This company's transfer charge on dolomite, raw or crude, and fluxing stone, from cars to vessels through handling machines, is 16 cents per ton of 2,240 pounds in addition to the freight rate. Tariff authority, Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway, 153, I. C. C. 1564.

STORAGE

For provisions and charges on domestic all-rail traffic, carloads or less carloads, stored in or on railroad premises, see port of Sandusky, page 33, as those therein shown apply also at Huron, under the same tariff authority.

CARTAGE AND DRAYAGE

These charges are generally included in all through rates via Huron. Where no through rates are published, drayage charges are added to make joint rates. Neither road at Huron publishes drayage charges applicable at that point.

TRANSIT PRIVILEGES

The New York Central Railroad permits the stopping in transit of lumber, piling, poles, cross arms, posts, ties, and timber, carloads, to be creosoted or otherwise preservatively treated, or, first, cutting into shape, treating, and then forwarding, on basis of published through rate, origin to final destination, on the in-bound or out-bound commodity, whichever is higher, in effect via the transit point at time of initial shipment from point of origin, plus a transit charge of $1.98 per car on the out-bound commodity. In event the piles, poles, or posts are loaded so as to require two or more cars, the transit charge applies on each car. The time limit is 24 months from date of unloading into the transit plant. Tariff authority, New York Central Railroad, 4117-A, I. C. C. L. S.-1593.

The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway publishes the above privilege on the same commodities but the transit charge is one-half cent per 100 pounds but not less than $3.96 per car. The tariff authority is Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway, 3-A, I. C. C. 1538.

The New York Central Railroad provides that various grains, feed, etc., may be stopped in transit for storage, mixing, blending, and/or converting into feed on basis of specified through rate plus a transit charge of one-half cent per 100 pounds, minimum charge $3.96 per car on the in-bound shipment. The time limit is 12 months from date of unloading into transit house. Tariff authority, New York Central Railroad, 4106-B, I. C. C. L. S.-1937.

The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway permits the usual milling and malting privileges on grain and feed, carloads, on the basis of the through rate specified, plus a transit charge of one-half cent per 100 pounds, but not less than $3.96 per car on the in-bound grain. The time limit is 12 months from date of unloading into the mill or malt

house. Tariff authority, Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway, 59–B, I. C. C. 1812.

Various iron and steel articles may be stopped in transit at Huron for fabrication, on the basis of the specified through rate, plus a transit charge of 3% cents per 100 pounds. The time limit is 12 months from date of in-bound freight bill. Tariff authority, Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway, I. C. C. 1404.

DIVERSION AND RECONSIGNMENT

The provisions and charges governing the diversion and reconsignment of traffic at Huron are the same as those shown under Sandusky, page 35. The tariff authorities for these charges at Huron are New York Central Railroad I. C. C. L. S.-1983 on general traffic and New York Central Railroad L. S.-C-272, and Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway I. C. C.'s 1769 and 1618 on coal and coke.

MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES AND ALLOWANCES

The railroads make a charge of 17 cents for piece or package, for marking less-carload shipments of import freight to conform to the provisions of rule 6 of official classification, when forwarded in bond. Tariff authority, Agent B. T. Jones's exceptions 130-Y, I. C. C. 2989.

For weighing or reweighing carload freight on private scales located at the industry, on in-bound or out-bound traffic, the charges are either 35 cents or $1.98 per car, depending upon whether car is weighed before or after placement. On other private scales the charge is 69 cents per car, plus rates to and from scales.

On railroad company scales the charge on in-bound or out-bound freight is $1.49 to $2.97 per car, depending upon whether weighed before or after placement and whether car is loaded or empty. For weighing en route to destination (at request of consignee or consignor), the charge is $3.96 per car. Complete information is contained in New York Central Railroad tariff, I. C. C. L. S.-1519 and Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway tariff, 94-C, I. C. C. 1656.

STEAMSHIP LINES

There are no regular scheduled steamship services operating from the port of Huron. The only commercial vessels calling at the port are the lake bulk freighters having cargo destined for Huron or those which call as cargo is offered for shipment to other lake ports.

RADIO STATIONS

There are no radio stations operating at the port of Huron.

AIRPORTS AND AIRLINES

Huron has no airport facilities at the present time.

FREIGHT RATES

LAKE RATES

The annual report of the Lake Carriers' Association for the year 1938 states that carrying charges on both iron ore and coal were established shortly after the opening of navigation in that year continuing the basic rates that had prevailed in 1937. The basic rate on iron ore from the head of Lake Superior to ports on Lake Erie or Lake Michigan was again set at 80 cents per gross ton, representing an increase of 10 cents per net ton over the rates that had been in effect prior to 1937 for 13 consecutive seasons. Established rates for the season of 1938 from each ore loading port were as follows:

From the head of Lake Superior, including Ashland...

From Marquette..

From Escanaba

To Lake Erie..

To ports on Lake Michigan.---.

Information regarding coal rates is given under Sandusky.

RAIL RATES

Per gross ton $0.80

In addition to the rate tables shown under the port of Sandusky, the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway publishes rates on ex-lake iron ore, carloads, from Huron to consuming points in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, applicable on dock as well as direct ore. To this same general destination territory rates on this commodity are also in effect from the port of Lorain, and shown under that port herein. It should be noted, however, that the rates from Lorain do not include the handling charge of 8 cents per ton which is included in the Huron rates.

Rates on ex-lake iron ore, carloads, from Huron to points in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, which include handling charge from rail of vessel to destination point in the case of direct ore, and the handling charge from rail of vessel to dock, and from dock to car in the case of dock ore

[In cents per ton of 2,240 pounds and in effect Aug. 26, 1938]

COMMERCE

The previous edition of Lake Series No. 8 contained a detailed study of the water-borne commerce of the port of Huron during the period 1921-30, while this report continues the study through the calendar year 1938. From these two sources, the following summary figures are quoted showing the foreign and domestic traffic during the entire period.

During the 10-year period 1929-38 for which detailed statistics are given in this edition of Lake Series No. 8, the water-borne commerce of Huron averaged 1,337,952 short tons per year. Iron ore, all of which was received lakewise from United States ports on the Upper Lakes, constituted 52.9 percent of the total traffic, with an average annual movement of 708,349 tons. Coal was shipped to Canadian and United States ports on the Great Lakes in an average amount of 618,610 tons per year, accounting for 46.2 percent of the total

commerce.

IMPORTS

Traffic was imported at Huron in only 1 year of the period for which detailed statistics are presented in this report. This was in 1929, when 2,900 tons of sand were imported from Canada. From the data presented in the previous edition of Lake Series No. 8, it is noted that 2,912 tons of sand imported in 1921 was the only other import tonnage reported since 1920.

EXPORTS

Export traffic averaged 92,824 short tons per year during the period 1929-38 and consisted entirely of bituminous coal. Most of the coal was shipped to Canada, but the table shows that there were small tonnages of bunker coal loaded on vessels destined to Cana