Show WESTERN RATES HIGHER THAN EASTERN y Traffic T c Service Bureau Shows J. J Di Discrimination P Per s er t Ton Miler Mile r I A. A comparison are ate contained In 12 prepared by the tho traffic service b bureau u of or Utah what purport to b be discriminations In In favor of ot the East and against the West In the matter of or f fr freight rates atts per pel ton rail mU mile It ft Is Ia contended by the bureau that the est pays pay from 2 per pel cent to BO 60 per percent percent cent higher rates than are fO charred Inthe in inthe inthe the Bast and this contention is le supported by tables tableA and explanatory statements The Tie statement tat ment follows Most people In trel freight ht rates rate prevailing in the East with frith those in the count country generally figure that tho the railroads are making an extremely low into rato per ton per ver el mile mlle Rates in the East that ar aro r J 25 5 5 to Oper BO O per cent of oC tho the rates in this section would wout be he highly remunerative to the car car- ers If the rate charged was WU net for tho length lenth of haul Involved In that section of the the- country due to th the tho m many n allowances allowances allow allow- ances aneN and terminal services the rate cha charged d represents only a a. part of the amount credited to the actual haul Take for fol Instance the lIu sugar ugar ar rate from New NewYork NewYork York to Philadelphia Washington etc Th Pennsylvania anla ral railroad roA makes a a. rate of ot gl i cents cente per Iel hundred d pounds on sugar sur carload from New York City to Phila Phila- delphia Pa Parn Baltimore Md Washington Washing ton tOD D. D C. C and arid Alexandria Va The distances dis cUs- are arft M 0 18 24 21 and miles re re- re This fig figures urea an average a. rato rate per er er ton mile of at Cents Cent per leI Rate Distance ton mile Philadelphia SI 90 fO 1889 fM 1 Baltimore S 8 Si Washington S Si I 24 Th 63 2 O Alexandria S 8 Si The net to the railroads railroad however howe is III notS cents cent per hundred pounds as u B they allow the sugar augar trust I t 5 4 5 c cents per r hundred bundred l pounds for floating the empty cars carll on lighters ra from Jersey City to I I Ito Brooklyn on the not nat weight of shipment to be loaded and 3 cents centa per hundred pounds for floating the load Brooklyn to I Jersey City This Thia Is III a rebate pure lure and simple as u the following figures will 11 show how Shipment 20 nt 20 20 cars can refined sugar ur by I sugar r trust from New York via Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania 1 railroad Fl ca cars to be bl de delivered de- de I de-I livered respectively at Philadelphia Philadelphia- Pa Fa I Baltimore Md Washington D. D p. p C C. Alexandria Va The Tha rat rate of freight un under e tariffs is 15 Identically the tame came to each Mch city it say MY 8 SI cents centa per bundred hundred hun bun dred red pounds pound for ninety miles milea for tor ml let for 22 miles mites and for 30 milesA milesA milesA miles A carload of ot sugar gugar contains contain barThe bar- bar rel The sugar lugar weighs pounds pounds- And Anel barrels each weigh sixteen pounds Pound or 1600 pounds I Or total toW weight of ot contents content pounds I Freight at S Si c cents per r hundred pounds equals equal per I r car Allowances on sugar Bugar b by Pennsylvania railroad for many years yeara prior to January s J S. S 1914 p per r mant tarl tariffs tl was wa a u as follows I For Tor delivering sugar nt ot Jersey City b by floats of Brooklyn lIt N eastern rn district terminal 3 c cents p per r hundred pounds Floating empty empl cars cArli Jersey Jert-ey City to Brooklyn east eastern rn district terminal 1 5 4 cents per hundred pounds Total 4 5 4 cents per hund hundred pounds On pounds l. l equals 1804 1 Which leaves a II balance of 1392 re remaining remaining re- re a u as freight revenue re to the Pennsylvania Penn Pen sylvania anla railroad Effective January 8 1914 WH the ral railroads rail rail- 1 roads road withdrew the allowance of 1 4 5 4 cents centa for floating empty cars carll which had the effect of ot Increasing their n net t freight from 37 cents cent to 55 5 cents per revenue hundred pounds or an advance anco of 48 4 P per c cent nt in tn net r revenue Attorney BrandeIs in th the r recent cent argument ar- ar for tOT a a. 6 S per cent nt in tn the East stated stated acceding according to newspaper ne r re reports re- re ports ports that be he could point to specific shipments where the railroads had bad allowed al- al at Philadelphia lowed a warehouse hoWle charge eQual to the tho gross groas frel freight ht revenue re received re- re calved for the haul of ot certain cars ra from Chicago I to Philadelphia A Assuming that at made allowances ance had hail been the usual Chicago Chicago for switching etc tc the railroads Prepaying were ne payIng F several v raJ dollars donara per car to haul this business The consumer paid the freight Who got the tho money of long hauls In tn the West t. t a. a country and few allowances for secondary services h net revenue on a a. given n shipment will the make that of the Eastern sections look sick Ick |