Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-03 | Page 6 | New Increase in Rail Rates Takes Effect

NEW IN RAIL RATES TAKES EFFECT Freight Is Raised on Many Commodities Board Holds Few Decisions B By Associated Press WASHINGTON Dec Eastern 3 Eastern 3 railroads and lines in w western teni trunk line territory today began collecting Increased freight rates on many com corn The result of years ears of investigation tIon the rates went into effect at midnight The only exceptions were about a dozen items or groups of rates affecting a few points and products which the commission suspended late lete yesterday for seven months to investigate investigate further A close study of the entire class rate structure was made by the commission corn com mission many months ago Southern South ern em class rates were revised several years ago About a year back new rates were ordered for what is known as official classification or eastern territory and territory and western trunk line terri ten territory tory Revamping and publication of or orthe the rates required many months The commission estimated the new rates would yield an increase of approximately ap ap- proximately a a year to eastern cast east cm ern railroads and for the west This was disputed by the carriers but they did not name any definite detinUe figure Among the rates suspended were potato rates between western points and Illinois destina destinations These rates had been bitterly protested by Nebraska potato growers Also suspended were class rates on petroleum products between western points and similar rates on all aU types of or freight between eastern and westen western west west- en ern em points by way of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior I