The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-05
RATES ON FREIGHT
ADVANCED UNDER
new CLOAK
Charged That Classification
No. 81 is Merely IN
Advance in Cost.
RAN FORKS MEN
REGISTER PLANT
Give State Commission Their
Views and Will Support
the Movement.
GRAND FORKS MEN
REGISTER PLANT
EFTEcTs OF PROPOSED
NEW CLASSIFICATION

Brings o general increase
Of freight rates.
Prescrlbes rules relative to car
load shipments making it impos-
sible to secure carload rates on
mixed commodities.
Has direct bearing upon farm
Ing industry through big increase
on farm implements in car lots.
Works particularly against
small wholesaler.
Grand Forks shippers this after
noon placed before the state railroad
commission their objections to west
their objections were based particular
ly or the point that the new CLASH
fication would bring about a general
increase Of freight rates on very many
commodities in which this section Is
particularly interested.
The state railroad commission
held its meeting in the Grand Forks
Commercial club rooms, and it was
through the traffic commission of the
club, Of which Il. d. Cameron is chair
man. that the objections to the new
classification were presented.
This morning the Grand Forks rate
men met with Rate Expert Little OF
the state commission. gaining thor.
ough information concerning the ques.
ton. Mr.. Little explained at length
wherein the classification would work
against the interests of local shippers
Several States Have Combined.
Today's hearing in Grand Forks
was the outcome of a plan Of action
laid down by an association of rate
experts representing the railroad COM
missions of the states west of Chicago,
the Mississippi valley and of the inter-
mountain district.
This organization was already sue
cessful in securing. from the inter-
state commerce commission. an order
which delayed the time for the classi.
fication becoming effective from April
1 to June 20.
On April is the railroad commits.
sions will present to the interstate
commerce commissions their objec-
tons to the proposed classification.
MinOt VIII Get Figures.
a similar hearing to the one being
held here today was held at Minot
Thursday. About twenty Minot ship.
pers interposed their claims concern.
in gthe PROPORTION, and asa result
Of the heaffnE,-t they will prepare state.
ments for the commission, showing
the increased cost Of handling bust.
ness under the new classification.
saturday the commission Will hold
a meeting in Fargo.
Classification Cloaks Raise.
1t is the charge of the shippers that
the classification cloaks a general in.
crease In the rates. the freight lines
have contrived the classification, un.
der which commodities that are nov
shipped under a certain class, are
raised to the next class. thus compel.
Ing them to pay the higher rate.
How One Glass Fares.
Concerning farm implement ship.
ments a remarkable raise is shown
on the tariff from Chicago to Des
Moines. Under the old system certain
kinds of farm implements could be
shipped for $3.50 a ear. while under
the new classification the rate Is
$3.50. Increases in that respect run
from $3.50 Il a to $40 a car.
Some Commodities Affected.
Some Of the commodities and arti.
cles affected by the new classification