The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-28

Az important change in the rates on
the Atlantic seaboard goes into effect
this morning. This is the result of the
meeting at Denver on Monday last,
when the several freight agents, who
then and there assembled. made the
air blue for a time.
The old rate from this state 20 the
seaboard was 81 Under the new
schedule it will be $780, all rail, and
Sl.S5 lake and rail.
1t was the intention of all the lines
which take business from Utah TO be-
gin the season with a uniform rate.
This rate was to be 81 per hundred
weight, but after the deal, which was
made by Mr.. Oglesby of the Chicago,
Rock Island e Pacific, and Mr. Eccles
of the Union Pacific, whereby all wool
offered off the Sanpete branch of the
Rio Grande Western was routed via
Ogden on the Union Pacific and Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific, the rep
Tesentatives of the other lines deter
mined to make a break in the rates,
whereby they might secure some show
at the business.
The Missouri Pacific and the Burling
ton were the first to demoraliZe mat
1ers. and a serious scrap was had at
the Denver meeting on the date allud-
ed to, which at one time threatened to
rupture the association.
The two lines mentioned fatty denied
that they We're making a cut in the
rates, but it turns out that the other
folks had the tangible proofs right
there, and demonstrated that less than
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1t was a stormy session the agents
had. There were assertions and denials
galore. discrimination was INDUCED in
at some length, and for a while it
seemed as though it was cloudy in
the west" Finally matters were patch
ed up and the rates quoted above were
agreed upon, and will go into effect to-
day.
Owing to the low prices of wool and
the difficulty experienced IN getting the
buyers and sellers together. this rate
will be hailed with satisfaction on the
part of those who have wool to SELL
and those who have wool to buy. The
man who sells will be certain that he
will get a small advance on his product
and the buyer. by reason of the cut in
rates, can afford to pay more.
As has been stated in the Herald,
there is a sharp competition in the
matter Of wool shipments. Every line
in the west is competing for the traf-
fic and agents are out all over the
country. The wool clip is something
which needs attention. Colonel L. b
Gorham, the travelling freight agent of
the Rock Island, who has been in this
section of the country for some time,
came down from Idaho yesterday, and
says he has just secured a shipment of
100000 pounds for his line.
Immense as that amount may seem.
st does not begin to cover the total
amount The buyers and sellers are
still far apart. Sellers want from l
cent to IL cents more than is offered
and It will be away in the shanks of
next week ere they get together.
At Soda Springs alone the shipments
will be from 100000 to 100000 pounds,
and there are other points where this
amount will be exceeded.
Colonel Gorham will return in day
or SO and keep UP the, fight for his
line.
Kooser of the Missouri Pacific is
hearing good reports from his assist
ant in the Idaho country and Alex
Mitchell of the Milwaukee says his
man is making wages in harvesting
freight for the old reliable. The trav-
cling freight agent, at this time Vi the
year, is regarded as a very important
person.