. Freight rates . ssociation junction and base points. With this data before them, the representatives woulddetermine on what scale the rates would be published tothe common points and wdiether or not their lines wouldparticipate in the traffic, for the route via one or more ofthe initial lines might be so circuitous as to preclude thepossibility of engaging therein. Taking Indianapolis, Lid., as a destination, the distanceis such as to warrant the application of the 250-milescale. As this city is of considerable importance both consuming point and as a manufacturing center, thisscale of
. Freight rates . ssociation junction and base points. With this data before them, the representatives woulddetermine on what scale the rates would be published tothe common points and wdiether or not their lines wouldparticipate in the traffic, for the route via one or more ofthe initial lines might be so circuitous as to preclude thepossibility of engaging therein. Taking Indianapolis, Lid., as a destination, the distanceis such as to warrant the application of the 250-milescale. As this city is of considerable importance both consuming point and as a manufacturing center, thisscale of rates would be fixed as the scale to that point,and rates to intermediate points via workable routes toIndianapolis would be established which would notexceed this scale. The rates so established would then be observed asminimum rates as far back towards the originating pointas the next common point, the distance to which war- ^The same rule be observed for intermediate points of •rigin. y nfe 0,0 ^y m ( Wr. DiAGBAM 2 RATES WITHIN CENTRAL TERRITORY 31 ranted the application of a lower scale. On the line ofthe Yandalia Eailroad, this would be at Greencastle, thedistance to which is 202 miles, warranting the applica-tion of the 210-mile scale. As the point itself is of minorimportance from a traflSc vie\\T)oint, it is not unlikely thatthe distance would be slightly inflated and the 230-milescale applied to preserve a relative alignment of rates(avoiding abrupt increases) as compared with the Indian-apolis rates and to enable the more circuitous routes toparticipate in the traffic. The results of the labors of these committees are thentabulated and arranged in convenient form in Avhat isknown as a basing book or a basing sheet. Thisissue shows all of the common points oi- junction pointsin the territory and either the specific rates to applythereto or the names of the base points of the grouprates that are to be applied. Grouping of Points Owing to the density of railroad m
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