Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-06-06

to Salida and east thereof take the
same rate as potatoes from Greeley
when destined to the Missouri river.
Mississippi river, Chicago. and other
eastern defined rate territories. The
transportation cost of handling car
load shipments of head lettuce is
much greater for our company than
in the handling of carload ship
ments of potatoes. AS stated
above, the rate today Is the
same while the minimum weight on
lettuce. cauliflower. peas, etc, is co.
600 pounds and the minimum
weight on potatoes 10000 pounds.
This results in much less per car
earnings on more fragile and more
perishable article than potatoes. In
view OF this situation we felt =
slightly different and higher rate
should obtain on vegetables classed
fifth-class than on potatoes which
are rated as Glass C in the classifi-
cation.
OTHER FONTS HIGHER
I'VE therefore placed on the
Western Trunk Line docket propo-
sition to advance rates on vege-
tables other than potatoes, onions
and cabbage from Colorado to east
ern destinations l0c per cwt The
basis for this proposal was that rates
on vegetables from points in Utah
and Idaho are today from l2c to l5c
potatoes. In accordance with tho
present plan OF handling rate sub
jects q public hearing with shippers
was arranged and the Colorado and
Southern and our company were re-
Quested by the Western Trunk Line
Con, mittee to hold u hearing in Den
yer for Standing Rate Committee OF
the Western Trunk Line COMMITTEES.
This Is the hearing TO which you re-
fer. The hearing developed that all
the vegetable shippers from Denver
were agreeable to lOr advance pro-
posed from interior Colorado ship
ping points. but the shippers from
the interior points objected to tho
increase entirely on the ground that
II might affect the vegetable busi-
ness. II was pointed out Mt this
hearing that shippers and growers
west OF Colorado are today paying
considerably more than the potato
rate on other vegetables and that
even from Colorado the rates are so
different from one section and an
other that II would he difficult
thing to show why the advance pr.
affect production. Some OF the
largest dealers were emphatic in
stating that Toe per cwt.. or about
&c per crate. would have no effect
and no bearing whatever in the sale
or purchase OF lettuce.
INDEPENDENT ACTION PLANNED
However. report was submitted
To the Western Trunk Line Com
mitteo with the Recommendation that
the subject be cancelled from tho
docket for the reason that shippers
AT Colorado common points and rail-
roads serving Colorado common
points felt II would be improper to
make the ndvanct proposed from
that territory. This recommendation
WIS based largely on the roprcson-
tation OF shippers that most OF tho
shipments from Denver and nearby
points are mixed cars consisting OF
various vegetables and that cabbage
comprises about 60 per cen, OF tho
weight OF each car. II the advance
proposed were made from Colorado
common points II would therefor.
advance all the cabbage shipped In
the mixed ears. while from points
farther north, such as Lupton and
Greeley. where maay straight car.
loads OF cabbage are handled. no
change would h. made In the cab.
bakc rate. Action as to recon men,
dation for cancellation OF this sub.
jcct from the docket has not yet
W." ASc"' nut !. tne rcComm"uuh-
tion II adopted the lines serving In
terror Colorado vegetable poin,A
such ~ Denver and Salt Lake and
Denver 4 Rio Grandc Western. will
then have 10 decide whether or not
To publish advance from such In
tcrIor points without action on tho
part Of the Western Trunk Linz
Committee.
II trust this will give you tho In
formation you seek and I will advise
you ~ carly as can whether or not
any farther attempt will he made to
advance the vegetable rates from In.
terror Colorado shipping points"
(0ignsd) GEO WILLIAMS