Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-26 | Page 3 | Lumber Rates to Midwest Reduced

LUMBER RATES TO MIDWEST REDUCED Oaf AHA, Neb., Feb 26. Freight rates on lumbar from California and; the northwest to Omaha, Kansas City, and Sioux City are to be reduced m -en cents a hundred pounds as soon as new tariffs can be checked anl published; it was unnounceil here by1 l"r.-il W. Kobinson, freight Traffic manager man-ager for the Union Pacific, who said this decision had been reach-1 it at a conference of railroad officials In Chicago. n This action will euuullrc the rati I with those charged on lumber .-iu!.- ped to Minneapolis and Si Paul from' tin northwest A recent hearing on: an application bv the Omaha chamber; i i oiumerce for a reduction In the! rates to Omaha was hld here befor in examiner for the interstate cum-1 mercej commission. Mr, Itoblnson said the roads affect-Sd affect-Sd b the action In t'hlcaco included the Chicago, Burlington A Oulncy, the Gr t Northern and the Northern Pacific Pa-cific and that the redwoiil rate would apply to all Missouri river crossing points.