The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-27
RACINE IS HIT VERY HARD
On Fourth Glass Freight the Rate Be-
tween Kenosha and Racine Has Been
Increased la Per Cent and 100 Per
Cent ON Fifth Glass.

NEW ITelgnC TabeS WHICH went lHIO
effect on the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway at midnight Monday, June "a
are something more than 20 percent
higher than the old rates between Ke-
nosha and Milwaukee and Chicago
and are an increase of nearly 80 per-
cent between Kenosha and Ra-
cine, according to the special supple
ment filed with the freight agent of
that road in this city.
So far, the rates filed are just for
the different classes from one to five,
and on coal, both soft and hard, and
coke. Rates on commodities have not
yet been filed with the agent in Ken
osha.
The new rates by classes between
Kenosha and Milwaukee are: First
class % cents hundred pounds; Sec
ond class, 20 cents; third class, us;
fourth class, Is; fifth class. IL. The
old rates between Kenosha and Mil,
waukee were: First class, 20.7; second
class, 17.6; third class, 1873; fourth
class, 1914; fifth class, 8.5.
The new rates between Kenosha
and Chicago are: First class, 1875; sec
ond class, 26.5; thirl class, %; fourth
class, 1916; fifth class, 12.5. The old
rates between Chicago and this city
were: First class, 26; second class, 81;
third class, IT'S; fourth class, 1875;
fifth class. 10.
The new rates between Kenosha and
Racine are: First class, IS cents a
hundred pounds; second class, 81 cents;
third class, IT'S; fourth class, Is; fifth
class IL. The old rates between these
two points were: First class, IA cents;
second class, 11.9; third class, 9.3;
fourth class, 7; fifth class, Sc.
The minimum charge for any ship
ment will be so cents, whereas the
minimum heretofore for any shipment
inside the state of Wisconsin was %
cents.
The rate on soft coal from Milwau
kee to Kenosha is now ST. net ton;
the rate under the old schedule was
90 cents. The rate of coke is now IS
cents ton and under the old rate il
was sc cents ton.
The rate on soft coal and coke from
Racine is the same as from Milwaukee
The rate on soft coal and coke from
Chicago to Kenosha is now 81. Form
erly it was IS cents ton.
The rate on hard coal from Mil
waukee is now 95 cents ton. Under
the old. schedule it was rs cents. The
rate on hard coal from Chicago to Ke
nosha under the new schedule is 9E
cents ton. It was rs cents under the
former schedule. From Manitowoc and
Sheboygan the new rate is $1.45 ton
The old rate was $1.15.
The new schedule does not increase
charges for terminal services or ia
cilities, switching, when performed in
connection with a road haul, weighing
demurrage, car service, transfer, d.
version, reconsignment, refrigeration
icing, storage, elevation or other spe-
cial services. Transit charges which
are additional to freight rates and are
assessed to cover the transit privilege
proper (but does apply to charges for
cut-of-line, back, or other roads hauls
where separately stated)
The increase in freight rates be-
tween Kenosha and Racine for first
second and third class is about SO
percent while on fourth class it is
la percent, and on fifth class freight
it is 100 percent.