The Lamar register., 1914-05-20
LIVE STOCK RATES
Rates from the Arkansas Valley to
the Kansas City Market. Shows
Gradual Increase Not Justi-
fed

The Arkansas valley Sheep Feeders
Association has been investigating the
matter of freight rates on carload
shipments of stock to the Kansas City
market, and they have the impression
that the rates are entirely too high
to be justified. The more the mat
ter is investigated and analysed the
more the impression becomes fixed
certainty.
The rates have steadily increased,
year by year, since 1897 until at the
present time the rate in force shows
an increase of 20 per cent in face of
the fact that the actual cost per ton
mile has been gradually decreasing.
The tonnage that is hauled by sin
gle engine and handled by single
train crew today, is considerably
greater than in 1897, and the traffic is
much larger, yet the railroads have
been gradually increasing this rate,
until on April LIST this year the maxi
mum was reached Of $66 per car Of
sheep or cattle, from La Junta, Colo
RADIO, to Kansas City, Mo-, on mini
mum of $4,000 pounds, which rate
was suspended by the Interstate COM
merce commission for investigation.
When it is considered that the u.s.
ual loading on cattle shipments of
Colorado feed lots to the Kansas City
market averages $1,000 pounds, the
increase over the 1897 rate on cattle
would be so per cent. Upon investi-
cation by the association there is no
clear reason shown why any such
increase is justified.
However, this matter will come be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission before long, and it behoOves
the Arkansas Valley Association to
get together their data to Offset the
claims of the railroads in support of
his new rate. Toward this end the
officers of the association are making
every effort to be prepared for this
hearing.
The following information regard
ing live stock rates has been furnish
ed to the valley association by the
American National Live Stock AS
ISOLATION, and will be of interest to
those engaged in this business direct
ly, and indirectly to everyone:
Statement of rates on sheep ID. ID.
Sc foot cars from La Junta, Colorado,
(Santa Fe) to Kansas City, Mo-"
Jan. 90, 1897-s55.OO per 30 foot
COR s55 IN
Nov. 10, 1S97-26c per 100 lbs,
minimum $4,000 lbs. 80. :. 81 90
Dec. 1, 1s99-271sc per 100 lbs,
minimum $4,000 lbs. 800. =. 60 SO
Sept. l, 1903-29c per 100 lbs,
minimum $4,000 lbs. ....... 63 80
April 1, 1914-3Oc per 100 lbs,
minimum $4,000 (suspended) &C 90
The feeding in transit charges on
sheep in d. d. cars was, for many
years, $40 per car. 1t was changed in
1900 to cents per hundred pounds,
an advance Of approximately $40 a
car.
Statement Of rates of cattle for
80 foot car from La Junta, Colorado,
" hdHSds wy, 4ho., ohNc oohuoiy
%, 1897"
Jan. %, 1s97-$51.OO per SO foot
car ....S55 w
Aug. 10, 1s97--22hc per 10 Obs.
minimum $4,000 lbs. -. E. Sd 90
Dec. /, 1920 per 100 lbs,
minimum $4,000 80. go. =. 81 60
Mar. 26, 19O1-26kc per 100 lbs.
minimum $4,000 lbs. 80. -. 60 60
July Is, 1902-26lac per 100 lbs.
minimum $4,000 lbs. 80. -. So 30
Sept. /, 1903-29c per 100 lbs,
minimum $4,000 lbs. 80. -. So 80
Nov. II, 19O8-26hc per 100 lbs.
minimum $4,000 lbs. -. -. So 60
Apr. /, 1914-3Oc per 100 lbs,
minimum $4,000 (suspened) sc 90
The average loading Of cattle in
Colorado feed lots is approximately
81, 900 pounds per &c foot car. On this
basis of loading the present rate of
26lac yield per SO foot car $71.55.
The suspended rate would yield $500
for a 36 foot car.