The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-27

Local shippers were informed today
through railroad channels and an extra
edition of the Press of the action of
the Chicago meeting of freight officials
on requests for reductions in Spokane
rates. A large number of articles are
reduced from S to 90 cents and some
are raised. The average redustion is
10 to Is cents. 1t is noticeable that
these reductions effect principally the
big shippers. Hardware, dry goods
and paper and liquors are the articles
most effected by changes.
win Not Quit.
Companies handling these lines are
the leaders in the local rebellion and,
it was probably thought by the rail
roads, that by granting these reduc-
tions the local trouble could be allay-
ed. Interviews with prominent bus
inessmen today, however, show the
railroads to have erred in their reason
ing. The determination is even more
strong than before to hold out for a
radical reduction in freight rates. 1t
is pointed out that in nearly every in
stance the reduction is insufficient to
allow Spokane compete in its own
territory with the coast cities.
I'VE will keep on squeezing the
lemon" said President Schiller OF the
Shippers association today, 'since our
squeezing thus far has brought some
juice, more pressure may bring better
things.
Not Much Bsnsnt.
"These small reductions help a little
but not much. In the liquor line they
help scarcely at all. On wines they re-
duce from $l.S3 to $l.l3. That applies
alone to California products, and will
allow us to bottle in California, that
is all. We now have a dollar rate on
bulk and can bottle here cheaper
than the reduced rate. The same thing
Is true of whisky. We can bottle here
cheaperl than we can get the bottled
goods shipped at the reduced rates.
"This won't effect the fight our asso-
citation is making. We will consider
the matter at our meeting this after
noon"
NO Better Territory.
John w. Graham, the paper man
said:
1.-THE reductions on paper are not
what we expected and will not allow
Ills to enlarge our jobbing territory.
That il, it don't relieve us of coast com
petition in our own territory. 1t is II
concession, and will help some, but
the fight will go on. We want rate
that will let us do more business
Machinery Advanced.
Machinery men are the sufferers
by the new rates. For some time
past they have been enjoying rate
10 cents lower than the coast, being
allowed $l.25 per hundred on machin-
$l.40. They have now been advanced
to that same basis
Where It Helps Some.
A reduction of AZ cents has been
made on cotton linters, used in stuf-
fling mattresses. The old rate from
Chicago was $lS2 and it is now re-
duced to Sl.40. The rate from the
coast on canned goods in carload lots
has heretofore been so cents. This
rate has been advanced cents. The
rate on bottles has been advanced from
$50 to $l54; wooden ware $l.15 to
1884.
Lye II Cheaper.
Concentrated I've has been reduced
from $40 to $l40; dry goods $2,4S,
reduced to 50. The coast rate has been
given Spokane on chairs, kitchen safes
and wardrobes. Paper has been re-
duced from Ito to 500; paper bags,
$l.45 to $l35. A material reduction
has been made on rice from southern
points, the old rate being Sl.20 and
the new rate is now Sl07.
Refuse to Sign.
Powell, Roberts 4 Finley, whole
sale grocers, today refused to sign the
resolutions Of the shippers association,
giving Us reason that they were
afraid such action would invalidate
their lease. Benham & Griffiths also
refused to sign.
Kronenberg Bros. today signed the
list.
The following outlines substantially
the more important changes to be
mado In carload rates from east and
west to Spokane effective about April
15 or as near that date as possible.
Wiz
Asbestos and other boiler and pipe
covering. rs cents higher than coast;
reduction go to IS cents.
Baking powder. advance 10 cents.
Beans. advance Z cents from coast.
Bottles. demijohns. etc, advances
- cents from Chicago.
Canned goods, advance rate from
coast s cents.
Breakfast foods. same rate as to
terminals.
Coffee roasted, advance 10 cents.
Condensed milk advance 6 cents.
Dry goods provided carload rates
on same articles for which carload
rate is provided to coast. reduction
Is cents.
Drugs, no change.
Tropical and citrus fruits from
coast advance IL cents
Kitchen safes and wardrobes, rcduc-
tion 81 u cents.