The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
CONCESSIONS MADE
IN RATES BY ROADS
Compromise Is Answer of Lines
to Protests of State
Shippers
Changes Still Leave General
Tariffs Far Above Their
Former Level

The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
railroads have met the protests of the
california shippers against the increase
in freight rates with an offer to COM
promise The transcontinental lines
have amended the schedule on beans
and leather. and while the rates in
stituted on January ] are in some in
stances withdrawn. The tariffs remain
much higher than they were under
The old schedule. it is announced that
ruling VIII soon be made on the pro-
tests against the higher rates on
canned goods and dried fruits.
In the westbound schedule the in
crease has been withdrawn on linseed
OH. fruit jars and slaves and headings.
The rest Of the items, several hundred
iu number remain on the advanced
basis
The railroads made known their in
tentions yesterday In a communication
TO the traffic bureau of the Merchants
exchange. A meeting Of the bureau
VIII be held to decide on future action.
It was stated yesterday that modifca-
tions had been made by the railroads
in great part Of those cases where
protests had been made. 1t was init
mated that a concession on canned
GOODS and dried fruits, restoring them
10 the basis that prevailed before the
increase became effective, would re-
move the chief complaints against the
advance.
The facts were made public yester-
day bv T. c. Friedlander. secretary Of
The Merchants exchange, in the fol-
lowing announcement:
The trafice bureau Of the Mer-
chants exchange announces that in
response 10 its protests TO the traffic
officials Of the transcontinental roads
against the increase in rates on certain
commodities that went into effect on
January !. 1909. the traffic officials Of
the Southern Pacific and Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe railroads viii rec
ommend TO the transcontinental bureau
the following:
East bound: Beans-Rate on beans
10 Texas points, which is now S5 cents,
TO be reduced TO IS cents, which was
the old rate
Leather-That the rate Of s1.25 be re-
duced TO SL15, the old rate having been
SLO5.
West bound: Linseed oiI-The rate
10 be reduced to 80 cents. which was
the old rate.
Fruit 5ars-From Missouri river
points to be reduced from IS cents to
- cents, the latter being the old rate.
Slaves and headings-From Chicago
points west 10 be reduced from IS cents
10 IS cents.
The protests made by the Merchants
exchange traffic bureau on other COM
modties are still under consideration.
The governing committee Of the" "traf-
DC bureau Of the Merchants exchange
IS assured that the recommendations
made BY the foregoing railroads will
be accepted by the transcontinental bu-
reau.
While a reduction has been made on
beans and leather. the railroad com
panies have not met the requests of
the complainants IN full The rate on
beans has been restored TO 10 cents for
Texas points, but the advance stands
for other parts Of the east. The bean
men complained that the increase
would shut them off particularly from
the Texas market. and il was in view
of this statement that the railroads re-
stored the old rate for Texas points
The advantage viii remain with AIichi.
gan and New York, however, for other
points which formerly drew heavily on
california for their supply.
The tanners had protested that the
increase TO Sl25 would practically
drive them out Of business. They
stated at that time that the rate Of
SL05 then in force gave them only a
fair margin OF profit The increase
amounts to 10 per cent and, according
10 the local tanners, will greatly crip-
pie them in their business.
The reduction in the west bound
tariff on nnseed oil was made upon
complaint OF the paint manufacturers.
The protest against the rate on lars
was filed on behalf Of the crockery
dealers.