The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03

ON PAPER
PROPOSED
Publishers Confronted by Prospects Of
Higher Freight Rates; Decision Of Inter. .
state Commerce Commission on
Case is Expected Soon

DS bHitSu IIebb.
WASHINGTON, d. G.. Feb. b.
Newspaper publishers Of the country
fighting purposed increases in rates
on news print paper soon win know
the result Of their fight. The inter,
state commerce commission has be.
fore It the facts, following hearingg
and arguments.
II the rate increases are granted,
publishers east Of the Mississippi
end north Of the Ohio river will be
particularly affected. Publishers all
over the country who get paper from
the eatt Will be somewhat affected.
All claeses Of paper are included In
the proposed Increase. The situation
rs applied to news print paper is;
The railroads have named rates
which they say will equalize rates on
All classes Of paper. At present the
rates are admittedly confused II is
claimed that the new rates asked will
result In increased revenues for the
railroads, and that all rates will be
equalized.
Since 1898 the New England ana
Northern New York mills which make
rs per cent of the news print, have
gotten a commodity rate Of 1879 cents
100 pounds. Before the 8 per cent In
creases, this rate was lS cents. The
proposed commodity rate, as Il Is
called Is 2l conts--an advance OF l.
per cent. II applies to news print par
tlcularly from the territory named and
from Quebec.
The publishers claim that nearly al,
points viii be affected-all combina
tion rates TO the south, southeas, and
west that base on Cincinnati, Louis
VILE and other points In Central
Freight association territory (west
on line through Niagara Falls, Buf.
falo, Pittsburgh and Wheeling, to the
Mississippi river). This means that
practically every publisher who gets
his paper (as almost all of them doI
from the east viii be affected. The
publishers say they will have to bear
the increase and that they can't ar
ford IT, The rates now, they say, are
"all the traffic will bear"
News print paper comprises 29.i
per cent of all the paper produced
southern, central and western states
consume far more than they produce.
There is practically no movement
from west to east. so that rates af |
lecting the east viii affect the west
rs well,
Publishers say that If increases are
granted further increases will be ask
ed in the west and New England |
There are two mills In Central |
Freight association territory At Al
aNandria, Ind. and Cheboygan,
Mich, Following are the rates
Standard tfrom New Englandl.
present sS1; proposed %
Ditferential tfrom New England,
81, proposed 21
Commodity (from northern New
York and New ENGLAND, 1872, pro.
,osed, II,
Standard rates are those by the
luiekest route, over 4 through line
ay from New York to Chieago BY way
4 Pittsbureh over the Pennsylvania.
DifGerential rates are those for ship.
nouts via roundabout routes SAY from
Iew York by boat to Connecticut.
hen over a railroad to Canada and
round to Chiego.
Commodity rates are those usually
pplied TO such articles as coal BY
Aese rates. competition between coal
lines is eQualzed With Baltimore
; destination. competing coal deal.
rs at s.. Louis and Chicago might
ct the same flat commodity rate
would cost as much from st. Louis
5 from Chicago.
The standard and aifferential rates !,
especially standard-are based =
ore nearly on distance. and arr =
ore Of class rate. The paper pae .
shers have been getting the eommod. /,
rate, N most instances. |.