East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-21

The new railroad rates adopted by
the Hartman lines and others pene-
truting the northwest means much to
the smaller towns which have not
heretofore enjoyed terminal rates. sThe
Oregon Daily Journal says of the rate
conference in Portland and of the re-
zultant reduction in the freight tariffs
to the Pacific northwest:
After conferences between the traf-
fic departments of the railroad COM
ranies. it has been decided to put in
distance tariff to apply on all lines
III Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana. The freight rates will be
made to conform with the distance
tariff promulgated by the Washington
railway commission The railroad
companies will offer no further oppo-
| sition to the announct program of the
| commission.
1t is expected that the new tariff
will be put into effect within a few
| days. 1t will be made effective as
soon as the commissions order issues,
and this it is said, will be done this
week or next.
Thru the action of the Washington
| commission. the same rezult will ac-
crue alike to the other states of the
Pacific northwest, by voluntary action
of the railroad companies. 1t is said
that they have become convinced that
| il is time to accept conditions that
have been brought about by growth
of the population and development of
the transportation business. and that
the best policy is one of acquiescence
in the demands of the commission.
RcZults of New Tariff.
The first direct rezult of the new
| distance tariff will be to give lower
/ rates between interior towns, for ex-
change of commodities, and the en-
! couragement of business between the
smaller communities. The tariff will
be rs follows, according to classifi-
cation of tonnage.
First class-Five miles or under,
| 10 cents per 100 pounds; each five
miles thereafter, up to 90 miles, 4
cents additional; each five miles
thereafter up to so miles cents ad-
| diticnal; each five miles thereafter
up to 300 miles. cents additional:
for each five miles thereafter up to
| 400 miles, / cent additional; distances
above 400 miles, cents additional for
each 10 miles.
Second class-S5 per cent Of the
| first class rate; third class, 30 cent of
frs rclass rate; fourth class, 80 per
cent of first class rate.
Glass A, merchandise, so per cent
of first class rate; class b, 40 per cent
of first class rate; class C, 80 per cent
of first class rate class ID, 20 per cent
of first class rate; clas Sc, 20 per
cent of first class rate.
Where New Rates Applies.
on the first four classes the rate
applies to less than carload lots, and
on the remaining classes it applies to
car lots. Western classification rules
apply to the tariff schedule.
"The rezult will be that the new
distance tariff will effect a reduction
of present freight charges at all points
where there is not already a lower
rates. In many instances the existing
commodity rates or special rates viii.
be lower than the maximum under
the new distance tariff. At such
points the tariff will have no effect,
said General Freight Agent r. B. Mil
Ter Of the Hartman lines. 1.-THE cut
amounts to abont 20 per cent reduc-
ton of the prezent rates. While II
will not apply in that degree to exist.
ing rates out Of Portland, there will
be some changes of the prezent spec.
ial and commodity rates tho none ma
terially affecting the jobbing trade al
this point. There will be some kink.
to take out and some notifications tc
render the rates uniform