Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-26
BEAT TIE SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
II Has 10 submit, TO Rats Agreements
OF Eastern Railroads.

@. F. Smurr, general freight agent OF
tho Southern Pacific company, has
announced that the transconilnentai
railroads have practically agreed to
consummats an arrangement for the
making OF westbound freight rates
from what IL known as the central
traffic territory, on the basis OF tho
same rates ~ prevail westbound from
New York city, sublscI 10 minimum
Of 40 cents, says the Sau Francisco
Chronicle. This means reduction In
weslbound rates 10 the amount OF tho
local rate now Hp9lyius from the poist
Of sh!p3aent 10 either New York or
Chicago, and will be shared by all thu
roads forming thu through lines he
tween points iu tho central trkifio tSfIi.
tory and California.
The present rate, applying on vest
bound freight shipments are bsing
based on the rates applying from New
York and ChicsgO,to which IL added 9
local rate between tho point OF SHY
munt aud thr two cities mentioned.
For Instance, acarload Of nisrohandiso
IL shipped from PittsDufx 10 San Fran.
cisco. II the local rate from PiItsours
10 New York, added to the through
rate from New York TO San Francisee,
IL less tnan tho local tatr from Pitts
burg to Chicago, added 10 the through
rate from Chicago 10 San Fsancl,cD,
the fOtnSr rat. spplisa on the shipment
and vice versa, though tho rate docs
not iniickie ihe route.
Tue Genital tfaiiio territory includes
all the territory from tbs PlltsbuTg snd
Buffalo meridian west To Chicago, and
north Of this Quo river. This 10 the
territory which will bo Affected by tho
now method OF rstn.mAking. rhs
through rates on wostbound shipments
IRON all points IN this territory will DO
the rates now applying from New YORK
or Chicago without tho addition OF the
local rate from this p)lut Of shipment
~ Now York or Chicago. This abol-
ishmeht OF all local rates GU tLTClgn
westbound shipments Will accomplish
a bigger reduction Ia rates than THO
tranaco ntiuental roads have made Ia
many months. This extent OF TIL TO.
duclion may DO readily judged by tho
effect II viii have on shipments rom
| Cincinnati. Such items OF m rohAn-
| disc as are classod Ia tbs western olss-
sificAti1n as first class now carry n rate
| OF g.. ~ from Chicago O. San FfGrcls.
co. Tho first class rate from Cincln.
natl TO Chicago 10 40 ornls, winch,
aided TO the rate from Chicago to San
| Francisco. makes tho through rate
from Cincinnati $3.50. The rats under
the new arrangement will be s2.iO.
This abolition Of local rates IN the
central traffic territory and tho cons,-
quent reduction In through wesi.bound
rates from all points In that territory
have not bpen brought about through
any dcslre or infuence Of tho buuthefn
Pnolil, company. In fact tho Height
| department officials Of tho Southern
Pacific company frankly ooufess that
| they have bean opposing ths Pre- post
| hon flr the reason, 40 they explaiu ~
the high rates afford CiliforniA manu-
| .aaiurers protection RgainsI tire ktoI
| c5mpetiton OF EASTERN manufacturers.
| foe eastern roads, however, nave
forced the s3Outnerl Pacific 10 grace
ully accept the situation, anu Mt.
smurr says the tTsnscJn.inenial lines
| have all agreed 20 adopt the proposed
| new method OF Tate-msking. Tho
| reduced rates will DO put into effect In
the near future, probably by the lat Of
| October.