, 1905-01-03
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1905.
A WORD ABOUT FREIGHT RATES

One of the first and most important
matters that should be taken up by the
business men OF this county Is the mat |
ter of freight rates, both going and
coming. This fact was brought out
prominently by Mr. Holiday, Mr.. Bell
and others in Saturdays Republican,
and we cannot but believe that if the
matter is brought directly to the at
tention of the management of the I'm.
ion Pacific in a proper manner, the in,
justice of the present schedule will be
seen and proper relief granted.
The prevailing rates from Cheyenne
to Laramie are as follows: First class,
81 cents per hundred; second, As; third,
SO; fourth. 80; fifth, 80. A respon-
sible freighter has said, and with truth.
that for a contract covering a reason
able time he would be glad to freight
by team from Cheyenne at the rate of
81 cents, and would be able to do it
proitably, too. Such being the fact.
it for much less and still with good
profit? Only a few years ago large
quantities of grain were hauled by wag-
on from Fort Collins here in competi-
ton with the railroad and in fact of
the fact that the return trip was an
empty one.
From Denver to Cheyenne the car
load rate is Is cents per hundred.
From Cheyenne to Laramie, half the
distance, the rate on the same car is
80 cents.
On all canned goods from Pacific
coast points the rate to Laramie is 81
RSnGssd. rate to Cheyenne
on the same car, right through our
city. is rs cents.
II proper adjustment Of these rates
could be accomplished. it would not
only prove a great relief to our PEG
pie in his immediate vicinity, but
would give our merchants an oppor.
tunity to more successfully compete
with the merchants of Colorado who
are now pushing their trade into the
North park and other sections of Col
orado. In this particular it would al
40 materially aid the traffic of the rail
road 1t would act as a two
edged sword. Not only would it draw
the trade of the park mere Cor rather
keep it here, but it would assist in
bringing the cattle of the park to this
point for shipment. And this matter
If cattle shipment Is another question
that needs the earnest, careful o
alteration of our stockmen and the
Union Pacific. By proper cooperation,
the Laramie plains can be made one
Of the greatest feeding points in the
entire west. 1t has beer proved by
Bell that our grass will bring cattle
to a high state of perfection-to a
state of perfection equal if not super
Tor to the corn-fed cattle of the east.
His CRASHED cattle sold in competl
ton with corn-fed at the Chicago ia,
stock show at % cents more per hun
bred and this should be ample proof
But with the active CO operation of the
railroad we can finish with corn and
put our cattle on the Omaha and Chi
cago markets in competition with the
best OF them. There Is no reason
why the Union Pacific company should
not make a schedule for stock trains
fast enough to place the cattle Of this
valley on the Omaha market without
material loss from shrinkage. In 9th
er words, they should be put on that
market in prime condition. and to the
great advantage Of the shipper and
the transportation company. The
faster they go the more they weigh at
the end of their destination and the
more the company gets for the haul
not to say anything of the additional
value to the wner
wyoming has been most liberal to
the transportation companies. 1t is
entirely proper That We of The Laramie
plains should go to y greatest car
rier and ask relief from the almost In
tolerable conditions now imposed upon
US.
This is one Of the nrst matters de-
mandine earnest, ensrgstic considerar
ton by our proposed basiness mems
organization.
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