Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-28

o0&NA6 6A1 NONS VI U11SSOOS&Se
PACIFIC PETITION FOR RE-
DUcTl0N OF FREIGHT
RATES.
Ths merchants, planters and other
bosinsss men Of St Joseph and Ten
- parish. protesting against the in
sssassd rates applying to produce and
ether farm products out Of local
shipping points over the Missouri
Pacific 2. B. lines, this week circu-
Md petition for signatures among
- interested. requesting the Com
ynny to restore the former rates on
thsss commodities. The petition has
ben nunerously signed and will be
forwarded to the Company's st. Louis
sffies. The petition il here given:
81 Joseph, La, Jan. oath, 1921.
I IL. B. r. Bush, Pres. No. p. R. R.,
st. Louis, No.
Dear Sir=
Ths undersigned residents Of Louis
tana and shippers by the No. p. line
ssspsetfully represent that they buy
goods largely from the distributing
ssatsrs. Matches. Miss, and Vicks-
bug. Niss.
Fer . number Of years, rates on
slaasss snd commodities were rated
. pr No. p. Tariff No. 1925 A..
Under this Tariff, the rate on grain
~ szain products from these points
va IN ear lots, 12hc cwt; less than
sar leta lSe cwt.
This Tariff was superseded by Mo.
=. No. 1026 C, effective September
18th. 1920. In this latter Tariff, all
commodity rates, except on bagging
snd tiss, brick. ice and . few similar
srtsslss In car lots only, were with
drawn and class rate was applied,
lee ]. !. G. No. 1882 which ad-
vsnesd the rate on grain and grain
Droduets 70 s. Ne cwt. This Tariff
ssnainsd IN effect from September
1lth until October 9th. when Sup.
Ne. . 10 No. p. 1895 was issued, re-
dueing TIE rate on grain and grain
Jgeduets IN lsss than car lots to Is Nc
80 ear loads to 1ekc.
We have been informed that it is
~ intention Of your company to
weehdnaw this Sup. No. 3, and restore
~ elass nate - shown in No. p. No.
1e3s G. which would make the rate
- gsain and grain products from
Matches and viclsburg to St Joseph,
SSAe ewk 49, than ear lots.
We wish 70 call your attention to
~ fast that CHS entine section Of
Lssisiana has had during the past
yeors . vsry short and unsatisfactory
eeeeoa crop and complete disaster
= - grain crop. We are, therefore,
se0usllsd 70 buy grain and feed
elnf6 h order to furnish our labor
. 60. sbeek 70 maks cotton crop
dusing The coming year. This ex-
esaaivs xsts on thess necessary COM
nedities, grain. grain products, hay
- I'D stuffs, Win work q great
hns6ahip upon our. people and will
pgopsnt many Of them who would
s1hssuose do 20 from securing the
- sts3f necessary to cultivate
tAsir lundi for another year.
Or information y, that this class
ss1s whiah Vim h applied on these
asssssazy commodities, Il higher than
: any similar rsss chargsd in other
ssstiens of IL Senth. .The financial
stnstisn Il such. that very few farm
- sEs able to finAz5s pr taks care
- . carload shipmdit pkrtacularly
witA the high carload minimum which
= new required by Tie carriers on
shipmfnts Of grain and grsin pro.
dusla.
We respectfully urge you, there.
4srss 70 investigate the situation and
a1oew Tie present Lees than carload
ssnnsdity rates on these articles "a
Ssaain IN effect These present rates
- loox higher than ne RATES which
we're changed prior to the taking ovel
g ~ carriers BY the Railroad Ad'
ninisFstiou.
II zen Win have . representative