The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-17
RgaER FREIGHT RATES.
ADVANCES MADE In ALL PARTS
or THE COUNTRY.
~nmmercc Commission Admits That
sadppers Pay Moro ON All Leading
Conu0odities-Followed New Rate
Law

S<nApn of the Interstate Commerce
c~m@sssaon. today. responded to the
hsnse resolution OF January Is ask
~ Tor information as to advances In
mUisht rates since the passage of the
Hepburn. or Railroad Rate. law Of
Snss -. 1906. The response shows
ehAa many advances In freight rates
1--we been made since the Hepburn
NV was passed.
I'VE have not been able to keep
= record Of the advances" says Chair
uan Knapp. who then notes a num-
or Of the more important advances
q = geserai way.
Befwsea July 4. 1905. and January
~. ises. says Judge Knapp. nearly
10000 schedules OF rates and classi-
rsnfions and supplements. varying In
~hss from I to TOO pages. were fled
vfn tAe commission. He estimates
shst there are $50. 1000. 900 items in
mo tnrin died. and It is impossible to
esaupare AL these with a like number
- items filed previous to July 1,
1sos.
Then. giving some Of the more i'm
p~r1anf advances In rates since the
Hspburn law was adopted. Chairman
Knapp shows that coal rates have
oocn advanced cents a ton from the
Fennsylvania. Maryland and West
vrS,nia zelda to Central Freight AS
Secfstisa territory and from the Ken
tscky, Tennessee and Alabama fields
% points In Southeastern Freight AS
sociation territory.
Grain and grain-product rates have
oecn advanced . cents per 100 pounds
urom Ohio and Mississippi crossings
% southeastern Freight Association
territory. Rates from Northern and
Wesfern producing points are based
upon the Ohio and Mississippi river
crossing rates. and therefore this ad-
vance resulted In an advance from
au that territory. Rates were ad-
vunced cents per 100 pounds from
Snscaso to New York In May, 1907.
The proportional rate applicable from
Chicago on shipments from points
vca of the Mississippi river was re-
oneed I Ia cents per 100 pounds on
~asst and corn. and half a cent per
40 Oh rye. oats and barley in May.
1yOs. W 49,
Mates ON packins-house products
nave advanced q cents per 100 pounds
resn ohis and Mississippi river cross
'hU TO Southeastern Freight Associa-
don territory. Rates from Northern
aad Western producing points are
based on the Ohio and Mississippi
River rs6es. and therefore correspond
aux advances result In rates from the
producing points.
Rafes ON sugar have been advanced
> cents per 100 pounds from New
York and New Orleans and from
Doinrs In trunk-line territory. rates
From which are made with relation
o. the New York rates. to points i'm
Central Freight Association territory
and 20 Chicago and to st. Paul and to
points In the Northwest the rates TO
which are made with relation to the
Chicago or st. Paul rates.
Fig-iron rates have been advanced
% cents n ton from furnace points in
southeastern Freight Association ter
ritory To points In Central Freight
Association and trunk-line territories.
Cxn iron pipe rates have been ad-
vnnced 20 cents ton from foundry
points In Southeastern Freight Asso-
ciafion territory to points in Central
Freight Association and trunk line
territories.
Rates on iron and steel articles.
subject to Official classification. have
been generally advanced by the with
s1sussai OF commodity rates and the
application In lieu thereof of higher
class rates. These advances are not
uniform to all points affected.
Lumber rates from Chicago and
points basing thereon to trunk line
serritory have been general'v advanc-
cd by withdrawal OF commodity rates
and an application of higher class
rafes. This advance was not uniform.
Hates from producing points In the
Pacific Northwest to all destinations
were advanced November 1 19O7
After hearing complaint the COM
mission condemned the advance made
from the producing points to points
Wcsf OF line drawn from Pembina.
N ID. through Omaha and Kansas
City 10 Port Arthur. Texas. An in