, 1900-05-07
NEWS OF THE RAIL
UNION PACIFIC AUTHORIZES THE
APPLICATION OF THE FEED
IN-TRANSIT RATES.
Competing Lines Will Follow-Feeding
Charge to be 7 Cents Per 100
Pounds Above Through Tariff from
PoiRts of Origin to Destination
More Jurisdiction for Burt.

The new feed-in-transit arbitrary of
Z cents per 100 pounds above through
rates has been made effective by the
Union Pacific. says the Omaha Bee.
Circulars authorizing the application
of the new rates were issued from the
general freight department at head
quarters yesterday. No official an
nouncement of a feed-in-transit rate
has as yet been made by the Burling-
ton and Elkhorn freight departments,
although it is admitted that rates on
the same basis as those announced by
the Union Pacific will become operative
as DON as the necessary tariffs can be
computed and published.
Cattle or sheep in double-deck cars,
straight carloads, originating at North
Platte or points west on the Union Pa
ciic or on connecting lines with which
through live stock rates are provided.
destined to Missouri river or beyond,
may be stopped to feed-in-transit at
points on the Union Pacific in Nebraska
east of North Platte. The following
rules will govern such shipments:
The feeding charge will be Z cents
per 100 pounds above tariffs, point of
origin to destination, subject to final
destination, based on the minimum
weights prescribed in tariffs defining
rates to Missouri river, which Missouri
river rates and minimum weights will
be collected at the feeding point. All
live stock stopped in transit will be
weighed at final marketing points and
all weights found there in excess of
weights at feed lots will be charged for
at local rates, feeding points to market.
1t is provided that the total charge
mot including feed-in-transit) shall not
be in excess Of the amount chargeable
on the greater length car, point OF origin
to final destination, subject to final des-
tination weight, when through rate is
in cents per 100 pounds.
On shipments of cattle fed in transit
in Nebraska under these rules. the
minimum weight for 36-foot cars, when
from points in Colorado east Of LaSalle.
will be considered at 90, 900 pounds for
the collection Of charges at the feeding
point.
Examples of the application of the
new rates on shipments of cattle aud
sheep, stopped in transit for feeding
purposes, and destined to Omaha AID
Chicago markets are cited. For exam
pie cattle from Rawlins, Wyo., to South
Omaha, fed in transit at Gothenburg,
IL shipped in a thirty six-foot car,
would be charged the Rawlins-South
Omaha rate Of SIS per standard car, OF
$3.50 for a thirty-six-foot car received.
Collection Of such charges would be
made by the agent at Gothenburg.
When shipment is forwarded to mar
ket the agent will bill 1t out on basis
of Z cents ger 100 pounds, the ~prescrib-
ed minimum weight for a thirty-six-
foot car of cattle from Wyoming. When
the car reaches South Omaha 1t will be
weighed and II found to contain in ex-
cess of "a, 900 pounds, such excess will
be charged for on the basis Of local rate.
II cents per 100 pounds. Gothenburg
to South Omaha, In addition to the "a
900 pounds at Z cents per 100 pounds
the fe%ed-in-transit arbitrary.
On a shipment Of cattle from Rawlins
to Chicago, fed in transit at Gothen-
burg, If cattle are received in a 33-foot
car, agent at Gothenburg will collect
Rawlins-South Omaha rate of $7S per
standard car. or $s3.46 for the 3S-foot
car received. When shipment goes to
market, If In a 36-foot car, it will be
billed to Chicago at the difference be-
tween the amount collected and the
Rawlins-C Chicago rate OF 4S cents per
100 pounds, based on minimum weight
of %, 1000, plus Z cents per 100 pounds
feed-in-transit charge, on $4,000
pounds, the prescribed minimum weight
on a 33-foot car from, Wyoming points.
And In addition the agent will bill 1000