Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-17
CLASSIFICATION CHANGES.
Southern Committee Grants a Num-
her of Concessions.

After repeated protests made by mer-
chants and shippers In an parts Of the
country against changes and advances
In the classification OF freight moving
into territory south Of the Ohio and east
Of the Mississippi rivers, the Southern
Classification committee has granted
number Uf concessions Involving
changes In the ratings as originally con-
tained IN the schedules promulgated on
February / and June l. The new ratings
have just become effective and are the
only response so far made 90 the ship
per8 protests The most Important
change perhaps Is In respect % the
rule in Southern Classification numbers
% and g. that prohibited the accept
ance By southern lines OF shipments
packed In so-called fibre packing cases,
The southern roads originally refused,
absolutely 10 accept such cases for ship
ment, but have now followed the exam
pie Of the trunk line roads and agree TO
accept them, but impose an additional
rate, the same as do the trunk lines.
on behalf OF lbs members the Mer-
chants Association OF New York
strongly protested against the stand
taken by the southern roads IN this
matter
In addition TO this concession beans,
N. o. s., dried IN barrels or sacks, re-
duced from second 10 fourth class On
less than carload lots. A reduction "
one class has also been made in less
than carload and IN carload lots Of ale,
beer and porter This makes carload
rates on beer lower than ever before In
southern territory and restores the less
than carload IN the original rating The
rates ON coffee ammonia salerdtus and
axle grease have been reduced, but
rates on edible nuts are advanced. The
new rule regarding fibre cases reads;
Rule 4, lB). Property presented 20 car
riers packed In eo-Called boxes or cases
made from strawb0ard. leather board,
wood pulp fibre wired epllnt wood, Or
other analogous materials, enclosed in
wooden frames. win be charged ten per
cent higher than the classification pro-
vided Tor such property IN boxes or
cases, subject 20 a minimum increase OF
one per cent per 100 pounds,
j. NJ Langley. OF the Merchants assoc
citation. said IN an interview.
"Our association has persistently cone
tested the right Of transportation lines
10 refuse 10 accept Tor shipment goods
paced I'm fibre cases. First grade fibre
packing cases are In an respects as sub
stantial as wooden boxes and are as ok
tenslvely used by wholesale and jobbng
houses Ia many lines, The objection
able ruling was clearly an unjust dis
elimination Ia favor Of manufacturers
Of the latter. and Il has been continually
pointed out that the Southern lines
however. resisted claims for justice up
10 the point at which a legal test was
imminent. but have now changed their
classification 10 correspond In this pee
spect with that In force In other classi-
hcation territories These accept ship
ments made in fibre packing cases but
impose a penalty of ten per cent higher
than the classification provided for such
property shipped In wooden boxes.
THE southern classification commit
tee which has jurisdiction In these mat
tiers for all transportation lines Boo the
South has not shown itsolf/tu Doe re-
sponsive 10 argument or reason iu Zee
suect 90 the advances it ls attempting to
enforce. and its rulings are now iu
process OF investigation by AN the state
railroad commissioners of southern
States. These have declined 90 accept
the classification that became effective
June I. but will consider I'm joint session
on August 90 at Look out Mountain.
Tenn. a proposition 10 reject 30 ana Zee
store a classification known as SO. -5.
which was in effect prior to February J.
That classification was entirely sats-
factory 20 an commercial interests and
was observed without complaint for
years.