The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-09
RATE matter
OUTLINED TO
TRAFFIC men
Conference of Railroad
Men and Local Ship
pers on Today

Traffic officials of the Baltimore
and Ohio, the Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie, the Monongahela and the
Pennsylvania railroads are in con
ference this afternoon at the Cham
Der Of Commerce rooms with the To-
cal shippers on the matter Of
freight rates for FaIrmont and
switching charges. The officials
will attend the Traffic club banquet
at the Y. NJ. C. A. this evening.
The meeting this afternoon start
ed shortly after 2 o'clock and Sec.
retary Connell of the commerce
body outlined the situation to the
railroad men in the following
speech:
Gentlemen: At a meeting OF the
Board Of Directors of the Fairmont
Chamber Of Commerce held DeceIn-
ber 1st, we were instructed to invite
the Traffic officials Of all roads to
meet with US for the purpose Of adj
tusting our freight rates, SO that
our industries will be In position
to compete with the industries OF
tIon @ a 3 vial one TO Fairmont as
Ssr d. os Ssr {ndnstr,aI- ieyaIoDmeut
Is concerned.
yoct fbsf W KeIiey's tariffs be-
20 Nc effacfIve JuIy 18th and these
fo-fFP. % csrrjeS TaiSes II and tom
Es "a iTn1nHt nm in connection with, the Bal
tt-So-a ana 6bjo. snd NononRaheIa,
SrI,JIa % : .esfeSttye, fi.Sa December 5ti1. 1926
smnnI.Tnenfss I @ have. heen iksned can.
eaiItn~ saHE,S SIs:,InI,catIon and ths one
TSjnt 2 sEIaIr,innt1 tIfon 9ht t6ey had
S;SSTSd s.'sss 4 ! & IS
!. 3
4bs tIISIsiSSs : RffTi ( NJ anon
~ 5,,,cbsai m +IIs' wed AM III aTFiant
~; =, - IA irmnnf rate basis while any
Se,,S1 D ~ ~ F,om An eastern
% oSjnt o3Ser fora1rn ar n &. O..-kr-
I,f+-ar1es AZ S6 6EO ner car Glad or
oisgvS yoter from % 1s2s tn 10 are
y ossossaJ
ST .'Tto ro,as IN C,ertraI .Freight AS
zociation territorieg published in
Y YaIJey's ssr,n +ariffs which anrlica-
he fo MFR from 3. q o. sdeliy.
e+y and 4be same rate which ap-
niles from q, r. a. territory to West
VIRGINIA n r. a. nofnts will not ap-
nlv Via M R r through RfvesyiIle
Tmnction even though the distance
10 coneiderahIv shorter via this in
20 nv ;nstsncas
TSe rate m soda ash moving
s-orn perher+on Ohio i 4o Fairmont:
stT.ipbt r e. o. is 3Oc per ton
Sigber than ConneIIsviiIe. though
q. +1 i,,To1t bapI yia WbeeIinT is 90
nIies : M s5orter. this also ap1lies to
waII nIaster from Port Clinton;
lime, FORM Canton and TifinI sand
| Fo+r parhe-ton and sandusky;
With nronortionateiy higher diner
entails from Toledo and Detroit.
In 1895, 3. e o. /. c, C. 1880 be-
ing with few exceptions the only
class rat6 tarin used on the b. & O.,
mileage rates applied, making pos
sible rates commensurate with SER
vice performed. In addition to this
old P. D No. / issued, applying
form the several B. & o. divisions
cast Of the Ohio to the Central
Western points bared on mileage
arrangement and also commensurate
with the service performed.
From Eastern B. & 0. points to
Fairmont N. r R. except for one or
two remote instances there are no
commodity rates to delivery In
Fairmont; this is particularly true
with respect to outbound rates as
there are no through interstate
class or commodity rates FORM ID.
R. r. to B. & Q. or vice versa
There are no comomolty rates
applying from ID. II. h. polnts 70
B. and U. points on PIT post OF
lumber and there are no through
interstate class rates from ID. n.
r. to B. and o. via RiVesVilIe
Junction Mine props moving
from West virginia intrastate q.
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