Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-16
CHANGES IN R. r.
FREIGHT RATES

Inc Maine Central Railroad has FL
ed with the Public Utilities Commits
sion new schedules in its freight rates
as follows:
Paper mill supplies, carload lots
From Portland and Deering Junction
to Millinocket and East Millinocket;
old rate, eight cents per 100 pounds:
new rate, nine cents per 100 pounds.
The Tess than carload rate" of IA
cents per 100 pounds is cancelled.
Applying between Portland and
Maine landings of the Eastern Steam
ship Lines. This tariff makes a gem
eral increase in commodity and class
rates. Various supplies for manufac-
turing mills-From Portland DDC.
Deerlng Junction and Cumberland
Mills; rates in this tariff are general
increases. over former rates.
Coal carload lots-From Portland to
Nangeley; rate on anthracite increas-
ed ~ cents per ton and on bitunin-
Gus hve cents per ton &C, over former
rates. Coal carload lots, from Bangor
10 BroWnville Junction: new rate. so
cents per gross ton: old rate, rs cents
per gross ton. Coal. carload lots. from
! portland to U,nion-rate on anthracite
coal is increased 10 cents a ton and
ol'uminous five cents per ton over
former rates. Bituminous coal car
ioad lots, from Bangor and Portland
70 CCCC, North East Cary and North
west Garry: rate increased from SASS
70 $500. Anthracite coal, from Bel
last to Millinocket; rate is increased
from $40 to $500 per ton.
Liquid bleach, carload lots from,
South Brewer to Lincoln: rate six
cents per 100 pounds. POPLAR min
wood, carload lots, from the SANDY
RIVER & Rangeley Lakes Railroad to
Phillips; rates are increased Is cents
per cord over previous rates. Edeines
and mill waste, carload lots. from,
sandy River & Rangelev Lakes po;I
road to Maine Central stations. 900
are increased one cent per 100 pounds
over previous rates.
snip timber and frames. carload lots
Iio'il oarrabasset to Bath and Rock
lana; rate increased from eight cents
10 nine cents per 100 pounds
Coal cargo lots, from Bath to No
auasset; old rate, 40 cents nor ,ros
'on' ne" rate. 45 cents per gross ton.
Appies. carload lots, from Maine
eH'idi I'aiiroad to Portland via Grand
= UNI railway; rates in this atriff
sno" increases ranging from two and
nan 10 seven cents per 100 pounds.
over previous rates.
Various commodities +ro~
neh'ral railway (Rangeley Branch) to
az NJ Via Grand Trunk Railway.
on carloads are increased one
anu ohe-na1 per cent or less than car
old rates. over
Paper and paper bags, carload lots
ION d Maine stations-this tariff 10 ,
ai ADVANCE IN rates over the nre-
vious tariff. PIC
Pulpwood-Fron the Sandy Riror
Rangeley Lakes Railroad Conner,
20 brunswick. Rumford. Cumher1ans
WINS etc; rates on this tariff are .d-
Naiices OF one cent per 100 mounds
over previous tariff. '"'s
Grand Trunk Railway
The Grand Trunk Railway co
has filed changes in its freigb, nap
ule as follows: 'Oneo-
cement, carload lots. from Portland
70 Lewiston and Auburn; new rate
cents. 0iie NAH
Supplies for mills. Portland TO 1eu
iston ana Auburn; new rate, ID cents
Old rate, II cents. 011'S'
boots and shoes and cotton goods
AUBURN and Lewiston to Portland rs,,
'",e, ~ cents; old rate. - cents.
"ooien goods. Lewiston and Auh-
urn 70 Portland; new rate. ~
cents old rate, Is cents.
opools and bobbins, Auburn ~
or'iano; new rate II IL cents: old
rate. 10 cents. oio
Coal. from Portland to Grand Trim,
ana Maine Central Railroad noints9
Lates on bituminous coal are increased
I'VE cents per ton over previous rates.
me minimum carload weight on coal
- also advanced from Is gross tons
70 IS gross tons. luis