The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-22
Reduction in Freight Rates Over
the Summit.
SPEEDING ON TO LOG CABIN.
Road Il Well Over the Summit and
BE Within SIX Miles of Log Cabin
by March ALI Heavy work to
the Upper Lakes 1. Completed.
and Sf-ds Are Rolling In

wholesale reduction IN freight rates
orsr tt4e white Psss * yukan route wsat
Into effect Lass SATURDAY Under the reE
schedule the rates are The same from
Ssagszy 80 ueazy and shs SUNNI, OF me
pass. bet fran Skagway 10 Log Caosa
merchandise - carried for g. - per I'D
pounds or lees as against tina tcgEnsr
csargs If g. and from skag say to Lake
Bennett the rate Is 4.s3. or s. less imam
un6sr the old rule.
Tine charges under the --latest scnealae
are as follows:
General Nsrchanti.se.--Tsetwee Skag-
gay ard Eeney. Yer 100 poaIl1s weight OF
iesR than carload lots. s.. Between SisaE-
way AMI Summit. IN Carload aofss y ~
less than carload, g Il Minimum charge
on arp shipment. 81 cents 80. r,
Ts8Eater Machinery, hnaSk-Lo~n
Steamboats, and slssei and CorraeaTsc IRON
In les of 40 or nf1re Carloads l. Q. d
n}r4mun7 weight. s,tAa POUNDS Tor eacn
car charges :3E long tsEaoers, etc-. winch
require two or uaare cags WI IN com pat
ed st y. ae0 for easa car Used. From SSag e
way Ia Summit. pr I'D pounds. *, IE"ia
SkaGwaX - Lag Gaah ana Lake fsest-
rett. packers Fa<es ara 411G2 10 TIE SIN
iIay Grain and Feea.-Msnarns,Ea
veieltz ~. foiiowS: Compressed hay. ls,ss,i
poan4a ta.ed bay. not cons pres<ed 1851
pounds feed 1890 POUNDS, nay, gram and
freed, mixed carloads, II ae2 pounds he
iaeeo SE&&~8y and SUNNI, per f"'
pogu3s. carload ~ pmsnts. $50. less than
Eaies ard Conditions Railway com
pany raies viii apply On al shipments
we ching not ~ exceed l.asl pounds per
s.BE3e p.ose or glmbeTs not 10 exceed thif~
- feet Ia leDEta
ON single articles OF freiSh, weighing
over 80 pounds 4Rd less than t.es1 pounds
or tlmbers over thirty fess and not TO ex-
ceea forty feet IN length. add liz cents per
pound "a rates mentioned herein
Articles Of freight exceeding A.tA9 pounds
81 weight or tjfubers over foFty fcef N
length are stse |ect to special arrangements
az tsHfa 81 shipment.
Cnisea States aad Dominion customs
charges are 20 be paid By shipper.
All carload shipments must he billed 10
one consiguee 10 secure carload fate
Packers Rates.
The following packers rates ore IN e.
feet. delivery 81 freight billed IN care ct
the Red Line TRANSPORTATION Company nt
Summit - guaranteed They will be eff
fectivs during good shedding, from Feora-
Iseisecn summit. and Log Cabin. per 100
pounds or less 81; between summit and
Lake Bennett. g.. between summit and
Attn. packers rates added 70 Log Cabin
rates. Minimum charge ca any sing :,
shipment 81 cants. There are no toll
charges between Summit and Lake Ben
nett On the White Pass & Yukon sleigh
road
l,tss9 pounds psF single piec. or uulbesS
net 20 exceed thirty feet Ia ie1gth.
On single art3c'es OF freight %eishiA <
over $50 oeaun3s and less taau f~1
pounds or tlmSers over thirty feet and
not 10 exceed forty feet in length add IL
cents par pound &c packers rates
Articles OF freight exceeding AaD pounds
ia weight or slmbers over forty feet IN
length are subject 20 special arrangements
at time of shipment.
United States and Dominion customs
charges are TO he paid By shipper
Progress of the Road.
Superintendent +. &. Hawkins, who re-
turned on the Resale yesterday. said that
the tracks, of the read were open and
trains Here beng Operated ever the sum-
two miles from Skagway. February Is.
The company has 1859 men in the con-
struct.oa depaF,me ana VIII finish grad.
ing 90 wiIhla SIX miles OF Log CABIN DC
fore Alarea I.
As the heavy work between Skagwav
aud lake Bennett ~ uow completed" con-
Unused the superintendent and There are
go difficulties whatever 10 contend win
from tie eng % oar tracks To Lake Bennett.
we hope = Be operating trains 10 Lake
Bennett long before the opening or nav
CATION IN the spring. The sled route from
.sye END of the line 10 the lakes As in the
finest gassiDia ccndjs ion. and ordinary
teams Rila sleiShs feot along as they 81
ia tas East over fac snow roadas We are
IN q position "a hanae al freight win the
quickest sn3 most satisfactory service.
ara are looking fer a large trade ,n the
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