The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-03-25
MATERIAL CUT IN
 FREIGHT RATES
Joint Freight Tariff Recently Adopt ed of Great Benefit to Vast
 Interior


 Seattle. "A joint through freight auu from Seattle Co all points on Che governments northern railroad up Co and including Ncnaua and Fairdbauks was placed iu oncct on March 2O The new tari1 win app ply Che year around.
 The new through arilt including wharfage and other terminal uhsorp uons by Che water and al carriers win mem cut Of 50 per cent in Che cost of shipping from Puget Sound to Ncuana and Fairbanks lt' is estimated that it win reduce Che cost of living In Che Nenma and Fairbanks districts approximately 80 per cent lt opens the way to bus.- ness and Industrial development In Central Alaska on a scale hitherto impossible.
 Announcement Chat Che Joint taun and through rntoa had boon officially . approved by Secretary of Ono Interior X. B. Fall. Che Interstate Commerce C0mm on and Col. Frederick Meau. chairman of Che Alaskan Eu- r.ncor.ur Comm on was made In Seattle by William Ccrie assistant chief engineer oi Che commission. and Maj. J. E. Dole. head of thc com mi Iona purchasing departments
 Tho participating carriers are thc' government railroad Che Alaska ! steamshn Company and Che Pacific Steamship Company Che Admiral line. Participation s open io any new steamship company that may bo established from Che cols' ,o and . from Seward and hu0horasc Alaska ! The new url and rates were worb- . cd ou. u Seattle n December and ! Iauuary by experts ol .hc naruc.pai- ! me carriers and chen wcrc taken to| Washington D. C. by Colonel Mcws for thc mll approval of Secretary ! Fall and Che Interstate Commerce Commission
 Present rates from Seattle Co Ne-I mana OF Fairbanks ore f12 a ton. with whararc here added. The now ! rate from Puget sound ports Co No- ! nanl or Fairbanks are fi2 a ton ! The S42 rate includes wharfage in| Seattle and wharfage and transfer charges at Seward or Anchorage ! With lbcsc vhmlaees and transfer ! charges 0ewoj iu tho cost .o thcI shipper Is cut 50 per cent under thc| old .ar.n The mmc rate that cor- l ers croccr.c. also cover canned prod- ! ucts and Che uEe The cargo is to| be handled ou weight not measure ! mcut basis
 The saving In cost Of shipment . however. is not Che only benefit Col bc derived by Aiuasn under tho now order of a0mra X tremendous bcn- aGt win bo gained by Che Fa.rbanu and Nouaua shipper from Che fact chat hc cuu now obtain h.a supplies from Seattle every week Iu tho year.
 Major Dole has purchased three na urer coaches ,ur Che railroad which win be shipped April l. On March 25. Major Dole win open bids for Che purchase oi three standard sleeping euro and for two 15O-ioot steel span bridges Chat win rcnlacc a wooden structure af Mile 5i. On May 2. Major Dole win oron bids on Che steel bridge for Che Panama river at Neuaua
 The Evans Jones Company has closed a contract for 5.000 tons of Na,auuskl coal for fhe Alaskan Lu- encorIns Commission DO hc lciv- cred at Che rate of 100 tons a day during Che coming season.
 Nearly % million caaof of salmon were sold during Che months of Jan- uary and February leaving about one and one-hlf million eases Co. supply tho demand for the next five. months until Che 1922 pack is avail able.
 Fishing products to am amount of| f5.OOOOOO a year win ho diverted from Prince Rupert to ketch.kon Alaska. and American ships plying between Seattle and Alaska bc| given an opportunity to compete for tho trade. under a clauso which thc| senate committee is expected Go add Go Che present tuiG hill according Go a telegram received from J. J.| Underwood. representative Of Che 5e- atuo Chamber of Commerce at Wash ineton. D. C. The clause win proc vide Chat an dsh resolved In theI United States must come in bond from an American port or that dsh Iced. boxed or otherwise prepared in| a foreign port shall be subject Col Hufv