The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-10
HIGHER FREIGHT Rates.
Commerce Commission Moved TO
Action by Notice Of Advance
From Vest 10 East and South.

Washington, Dec. 6.-lIhe increases
n freight rates which arc shortly to
be applied on the road running from
the Mississippi river and points be
yond TO the east and south will be IN
vessigated by the Interstate commerce
commission, which has liked Dec. 10,
next as the date for the hearing to be
held at the Offices of the commission
in this city. The commission has is
sued an order requiring the attend
ance at that time of the chief trafhc
officials, or other representatives quail
lied 20 give information OF the follow
ing railroads:
Michigan Central Railroad com
pany, Lake Shore and Michigan Rail
Way, Erie Railroad company, Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad company
the PENNSYLVANIA company C4eye.
land, CINCINNATI, Chicago and st.
Loais Railway company Wabash
Railroad company $; Baltimore ano
SoHt thwestern Railroad company; New
York Central and Hudson River Rail
road COMPANY; Delaware, LackaWana
and Western Railroad COMPANY
Tehig Valley Railroad company
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad company
Southern Railway company; Norfolk
and Western Railway company and
Chespeake and Ohio Railrod company.
The eommissoin has adopted the fol-
lowing order.
Whereas, it appears from scheduies
on Rle with the commission that rates
upon grain and grain products, dress
"a meats and provisions from the
1fSssissippi river to New York and
points governed By the New York rate
are TO be materially advanced II the
near future, and
e Whereas, it appears probable Ghat
other advances are 10 be made WHICH
viii materially increase the general
cost Of transportation therefore, I5 IS
Ordered that.a preceding OF IN
ouirv and inyes5ig CATION be Instituted
as the occasion for and propFlety OF
such advances.
FoIlowing similar action by the
Michigan Central, the Chicago,
IndianapoIis and Louisville railroad
has fled with the commission the re-
CURED notice of an increase OF i've
cents so be imposed on dressed meats
shipped from Chicago to New York,
making this rate IS cents par hundred
rounds, and abolishing she export
rate Of 25 cents on provisions, max
ing fat rate Of so cents on pro-
visions.
TIE commission has also been given
oRciaI notice that the proportional
rates. on wheat and -four from Kansas
City, st. Joseph, Atchison, Leaven-
worth and other lower Missouri river
points. which rates apply on business
from points beyond have been advanced
two cents to Chicago.
The local rates from these points to
Chicago have not been increased on
wheat and -four but on other grain
ard Grain products an increase OF one
cent Der hundred pounds is TO be ap-
piled.
SIS From Ohio river points, such as
lcineinntai, Louisville and Evansville,
New Albany and Cairo, TO Charleston,
Atlanta, Brunswick and the South
Atlantic coast generally, an lncrease IS
so be made of four cents on grain and
fIour, when shipped in sacks, and OF
seven cents a barrel for three and one
hall cents per 100 pounds when shipped
ia barrels. These rates which are TO
he applied On the Louisville and Nash
sille, Illinois Central and Southern
railroads carrying corresponding IN
,;reases from Ohio river points to
Nashville.