The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-12
New Tariffs to Northern Pacific
Coast Points.
Chicago Shippers Claim Dis
elimination in Favor of n. L.
OFFICIALS DENY 1T.
The New Rates Effective ON
August /.
Chicago Shippers Association
Called to Take Action.

Chicago. July 12.-LocaI manufac
turers and wholesale merchants wer
surprised to learn of the change IL
freight rates to North Paclhc coas
points. in effect August l. 1t appear
that few. if any. of the big shippers
have been advised by the railroads
of the change, which, while reducing
the rates generally from the entire
territory east of Chicago. advances
them from this city to the SPOKANE
district. The new rule also shifts the
basing rate center from Chicago Il
New York
A. NJ Compton, traffic manager fol
the John V. Farwen company, said
he had not seen copy of the new tar
iff and was not in a position to say
what action his company would take.
Mr. Compton said, however, that he
would call a meeting of the coal com
mittee of the Shippers association for
tomorrow morning to consider the
changes.
Agricultural implement and furni-
ture manufacturers, wholesale grocers
and hardware jobbers of the Chlcago
district are heavier hit than others
by the new tariff There are some
changes in dry goods rates. but they
are not as material as the shirts IN
charges on other classes
Under the new scheme, manufac-
turers and jobbers in New York, 1000
miles east of Chicago, may ship goods
to Spokane, Wash, at practically the
same rate that will be exacted from
Chicago manufacturers and jobbers-
The Chicago Post says:
Traffic officials of the Hartman
and Hill systems declare there is no
truth in published reports that they
have agreed to put into effect Aug.
a new basis of rates to North Pa
cific coast points which will discrim-
mate against the commercial inter-
ests of Chicago and in favor of New
York's.
Instead of a general advance Aug.
1 in rates to North Pacific coast
points, the only changes made will be
reductions in rates on certain COM
modities, both from Chicago and New
York. The relative basis of rates
changed, except in one or two cases.
on canned goods the reduction in the
rate from New York is slightly lower
than from Chicago, but on the other
stoves and other hardware is 80 per
cent greater from Chicago than from
New York to Spokane and other
points.
There will be no general advance
in rates to North Pacific coast terminal
points from Chicago. nor a reduction
from points east of Chicago said B.
Campbell, assistant traffic director of
new tariff does not eliminate Chicago
as a basing point in favor of New
York. The statement that jobbers in
New York may ship goods to Spokane
at practically the same rates as ex-
acted from Chicago is incorrect. The
relative situation will remain as here
tofore-
1.-The slight change in rates on
canned goods. stoves, and implements
from New York is duo TO the activity
of all sea competition, on the same
principle that rates are made to ter
minals against sea competition. These
to Chicago and thence jobbed in the
west The reduction in the rate on
stoves to Spokane from Chicago is
greater than from New York This
in itself is sufficient evidence to prove
that the few changes that have been
made were not directed as discrimina-
ton against Chicago.
There was no thought, design, nor
intention TO adjust rates against Chi
cago. and the tariff changes do not
have that effect"
The lines to North Pacific coast
points have not revised rates in a way
to discriminate against Chicago in
favor of New York, and have no
thought of doing So" said Vice Presi-
dent Miller of the Burlington system
Instead of an advance in rates Aug
I, there will be reductions on some
commodities, relatively the same from
here and New York
Washington. July 1.-THE inter
state commerce commission. in an
opinion by Commissioner F'ifer an
nounced its decision in the case of A
G. Swaffield against the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad company and the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad company
The case involved rates on COW peas
from South Carolina and North Caro-
lima to New Orleans The commits
sion rules that the charge exacted by
the Atlantic Coast Line is unreason-
able and unjust.
Springfield. July 12.-From present
indications the reduction of rs per
cent in Illinois freight rates will soon
be approved by members of the Ill-
nois railroad and warehouse commits
SION When the signatures of the
members have been affixed the re-
duced rates become operative Aug
uSt /
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