast as Toronto Buffalo,
oil city. Pa. Franklin. Pa Pittsburg
and Wheeling viii be taken care Of on the
same basis OF rates as those now amply
ing from Chicago proper and Chicago
common points. excepting that the mini
mum rate on any commodity from any
point within or on the boundary Except
ing the western boundary OF Central
Traffic Association. viii be IS cents. but
where the sum ot the local rates tn and
out Of Chicago makes less than - cents,
the latter combination will apply. al
though less than the minimum. This
combination. OF course. will obtain only
on the lower olassed freights. In each
case. where the present tariffs make
rates from Chicago < cents and over the
reduction In rates from Central Traffic
Association noints effected by the change
IS represented by the local rates hereto
fore charged up 10 Chicago or 20 the east
orn boundary line Of Chicago territory.
THE rev rates from Atlantic - 3ho8r3
points VIII De figured bv adding the locals
70 ard from points located on the eastern
boundary lire - the Central Traffic As
ISOLATION TERRITORY such as Buffalo Pitts
burg. etc. and will consequently 10 re-
ducei IN proportion 70 the extent % the
reduction west u the ratc-tasiuE points.
There w8H be no nerceptible change in
the rates from Eastern points on low
class fralEhts via lake and rail for in
MANY tn.stane IS the rates obtainahie Via
the lakes viii he much lower than r
cents from Central Traffic Association
points. and on the same comruo3fties from
the Atlantic seahoard fhe combs nation Of
locaIs via West Superior dock VIII result
IN lower rates than those ohtainahle on
combination az aM-Tau rates via Pitts
burg. Buffalo. etc NJ doubt the rates
VIA the lakes viii be adjusted 70 meet the
change. and the same ratio Of differences
heretofore existing viii Pc maintained
points
Through the above application ~ the
chicago rates the rates on trauscortt-
mental freight from the territory de-
scribe1 viii be reduced from Is 70 = cents.