La Junta tribune., 1914-05-23
1--WE sfocK RA1nD
atom Arkansas vallsg = -.
a 80 Markst aAs~p 0saduaa
1nUease Net Juslifiod.

eFe ssociation has bssn invsstieat-
fngthe matter Of freight rates q
ea<seed shipments q stock 70 the
lrnA9es City market, = thsy have
~ inpression that the rataa Are en-
tifsay 200 high 70 hs jusufisd. The
mese the matter 4 investigated and
aaal&sed the moro the inpression
heceues fixed certainty.
~ rates have steadily increased,
yeer BY year. sincs 1897. until at
~ present time the rate In force
shows An increase OF 80 per cent II
face " the fact tnay the actual cost
psr ION mile has bsen gradually de-
eseenang. The tonnage that b haul-
ID ~ 2 single engine and HANDLED by
: sengle train crew today. u con-
stdsrably greater than in 1897. and
TIE traffic Is much larger, yet the
railroads have been gradually In
creastng this rate. until on April 1st.
this year. the maximum was reach
cd Of $50 per car Of sheep or cattle,
from La Junta. Colo, to Kansas
City. Mo. on minimum OF $4,000
pounds which rate was suspended
By the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Tor investigation.
When 1t Is considered that the
usual loading ON cattle shipments
from Colorado feed lots to the Kan
sas City market averages 27.oO0
pounds. the increase over the 1897
rate on cattle would be 80 per cent.
Upon investigation by the associa-
ton there is no clear reason shown
Why any such increase IL Justified.
However. this matter will come
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission before long. and Il behooves
the Arkansas Valley Association to
81 together their data 70 offset the
claims OF the railroads In support Of
this new rate. Toward this end the
Officers of the association are max
ltng every effort to be prepared for
this hearing.
The following information regard
Ing live stock rates has been furnish.
Cd 20 the valley association by the
American National Live Stock As
socistion. and will be Of interest to
those engaged In this business d.
rectiy. and indirectly TO everyone:
Statement Of rates on shepp d. d.
80 foot cars from La Junta. Colo.
Va the Santa Fe. TO Kansas City:
January ?s. 1897. SIS per
| % loot car. xbb.OO
November 10. 1897. CSC per
| 100. minimum $4,000. $40
Deee4ber ]. 1888. 37Mc per
100. minimum $1,000. -. $3.50
sep,enber 1. 1908. 3sc per
zoe. minimum $4,000. $3.50
April I. 1914. soc per 100,
minimum $4,000 Suspend
eoD ............ oo.VO
The feeding In transit charges on
shccp d. d. cars was for many
years. SO per car. II was changed
In 1900 to seven cents per hundred
pounds. an advance Of approximate
iy $40 per car.
Statement Of rates Of cattle for
3s foot cars from La Junta. Colo.
To Kaasas City. NO.. since January
rs. 1897:
January ss. 1897. sss per
3s foot car. r............. $500
august 10. 1897. :sho per
100. minimum 10000. $500
December !. 1899. ?4c per
100. minimum $4,000. L.. $3.50
March 90. 1901. 2shc per
100, minimum $4,000. $3.50
July IS. 1909. 2sMc per
ice. minimum :s.Ooo.... $3.50
September l.. 1903. ssc per
100. minimum $4,000. s3.sO
Nove0ber II. 1905. 3shc per
ioo. minimum 2:.OOo.... $3.50
Apr1l I. 1914. soc per 100.
ml1lmum $4,000 (suspend.
81 ............... ss.0V
IT, average loading Of cattle In
colosado feed lots IL approximately
?7.eoo pounds per 80 foot car. On
this bon1s Of loading the present rata
of Selt CENTS. yields per 70 foot car.
s7l.ek TIE suspended rate would
yicl9 ooel for . 80 foot car.
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