The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-06

yesterday.
=. W; Wheeler. general agent of the
attic Tuesday. watching the election. Mr..
Wheeler was accompanied By his wife.
The Northern Pacific has issued q spe-
etal tarfn on oats from Wadena. Mtnne-
sofa. and main and branch lines In Min
nesota and the Daxotas. 20 Portland. Sc
attic and Tacoma. 60 cents per hundred
weight: minimum weights, 5000: effective
commencing yesterday.
The Pacific Coast Steamship line and
tariff on hour in e car load toss minimum mum
1900 pounds. from Minnesota points and
North Dakota to San Francisco. 20 cents
per hundred weight to Tacoma wharf.
d d1ed weight; p s. e GEN. i pr c ann
per hundred weight. The rate does not
apply TO intermediate points.
The Western roads come time since re-
fused to make rate Of one fare for the
round trip TO the convention of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union to be
held In st. Louis Ia November. Now the
Central passenger COMMITTEES lines have
ern Passenger Association are reconsider
ing their refusal. 1t ID probable that
they VIII make one fare rate.
The Great Northern has issued notice
unoer date Of November that the North
WIN discontlnu, receiving shipments OF
west-bound freight al New York, Phila-
deipaia. Plttsburg and Cincinnati on No
points. November IL The last sailing - for or
Duluth is now expected from Buffalo No
vember Is. and from Cleveland and De-
troit November a. The Northern steam
ship Coulpany's notice h tho last OF the
lake trafhc lines to be issued.
The Great Northern has issued tariff
elective November on canned goods In
car load lots from Boston, New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore to Seattle Ia
coma and North Pacinc points. IS cents
per hundred weight. This Is an all-rail
rate. The rate from same points to des-
tinatlons AZ above by lake and ran on
dssd weight; Minimum weights. a:en
y cents; lake and rail-. 10 cents.
The Northern Pacific has issued a joint
sxrecment on minimum weights with the
ern and the Everett & Monte Cristo roads
on lumber. hath and shingles from North
Pactfic coast points. effective after No
vember I. as follows: Furniture cars, all
lengths. $1,000 pounds refrigerator cars.
all lengths. -. 90 pounds: other than above
named cars, % feet or less. 2o,o0. over 30
and including 81 feet. 5000. on nr logs.
lumber. cross arms and gutterlng In cars
IS feet long. $1,000 pounds. In cars over IS
feet. <oo00 pounds; iorg timbers, requir-
Ing two cars. q. 600 TO each ear.
Tho shippers OF ore in the Methow dis
tF1ct are tn receive 3 substantial benefit
in the cut rate which has.been established
by the Great Northern railway in connssc
ton with the wenatchee river steamer
city OF Eilensburg, OF which Capt. Grisgs
ie thu owner. The new tariff VIII allow
shippers OF low grade ore TO plaza tAelr
output AT the Everett shelter at 81 per
ton. The rates for high grade ores will Re
the same as heretofore. s. per ton. Til.
grade at which SHIPMENTS are accepted
"a the lower tartr Is of Is per ton value.
Ths smaiter works have also reduced their
f..~ ssft&. . =
These charges have run in the past as
high "a So per ton. The tariff viii ha
published as soon as the points covered
by the reduction have been asccrtalned.
The one vacancy in the new board OF
administration of the Western Freight
Association still remains untitled. and an
other meeting Will be necessary before
the new organization can 80 INTO fun e.
have been filled. and the board would
have been complete had General Mana
ger Monroe. OF Tire Union Pacific. accepted
the appointment. The delay will not ne
aS 10 the policy 70 De carried ont and
the mere 1iliag OF one vacancy viii not
prevent IN" carrying in,o effect Of the pol
icy adopted. So. practically speaking the
new aSsocia ton entered upon its career
November :. The restoration OF rates
went Into effect on that date. The roads.
however. have many contracts pending
calling for the ranSporsatlon Of freight
AZ the old reduced rates. and as many ~
these contracts w. not expire Tor twenty
dsys or mere. the full effect OF the re-
storation may not be felt until that time
has expired.
TIE GrSst Northern railway. IN conner-
ton with he Seattle & Montana, Falrha-
ven 4 Southern, New Westminster South
ern. WIllmar & Sioux Falls. BellEnghagsa
Bay 4 British Columbia. Seattle & iafssr-
national. Everett a. Monte Cristo and the
Seattle 4 Montana railways has issued 4
Joint freight tariff on lumber. shingles.
logs. fence posts. fence ptckvis. wood GUT
t.r'ing or wooden tank material In straight
or mixed car loads. The mlnsnggn
Weights are as follows: Furniture cars.
all lengths. $4,000 pounds refrigerator
ears. al lengths, c0o pounds. ears other
shan above. 81 feet ~ under, nso over
81 gees and including 81 feet. - DO over
81 feet and including IS feet. se.as,:
over ~ feet. s4.ea Long tsneers reQuif-
ins two cars. 2sa.a hounds 10 each csar.
TAs rates Apply from Ballard. Seattle,
Everett. New wASteou,. Blaine. I.a soli.
Snchcr'sh ara other rosrts eDuule ia ed
a. North Paesrc coast points The tarir
comprises an extensive list OF Essssrr
concessions with q decided cut .c rasex