The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21
CoIorado-Utah Rates No Longer
Exist.
THE RESULT OF A FIGHT
ALL RAIL AND PART WATER
LINES HITCH.
Movement by the All Rail Lines to
Even Up-some Comparison of
Rates-Fastern Rate War Still
Prevails-New Road Over Chill
koot Pass-Other Railroad News.

Notice was received in the city yester-
day to the effect that on and after Nov.
30. the Colorado-Utah rates would be
withdrawn until further notice.
The notice occasioned no great surprise,
as there have been runors TO the effect
that such would be the case for some
tina. There has been a sort of war pre-
vailing between the all rail and rail and
water lines. The all rail lines have been
for some time endeavoring to wipe out the
existing diffsrential and many have been
the movements in the ngnt.
The lates action of the all rail lines was
taken three days ago. when reduction
was announced, the same being on a basis
OF &c cents on frst-class matter to Colo
RADIO points with a proportionate reduc-
ton on other matter.
The Southern Pacific. which is operating
in conjunction with the Mallory line, met
the cut with an alacrity which made the
al Iail fellows heads swim. the cut be-
Ing made with determination. so 1t IS
said, to maintain a differential of 80
cents on first-class matter from the sea
board with proportionate difference in
other classes between the all rail charges
and the charges on the rail and water
lines. This differential has always ex-
listed in favor of the part water lines
so that charges made by the part water
/ charges by the all rail lines. The rail-
roads attempted to cut into this differ
entail and reduction in rates resulted.
/ AS betzeen rail and water tranSporta-
/ ton. the odds are on the side of the
! transportation company which has thu
/ boats. and for time there was conSid-
/ cradle comrnotion. Merchants took ad-
vantage of the situation and placed heavy
orders.
In order to place the water lines at a
/ disadvantage the system Of rates known
as the Utah rates have been en-
tirely withdrawn, and there the matter
stands for the present, the parties waiting
for the next move on the board
For some time past there has been COM
plants made that Colorado and Utah
We're being Disseminated against in the
matter of rates. although for n While
those comnlaintS have not been as num-
! erous as they once We're so far as local
] traffic was concerned. But with better
p, facilities offered by the part rail and part
I water lines rates have been lowered. as it
were, a large portion of the business has
been diverted to the gull ports at the eX-
Dense of the all rail lines. This gain in
business at the expense of the ell rail
lines has caused them to attempt to OBJ
tain this business by keeping the rates
proportionately below those of the part
water lines with the differential con.
sidsred From their intentions it would
7 appear that there was determination
to permit a differential of only about one
half of what has existed and those of the
part water lines.
lines has no doubt caused the action taken
as announced in the beginning of this
column.
An idea of the situation may be OBJ.
tanned from the following comparison OF
figures, the same being on rates to Colo
RADIO points alone:
The old rate from the sea board tc
Colorado points was on frst-class fat
ter 800 The first cut lowered the same
to 191. Then it was cut to 10 and finally
to 159. where it will stand from tomorrow
The all rail rates are figured from Chi
cago, Mississippi and Missouri river