The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-08
MEANS REDUCTION
IN FREIGHT RATES
RESULT OF THE VICTORY WON
BY MONTANA RAILROAD
COMMISSION
Protest Against Preferential Rates
Accorded Pacific Coast Points Over
Inter-MoHntain Territory; Five to
Thirty Per Cent Reduction.

Concrete results of the freight rate
victory recently won by the Montana
Railroad Commission before the In
terstate Commerce Commission in it's
protest against preferential rates ac-
corded Pacific coast points over the
inter-mountain territory, are already
making their appearance in proposals
submitted by transcontinental car
riers to the Transcontinental Freight
Bureau, which will be Jointly consid-
cred by the transcontinental carriers
and the carriers operating east of St.
Louis and Chicago. Reductions pro-
posed range from 5 per cent to 80
per cent and a large number Of them
are from Is per cent to 20 per sent
under present rates. These rates will
not be published until concurrence of
the eastern lines is given the bureau.
The following is representative of
the changes proposed:
The present rate on roofing and
roofing material of s1.73 from New
York territory will be reduced to
s1.32; from Pittsburgh territory, re-
duced from s1.58 to $1.21; from Gin
cinnati territory, from $3.50 to
s1.16; from Chicago and ST. Louis
territory, from $1.42h to $1.1O;
from st. Paul and Kansas City terri
tory, from $1.35 to $1.10; and from
Denver territory, from $1.12R to
IS cents.
Various articles of iron and steel
from Pittsburgh territory will be re-
duced from the present rate of $3.50.
to $1.10; from Chicago and st. Louis
territory, from $1.35 to s1.00; from
st. Paul and Kansas City territory,
from $1.13 to $1.00, and from Dem
yer territory, from S1.06 to II cents.
Pipe fittings and connections, cast
iron pipe and connections, from the
Pittsburgh territory, rate reduced
$3.50 to s1.10; from Chicago
and st. Louis territory, from $1.35 to
$1.00; from St. Paul and Kansas City
territory, from $1.20 to $1.00; and
Denver territory, from S1.12h
to II cents.
The rate on nails, spikes, wire fenc-
ing, wire, ETC., from Pittsburgh ter
will be reduced from $3.50 to
Slab; from Chicago and st. Louis
territory, from $1.35 to $3.50.
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car, the present rate of $2.32k from
New York territory will be reduced to
from Pittsburgh territory
$2.18 to SLAB; from Cincinnati
.erritory from $2.10 to s1.37; from
Chicago and st. Louis territory, from
S1.72 to $1.30; and from st. Paul,
City and Denver territory,
s1.51 to s1.30.
Canned goods, minimum 10000
pounds per ar, the present rate of
$1.65 from New York territory will
be reduced to $1.26; from Pittsburgh
territory from s1.5O to s1.16; from
Cincinnati territory, from $1.42h to
S1.10; from Chicago and st. Louis
;erritory, from $1.35 to s1.05; from
st. Paul and Kansas City territory
rom s1.28 to $1.05, and from Den
ver territory from $1.06 to 81 cents.
Heating apparatus, the present rate
# $3.50 from New York territory will
,e reduced to $1.56; from Pittsburgh
erritory from s1.65 to SLAB; from
,incinnati territory, from $1.58 to
from Chicago and st. Louis
erritory from $3.50 to $1.30; from
It. Paul and Kansas City territory,
rom $1.42h to $1.30; and from
)enver territory, from $1.34 to $1.30.
Window glass, the present rate of
1879 from New York territory will
9 reduced to S1.56; from Pitts F,
urgh territory, from s1.73 to Slab;
rom Cincinnati territory, from $1.65
0 $1.37; from Chicago and ST. Louis :
erritory, from $1.58 to s1.30; and /.
rom St. Paul and Kansas City terri 4
Dry from $1.35 to $1.30. :
Irvine and cordage and paints, var
ish, etc., the present rate of $1.65 =
New York territory will be re-