The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
new FREIGHT
RATES ARE FIXED
H..
Schedule, Making Reductions
for Utah, Is Agreed on by
the Railroads.
TARIFFS ARE GIVEN OUT
CHANGES BY TRANS-MIsSoURI
BUREAU ARE FILED.
TARIFFS ARE GIVEN OUT

Advance copies of the new freight
rates adopted by the trans Missouri
freight bureau for traffic between Utah
common points and Chicago Mississippi
una Missouri river points have been re-
ceiVed I'm Salt Lake The bureau con-
Nehed in Denver Sept. Il and -. The
changes made vary but little from the
cuts predicted i'm The Herald of Sept.
~ and u. Several new classifications
nave been created and rates for these
were made by the bureau also. Utah
uaS oeen placed on the same footing as
Montana. The latter state has been
enjoying the benefits Of scale of lower
freight rates than Utah. but this diff
terence has been eliminated.
In accordance with the regulations
and provisions OF the new railroad rate
law the changes will be forwarded at
once by Chairman w. A. Poteet of the
trans Missouri freight bureau TO the in
frstate commerce commission. They
I VIII be considered, and after thirty
mays fling will be put into effect, with
q few possible corrections
The new rates shown I'm this adj
vance proof are the figures which will
De MED with the commission and later
will be put into effect" L. H Harding
general agent OF the Colorado Midland
I'm Salt Lake. said yesterday afternoon:
1t is barely possible that few minor
changes may be made but it is safe to
put full reliance on these figures. Buy
ers. jObbers and shippers should keep
the fact I'm mind that these rates must
be filed at least thirty days with the
interstate commerce commission before
they become effective. This viii pre-
vent any confusion which may arise
among shippers who imagine they will
begin receiving the benefit of the re-
auctions at once"
Apply Eastbound Also.
The Herald announced for the first
time on Sept IL that lower freight rates
we're being arranged for Utaah and ex-
planned that the Montana scale of rates
would be made a maximum for the
rates proposed for this slate. Since
that time wild guesses, and many, have
been made. but the figures furnished
by the Colorado Midland and printed
below are the first official and reliable
tables published The reductions do
not apply to freight coming under the
ten classes alone. but cut into the COL
umns OF commodity rates. Another fea-
ture of the reductions made public for
the first time yesterday by Mr.. Hard
ing is that they will not apply to west
bound freight alone. but to eastbound
freight. This will prove boon to ship
pers who trade with cities i'm points
east OF Sdll Lake. SALT Lake ana OInef
points included i'm the cJt-rate belt will
become bases of supplies for CONNER
cial and industrial csnters on the east
rs we'll as in the wesy. The chief beauty
OF the rates is that they apply only TO
the territory east Of the western boun-
dairy of the state, making Utah the
sole gamer.
The list of classified freight includes
rates from five separate supply CEN
ters. Chicago and common point. Peo-
ria, Mississippi river common points,
St Paul and common points, and Mis-
souri, river commol points. Merchan-
disc and supplies of ali kinds can be
brought Fl ON these shipping centers to
Utah and distributed among local COM
mon points at rates equal 10 those i'm
force between the same tel rit ~ries and
Montana common points. Utah is get
ting the benefit of a cut made last
August fo- Montana because # north
crn water competition.
Cuts Vary Greatly.
The cuts m classified freight rates
vary greatly. Freight coming under
class formerly paid a rate Of 81 40 per
100 pounds between Chicago points and
Utah common points. The reduction
cuts off ? cents per 10 pounds. This is
the minimum reduction. Cuts of %
cents per 100 pounds are numerous, APP
plying to all class freight between
Chicago. Mississippi river and Missouri
river common points and Utah common