Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
CHANGES IN CLASSIFICATION.
Are TO Become Effective July L and
Viii Affect "a Great Many
GhinnerS.

The following important changes in the
Western classification, of import to all
shippers, will become effective July 1. That
classification covers all territory west Of
the Mississippi river, with the exception of
that in Southwestern Traffic Association
territory. The changes are as follows:
Burial cases, now minimum weight 20
900 bounds. and common wood coffin, mini
mum weight, 1900 pounds, will be burial
cases and collins, c. L., minimum weight
12.UU0 pounds, third.
Trunks filled with travelling bags, now
first class, will be ID first class.
Demijohns in crates, now d first class,
will be first class.
Printing paper cutters, now, boxed, first
class, not boxed, one and one-half times
first, class will be, boxed, second class and,
not boxed, first class.
Turnip seed, c. l., now second class, any
quantity, will be G. l.. fourth class.
Pearl barley, in sacks. now second class,
will be fourth class.
Plumbers wood, G.. L., not now provided
for. in mixed car loads, will be fourth
class, mixed, G. L.
Vegetables and melons. mixed, c. L., not
now provided for. in mixed, c. L., will be,
mixed, G. L., first class.
Wooden lawn swings. X. D., now second
second class, any quantity, will be e. L.,
fourth class.
Battery zines, c. L., now third class, any
quantity, will be first class. e. l..
Beer and ale carriers, now boxed. fourth
class. not boxed or Grated, second class,
will he fourth class.
Galvanized iron caves troughs, and con-
ductor pipe, mixed c. l., not now provided
for in mixed g. L., will be fourth class;
mixed G. l.. minimum weight, 20,OOO.
Tinware, Grated, now one and one-half
times first class, will be first class.
Pitch gravel roofing, now l.. G. L., third
class, c.. l.. class Il, will be l.. c., fourth
class, c. l.. class D.
Gasranges, not skeleton frame, now first
class, will be third class.
Paper or pulp mill screens. now one and
one-half class, VIII be first class.
Lounges and cOuches, upholstered backs
off; now one and one-half times first class,
Confectionery paste, now second class,
will be third class.
Iron smelling kettles Oar kettles). now
one and one-half class. will be first class. '
Packers WaN-coated paper, G.. L.. now
J.. c. L., first class, c. L., third class, will
be fourth class.
Empty mineral water cans. returned. not
now provided for. will be fourth class.
Fire brick, fire clay. drain tile, sewer
pipe, and hue Innings, c. L.: not now pro-
vided for, mixed c. L. will be class d
wren in mixed c. J..
Turned columns Gor house trimmingsl,
now third class, will be fourth class.
Noodles. now first class. any quantity.
will be l.. c. L.. second class. c. L., third
class, with provision for shipment in mixed
G. L.. with macaroni, vermiceIi and
Cocoa beans. c. B.. now second class,
any quantity. will be third class.
CCmpoboard. G. l.. now second class, any
Unit NAAA " NM NAos
Folding iron boards. not now provided
for, will be included with woodenware.
Miners oil Will be included with petrol
eum.
Loaded metallic cartridges, now first
class. will be second class.
Cocoa shells. in bags, now d first class,
will be first class.
Black anthony, L. c.. l., now second
class, will be third class.
Matted milk. now l.. G. L., first class, c.
L., third class. will be i. {. L., second
class, G. /. fourth class.
cut stone, c. l., now class D. will be
class +.
Coca Cola syrup, in wood, now first class,
will be third class.
Wooden cross arms for telegraph, tele-
phone and electric light pOles), now c. L.,
class G. will be at soft lumber rates.
Basket bottoms and covers solid wood,
in bundles. G. L., now first class. any
quantity. will be at box lumber rates, c.
L.. fourth class, L. c. l..
Perforated wood seats and built up wood,
c. l., now class b, will be at lumber rates.