| Show L LOW 0 W FREIGHT RA RATES TES TESTo TO QUICKEN BUSINESS REDUCED TARIFFS BENEFIT CONSUMER I I Merchants Generally Predict Largely Increased ased Volume of Business in Utah NOW MOW ON EQUAL FOOTING Utah Jobbers Can Compete With Eastern and and Western Whole Whole- salers Is the principal effect of W WHAT the radical reduction In frel freight ht rates to Utah common points from the cast east on the business of Salt Lake Putting the cl city on the map as a I Jobbing center This was va tho lb sentiment expressed b by the wholesalers wholesaler's of oC practically every 1 line lne of oC goods when in Interviewed as to what whal effect the new freight lt rates which went vent Into effect on the fifteenth of oC this month would have upon their business anti and the community at large lorge While hll there I IK I a wide difference of opinion as ns to Just what degree business will willbo wil bo be accelerated U. U all aU are h of or L. L the d firm be- be n nn n 11 DC The rhe new rates have not yet been In effect lon long enough for the merchants to decide just how much their business will viii wil be promoted and this can be ar arrived nr- nr rived at conclusively only after n r the new order of things s have adjusted them them- selves That the territory terIon heretofore reached H d dh h by the Salt Lake L Jobbers will wi be la largely el extended no one doubts The Tue Salt Sal Lake Lakeman Lakeman man nian who has made a stud study of the new rates 1 believes that thai tho the Increase on the branch lines o of the tho railroads will wi not bo he appreciably great rat a as the jobbers here have always alwan practically controlled that territory Neither does ducs ho believe beleve that It IL will wi greatly greaty Increase the territory territory terri tern tory to the cast east But Bul on the main lines of the railroads toward the tue coast and to I he the north and northwest ho he Is of the opinion that the Increase In business busi busl- ness will wll be hI fully 50 GO per cent cent Up to this timo San Francisco has been heen able to extend Its Is trade trad almost to the very vcr gates o of Salt Lake Local Jobbers have have never neer been ben able ahle to do much business beyond the Utah Utah- Utah Nevada evada line lne on the west and 1 Portland has cut them off of from Crom tho the interior of Idaho Further lurther north In Montana the Missouri river and Chicago o shippers have had the field eld all al to themselves J Competition With Wih the new frel freight ht tariff In effect Salt Lake Lkc will vl be bc able to compete on equal erual terms with wih San Sn Francisco and In Inso inso so doing so-doing doln will wi get et Its Is share of or the Nevada Nevada Xea Ne Xe- a vada a business and in some ome cases go 10 almost to the California line lne Portland must lust now flO fight with wih Salt Sal Lake lake for the great and rapidly Increasing business of the Montana Montana Mon lon o central Idaho and some or at tana tann trade will part par with Its Is eastern astern affiliation and come to Utah Ogden and Provo Prove share with Salt Sal Lal Lake e tho the benefits of the reductions In rates ates to Utah common points but mot most of the jobbers are in jn this c city t It T Is the increased tra trade e In the territory terri tern tor tory that has already been participated P in lit b by Salt Lake merchants that will wIl show the greatest effect of oC the reduction reduction tion ton In tariff according to one jobber lie ITO said af that this fact tact alone would In Increase increase In- In crease creaso the Business of oC the tho Jobbers ten ten- fo fold tod Id Here are arc a few Cew samples showing the effect the new rates will wil have on tho the Jobbing Interests or Salt Lake as compared compared com corn pared with wih the old ole rates Taint From from Chicago o. o Old rate Carloads to Salt Lake VL L. L C. C L. L Salt Sal Lake to Twin Falls a 1 s v Idaho 1 2 Total Total 12 L. L C C. L. L Chicago o to Twin Falls Fals direct Difference In freight ht rates Salt Sal Lake jobbers had to absorb absorb 1 11 New NeW rate rater Carloads Carload to Salt Sal Lake 90 L. L C. C L. L Salt Lake to Twin Falls FaUs 9 92 Total 10 ta I 1 U 8 2 I IJ L.-C. L. C C. L. L to Twin Falls direct Difference Salt Lake Lale now enjo enjoys s 's over ocr Chicago Chicago shippers 18 Total difference as a result of the new rates 29 r From St. St Old New ew Rate Rate Carloads to Salt Sal 62 L L. L C. C L. L I. I S Salt l Lake Lale to Rock Springs Wyo 0 65 63 G 65 Total n L. L C C. L L. St. St Louis to Rock Springs direct 72 Old rate a against Salt Lake Lale O New rate favors Salt SaI Lake 45 i Total difference 45 Rock Hock Springs formerly gave Salt Lake Jobbers un an even cven break As a n re result ye- ye suIt sult tul of the new tariff this same territory territory terri tern tory will wi be e extended 19 miles eastward eastward east east- tast- tast ward to Ra wIms as the following ta table ta ble shows Old New ew Ra Rate te Rate Carloads to Salt Sal 62 l L L. C. C L. L Salt Lake to Total 2 L. L L. L 4 C. C St. St Louis to 5 Old rate Salt Lake 49 49 New Nes rate against Salt Lake 04 49 04 From Irum t. t louts Louis Old New New Rate Hate Rate Carloads to Salt Sal Lake 20 L. L C. C L. L Salt Sal Lal Lake Lako o to Thompsons Utah 93 93 93 Total 48 13 L. L 4 C. C L. L L to Thompsons direct O Old rate against a Salt Lake 28 21 New ew rate favors Salt Lake Oi 07 Total difference 3 33 35 Coffee Coree From Chicago Old Ole New ew Rate ate Hat Rate Carloads to Salt 90 L L. C. C L. L Salt Lake Lale to Idaho Falls Fals Idaho 50 60 60 50 Total L. L C. C L. L to Idaho Falls Fals direct Od Old rate rte against Salt Sal Lako 23 23 New rate favors Salt Lake 20 20 W Total difference 03 43 As a result of or the reduction the local s jobbers will wIl b be able to compete on practically even terms with several severa Several Montana points which the fOl following table Illustrates L. L C. C L. L to Armstead Mont direct 60 Old New New- Rate Rate Carloads to Salt Sal 90 L. L C C. L. L Salt Lake to Armstead Armstear 75 75 75 Total 08 65 ar ear Old I FIle te New Newt t Rate Rate Chicago to Salt 50 Local rate to Rock RockSprings Springs Wyo o 88 gg 88 SS Total 3 It IJ C. C l L. L I. I direct to RockSprings Rock Ro-k Springs 45 p Old rate against Salt Lake Lale 88 88 8 Sal New ew rate favors Salt Lake OJ 07 Total difference Sal 3 95 J Carpet Old Ne New New- Rate nat Rate Chicago to Salt Sal I Ic c. c Local to Price Utah 65 Go 65 60 Total L. L C C. L. L direct to Price Old rate a against Salt Sal Lake Lako 65 65 Now New w rate favors Salt Lake 25 25 Total difference t orR 90 Canned Goods Good Mixed Carloads Carload c Old New Rate Hate Rate nate Chicago to Salt Sal 90 Local to Idaho Falls Ida Fals 50 O oO 50 Te Total al L. L L. L C. C L. L to Idaho Falls Fals direct 62 1 Old rate against Salt Sal Lake Lake 3 23 New ew rate favors Salt Lake 20 20 O Total difference 43 3 b cell MR- MR Cotton Drill Etc EtC Old New Chicago to Salt Sal Lal e. e Local to Pocatello 55 5 35 55 5 Total L. L C. C IJ L. to direct dl- dl 2 s 2 Old rate rte a against Salt alt Lake 5 2 0 O Od New ew rate savors favors Salt Lake 20 1 I Total difference 40 By this reduction the local jobbers will wil ill be able to their territory as asCar asfar asfar far Car north as aR Butte Bute Hook Old New Rate Rate Chica Chicago o to Salt SaI l-i l Local to Pocatello Ida 55 55 Total 1 5 L. L C. C L. L Chicago to Po- Po catello 5 DM Old Ole rat rat rato In t salt l Lake S 55 fi I New c rate favors rs SnIt Salt Lake i 00 90 Total difference Toward tho the west Salt Sai Lake Is placed on a a a. equal footing with the coa coast t cit cities cit cit- ics ies and in man many cases has an a advantage advantage anta an ta tage e of about 10 per cent The advantage advantage ta tage e which local shippers now enjoy over oer California is principally in tho heavier heal r and essential articles such mch as nails and wire starch rice soap etc The following Is an Instance Null nl nod Wire rp Old Now cw Rate Rte Rate Chicago o to Salt Salt 10 70 0 Salt Lake to ra Las Ye Vegas as X Nov ev 1 13 1 13 Total 2 3 83 1 Chicago o to Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles geles J 80 8 SO Los Angeles to Las Vegas Ve Ve- Ve- Ve gas X Nev v. v 39 99 00 09 9 Total Old DIr rate against Salt Lake 44 4 New rate against t Salt Sal Lake 04 0 04 Total difference 8 48 8 It I Is IJ impossible to give hc specific In Instances Instances instances In- In stances to th the west vest on the Western Pacific and Southern Pacific at present present pres pres- ent because there Is some chan change In Inthe Inthe inthe the rate from the coast eastward to Nevada points When hen the Reno teno class rate was put pul Into Inlo effect under the or order order order or- or der of or the Interstate commerce commission com corn mission the they also gave e a an cent 55 scale from San Francisco and Sacramento Sacramento Sacra Sacra- Sacra Sacra- mento as far tal east as Lovelock Nev e Our rates west have haye not yet ret been adjusted ad- ad Salt Sal Lako Lake shippers expect to get et the same fame scale west as San Francisco Fran Fran- cisco enjoys cast When this is ac accomplished ac- ac the territory between San Francisco and Salt Lake will wil be absolutely absolutely divided between the two Jobbing Jobbing ceo cen centers As ds showing the difference that the new rates will wil make mak to other Utah common en cn points the tho following Is given given Alv- Alv Iron Pipe Old New Differ Differ- Rate Rate Rate- ence From Pittsburg to 1 IS ISi 84 32 32 From Pittsburg to Rush Rueh Vale Valley 96 9 24 From PIttsburg to Salt Sal la Lake k c 1 1121 12 78 i 34 3 j Average reduction n 30 per ler cent |
