Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-23
VIII Put New Tariffs Into
Effect First of Year or
Soon After for Six
Months TT
REDyCTI0N.yz APPLY
OVER E,s e COUNTRY
Reduced s. 6 on Livestock
Also ) $lBe Continued
Untpo5 ne 80, 1922
We j Be Lower,

ON, 4 Neb.. Dec. 20 (by the
Associated Press) The railroads
will put into effect on January /
or as soon thereafter as possible a
voluntary 10 per cent freight rate
reduction on cotton, butter, poul-
try and other commodities. as we'll
as the reductions ordered bv the
interstate Commerce Commission
for. western territory on grain
and grain products and hay,
according to statement is
sued tonight by It. w. Robinson,
freight traffic manager of the
Union Pacific system.
The voluntary 10 per cent cut is
to be effective for six months as
an experiment and will apply to the
! entire country.
Mr.. Robinson also announced
the roads would continue until
June 80, 1922 reduced rates on
livestock and that 10 per cent cut
in rates for livestock on which no
! cut has been made, would be put
| into effect.
The statement is as follows:
Reduction in the rates on grain.
grain products, hay, butter, eggs,
| cheese and other commodities will
be undertaken by carriers to be-
! come effective January /, on one
days notice, or as soon thereafter
as tariffs can be amended. In any
event, reduced rates will become
/ effective on date named or very
! soon thereafter.
| "A reduction of 10 per cent ap-
| plying generally throughout the
| United States will be made on the
following commodities: Cotton.
| butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, live
| or dressed; cotton seed. cotton seed
hulls, manufactured tobacco,
fruits, fresh or green, not including
canned or preserved fruit. dried or
evaporated. other than candied,
canned, crystalized, glazed or stuff
ed. Vegetables, fresh or green
vegetables, dried or evaporated,
| wool and mohair.
This 10 per cent reduction to
continue in effect for an expert
| mental period of six months ending
June 80, 1922.
| Effective September 20, rates
on livestock in excess Of so cents
per 100 pounds were reduced 20
| per cent. These reduced rates were
| published to expire December 81,
1921. 1t has now been arranged
that this 20 per cent reduction
shall be continued until June 30,
1922. and that other rates on live
stock on which reductions have not
| been made are to be reduced 10
per cent, such reductions are to be
undertaken effective with January
1st"
A greater reduction will be made
on grain and grain products and
hay, in compliance with the opin-
| ion of the Interstate Commerce
Commission In the case recently
decided. These reductions apply
only in western territory. that is,
west of Chicago. st. Louis and the
lower Mississippi river. In the So
called western group territory west
of Chicago and east OF Denver,
Colo, and Cheyenne, Wyo.. the re-
duction in wheat. wheat products
and hay will be 13 per cent; on
corn and corn products, reduction
will be 21.7 per cent.
In the territory west of Chey-
enne. Wyo., and Denver Colo. re-
| duction on wheat and wheat prod
ucts and usually related products,
will be 10 per cent and on corn and
coarse grains the reduction will be
10 per cent of the present rates.