One of the main features of the farm bloc program for the next session of Congress will be the abolition of the " Pittsburg plus" system of basing freight rates. One or more bills will be offered with the concerted backing of the agricultural group in both House and Senate, making this system illegal.
Under the " Pittsburg plus" system, freights on steel and steel products are based on Pittsburg. Thus, if a purchaser in Milwaukee bought steel in Chicago, he would have to pay, not the freight rate from Chicago...
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