Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21

to. the number of stations or mileage
| which the investigation covered. This
comparison includes all goods that when
| shipped in less than carload lots come
| under classes / to 4. inclusive, 1t also
| includes goods in carload lots coming
I in class ., and in classes a to d inclu-
siEe. This means practically all kinds
I of manufactured products or merchan-
| disc and farm products. except a few
articles that come under a higher rate
| than f1rst-class and under a lower rate
/ than d; or which like cattle and such
commodities as grain. coal. lumber. etc.
/ come under separate tariffs when moved
IN larger quantities.
/ In the comparisons with iowa the rates
Tor each one of the classes of freight
included was aseertained between 151
stations in Wisconsin and the same
lected at random. the range of distance
I covered being 80 miles to 800 miles
with the average at 126 miles. Count
ing the mileage between each of the ISL
stations in the state taken as a basis of
comparison, the distance thus covered
foots up over 10000 miles 1t will thus
be obserevd that the investigation COW
ers the entire state and furnishes
basis for calculation which makes it APP
p1cable to every section.
The railroad tariffs give the rate at a
hXed amount per hundred pounds Of
freight To present the figures in tables
on this basis would have extended them
! unnecessarily. For this reason they
We're reduced to the rate per ton per
mile hauled, and are. so presented in
4 freight the average rate per ton per
/ mile The rates for the states are then
compared and the difference shown both
IN amount and per cent 1t will be no.
/ ticed that the rates in Wisconsin are
much higher than those charged in
4 Iowa The differences in these respects
are much greater than might be ex-
pected.
Thus 1t will be seen that for class 3
the Iowa shippers are favored to the
extent of nearly 40 per cent. For two
other classes the difference amounts to
| over ~ per cent. and is in no case less
included the average discrimination
against Wisconsin as compared with
Iowa 9 80 1-lV per cent
The comparisons with Illinois in tat.e
are limited to cattle, hogs sheep,
grain, hard and soft coal The rates for
cattle, hogs, and sheep We're obtained
between IA stations in each state. The
greatest distance between any of these
stations was 1913 miles. the shortest 81
miles. and the average III miles. In
| these cases the rates We're reduced to
the ton mile basis and the discrimina-
| tions against Wisconsin are seen TO be
81 21-100 per cent. in the rate on cattle;
81 I-10 on hogs; and 10 5-10 per cent. on
sheep.
The rates on grain are obtained be-
tween SO stations in each state. The
greatest distance between any of these
stations was 13S miles; the shortest 81
miles. and the average 50 miles The
rate upon grain. is thus shown to be
higher in Wisconsin than in Illinois by
q S-10 per cent Grain includes barley
corn, oats and rye.
Upon hard and sof: coal the rates
were ascertained between 143 stations
in each state. The computations show
| a discrimination against Wisconsin,
amounting 70 % $40 per cent. upon hard
coal, and SO 40 per cent upon soft
coal. The greatest distance between
the stations was 1873 miles; the shortest
20 miles and the average about 100
miles.
In making computations for table l,
many precautions were taken to pre-
vent error, not only in the methods en-
ployed but in the calculations as we'll
| The decimals when involved We're car
rted to the second point. or one hun
dredths only, but it is believed that this
suits.
Classification of Freight.
Merchandise of all kinds and other
Class Includes among other things
boots and shoes, clothing. hosiery dry
goods. furniture. musical instruments,
I notions, stationery, etc.
Glass 2-Hardware, cutlery glass
| ware, saddlery, wooden ware and arti
cles Of this kind.
Glass 3--Fence wire in rolls plumb
ers' supplies. coffee in sacks, dried fruit.
news building and wrapping paper, etc.
salt. canned goods etc.
Carload lots of articles included in
above classes and of other goods.
Glass Soils, grease. packing house
products dried or pickled. trunks. etc
Glass A-Agricultural Implements, We
hicles. boilers. presses. most kinds OF
machinery, etc.
Glass B-Household goods emigrant
movables. wooden boxes, furniture
stock.
Glass C-Building cement. lime bark.
land plaster, excelsior. hay and cane
fodder, etc.
Glass D-Barrels. casks. .tiling, sewer
pipe. headings. pig iron, asphalt, bricks,
etc.
Glass E-Includes heavier and still
cheaper articles in carload lots.
Glass / to f--Includes merchandise Of
all kinds in less than carload lots.
Glass and Glasses a to e inclusive
-Iuciudes merchandise and other goods
| in carload lots.
The greater part of heavy commodi-
ties like grain. wheat. lu~ bsr coal, as
well as horses and catt! II all kinds,
have special tariffs
Table IL is merely an application of
, Fable l. II shows TO- each class Of
freight in Wisconsin, and for cattle, hogs.
sheep. grain. hard sand soft coal in Wis
consiu and Illinois the cost of shipping
10000 pounds 100 miles. It also shows
the difference between the cost In Wlscon-
sin and in the other two states both In