The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-09-24
FREIGHT RATES TO Be REDUCED
New Tariffs Filed With Interstate
Commission Effective Oct. 1S.

WeStbOund transcOntinental rates on
freight will be greatly reduced on and
after Oct Is, under new tariffs filed
with the interstate commerce commits
sion, notice to which effect has been
received by shippers and jobbers to-
gether with the utilities commission
The tariffs were filed by all the car
riers comprising the Transcontinen-
tai Freight bureau, or those rail
roads terminating in the Northwest.
Under this tariff the rates drop from
New York to Western points, especial
ly to terminals will be similar rates
from Chicago to Western points. The
reduction is supposed to meet the re-
duced freight rates made possible by
the Panama canal. The tariff is of
unusual Importance to Idahoans and
In fact every jobber and merchant in
the Northwest. for there is reduction
on freight rates of almost every COM
modify which may have it's effect in
reducing retail prices.
These tariffs are. issued on practi-
cally the same basis as the schedule
G rates published few months ago.
Some of the typical reductions are as
follows:
Agricultural implements and their
parts, such as blades for graders or
scrapers, pillow discs, harrow plates,
weeder plates and numerous other
similar articles. The old rates varied
from $1.55 per 100 pounds to SITS;
the new rate will be $1.00.
! Bottles, jarks, TASKS, including fruit
and jelly glasses, tops and top fasten-
ings: Old rate, IS cents; new rate,
Is cents.
Carpets and rugs: Old rate for less
less than carload shipments, $3.50;
new rate, $500; carload shipments,
old rate, $1.85; new rate, $1.25.
| Baking powder, spices, etc, in cans
old rate, SLIPS; new rate, $100.
| Motorcycles, boxed or Grated: old
rate, $3.75 from New York, and $3.4O
from Chicago; new rate, $3.50
Plumbing goods, including bath tubs
laundry tubs made of cement, con-
crete. slate or soapstone: old rate
$3.50; new rate, $1.25.
Kitchen sinks, ETC., old rate, $3.50
new rate $125.
4 Ammunition. bullets. cartridges
shot, shells, etc.: old rate, $3.50; new
rate. $1.00.
4 Pianos, unlocked: old rate, $3.50;
new rate, $500. The tariff also per.
units shippers to mix boxed and un.
boxed pianos In the same car.
Woodenware and fibreware: new
rate, $500, In less than carload lots
The old rates varied substantially In
excess of that figure.
Talking machines: old rate, $3.50;
new rate. $3.50.
4 Rubber boots and shoes: old rate
4 $1.50; new rate, $125.
+ Concessions also were made to the
automobile industry. The new tariff
will permit shipments OF automobiles
in "set up" condition is, on their
own wheels-with enough gasoline In
the tank to permit them to be remov.
ed from the cars on their own power
Electric battery connections also will
be permitted. The railroads heretofore
have denied the automobile dealers
the right to ship their cars with gaso
line In the tanks on the theory tina
the practice was dangerous They ar,
satisfied now that there is no danger
so long as only enough gasoline Is con
tanned In the tanks to run the ma
chimes out OF the cars into the ware
houses.
It will be permissible, also, unde,
the new tariff to ship inner tubes
j, channels, rims, nanges. rings
and other rim parts in the same ca
with rubber automobile and motor
cycle tires and on the same rate. Thi
was concession that the automobil
Industry had sought for several years
Gate City (Bellevue) News.