The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-29
Local Agents Are Receiving New
Sheets Every Day.
RESTORATION EXPECTED
TRAFFIC OFFICIALS TO MEET
IN NEW YORK.
Colorado Midland Has Not Put a
Reduced Rate Into Utah, as Stated
In a Denver Paper-The Alaska
Road-B. C o. Election-Babcock
and Wadleigh Expected Tomorrow

The big cut in freight rates made
by the Milwaukee road last week, of
which announcement was made in The
Herald at the time, an6 a schedule of
reductions on the most important arti-
cles published yesterday morning, is
now affecting local business to a con-
siderable extent Nearly all the lines
between Chicago and Missouri river
points have met the cut and from all
reports the rate situation east of the
river is in a demoralized condition gen
orally.
Agents of eastern lines here affected
by the cut, are receiving new rate sheets
almost daily and are kept busy figuring
out to what extent the rate war in the
east is going to affect Utah. The big
gest cut is made between Chicago and
Kansas City, as well as Missouri river
points further south. The Rock Island,
Burlington and other roads in line of
competition have met the reductions,
and no one seems to know just where
it will end. Rumors of secret rate cut
ting are, of course, floating around at
all times. There is nothing new in
that. 1t is not often, however, that
open cuts east of the river have been
made as low as the present and what
is more, there seems to be no attempt
such as the Short Line, Rio Grande
Western and local Colorado roads, are
not affected directly, the general un-
settled state of affairs in the east is
of some moment to these roads, and all
join in the hope that a general restora-
ton will be effected speedily.
The only solution to the situation
seems to be the meeting Of traffic Off
Gals which will be held at New York
Of zKroi
tatives of all roads will be present. The
roads can, of course, enter into no
agreement, owing to the decision in the
joint traffic case, but there is no doubt
but that a general rate restoration VIII
follow the meeting.
1t was rumored yesterday that the
rate on mixed furniture, car lots, from
Chicago to Utah common points, which
was raised on Nov. Is from 50 to $2.15,
had fallen back to the old figure, but
no authentic information on the point
was obtained from the officials here.
So far as a Denver papers statement
to the effect that the Colorado Midland
had put reduced rate into Utah is
concerned, officials of the line here
brand it as ridiculous, because the Mid
land, being an intermediate line, could
not make such move without back
ing from its connections
The Omaha Bee of Sunday, in speaka
ing Of the rate war east of the river,
says:
''The cut to the southwest, which
knocked down rates from 80 to rs per
cent, has had it's effect on rates to
Omaha Not on all of the commodities
on which southwest rates were cut,
have the published tariffs been lowered.
but on a number of them. On canned
goods the old tariff rates was q cents
per 100 pounds. The new published
rate is Is cents, but it was admitted on
the street this morning that II cents
was the figure most often quoted. On
lumber the old rate was 1919 cents; the
new rate is said to be 10 cents, While
those on the inside say cents is being
offered and accepted by lines that are
greedy for business. Rates on agri-
cultural implements have dropped from
80 to % cents from Chicago to Omaha
and from % to 49, cents from the Mis-
sissippi river to Omaha. 1t is believed
to be only a question of days when all
the goods on which rates to lower
Missouri river points have been halved
will be moved to Omaha on the same
rates now offered to Kansas City. The
rates on the various classes of mer-
chandise are being put on the bargain
table gradually, but none the less
surely"