. The Packers' encyclopedia; blue book of the American meat packing and allied industries; a hand-book of modern packing house practice, a statistical manual of the meat and allied industries, and a directory of the meat packing, provision, sausage manufacturing, rendering and affiliated trades . t Rates The term packinghouse products as used in traffic work is ordinarilyunderstood to include cured meats, lard, stearine, tallow, and canned one rate applies on all products coming under this the Eastern territory, however, an exception is noted, for here we findt
. The Packers' encyclopedia; blue book of the American meat packing and allied industries; a hand-book of modern packing house practice, a statistical manual of the meat and allied industries, and a directory of the meat packing, provision, sausage manufacturing, rendering and affiliated trades . t Rates The term packinghouse products as used in traffic work is ordinarilyunderstood to include cured meats, lard, stearine, tallow, and canned one rate applies on all products coming under this the Eastern territory, however, an exception is noted, for here we findthat bulk cured meats, carload, are rated fourth-class, while cured meatspacked are fifth-class. Prior to 1880 there were but four classes of freight on traffic fromChicago to New York. A fifth-class rate was made effective March 8, 1880,and twelve classes were established April 6, 1885. The twelve classes con-tinued in effect until April 1, 1887, when the Official Classification becameeffective, this having the effect of establishing six classes only. April 6, /ad5 No\/£rf3£fi 23, /S8SDeC£f1B£/i - A PHIL /. dS7JAMOARY S, /SdS /^Apc^ JO. /ass-^oi/£/^oef> /2,/S3e-0£C£/*o£/^ f7, /ess jAA/t/Anv /S, /&/S<J</^y /6, /S/Z - A</6osr £6. /^ro - A/ovs/foef^ /, /fi£/. The chart here shown indicates the trend of freight rates on packing-house products between the basing points, Chicago and Xew York, from1880 to 1921. History of Transit Icing Charges The method of icing meat cars in transit is familiar to the trade. Thehistory of transit icing charges in Official Classification territory- will be ofinterest. A summary is here presented: Prior to December 1. 1916. the charge was $ per ton, including saltand labor. 1916-1918 On various dates between December 1 and December 15, 1916, applicableeast of Buffalo-Pittsburgh territory individual lines increased the initialicing charge from $ per ton (including salt and labor) to per ton(including salt and
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