Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-25 | Page 9 | RailRoads Declare Cut in Freight Charges

WEDNESDAY Y EVENING 1 DECLARE DECLAREr r CUT IN FREIGHT 1 CHARGES Reductions Approximating I 20 Per Cent on Long Lines 1 t West of Chicago I I CHICAGO May a Reductions 25 25 Reductions of tr height freight ight rates on certain commodities i a 20 per cent has cent has been decided on by bv all transcontinental rallY rall- rall eys ays west of Chicago it is announced by y G G. W W. W. W Lu Lu-e Lu e freight traffic maniger manof mant man- man Y t iger er of oC the 1 Southern Pacific Railway I This decision TV was as reached at a meet- meet lri iti b broads of executive officers of all the roads affected The reduction was de- de elded upon to enable the roads to meet t competition of If the water lines ll In Inn through the Panama canal I IThe The eThe westbound rates it was declared have been checked to apply from points point in Eastern defined transcontinental territories Groups A to J inclusive Ho to io Pacific coast terminals only In InG G G addition to the concurrence of East frI erd carriers it will ill be necessary to tile applications with the interstate I I commission for authority to th the rates to terminal points only r which o m ve wai in of the long and short haul baul clause of the interstate commerce c p d oct HOW tiOW APPLIED Eastbound rates checked in will ap- ap fr from Pacific coast terminals and intermediate points to Eastern Cistern de defined defined de- de fined fined territories groups A to J T inclusive Inclusive in- in Elusive and will be made effective as ason Foon Foon on as concurrences are arc obtained obtained iese rates will not be made to terin terminal ter- ter minal in nal and therefore It will not be ber r to make male applications to the i interstate commerce commence commission for tor of the long and short haul c cause Jause ause The he n nw w eastbound rates will will to tel beans peas canned salmon canned condensed milk dried fruit and other commodities The proposed westbOund westbound west- west bOund rues rates would affect canned goods Toil oil cloth loth drugs s and medicines cotton cottor piece goods belting hose and rubber iron and steel stee-I structural iron blank books b books paper roofing sewing machines soap soap and washing compounds and other othe other oth- oth e er er commodities The eastbound old and new car lot rates follow K- K Pr Present sent rate Is new Kew cw rate 1 13 Deans Beans fan peas minimum m 60 pounds j 1 05 Canned salmon sa mon n 06 pounds 1165 1 ICi 2 95 Cann Canned d' d goods good condensed d milk minimum 60 i pounds hounds 1 1 20 Ih OS DrI Pried d fru fro minimum 6 pounds in boxes 1 CO 4 1 25 fin sack 2 00 1 15 RI Rice ice minimum CO f. f pounds to roup A Ar 1 25 Ih n 1 00 To b group croup U B 1161 r 1 00 Jo o roup C C j. j 1 10 1 U t ca Westbound l rat rates s on car lots follow In group A to grOUp J 1 3 Present rates ew ral canned goods 12 to 30 1 Calton niece goods 1 2 to 16 J 7 nn and steel 1 3 to roe Iron 1 2 to 50 Pino 2 to IOP bl be 2 to 2 1 Fe and to 1160 F king m iI h h inns n s os I to Z 60 F r r to f. f r ni 1 ln d g l to t t rup rp t Tr f The fr l owing ad additional r rite rate te ingo- ingo w were we're re checked in ml rd in m tan tank cars from Chicago 2 42 r. r rI I ion on pr pru Prom From Mississippi river per pez 00 o 0 pounds From ST From Missouri Ii river per pounds Prom From Colorado Colora o. o 2 04 per pounds Furniture U rates also are to be revised re- re hed and rates in e effect prior to March IP p subject to limited valuation requirements re- re will be restored and applied to furniture when shipped under released re- re leased values valuE's and some additional items w will ill be added to the furniture rou pings s. s