The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
SCORES OF OBJECTIONS ARE
FILED WITH THE cLAsslFi-
CATION COMMITTEES.

san Antonio. Ten. Jan. 2..-,Spc-
cial. by IL" ssIr. we're
the principal featur. u .ae secard
session Of the Western CLASSIFICATION
committee. The breweries again pro-
tested strongly against an increase in
freight rates on return empties'' and
demanded that for all kegs bottles
and crates no more than one half
fourth class should be charged. The
proposed elimination of the prevail
ing rating for beer shipped in boxes
without lids was also contested by
them. Altogether the brewers would
seem 10 have made up their mind to
fight any advances. however small.
that may affect their business.
Objection to an increase of the
minimum Of carload shipments TO r.
900 pounds in the case of galvanized
steel tanks and culverts was made by
the National Association of Cor
rugated Manufacturers. Iowa manu-
facturers Insisted on lower rate o.
cream separators and similar machin-
cry and number of organizations.
among them the National Biscuit COM
pany. the Iowa Manufacturers as
Germs asked that for "A third ass
rating on candy and confectionery I'M
der an invoice not to exceed 20 cents
instead Of the present limit Of 10 cents.
Not all the objections raised. how
ever. are directed against the rail-
roads. Chicago jobbers. for instance.
asked for a first-class rating with
carload minimum Of $4,000 on prac-
tically all kinds of canned goods from
fruits to vegetables. fish to meat. but
ter and hot tamales. To this a large
number OF Omaha interests objected
on the ground that this would create
an opportunity to MAKE less than car
load distributions in the Mississippi
river territory ON carload rates and
thus place the Omaha concerns al
serious disadvantage.
An application for u fourth class
rate ON roasted coffee was made by
l.. c. Macomber of the Woolson Spice
Mills of Toledo. .. Mr.. Macomber
wanted to know why former petitions
for this had been turned down. and
sharply intimated that certain large
dealers in the east had Influenced the
railroads to turn down his requests.
roasted coffee shipped in burlap bag>
lined with heavy paper.
4 number of Illinois manufacturers
Of farm machinery opposed the eliini'
nation of the third-class rating On
farm trucks and cheap wagons. Texas
cement concerns objected to the pro
posed second class rating of empty
sacks which have heretofore been
fourth GLASS. Proposed changes in the
weighing of wire and iron nails and
a higher rating were contested by \"
q. Davis of the American Steel 4
Wire company. The International
Harvester company asked for III"
restoration of the former carload
minimum of li.00o pounds on corn
huskers and fodder shredders. Omaha
butter packers objected to certain
specifications for the fastening of lids
to pals. firkins and tubs. kenosha.
Wis. manufacturers objected 10 the
raising of the minimum carload weight
of brass and iron bedsteads to 10000.
4 large number of protests wer. t!icl
with the committee and the imrr"s-
sion prevails that this will be the not
test meeting ever held by the cias-
sification committee west of the Mis-
sississippi. The railroad men drew
first blood during the second session
by the statement of one OF tnelf
members. Assistant General fre'Sh'
Agent West. of the Missouri, Kansas
/ 4 Texas. who fatty held that most
/ freight reductions were OF not the
! slightest benefit to the people on the
! whole. and are invariably absorbed by
those obtaining them. No action has
! been taken on any of the objections
/ made and it is almost foresone con-
! clusion that the railroads will not
make any concessions.