Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-06-21
MEANING OF RATE ORDER
Details of Action Taken by the
Intcrstate Commerce Com
mission,


the Interstate Commerce commission In
the cases Of the oregon and Washington
Lumber Manufacturing association against
the Union Pacific and other roads, the Pa
Cihc Coast Lumber Manufacturers associa-
tion and others against the Northern Pa
clfic and the South Washington Lumber
Manufacturing association against the
Northern Pacific the substance Of which
wa sannounced yesterday, gives interesting
details as to the differentials on lumber
rates / nthe western territory. The deci-
sion prescribes that from the group points
east of the summit Of the Cascade noun
tains and west of the present Spokane
rates" rates group to points on and west
Of the Kansas City Southern railway from
Pemblna. y D., to Port Arthur. Tex, In
cluding all points that now take the same
rates as any of the points on that line
between and including Sioux City. la, and
Kansas city Mo. the rates should be less
than the rates prescribed by the commits
sion previously from the coast rates
group by differentals hegiunng at not
less than ? cents per 100 pounds, and
graded up westwardly to not less than
cents per 100 pounds at Buford, n. D, or
the Great Northern railway, Madeira, n
mont, s. D.. on the Chicago, Burlington &
quincy railway; Cheyenne, Wyo or the
Union Pacific railway and Denver Colo.
on the Union Pacific.
Rates 20 Missouri River.
Rates from the present Spokane rates
group and from the present Montana
Oregon rates" group to points on and ives
of the Kansas City & Southern railway
including all points that now take the SAM
rates as points located on that line be
tween and including Sioux city, Ia, an'
Kansas City, Mo, should be less thai
the coast rates as prescribed in IN
cases specific. by differentials beginning
at not less thar cents per 100 pounds an
graded up westwardly to a differenual o
not less than cents per 100 pounds at Blu
ford, n. D., Mcdora, n. D., Edgemont' :
D., Cheyenne, Wyo., and Denver, Colo.
Rates from east of the summit of tn
Cascade mountains and west of the presen
| Spokane rate" groups, to points east o
the said line, Pemblna. Port Arthur an
| excluding all points that now take IN
/ same rates as any of the points located o
the same line. including Sioux City, la
| and Kansas City, Mo. should be less tina
| the coast rates" prescribed in the case
| specified, by a differental of not less tina
cents per 100 pounds up to and tncludin
| Duluth, Minneapolis. st. Paul and Minns
! sofa transfer, and from the Missouri live
crossings to the Mississippi river cross
| ings.
To Points East.
Rate from the Spokane rates grou
! and the Montana oregon" rates group I
points east of the Kansas City Souther
| line. excluding all points that now TAX
the same rates as any OF the points o
the Kansas City Southern between and ir
cludng Sioux City, Ia, and Kansas Cit!
Mo, should be less than the coast rate
by a dfferential o: not less than cent
per 100 pounds UP to and including Dulutl
Mimi, transfer, Minneapolis and st. Pau
! and from the Missouri river crossing
the Mississippi riN er crossings,
The differenuals do not conflict with tf
rates prescribed in the case OF the Pacif
Coast Lumber Manufacturers associatio
against the Northern Pacific railroad. TT
groups referred to are the Spokane rates
group and the Montana-Oregon rates grou
are tie rating territories effective Noven
b=r |, 1907 The group referred to as II
east Of the summit Of the Cascade moui
tains and west of the present 'Spokar
rates" group embraces the points groupe
in these tariffs, including the Hood rive
Il