The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-28
Big Reduction In Tariffs From East
ern Points.
AFFECTS UTAH BUSINESS
NEW RATES WILL BE IN EFFECT
JULY 1.
Salt Lake Merchants Have Already
Taken Advantage of the Situation
Reduction of % Cents On First
class Rates-Result of War Be-
tween Eastern Roads.

TIE rate war mentioned in yester-
days Herald now on east of the Mis-
sissippi river as a result of competition
between the eastern lines and gull
lines has already made itself felt IN
Salt Lake and will result in the saving
If an immense amount of money to the
people in all cities west of the river.
The Morgan line of steamers in con-
nection with the Colorado Southern,
Colorado Midland, Denver & Rlo
Grande, and Rio Grande Western, an
nounce a new through tariff from all
Atlantic coast points effective July l,
which will give shippers of all first
class freight a reduction OF Just -
cents on every hundred pounds and
corresponding reduction on all otner
classes of freight.
The cut rate on a scale of so cents per
hundred from Atlantic coast points 10
Kansas City via Gulf lines went into
effect yesterday and this, added to
the local rate of $3.50 from Kansas City
TO Utah common points makes 1t posi-
BILE for shippers to get their goods TO
Utah common points from the Atlantic
coast for 1910 by re-billing at Kansas
City. The present through tariff is
$S.3S, but this viii be changed 20 $50
July l, when the new through tarln
goes into effect.
The fight is east of the river and the
following table showing cents per JOG
pounds on the first three classes OF
freight may give a better idea OF the
rate situation. The first column shows
the rates from New York and other
Atlantic points to Omaha as they eX-
listed before the war began. The sec
ond column gives the rates put on
by eastern lines to meet the competl-
ton of gulf lines. The third gives the
new rates on the 80 cent scale which
went into effect yesterday via the gulf
lines 20 protect their differentials:
First class ..................l3. % "
Second class --...-...-...'-.Hz 90 90 % %
Other classes of freight are in the
same proportion.
bill at Kansas City and beat the
through tariff, which is given below Tor
three classes of freight according 10
western classification. The nrst
column gives the old through schedule
from Atlantic coast points to Ctah
common points and the second gives
the new schedule effective July i:
First class ..............-.......SS s. 50 10
Second class ................... 50 IS
Third class '--..--.-.-.--.-----. : - -
Cotton piece goods any quantity,
S2.S2.
A meeting of representatives of the
interested lines was held at st. Louis
yesterday to try TO settle the matter,
but no one can tell where the war will
end. According to law the rates can
not be restored without at least ten
days notice and any shipment In
transit at time of restoration must De
carried at the lower rate. A number
of Salt Lake business houses have al
ready taken advantage of the cut and
have placed large orders.
Local railroad men do not think the
fight will be of long duration, al
though some of them predict still
greater cuts. The Mallory and Morgan
lines of steamers which make the gulf
ports are strong corporations and VIII
make a hard fight for their differ
entails Whether the eastern lines VIII
keep up the fight remains TO be seen.