The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-03-25
WOULD READJUST
ALL GRAIN RATES
Effect of Proposed Revision
Upon Iowa, South Dakota
and Minnesota Ship
perS Explained.

Chicago. March 23.-Although the A.
western railroad systems are applying
Tor increases in freight rates on GER
tain commodities, which they estimate
would increase their revenue SO, ZOO, 900
o year, the new schedule which they
propose would, in the case of grain, in
some instances result in actual reduc-
tons from he present rate, they say.
F. B. Townsend, traffic nag Of
the MINNEAPOLIS & st. Louis road, so
testified today in the Interstate Com
merce commission hearing on railroads
application for higher rates. Mr.. Town
send sought to justify the railroads
proposal to increase the rate on grain
and grain products and average OF 1
cent per 100 pounds on certain ship
ments to Chicago and 2 cents per 100
pounds to gulf ports. He dwelt par
ticularly with the effect the advance
on traffic from South Dakota, Mime
sofa and Iowa.
An analysis Of the present and pro-
posed rates from these states to the
various grain markets was presented,
purporting to show that to many no
advance would be effected, while to
others present rates would be actually
reduced, because of the Inauguration
Of commodity rates on grain, where at
present no commodity rates apply, the
grain being hauled under class rates.
South Dakota Rates.
From South Dakota" said MI.
Townsend. there are no changes in
rates to Chicago, Peoria, Minneapolis
or Duluth. From "a South Dakota sta
tons to st. Louis the advance averages
.544 cent on flaXseed, GIT cents on
wheat, and .558 cent on coarse grain,
such being in each case about u cent
per 100 pounds.
From South Dakota to Kansas City.
there is an advance of II cent from 16
stations and I cent from five stations,
while from 10 stations there is no
change on wheat.
From Fl stations, the advance on
coarse grain is u cent, while there is.
no change from 10 stations.
Actual reductions are effected by
the establishment of q new line of rates
from South Dakot to Omaha, where
commodity rates never have been in
force before.
From Minnesota station. there is no
advance in grain rates to Chicago,
Milwaukee, Peoria, Minneapolis or Du-
luth. From 30 Minnesota stations to
st. Louis, there is a IL cents advance
on f1axseed, while from 81 stations,
there is a reduction Of 1.6 cents per 100
pounds. On wheat, there is an aver
age advance of Is cents from % sta
tons to st. Louis and an average re-
u VI ~ ~SAAN "" q NNA
coarse grain there is an advance of
IL cents from 3S Minnesota stations to
st. Louis and a reduction of % cent
from seven stations, while there is no
change at all from 10 stations.
"To Kansas City, there is an aver
6 advance on coarse grain OF 1.O2
cents from % Minnesota stations and
an average reduction Of 1.27 cents from
26 station, while from 16 stations there
is no change at all on coarse grain. On
wheat, no change is asked from Mime
sofa to Kansas City.
From Iowa stations to Chicago sta
ions an advance is asked on wheat av-
eraging g cent from 112 stations, while
there Is no change Is from 46 stations.
On corn the advance averages SO cent
from 1913 stations, while there is nc
change from 80 stations in Iowa. The
same relative advance applies tc
Peoria as to Chicago.
From Iowa stations To Minneapolis
the advance on wheat is g cent from
11S stations, while there is no change
at all from 40 stations. The advance
on coarse grain is .93 cent from 49,
stations while there is no change from
"a stations.
From Iowa to st. Louis there is ar
advance of g cent from us stations OF
wheat. and no change at all from ~
stations. while the advance on coarse
gram Il - " NNllN
and no change is made at all from 81
stations and no change is made at al
from 80 stations.
From Iowa to Kansas City the ad
vance on wheat averages IS cent from
81 stations and or coarse grain IL;
cents from 1922 stations. No advanc'
il made from Sc Iowa stations OF
coarse grain to Kansas City"
Mr.. Townsend's cross examination
was brief. A. F.. Helm, counsel for thu
Kansas public utilities commission
wanted to know why the rates wert
advanced on grain from some stations
and not from others.
Some Of the rates were out of line
with others, and we want to adjuS'
them" replied Mr. Townsend.
In answer to further questions th'
witness said the proposed increase
from Iowa to Chicago, Peoria and st
Louis would be on paper OILY, as there
would be no actual change.
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