Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-01-18
RATES ON STATE TRAFFIC.
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MA 4ES YIN STATE IRAFFlC.
Merchandise.
The rates quoted In the message are taken
from the latest published official tariffs of
the railroad companies of Wisconsin, and
the comparisons are made with the official
rates of the state commissions of Iowa and
Illinois They are therefore reliable.
Upon merchandise, the average rate from
Milwaukee to 260 stations Of the Chica 60,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway in Wisconsin
the four an-carload-c classes is SO. OF
per cent higher than h 1 the Iowa rate On the
shipments is 21.97 per cent. higher than the
Iowa rate.
On the Chicago e Northwestern raj
way the average rate on merchandise from
Milwaukee to 37S stations in Wisconsin on
the four classes in less-than- carload-lots is
1886 per cent; higher than the Iowa rate.
On the carload classes the Wisconsin rate IS
23.70 per cent. higher than the Iowa rate.
On the Wisconsin Central railway the
average rate on merchandise from Manito
voc to 90 other stations In the four less
than-carload-cla classes is 20 per cent. high
er than the Iowa rate for like services The
average Wisconsin rate on carload lots Is
2S.37 per cent. higher than the Iowa rate
for like services.
Grain is an important product in Wfscon-
sin, and furnishes considerable traffic to the
railroads. The rates on grain in this state
for substantially similar services are much
higher than they are either in Iowa or ILL
noiS.
Between Milwaukee and all other stations
in wisconsin included in the railroad tariffs
rates are 31.3o per cent. higher than the
re- tes in Iowa, and 2S.15 per cent. than the
rates in Illinois for like services.
The rates between Milwaukee and all 9th
err stations included in the G.. & n. w. Ry.
tariffs grain are 3402 per cent. higher
than the state rates Of Iowa for like sery-
Ices.
The rates on grain between Manitowoc
and all stations in Wisconsin included in
the W. c. Ry: tariffs on grain, exceed the
state rates of Iowa for like service by S.24
per cent. and the state rates Of Illinois by
1880 per cent.
Livestock.
Livestock is another class of traffic on
which the state rates charged in Wiscol-
than the state rates fixed by the railroad
commissions in Iowa and Illinois. For the
c. & N. w. and st. P. railways, the Wis
for the W. C. Ry., the rates used are that
company's published rates to Manitowoc::
The average rates on cattle on the C., NJ.
cent. higher than in Iowa, and 81 per cent.
higher than in Illinois for like service. The
average rates on hogs are 26.26 per cent
higher than the Iowa rates, and u; 80 per
cent. higher than the Illinois rates for like
services
The average rates on cattle on the c.. &
higher than in Iowa, and 1920 per cent.
higher than Illinois, Wine the average rate
on hogs is q per cent. higher than Iowa
and 1890 per cent. higher than illinois Tor
similar services
The average rate on cattle on the W. c.
Ry. is 1926 per cent. higher than mt the rate
in Iowa, and 4S.O7 per cent higher than
the rate in Illinois; while on hogs It IS
; 1.37 per cent higher than Iowa, and 1917
ices.
Lumber, Cheese, Butter and Other Com
modities.
The commodity rates evidence the same
policy of discrimination that IS shown In
the classified schedules.
On lumber from producing to consumins
points, the Wisconsin rates, for like dis
tances. are also higher than the Iowa rates;
On the c., NJ. & st. z. Ry., they exceed
those for Iowa by 1898 per cent, while oil
the C. & n. w. Ry., they exceed the Iowa
rates by 1910 per, per cent :, - r,o+er;.,s and
supplies from Milwaukee to other leading
stations in the state of Wisconsin, the
the average, from IA to "A per cent higher
than the rates for like services IN Iowa and
Illinois.
on cheese, from 80 leading shipping sta
lions in Wisconsin to Milwaukee, the aver
age rate, including the concentration rate,
is IS per cent. higher Ian IN Iowa, and 80
per cept. higher than in illinois for IKE
service.
On butter, from some 80 leading shipping
stations to Milwaukee, the average Wlscon-
sin rate is 80 per cent. higher than the
Iowa rate, and 10 per cent. higher than the
Illinois rate
The foregoing comparisons include the
more important classes of state traffic. They
also include for each of these classes in
wisconsin practically every rate given in
the published tariffs of the railway com
panes. The details omitted, but the
basic tables are kept on file and accessible
for examination at the pleasure OF mem
bers interested in making more detailed
study of the same The rates used for OF
these comparisons are in all cases state
rates Those for Wisconsin are fixed by
the railroads The rates for Iowa and Hi
ncis are fixed by state commissions. A com
parison Of the rates in Iowa and 1lieois
With the rates of Wisconsin, therefore, af-
fords opportunity for comparison OF the two
systems-the control of transportation by
the railroads, and the control Of transporta-
ton by the state They clearly demon
strate that Wisconsin state rates are, on
the average, higher than the state rates in
Iowa and Illinois. They plainly show that,
other things being equal rates regulated by
the government are, rule, lower tina
the rates. fixed by the railroads There Is
i nothing in the traffic conditions warrant
;nr hirher rates IL Wisconsin than in