Good Old Days Aug. 18

8 years ago

The Commoner

Aug. 7, 1891

On Friday last official announcement was made of an agreement by the Northern and Union Pacific companies on a reduction of freight rates on grain from points in the Inland Empire to Portland and the Sound.

The great companies were tardy in coming to an agreement, but have done so at last.

The reduction is not so great as was demanded by the terms of the Wasson bill, and some expressions of dissatisfaction are heard.

However, the granted reduction of 75 cents a ton from the previously existing exorbitant charges will save a vast amount of money to the pr...