Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-03
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ror the withdrawal cf the Feeding In
1raasit Rates.

Transit Rate.
New tariffs are now being prepared
| IN the railroad Offices In the east. for
the withdrawal OF the feeding In transit
rates. This step has provoked morn
comment than has anything done In
railroad circles ~ the West since the
| Interstate commerce law was an
nounced. Theae rates will not b, abol-
ishcd until May %. but the new tarina
are now being prepared and the rail.
roads have announced their Intention "
Withdrawing the rates on that date.
/ These rates have been In rncci for
more than twenty years and the change
must develop many new questions In
the stock Industry OF the western coun-
tfy. Xix cattle concerns and breeders
" stock on large scale express. the
opinion that they will he driven from
the business, while the small Htockmcn
favor the abolition u the fecdinR.in.
transit rates and believe that their In
tcrcata are best served by the wiping
out " these rates.
Railred managers ace determined.
All the resolutions that the big stock
men Of the west can pr,Hnote will not
prevent this change. - the riiiroad
men assert, General Manager Dickln.
Don ~ the Union Pacific. General Man
aEer Hoidrc,ige 81 the burlington and
General Manager nidweli % tho ELK
horn arr a unit on this subject.
ORIGIN OF THE PRIVILEGE.
The history Of feeding. ln.tranait
rates N the history of the progress and
| development % the cattle Industry ~
the West when IN. Union Pacific
completed IT, line there werr few eat
O0oooo head In the United states, more
than i.ooO,ooo head are In Nebraska.
| Twenty .nVe years ago Their was corn
IN Nebraska and cattle further west.
~ stock began 10 be shipped into
Nebraska and fed and thence carried
| on 10 market. Local rates werv 40
much In excess u the proportionate
through rate that the stockmsn en-.
gased In feeding IN Nebraaka had 10
have some form OF encouragement. No
feeding Ia transit was introduced That
was the day of biz cattle ranches. In
i>ss. when the interstAts.commcrce law
was Introduced. these rates had TO be
given "a all stock men. Up TO that
time none but the big nyndicatsH had
this advantage.
In 1883 the business vas split up and
the indlsctiminatc business 81 ncalplnF
these feeding transit bills was be-.
Eun. Competition became close from
that date because n ntOckmnn handling
ten steers could get the same ndyan.
tagcs IN this respect a. could the cattle
syndicate handling a million head. Al
atnckmen discussing the present aittln.
feeding n.trauait rates will be- the
death'knel ~ the big concerns, bat
their Insist that In plar. Of tho Zig
COMPANIES viii come hundreds " ia.
dividunls In Nebraska and other west.
ern sections WIN viii breed In the az.
gregate many more cattle than The I'D
companies dii. Therefor they predict
try.
RAILROAD VIEW OF IT.
Railroad men handling this subject
anHeft that the necessity for IN. feed
ns.ln.Iansit rates Do not exist today
~ II hld yearr ARo. They declare that
Nebraska has plenty " stock and as a
rule u not forced 10 ~ west for origin.
AZ purchases for feeding and stocking
| PURPOSES, They express the oplnlon
that WIN the abolition 81 the feeding.
ih-iranHit rates the small atockman will
De able 70 E.t feeders lower than ever
hefpfr hnd that the Industry viii he
stimulated 10 an enormous degree Tn.
riiirads make reduction 81 IS per
cent ~ the regular rate on all stockers
ana feeders EolnE out from the Mis-.
sour river markets to encOuraF, the
hmall farmer TO seek the points ~ reg.
ular distribution, but heretofore the ln.
ducementH offered by the man Win
fee'ilnH'ln.tranHit bliis Tor sale Mere
kreaicr than tho ihdurements Of the
railroads IN have the purchaser of tbis
kcia. maj
REASONS FoR CHANGE.
They give a. reasons for determining
upon the change the Disappearance ~
those conditions In the western co,intrv
when previously had made the FEED.
mt.lh-lfhnsit rates necessary 10 Inc
nulillnH up ~ a great cattle Industry
~ Nebraska, Kansas and South Du.
koia. There has been some taiE mai
the change was made because some
ntockmen were violating the rules rn,.
crninE these rates. "''
ot late ycafH the practice OF selling
freight bills has grown materially. mi
Nas not factor In the determine.
llon Of the railroads To adopt new rai,..
THIS abuse however embodiea an m.
.'H't 'kcun" VI one were needed
/ scarcely "a day paAsea that ono or unr,,
shippers are not on the south Omaha
market Offering TO sell freight hills ON
noch from interior Nebraska points 10
Omaha. These receipts are a marltct.
able commodity al All times.
While the feeding In Transit rat..
away nave been "a good thing for the
large dealer, u never has been "a for
ne hlnall rhnehmen, M those not famll.
lar WIN tho situation insist. This ole.
,nen, N.sei's mat II always tends 10
lessen the supply ~ fcodern M Tho
niookynrds 81 Missouri river nolnts
forcing NJ the quotations Tor thai cias.
ol Stock, rom which Inflated quota.
lions the smaller stockmnn was forced
TO accept his haHlng price In maklnr
unnhsrH' For many years this aitua.
tlun has Discouraged the small atnrt-
Non ana helped the biz companies. o..
} rfcially ihos" further west who could
resp nn unusual benefit from the feed.
ing-in-lranalt rates.
Utah and Pacific.
The business Il the Utah a Pacific"
aalI AZ Meat, who returned yesterday
10 MOdonh, ls everything natlHfactory
Siockmcn from Nevada and The s,,y,
rounding country are driyin- 10 Des.
erot springs with enough cattle 10 M
seventy cars on May 9TH. A rate az
400 ton on ores has been made.
Heretofore u has been gie.bo, aud this
great saving means that Il viii be Dos.