The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-29
MEETING TO-DAY OF
TEYARKANA LINES.
Adjustment of Interstate Rates To
Texas Points to BE
Considered.
THE LIST TO BE SUBMITTED.
Even if Ratified. North Texas
Traffic Men Will Oppose 1t
Strongly-Gcneral Rail
road Notes.
THE LIST TO BE SUBMITTED.

Freight traffic managers and agents rep
resenting the so-called Tcxarkana lines will
hold a conference to-day AT the hcadquar-
tors Of the Southwestern Freight Commit
tee in the Fullerton building. The follow
ing Texas rates. which were agreed upon in
executive session at the Chicago meeting.
Will he submitted for ratification:
Nails and spikes from Memphis. &c cents;
from 81. Louis. Sc cents. Pig iron from
Memphis. 2li8 cents: from ST. Louis. 27is
cents. Rails and fastenings from Memphis
81 cents; from ST, Louis 2sI2 cents. Wire.
fence and staples, hay bale ties. straight or
mixed with nails AMI spikes; nails. mini
mum weight let pounds per keg, from Mem
phis. IS cents: from St. Louis. 50 cents
JuSware from ST. Louis - cents. Fresh
meats. carloads In refrigerator cars. from
Memphis. >. cents: from 81. Louis. 60 cents.
Packing house products from Memphis, -
cents; from St Louis. ~ cents. Salt from
Memphis. 10 cents: from st. Louis, Il cents.
This is a reduction Of cents in the rate
from Memphis on account OF combination
through Little Rock Rate from ST. Louis
unchanged accom-. anici by Widening The
usual flrcrcEtisl conditions.
BiCaTboHatc Of soda, carloads. from Mem
ph!*, 10 cents. from ST --ouis. Il cents.
Vinegar in wood. -. r. gartOaiS, fIUm
Memphis 81 cents: from st. Louis - cents.
In preparing the above adjustment the
committee found IL Necessary = make GER
tain reductions on account of existing com
binations from Memphis; such reductions
being on classes t. {, II and l.. as fol-
lows: B. from IS to -: e. from IL t. IS:
II, from 55 10 81: E. from % TO p.
Corresponding reductions will follow on
these rates from st. Louis. practically In
sIrInountable obstacles to widening the diff
ference between 81. Louis. Kansas Ci;y and
Memphis, having been met with.
Combinations based on the Arkansas dis
tange tariff from the west bank Bt the
Mississippi River to TeNarkans and the
locals from Memphis to the first station
west Of that city Were ignored. .h" result
would have been disastrous to the pro-
posed scale.
H. preparing its suggestions the commit
tee recognized only competitive conditions
which obtain from points Of Manufacture
and pTutuctloin where the shipments are
made, Ignoring as far as possible all C'rdi-
tions that were not actual. IL found. how
ever. that In number Of instances the
rates from Memphis tn TeNarkara could ne
advanced. if corresponding advances We're
made from other points to Shreveport
North Texas trdffcmHn DO not see where
ti:e proposed adjustment w!l help matters.
for the reason that it raises the Memphis
TeXarkaEa rate. without suggesting a
corresponding raise III the Shreveport rate.
The rate from Memphis is made greater
than the sums OF the locals. which the
ts,lce upon the adoption of this adjustment
VIII surely be followed by a Generalization
of the rates east of tle Mississippi River.
North Texas trattiCmHn would like Ia see
the commission keep its hands off and let
the Texas ana Pacific. III" Frisco ana the
Cotton Belt on the one side fight il OUT with
the Southern Pacific on the other. such a
fight would T-oVe DISASTROUS to all con-
ccrred Tor aN nile. they admit. hut il would
finally ,ui in an adjustment, which would
be permanent and satisfactory all around.
the adjustment referred to above, has the
least faith In its efficacy.