Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1912 — PANAMA CANAL TARIFFS FIXED [ARTICLE]

PANAMA CANAL TARIFFS FIXED

Proclamation Fixes Rates That Foreign Shippers Must Pay If They Pass Through. President Taft has issued a proclamation setting forth the rate that foreign vessels must pay if they pass through the Panama canal. The provisions of the proclamation are as follows: “1. Upon merchant vessels carrying passengers or cargo, $1.20 per net vessel ton —each 100 cubic feet —of actual earning capacity. ' “2. Upon vessels in ballast without passengers or cargo 40 per cent less than the rate of tolls for vessels with passengers or cargo. “3. Upon naval vessels, other than transports, colliers, hospital ships and supply ships, 50 cents per displacement ton. “4. Upon army and navy transports, colliers, hospital ships and supply ships, $1.20 per net ton, the vessels to be measured by the same rules as are employed in determining the net tonnage of merchant vessels.”