, 1922-11-28

loads. specifications for containers.
various rules and regulations n
other details 70 this character. This
was accomplished only after several
years work and upon its completion
the first Consolidated Freight Class
incauon'- wa issued in December.
1913. II vas due solely to the co-oper-
alton Of the United States railroad
administration which at that time op-
GRATED the railroads and therefore was
in n pos.tic - sAe action. fhst
this was done. - from the mi.
formity- OF rules, regulations and com
modify descriptions. the consolidated
Classification is merely the publication
IN one book OF three separate and
distinct classifications, wig. the Off
cial. southern and western chssinca-
lions However, II lie a long step in
the direction of such Uniformity a.
may be eventually found practicable
or desirable as IL shows in parallel
columns the different ratings of each
article and may thus bring about the
hnrmonisation OF many ratings which
otherwise might be vigorously opposed
10y interested shippers fearing some
change that might hurt their inter
csts.
Official classification territory is
that section OF the United States
north OF the Ohio n Patomic rivers
and east Of Lake Michigan and a ~
drawn from Chicago to st. Louis.
This is a territory OF greatest density
OF population and OF the largest man.
ufacturins interests. Freight rates in
this territory are on a mileage basis
and the adjustment between the diff
ferent points is strictly according 10
distance. There arc several subdivi-
slons OF this territory the principal of
which arc trunk line territory lying
EAST of Buffalo and Pittsburgh and
Central Freight association territory
lying west OF those points. but time
viii not permit going into further de-
tail. The yardstick for measuring
rates In this territory is the Chicago
New York rate. This Is 100 per cent.
The mileage between st. Louis and
New York is III per cent OF the mile.
between Chicago and New York
and the rates between st. Louis and
New York are III per cent OF the
rates between Chicago and New York.
Indianapoiis-New York mileage and
Indiannpoiis.New York rates are %
per cent OF Chicago-New York mile
age and rates respectively. There are
some exceptions to this rule. for in
stance, rates to and from Phlladel-
phia. Baltimore and Boston are made
certain differentials under and over
the New York rate on accoun of GER
tain d~ifferentfals under and over the
New. York rate on account of certain
competitive conditions OF export n
import traffic, but In the main. the
mileage system maintained. Rates
in this territory are normally on a
lower level per mile than in n other
section a. account of the greater den.
sity of traffic. There is also a great
or proportion OF less than carload
traffic in this territory than in the
Others and for this reason the official
Classification. which contains but six
classes as compared with ten classes
in each Of the southern and western
classiflcations. will be found to o
tain q lesser difference between less
carload and carload ratings than the
Others. Also in this territory there
will be found to be comparatively
fewer commodity rates than in the
other territories and that the larger
proportion Of tho tonnage moves at
the class rates.
Southern classification Territory
comprises that portion OF HI United
States lying south of the Ohio and
Potomac and east of the Mississippi
rivers. Freight rates in this territory
present the most complex structure
Imaginable. This section IS not only
surrounded by navigabls waters but
has rivers, more or less available as
transportation highways, flowing
through all parts OF 1t. The carriers
IN this section have had to meet wa.
ter competition in all its forms from
the large sea-going vessel TO the small
river flat boat. Rail rates from New
England, New York. etc. to Charles.
ton, Savannah, Jacksonville, New Or
leans and other ports WIRE necessarily
made in competition with the steamer
lines operating between those points.
Likewise. water competition would be
felt at such points as Atlanta, Bir-
mlngham, and Montgomery on ac-
count of the navigable rivers reaching
from those points to this coast. but
obviously the water rate to tho inte-
rtor point being somewhat higher
than 20 h coast point. the rail car
rier could IS far as water competition
was concerned. carry higher rates
from New York to Atlanta and Bir-
mingham for instance. than il did
from New York TO New Orleans. al
though via its all rail route both At,
ianta and Birmingham were interme-
date to New Orleans.
western classification territory
comprises that portion OF the United
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