The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-02
REDUCED FREIGHT RATES.

cent decision Of the Great Northern
to make a reduction In freight rates
for shippers Of the Okanogan valley
is taken from the Okanogan Independ-
ent and reproduced as information
for tae land owners Of this part OF
the valley:
The new rates on apples and other
fruits from points on the Oroville-We-
natchee branch of the Great Northern
viii, go into effect March 9th, accord
ling to information recently received.
Freight rates will be reduced to equal
1.-The Wenatchee rates to points includ-
ling Eureka, Mont, and east.
The rate to Oakland and San Fran
lcisco i'm connection with the Pacific |
lSteamship company at Seattle from
IOroville will be reduced from SIC
Ito 73 10 cents; from stations includ-
ling Cherokee to Ellisforde the rate
will be reduced from 81 IL cents TO
In IL cents; from stations including
Monse to Omak the rate will be re-
duced from "a 10 cents to SO IL
cents: from stations including Stay
Imam to Brewster, the rate Will be re-
Iduced from II cents to 66 cents; from
Entiat and Winesap the rate Will be
reduced from 81 10. cents to SO IL
cents: from stations including Odds to
Wagnersburg. from SO IL cents to
81 1-2 cents.
The rate to Spokane from Oroville
will be reduced from 70 1-2 cents to
I60 cents: from Cherokee to Ellisforde
; Inclusive. Sc 10 cents to 81 IL cents;
(from Monse to Omak inclusive %
cents to SIS 1-2 cents; Stayman to
'tBrewster inclusive, Sc cents to % IL
cents: Entiat and Winesap, so cents
p, Ito so cents: Odds to Wagnersburg in
: elusive will remain the same, ~ IL
= Icents.
TO Seattle, Everett and Tacoma
!, from Oroville, present rate 56 AZ
cents. new rate 43 IL cents; from
y Cherokee to Eilisfofde Inclusive, pres
, ent rate 40 ~ cents, new rate al
cents; Monse to Oif'ak inclusive. pres
ont rate 40 - cents, new rate 3S AZ
l. cents; Stayman to Brewster inclusive
present rate 38 l-2 cents; new rate
u az cents: Entiat and Winesap present
3 rate 35 IL cents, new rate 80 IL
- cents.
" To Portland, Oregon. from Oroviile
y lpresent rate. 81 1-2 cents, new rate
=, g cents; Cherokee to- Eilisforde
r Inclusive, present rate IS cents, ne"
~ rate g. cents; Monse to OmaK' pres
% ent rate 10 cents, new rate 90 -
+ cents: Stayman TO Brewster inclusive
E. present rate 81 cents, new rate d
n cents: Entiat and Winesap presen
IL rate 60 1-2 cents, new rate oil -
:. cents.
!" It will be noted that the .aifferentla
&c to Seattle, Portland or Spokane owe
IL the Menatchee rate does not eScee
II I1s cents from Oroville; also that rtpi
ed differential is reduced 2 IL cents 10
eacl group above named as you COIN
'h down the Oroville-Wenatchee line &c
I" ward Wenatchee.
ne The rates to other coast point
&c such as Bellingham, Anacortes, RocF
as mort. Sumas. have been reduced ans
ne and the reduction is in line with u
!" above mentioned-that is, the dl11el
OIL eutial over Wenatchee from OroVli
'y tn these otler coast points is 10 cen
nor hundred and reduced 2 IL cen
zen per hundred per group as you CON-
'es down the Oroville-Wenatchee line
." ward Wenatchee.
The reduced rates will open
.ov Montana, Iowa, Wisconsin ana u
,so Dakotas for the poorer grades
10y. appIes from this district. Former
- these apples were shipped east OF
-, mississippi because the higher freis
W. lrate made it impossible to dispo
-, of them in the states just to the ca
The states mentioned above a
=, good markets for the c grade and Ia
10, cies. and will undoubtedly abso
the much of the fruit that has been sh
ned to the far east heretofore. by
Dc ~ posing Of the poorer grades OF app
NEARER at home, the big eastern CT
ters are left in a better condition
buv the best apples produced in |
.cut lsection.
|, tos II is in tae eastern centers that
oed- Iboxed apples comes into direct &C
colt petition with Tue appie' p"o
A barrels. In the past the poo
Mr. grades as we'll a sthe best apples n
able lbeen shipped to the eastern cent
Mr.. (which has made it hard TO dispose
lea the extra fancy apples.
pec- While the reduction in the frei
meet ldifferential may not mean 81
He money saving in freight it will m
, had La decided difference in the sale
odd 1.-The poorer grades, which will m
such money for the local growers,
his Meyer, manager Of the Okano
. in lGrowers' Union, points out. The
..he act saving effected will not be KIN
70 of, until next year when the rates
cross been tried out.
Id bel In the past the growers OF the
boun- hogan valley have been forced TO
their iuce their market price by
orch amount Of differential in rates
their valley points and Wenatchee'
we toll otner words, the Okanogan VI
e the. growers have been forced to
ed toll about 10 cents box on apples
5 side ped to points west of the Missis
N the river, for that has been the differ
ide Of between the Wenatchee and Okan
TT in valley freight rates. Shipments
urally in the state and along the coas,
Hunter also affected by the new schedul