Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-08
TO ASK ROADS
WHY RATES
ADVANCE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION WILL TAKE A HAND
IN PROPOSED INCREASE OF
WESTERN RATES TO EAST.

WASHINGTON, Dec. e-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 commission, which
has fixed December 18th, as the date for
a hearing TO be held at the offices of the
commission in this city. The commission
has issued an order requiring the attend
ance at the time of the chief traffic off1-
Gals or other representatives qualified to
give information Of the following rail-
r. ads:
Michigan Central, Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern Erie railroad, Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company; the Pennsyl-
vania company; Cleveland. Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis; Wabash, Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern Railroad
company. New York Central and Hudson
and Ohio Southwestern Railroad compa-
ny. New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad company, Delaware, Lackawan-
ma, and Western railroad; Lehigh Valley
Railroad company, Pennsylvania railroad,
Southern Railway company, Norfolk and
Western. and Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road company.
The commission has adopted the follow
ing order:
i"Whereas, 1t appears from schedules on
file with the commission that rates upon
grain and grain products. dressed meats
and provisions from the Mississippi river
TO New York and point governed by the
New York rate. are to be materially ad-
vanced in the near future. and
Whereas, 1t appears probable that 9TH
er advances are to be made which will
materially increase the general cost of
transportation; therefore. 1t is:
Ordered, That a proceeding of inquiry
and investigation be instituted as to the
occasion for and propriety of such adj
vances."
Following similar action by the Mich
igan Central, the Chicago, Indianapolis
and Louisville railroad has filed with the
commission the required advance notice
en- essed meats shipped from Chicago
10 New York, making this rate IS cents
per one hundred pounds, and abolishing
the export rate of Is cents on provisions,
making a nat rate Of 30 cents on provis-
ions. The commission has also been given
official notice that the proportional rates
on wheat and -four from Kansas City, st.
Joseph, Atchison, Leavenworth and other
lower Missouri river points, which rates
apply on business from points beyond
have been advanced cents to Chicago.
The local rates from these points to CHI
cago have not been increased on wheat
and flour. but on other grain and grain
products an increase Of cent per hun
dred pounds is to be applied.
From Ohio river points. such as C1ncin-
natl, Louisville. Evansville. New Albany
and Cairo. Charleston, Atlanta, Bruins
wick and the South Atlantic coast gen.
orally an increase is TO be made OF four
cents on grain and -four when shipped in
sacks and of seven cents a barrel or three
and one-nalf cents per 100 pounds when
shipped in barrels. These rates which are
to be applied on the Louisville and Nash
vile, Illinois Central and Southern rail-
roads carry corresponding increases from
Ohio river noints to Nashville