Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-12-06 | Page 2 | Board Makes Stiff Cut in Freight Rates

BOARD MAKES STIFF CHI IH FREIGHT RATES Illinois Commissioners Announce An-nounce Horizontal Reduction of 20 Per Cent. SPRINGFIELD. 111., Dec. 6 -Late this afternoon tho State Board of Railroad and Warehouse commissioners, after a conforcr.co with Gov Doncen lasting three hours, announced a reduction of 20 per cent from existing freight rates now In effect In Illinois The reduction la horizontal and applies to all ten classes jf fredght and Is uniform all over the State. Application of Shippers. The reduction Is made on application of the Shippers' associations or Decatur and Bprlngfleld. The Chicago Shippers' association and Peoria merchants wero OH th petition at first, but they wero granted the reductions asked for and withdrew Two Roads Object. When the decision was announced objections ob-jections were made to the reduction by representatives of the Chicago. Burlington Burling-ton & Qulncy and Wabash railroads.