The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-18
|ltV SCHEDULE Of
TOBACCO RATES ADOPTED
COMPROMISE SPIRIT PREVAILS
Tranlc Manager Goodman Pours on
on Troubled Waters, and Each In
terest Recognizes the Other Fell
Iowa Pcrplexities.

Following several conferences OF
the Traffic Bureau of the Chamber Of
Commerce and members of the To-
bacco Trade with the Old Dominion
Steamship Company. a new schedule
Of rates between New York and Rich
mond, on leaf tobacco and tobacco In
It's various manufactured forms. Will
go into effect on or about August i,
embodying certain increased rates,
which the Traffic Bureau of the
Chamber Of Commerce and the To-
bacco Trade have agreed to. on ac-
count of extraordinary expenses now
confronting the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company on account OF war con-
ditions As result thereof, rates
between Richmond and other points
Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston,
which move up and down with the
rates between Richmond and New
York, will be accordingly modified.
1t is true that some of these rates
have been increased. On the other
hand. some of them have been re-
duced and that is very Interesting
| story.
1t appears that on account OF the
European war, the price OF both
skilled and unskilled labor connected
I
ly increased. The transatlantic
steamers raised their rates of freight
to cover this cost, but the Old Do
minion Steamship Company, which
could not to anything like the same
extent increase it's coastwise rates. did,
nevertheless, mark them up" but to
an extent that shippers of leaf and
! manufacturers of the various forms
of manufactured tobacco found, after
! a most intelligent and reasonable con-
| sideration, would, II going into effect,
seriously impair the importance OF
! Richmond as leaf tobacco market
and restrict the ability of Richmond
manufacturers to sell their manufac-
tured product in competition with
manufacturers located In the North
/ and East
MIR. Goodman's Good Work.
Foreseeing this contingency. Traffic
/ Manager r. s. Goodman, of the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce, went to
! New York several weeks ago and,
after a conference with the president
and the traffic officials Of the Old
| Dominion Steamship Company, In
duced them to come to Richmond and
/ confer with our business men. not
only with regard to the tobacco rates,
I but with regard to the entire tariff.
so that. through a friendly inter
! change Of views they might determine
whether or not the tariff as a whole
was acceptable to them on account OF
the extraordinary circumstances con-
fronting the OLD Dominion Steamship
4 Company, or whether, notwithstanding
those circumstances, 1t woulA be In
furious to that company and to the
fcommerce OF Richmond to increase
these rates, or certain of them Three
conferences have been held with the
Old Dominion officials. one on June
} %, when the chambers committee on
inland trade and representatives OF
the commercial and manufacturfns
interests of Richmond determined
: that, except as to the rates on to-
bacco, they would be willing to co.
operate with the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company on account Of it's per-
plexities in regard to the increased
cost OF labor and material, and that
in case experience with any parttcu-
lar rate proved that 1t was materially
injuring the commerce Of Richmond
efforts in good faith would be made tc
modify the rate and prevent the con-
tinuance OF such injury The two
other meetings--one on July 3, and
one on July 1S-were devoted to the
consideration of the rates on tobacco.
Spirit of Compromise Prevails.
The chambers committee took tht
view that while war prices OF labol
and material largely impaired the
ability Of the OLD Dominion Steamship
Company to maintain the presen
water ompetitive rates, and, there
fore. entitled them to an increase, tina
increase would be ill-advised and de
trimental to the interest of the OLE
Dominion Steamship Company ant
the commerce of Richmond and the
l. tnharNn frada 4
tnterfered with the ability of the ship,
pers and manufacturers to market
their tobacco. II is to the credit OF the
Old Dominion Steamship Company
and the Chamber OF Commerce that
a spirit of compromise prevailed. The
result Of which was some increases In
the rates, but also soma decreases.
The following schedule shows tho
present, the proposed and the newly.
adopted rates:
Between New York and Richmond.
Rates In cents per 100 pounds:
| Leaf tobacco. in hogshead, present,
1873. proposed, 20 adorted, IS.
Leaf tobacco, in cases, present, 17s;
proposed. 20; adopted. 20.
Plug tobacco, present, 221; pro-
posed. 2S adopted, 25.
i Cigars, cheroots and cigarettes. pres
ent. 31.5, proposed ~; adopted. a..
Cut plug. tobacco. less than car
loads present. 31.5; proposed, ST.;
adopted, "a.
Cut plug tobacco and smoking to-
bacco. carloads. 10000 pounds mini
| mum, present. 3l5: proposed. ST;
adopted. 30.
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