Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-30
Head Under Which Freight and
Passenger Rates Advance.
POOL THAT'S NOT A POOL.


For some time past there have been
rumors that In the near future freight
rates In wcstbound business would be
advanced. That passenger rates would
be disturbed was not thought Of. but
now II turns out that not only are there
In existence arrangements for a raise
In freight rates. but the combination
IL such that passenger tarins will be
affected. with reference to this mat
ter the New York Herald publishes the
following apparently true statement to-
day:
Quietly but surely there has been
butt NJ by the financial giants who
control the trunk line railroads
traillc deal which will be able to get
around the law ngnlnst pools and yet
accomplish all OF the purposes OF a pool
and enable them to secure profitable
rates TO all Of the Interested companies.
II was the knowlcdgc that this trafilc
deal IL about to be- nut into opera
tlun, ana the fact that the baltimore
4 ONO was TO be operated In harmony
with Pennsylvnnin and Sew York Cen
ttal interests that rave r,tc TO the re-
port that the first named company had
been acquired by the PEI nsylvanla
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Denials are made that the baltimore
\ Ohio has been acquired by either OF
lia competitions. but IL " underatood
thAt the management OF the Baltimore
OHIO has reached an understanding
Win the hnancler who control the
Pennsylvania and Central 10 handle AN
tfpnic impartially, ana hcnccforth not
w. pvrlnlI any rate Disturbances to In
nuencc them.
The Erie. Delaware. Lacknwanna
anu western. ontario q Western.
Heading. Lehlgh Valley. New Jersey
Central and Chesapeake a ohio arr
ail controlled In the interest OF Mcssrs.
Morgan u Vanderbilt, and there IL no
danger OF disturbance from these com.
panics.
Rapid strides have been made in mr..
ranging details Of the big traffic deal.
which TO all intents and purposes Is To
be pool " the most lronclad char
aeter but regulated BY "A cotcric OF
hnnnclcrA not by traffic officials.
ON January LIST fnorc than 30 Der
cent OF all the commodity tarlns
VIII be abolished. ana In add, lon there
VIII be some significant advances In
freight rates. ON that date there VIII
also be a rcadJustmcnt Of the Import
business which VIII put an end to the
disturbance OF International rates and
prevent steamship companies from de-
morallzlns the railroad rates.
After January iHt the percentages
now carried by the several trunk lines
VIII be lived up TO more strictly than
ever before and all agents and traffic
managers VIII be held to strict account
for cutting rates. These rules apply
to wcstbound freight business and for
some time agents have been working
under Instructions not to devlate from
the existing tarins on any account
whatever.
SUGAR AND COFFEE.
Among the significant advances in
rates on January LIST will be those on
sugar and coffee. the former ~ which
constitutes one OF the largest articles
of freight shipped out ~ New York
For a long time the sugar men have
been credited with ability TO secure
favors from the railroads In the shape
Of commodity rates.
The advances on sugar and coffee
VIII amount to 20 per cent Of the pres
ent rate. The actual change VIII con-
slst In raising the classification of
these two articles from sixth 20 NTH
class. making the rate 30 Instead u %
cents from New York 10 Chicago.
GRAIN AND COAL
As showing how FAR the trunk line
railroads are already engaged In pool
Ing without being disturbed by the nu-
thorltles mention may be made Of the
fact that the grain traffic coming 20
Bufnlo and brought TO the aeabonri
by the railroads has been pooled for
some time past. and the anthracite
coal trade " also pooled by the sew
cral companies,
CONTROL LAKE TRAFFIC.
The trunk line railroads control all
Of the important lines of the steamers
On the great lakes, ana the lake lines
In turn operate canal and lake lines.
II II not generally known that the
bulk NJ the wcstbound canal aud lake
husintrs II controlled by the lake linoa
md that during the last season II has
boon impossible Tor any independent
hoatinan TO cut rates and make any
thing OUT OF the business. The reu-
son " this II that n an Independent
boatinnn reduced the through rate tho
lake lines with whom he dealt would
charge him an oXorbltnnt amount as
their promotion OF the haul nt the
western end.
Many Of the boatmcn rather than
submit TO such dlctation. leased their
boats 10 the Canal and Lake Dispatch
lines at 20 much per trip. The result
was that the canal and lake rate WAS
Kept up 10 higher figure than tho
rlllruhds quoted IN connection with the
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the control " the entire lake traffic.
The canal rate was kept at about 30
cegta throughout the season
IN POSITION TO DICTATE.
with the graln traffic. anthracite conl
trahlc and canal.lake trainc under tho
domination OF the trunk lines, ana
with three or four hnanclerH IN control
of the entire trunk line situation Tho
way Is nov clear for regulating an OF