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same distance. The West Shore Railroad Company transports milk 
in 40-quart or 10-gallon cans from Kingston, 88 miles, and interme- 
diate points of shipment to Weehawken, a short distance from Jer- 
sey City, for 35 cents per can, and from Utica, about 230 miles, 38 
cents per can. 
Different railroad companies have different ways of charging for 
the transportation of milk. Some companies’ rates are by the can 
of a certain capacity, others charge a certain rate per quart, a few 
charge so much per gallon, and others a rate per 100 pounds. 
The rates over the Boston and Lowell Railroad to Boston, from 4 
to 220 miles, are as follows: 
[In cents per 100 pounds. ] 
| 
Station. Miles. | Rate. Station. Miles. Rate. 
= am | 
Moria Somerville eee cs: 02 ose. ne 4 PERCE Ua vicnecce en Dee an yar ae Re o5 </s 96 | 26 
IWWALIGHESLOD >. ..% caategee eee co Mies | 8 Da PHASE AMO OWEN wie tans wae wie co care 100 | 30 
South Wilmington........... ota 13 Rulisonth: Danbury.ges2.cs.ic cokes lke 110 31 
Monon BINCTICA cues sass cae cs 22 CMI PRAM LORE cries cicin erecta ore sieiciersistare close 118 | 33 
PEmOOe ce cat eee ements Overs. 6 26 | iinetIOltad ord Sok ee Sale gine nt ie 133 34 
PRYOR HOLOUL I. steak Oar cs eases + 32 DEM RS ELON dale secesjerie cierettieree a essasterne ee 140 35 
i310 eR Oe 5.3 UE eee 40 12 || White River Junction.............. 145 36 
RELL O US ras victuals SoTMeRE aS 2+ 3.8 <5! oe a's 48 TGP |W tet Vest Ds 5, ome wistea x aes rae ciochrerotnnene 160 37 
ARON ct c-. Arden yc ope Geode v ksa dyes 2 51 AGE ee MVOO CS VRLLG oe boss tree acdierare arersiateaynsieieye 168 38 
VATU DRA OS ORS |) 5 or SEEGEEaSeee 55 CERT MASE tras crac adh card sal damyete alase eisieassreios 178 39 
Greentield 2 ain ites bos lees | 66 Py IEG ILON Pretest) oe eee enis rave Surtal 189 40 
1S G11) Cla Ae etait 0 SOS ae 74 22 || Bethlehem Junction ............... 198 42 
MAS ELADTISVINLG sees ss osc ss 79 MH ME VERTIS crofe rare taye's wrctene cates bin ete spo Waters 208 43 
(GINS S Thi TR Sos ARs: ie en 85 25 | Groveton Junction ................. | Py 45 
It will be seen by comparing the above rates with the foreign rates 
that they are much lower both for long and short hauls. The for- 
eign rate for a 12-gallon can, 10 miles, is 16 cents per can, while the 
rate, as shown above, for 13 miles is only 7 cents per 100 pounds, or 
about a 12-gallon can. For 100 miles, the foreign rate for a 12-gal- 
lon can is 36 cents, aud for 175 miles 52 cents, while the domestic 
rate is only 30 and 39 cents, respectively, for a can of the same cu- 
acity. 
z A short statement showing the foreign rates for certain distances 
in comparison with the domestic rates may be of interest: 
Foreign rate, can of 12 gallons, per can. hea eS oad ea pan OF ee eee 
Miles, Cents. Miles. Cents. 
13 SoSH OO SEE DEOL > COREE ER ARES Geman NO) | ALae sentra pee since se nes eee ged shacmeeees 7 
2 Fito.) JOS AOR PIAGET ALIS 0 OC <6). CEERI oOo E Ee DS HEE crea esr eer ner oeecea imivonew ase aatelacy eeriaee 9 
(Ve chs, 3 re rore mani ticvah ra eee Lae) shave cs Sea aiistice oeisse.e PUNE Lees Greece Ha DOR ER CREE ITE CE NERO a oie 12 
SR eeses 213: cic.c'e) caste oni eats avd Wiel sie brevets &s ee a eae mcrae reas Vata ate alps oc trig he VAL ae lohas'es sycial s akonctetene ake 17 
CE 6's CRE ISSR cc) TORRE Ee te BE rE: DUN ebeecnaastsettie cele ee Meneses O84 sd etal aivebtecassiohengee 22 
UD A PO ee iit 50) SOR RODE ORCI a eee BOW PL eee tmartaa alte St atchemiaveee alias ct aete 30 
Moree sic <class te CPST state e cidltreiate’s. wvstersies ep MA EE iste aries isrdct ta cian sicla vacate Saierachela eels 34 
115.06 SRA BARRO ERGS. Bco.-.c GORA Looe enna Aa ao meien at he ete «, steno aia sO pee tes ester: 36 
LSU RISES = SORA Sa a Bert nmes teste ties mam carsrad asin: ave ccs Aa sa seeps 39 
The transportation of milk over the Fitchburg Railroad to Boston 
is done by special contracts. In response to a letter of inquiry the 
general freight agent says: 
We have no published tariff applicable to this traffic, all the business being done 
by special contracts. The business over this road is done by two contractors, one 
running three cars to Boston as follows: 
