Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-24


brought clear to the coast from Missouri
river points and shipped back to points
within Utah's boundary as cheaply and
IN some instances at less cost than
the Utah Jobber can have goods car
ried direct to towns only short dis
tances west of Salt Lake. This is a
Chinese puzzle to Utah jobbers: some
ground must be and is yielded in view
of water competition" but local mer-
chants can't see why railroads want so
much on the same plea.
WHERE OGDEN GETS IT.
But to return to the tariff which is
causing so much unfavorable comment
among Salt Lake and ogden jobbers.
One change which resembles all is that
made in the freight rates between Salt
Lake, ogden and Milford. Salt Lake
Will continue to pay 67 cents per hum
dred pounds on class / freight to Mil
ford until Sept. 6. After that it will
have to pay S104, an increase of q
cents. But Ogden is treated even
worse. As was explained, the Junction
city has been on an equal footing with
Salt Lake, but now, as has also been
explained. must pay rate between 1t
and Salt Lake besides the rate from
Salt Lake to the freight's destination.
So in addition to paying S1.04 on freight
to Milford, Ogden merchants must pay
the local rate of 80 cents, making the
total cost of shipping 100 pounds from
the Junction city to Milford the nice
little sum of Sl.3i, an increase of 81
cents over the rate 1t has been paying.
SOME SAMPLES.
This increase is a fair example of
dozens of others. Taking freight pass
ing between Salt Lake. Ogden ana
Milford In all It's tariff classiticatons,
the changes show the following IN
creases: on class 2, the new rate from
Salt Lake to Milford is 2S cents high
er than the present rate, which dies
much regretted death Sept 6. The
local rate between salt Lake and Og-
den on freight linden this classitica-
ton is % cents, so the Increase 10 be
paid by the latter is SO cents. f1tty-
three cents difference on every hum
dred pounds of freight is fearful m
crease, exclaim the shippers. The m
crease on class 3 is 16 cents from san
Lake and 36 from Ogden. A peculiar
result is obtained by figuring upon the
new and old tariffs on classes d and 70.
Salt Lake and Ogden are now paying
"a cents on class d freight at the
present time, After Sept. u reduc-
ton of eight cents becomes effective
as the new rate Is to be &c cents But
the local rate between Salt Lake and
81 cents, n three cent Increase
ONE CENT REDUCTION
But to placate the Junction City
jobbers the new tariff does provide one
or two reductions for Ogden On
Glass f. Salt Lake and Ogden are now
paying so cents; the new rate VIII
be 81 cents; the local rate between
Ogden and salt Lake is eight cents,
so Ogden will have to pay but ~
cents after September Ga magnlheeht
reduction Of one cent
ADVANCES AND REDUCTIONS.
To aid Ogdenites in learning easily
how much increase they are going 10
pay on freight traffic when the salt
Lake Routes lemon drops 1t is con-
venient to explain al this junction that
on Glass ! freight, Ogden will pay 80
cents in addition to the Increase from
Salt Lake; 2h cents on advances made
on class 9 freight; 20 cents on class
3: l6 cents on class 4 10 cents on
classes r, A and b; IA cents on class
G.: If CENTS on class ID. and cents
over Salt Lake on class L. Where re-
ductions of and cents are made on
classes d and u from Salt Lake. Ogden
will have TO figure in the local rates of
IL and cents to figure out where she
is att
RATES TO CALIENTE.
Rates to Caliente have been reduc-
ed and advanced about 4 cents in the
various classified freights, the changes
made about balance. On class ],
freight 10 Uvada, Salt Lake will pay
25 cents per 100 pounds more after
Sept and 10 cents on class freight.
Reductions of cents on class and in
the neighborhood of 10 cents per 100
pounds are made on the other freights.
The increase on freight under class
between Salt Lake and Lund is S3
cents: on class 2. % cents. Ut Is
noticeable that the reductions made
on some other classes do not come
even close TO the advances made npon
others.) A raise of IS cents is made
upon class l.. freight between this city
and Newhouse, and 20 cents on class
.. This means Ogdens pays 5S cents
and As cents more on these two CLASH
fed kinds of freights than she is do
ing at the present time when that
eventful date--Sept. 6--rolls around.
EASTERN VERSION
The New York Commercial says
relative to recent readjustments OF
freight rates:
From the minutes of the recent
meeting of the general committee on
western freight classification, which
have just been distributed II is learned
that changes TO become effective Octo-
her /, will advance present rates In only
a few instances. Nothing will be done
until next January for gen.
era advance in the minimum
weights and cancellation of nu-
merous commodity tariffs which,
when decided upon, are expected to af-
feet an increase all round OF about 5
per cent In rates,
DECIDED TO DELAY.
Preceding the meeting of the COM
mlttee II has ben intended to make
the general line OF weights conform 10
the official classification In effect east
OF Chicago, but when 1t was found that
SO many interests would be affected II
was decided 10 delay the matter until
next year. The only minimums adj
vanced We're those on coffee and sugar,
the former from $4,000 10 10000 and the
latter from 10000 to $4,000 pounds.
WESTERN ROADS REFUSE,
il ofIicil classification territory,
shippers are allowed TO load mixed car
loads of freight of similar classilica-
tion and are given carload rating
Concurrence IN this was asked of the
western roads and refused Shippers of
boots and shoes asked for rating OF
second-class carloads with minimum
weight OF 10000 pounds as did also
dealers in rubber boots and shoes. In
declining % comply with this request,
the railroads assigned as a reason that
no matter what the magnitude OF the
shipmont, the railroad would be obliged
TO load the cars and II would be Inn
possible, anyway, to get 10000 pounds
IN an ordinary box car,