The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-02-09
MEANS REDUCTION
in FREIGHT RATES
RESULT OF THE VICTORY WON
BY MONTANA RAILROAD
COMMISSION
Protest Against Preferential Rates
Accorded Pacific Coast Points Over
lnter-Mountain 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 its
protest against preferential rates ac-
corded Pacific coast points over the
lnter-mountain territory, are already
making their appearance in proposals
submitted by transcontinental car
rlers 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 cent
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not be published until concurrence of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 $1.73 from New
York territory will be reduced to
S1.32; from Pittsburgh territory, re-
duced from s1.5S to $1.21; from Gin
cinnati territory, from $3.50 to
$1.16; from Chicago and st. Louis
territory, from s1.42k to s1.10;
from St. Paul and Kansas City terri
tory, from $1.35 to $1.10; and from
Denver territory, from $1.121s 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 s1.35 to $100; from
st. Paul and Kansas City territory, |
from S1.13 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 |
from $3.50 to $1.10; from Chicago |
and st. Louis territory, from $1.35 to
$1.00; from st. Paul and Kansas City /
territory, from $1.20 to $1.0O; and |
from Denver territory, from $1.12h
to n cents.
The rate on nails, spikes, wire fenc-
ing, wire, etc., from Pittsburgh ter
ritory, will be reduced from $3.50 to
$1.43; from Chicago and st. Louis
territory, from $1.35 to S130.
Canned goods, minimum 10000 lib.
car, the present rate of $2.321a from
New York territory will be reduced to
S1.56; from Pittsburgh territory
from $2.18 to Slab; from Cincinnati
territory from $2.10 to $1.37; from
Chicago and st. Louis territory, from
S1.72 to $1.30; and from st. Paul,
Kansas City and Denver territory,
rom $1.51 to s1.30.
Canned goods, minimum 10000
pounds per car, the present rate of |;
s1.65 from New York territory will
70 reduced to $1.26; from Pittsburgh
erritory from $3.50 to $1.16; from
cincinnati territory, from $1.42k to
lilo; from Chicago and st. Louis
erritory, from $1.35 to $1.05; from
It. Paul and Kansas City territory /,
rom $1.28 to $1.05, and from Den
er territory from $1.06 to 81 cents.
Heating apparatus, the present rate :
f $3.50 from New York territory will
e reduced to $1.56; from Pittsburgh
erritOry from $1.65 to Slab; from
'incinnati territory, from $158 to
1.37; from Chicago and st. Louis
erritory from $3.50 to $1.30; from !
t. Paul and Kansas City territory,
rom $1.4215 to S1.30; and from
enver territory, from $1.34 to $3.50.
Window glass, the present rate of
1.87 II from New York territory will :
e reduced to s1.56; from Pitts /,
urgh territory, from $1.73 to $1.43;
'om Cincinnati territory, from $1.65
} S1.37; from Chicago and St. Louis
from $1.58 to $1.30; and /.
'om ST. Paul and Kansas City terri 4
,ry from $1.35 to $1.30.
Irvine and cordage and paints, var
ish, ETC., the present rate of $165 !
ON New York territory will be re-