The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
Inter. State Commerce Com
mission to Investigate.
SHIPPERS TO CATCH IT
Higher Freight Rates Soon to be Applied on
Roads From the Mississippi and
Points Beyond 10 the East
and South.
(By the Associated Press }


Washington, Dec. 6.-The increases in
freight rates, which are shortly to be
applied on the roads running from the
Mississippi River and points beyond to
the East and South, will be investigated
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, which has fived December 16 next,
as the date for hearing to be held at
the offices of the Commission in this city
The Commission has issued an order re-
quiring the attendance at that time of
the chief tragic officials, or other repre-
sentatives qualified to give information
of the following railroads:
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Lake Shore and Michigan Railway Com
pany, Erie Railroad Company, Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, the Penn
sylvania Company, Cleveland, Cincin-
natl, Chicago and st. Louis Railway
Company, Wabash Railroad Company
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Rail-
road Company, New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company, Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany, Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
Southern Railway Company, Norfolk
and Western Railway Company and
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
The Commission has adopted the fol-
lowing order:
Whereas, it appears from schedules
on file with the Commission that rates
upon grain and grain products, dressed.
meats and provisions from the Missis-
sippi River to New York and points
governed by the New York rate, are TO
be materially advanced in the near flu
ture. and
"Whereas, it appears probable that
other advances are to be made which
will materially increase the general cost
of transportation; therefore it is
"Ordered, that proceeding of inquiry
and investigation be instituted as to the
occasion for and propriety of such ad-
vances."
Following a similar action by the
Michigan Central, the Chicago, Indiana
polls and Louisville Railroad has filed
with the Commission the required ad-
vance notice of an increase of five cents
to be imposed on dressed meats shipped
from Chicago to New York, making this
rate As cents per one hun91ed poands,
and abolishing the export rate of 25 cents
on provisions, making flat rate of so
cents on provisions.
The Commission also has been given
official notice that the proportional rates
on wheat and flour from Kansas City,
ST. Joseph, Atchson, Leavenworth, and
other lower Missouri River points, which
rates apply on business from points be-
yond have been advanced two cents to
Chicago.
The local rates from these points to
Chicago have not been increased on
wheat and flour, but on other grain and
grain I~oducts an increase OF one cent.
per hundred pounds is to be applied.
From Ohio River points, such as Gin
cinnati. Louisville, Evansville, New
Albany and Cairo, to Charleston, Al
lanta, Brunswick and the South Atlantic
coast generally, an increase is to be made
of four cents on grain and flour, when
shipped in sacks, and of seven cents
barrel or three and one-half cents per
hundred pounds when shipped in barrels.
These rates, which are to be applied on
the Louisville and Nashville, Illinois
Central and Southern railroads, carry
corresponding increases from CAio RIVER
points to Nashville.