The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-22
RATES TO
/. B[ MUCH REDUCED
|,,;Irads Early in January Ex-
,,t TO Make Lower ClasSi-
fcatiOnS.
|nNyOLYES HUNDREDS
NJ ARTICLES USED HERE
In Enlarge Circle of Utah's
y Markets and Cheaper
Imports.

IL ,,o western classification COM
~, ,be railroads meets In San An
T.x on January is OF the coming
-, Classification on hundreds OF
shIpped into and out OF the west
s.,.s will be materially changed.
,tobasIy will be lowered In almost
RI ase. - ,,,os ~
,.,r,,ory west OF the Missouri
II although It will give Utah little
,avsntage over other sections OF
.sm,ry. because the lower classifl-
r,n affect all sections alike. the
- ri, result in lowering freight
a. ~ The shippers OF Utah and ad-
sIo,es by many thousands OF dol
|.5 annually. oxaor,re
'.s,o,s boots and shoes have been
las N Utah both in carload and
m.n carload lots, the rate being
u ~ hundred pounds. The reports
80 IN Salt Lake on Tuesday show
.Ss new classification will put boots
,snss 10 Utah in carload lots in the
- rlsss on which the charge is S2,2O
e srp5red pounds. This makes a saw
Is cents per hundred pounds in
i,,ad lots on boots and shoes. The
r dan carload lot remains the same,
q Is, first class
II Effect Widespread.
/ Iy,elicay the same cut applies TO hun
~, oI other articles used In the In
i-cgnlaln west, especially those need
y lg farmers and miners. In many
Ea.s The classification is reduced from
n c.sss 10 third or fourth class, and
Trad instances even lower. In Few
II the classification Is raised, but
E;lv in articles that affect the west but
Is IN actual money figured In freight
=. paid.
IIs !oyering of classification applies
II ely TO goods coming into Utah and
Is C. rest OF the intermountaln west,
II iso applies TO the same articles out
H. this case the lower classification
II elkrge the circle OF Utah's mar
y % Two ways II will permit manu-
llssrsrs In this state 10 import certain
l<tes uied In their business at a low
ut rate so that they can thus reduce
II plling price Of their ultimate prod
b ihus reaching larger market with
II osnsldering outgoing freight rates
Il ee finished product. But In addition
ns lower manufacturing cost will be
labssT outgoing freight charges which
rlatend the selling circle 10 a still
salsI extent =
The Bitter Sweet. .
Z. lower net freight rates. however.
ave at least one dlsagreeable cf-
IlM ihls section, While II allows the
sHtr In Utah 10 ship into the state
'siief II also allows the eastern manu-
Eg 70 ship in cheaper, thus tend
j5p make II somewhat harder for the
~ Manufacturers.
sss the local manufacturer viii find
q ne new classification Will cheapen
L sport charges. reduce the cost Of
t.suon and greatly enlarge. his SELL
ealkel he will also find that the
n,es being TO all alike. will allow
esArn manufacturer OF the same
e 10 sell cheaper in the Utah mar
GM lowering the selling price at
lOI Inc local manufacturer. Thus
ga manufacturer must take the
nltn the sweet. and while the
shssihcatlon will allow him to in
me territory of others, II will at
ne ume allow his rival 10 invade
,ome market.
~ covering OF classification is some
4l 10 lnc with the contentious made
SAT- Lake traffic bureau before
ets.ete commerce commission in
Iy last summer. The local ship
oaimed That rates 10 Utah were un-
1My high In themselves and asked
Material reduction, especially or
r.Ia articles. This the railroads
IN s1us SS 70 grant through the pro-
~ Tnenge In classification. but not
IL. 1in.dge =, .tg oasls which was the main
:" INC local traffic expert.
4 Benefits the Jobbers.
H.. ii,ssstlve net freight charges be-
1tsr,sn,,mlis,sht sections of the west, the
Ier rn'ain Nm country and the Pacific
Nj ~ WI remain practically the same.
|rs Ir.s NV classification applies 10 the
h. SO,s , as II does TO all other west
IL s,lS s,io.s Speaking broadly. the less
|rfa nso nno lois will remain about the
Irlf sWrn NOT particularly favoring the
liz an upper or the eastern dealer
,,,, Nl at retail to the west, while the
IisT,Ss fittslhcation will apply mostly TO
Ins.s,.oe. thus beneHting the local
lt kss,, probably at the expense OF
Et9s 9pnsuTner in small lots.
|ht.3 ,r,. Ar cnarge on carload Of
~ E,s~,e ~,e might be somewhat lower.
itr-s ,r.Inarge on 300 or 40O pounds OF
ss,su ~iEe would be immaterial. hence
|fri,bs price Will probably remain
lpSns,i.ean i.ane to the small buyer. while
|ft ifs ,,a IN net freight charges win
extra profit >' 'A'
IkAEy rs whole the proposed cut viii!
IksS q, "pS W largely affect the local re-
II n,sn,, ,he local consumers. while IL
Ihst eas,en oeneht the jobbers who rep
itf,l N ~ houses and will I'll one
I,fsuss ,h uie local manufacturer. while
If rsrSe,W we other hy enlarglng his sell
out reduces his home mar