Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-06
SCH:ME TO GET
THE MONEY BACK
Railroads Contemplate Raising
Minimum Loading Weights Of
Cars for Greater Revenue.
TO MEET WAGE INCREASE.
Traffic Men Explain That the Change
j. Not Unfair 10 Shippcr--NIcct-
ing on In Chicago.

Chicago, Feb 6.--The Record Herald
today says
By action takeu yesterday the rail-
roads of tho United states have paved
the way TO drag back to their Golfers
the millions they recently handed out
10 their employees in the way of In
creased wages. The shipper viii pay.
"A vote to increase the rates on main
commodities 10 per cent, by increasing
Tho minimum which it is permitted 10
load into car is being taken aud II
This goes into effect millions of dollars
VIII be added yearly 10 the revenues or
the traffic lines The first active steps
were taken yesterday at a meeting
held ia Chicago which war attended by
the executive officials Of railroads east
having Il total Of more than 100000 miles
Of lines. The roads initially interested
extend throughout the territory east OF
this city and north of the Ohio river
clear to the seaboard and north Into
Canada
INVOLVES BIG AREA.
In this territory freight rates are
controlled by the organizations known
az the Central Freight association,
whose Jurisdiction extends 70 Bunalo
and Pittsburg. and the Trunk Line as
ISOLATION. whose Jurisdiction extends
from those cities to the Atlantic ocean
The vote, which is being taken follow
ing n recommendation by the two asso-
ciotions, r. being sought by a letter of
advice setting for the plan and
giving the reasons therefor. II was
stated last night that II the plan met
with any opposition it would not be
carried out.
ALL CUT AND DRIED.
The meeting which was held yester-
day, however. is the outcome OF "A we'll
laid plan which originated with the
eastern presidents and which was
passed on by them to their executive
traffic officials for perfecting and plac-
ing before the various lines for adop-
tlon. II the plan IL successful In the
east IL undoubtedly viii be followed
by the lines south of the Ohio river,
and then by the lines to the Pacific
ocean. II Is difficult to estimate how
much the purposed increase VIII bring
the railroads in added revenue, but the
sum Will be large one. Traffic officials
however, state that 1t viii not he SUM-
Client 10 offset even the Increased eN-
pense To the railroads oocasioned by
Increased wages. and estimated at be-
tween sloo.000,O00 and s1f0,o00,0o0 an
nualy. ev.e
WHAT RAILROADS SAY.
In. explaining the plan, prominent Of
fieials last night declared that the rail
roads did not propose doing anything
that was unfair 10 the shipper or to the
public. On tho contrary. the increases
1n tho minimum weights allowed in
cars Will he such as win result In BEN
efits 20 The entire country. and viii
give the railroads. in effect. the use of
This increase in equipment efficiency
VIII be brought about by an increase In
the size OF the loads In freight ears.
Traffic men declare that, despite the
fact that the size of freight cars has
Increased two and even threshold there
has been little or no increase In the
minimum weight allowed IN a car, while
tho result Is that the shippers have not
taken advantage of the added facilities
offered them.