Show RATE REDUCTION IS IMPORTANT Utah Will Be Greatly Benefited by Prospective e Cut in Freight Charges Ch es BUREAU CONVENES TODAY FREIGHT ASSO ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION WILL TAKE ACTION The Freight Bureau will convene this morning at the Savoy hotel in Denver It is 15 expected that final will be taken t ken at this meet meeting meetIng meetIng ing on the reduction of or freight rates between the Missouri river Mississippi river and Chicago territories and an Utah While local railroad men declare that nothing absolutely certain can be bp pre predicted predicted predicted about the reduction itself they are confident that Utah common points will be placed upon the same basis as Montana common points and that the rates will be substantially as given in inThe InThe inThe The Herald HOrald yesterday yest With minor de details details details tails perfected perfect d the interstate commerce commission will be notified and within sixty days the new rates will probably be he in force torce Present rate sheets in force in Utah show how important the proposed re reduction reduction is and What hat it means for Utah With the adoption of the lower freight rates commercial and industrial opportunities arc are greatly multiplied A Acut Acut Acut cut of 3 to 30 10 cents on every pounds of ot freight freIgh t will mean an appreciable difference in shipping bills paid by Utah merchants and jobbers The good to be done by the reduction is js not con confined tined lined to any anyone one commodity ty nor to any anyone an anone one class cJ ss of commodities There are ten classes of freight and an scores of oC SPI special cial commodity classifications All An classes of freight and a long list of commodities figure in the cut After Varied Commodities Lumber rates from Missouri river points to Utah common points will bo be b cut 10 cents per pel poun s Stationery when shipped to Utah from front Missouri river points will be reduced by a sim sum similar simIlar ilar liar amount in transportation charges These arc are the two extremes and be between between between tween thorn th m are hundreds of commodities commo ties which are necessities In everyday life Machinery and nd machines brick food stuffs clothing almost everything ever needed in a rapidly growing territory comes under the new rates Big and small producers will ill be able p to bring everything needed in manufactures at atless atless atless less cost than before Material needed to build homes and furnish them thorn can be brought from eastern markets at a similar reduction in the cost of ship shipping shipping shipping ping Food stuffs and j clothing come colne under the new rates This Tills all aU means a natural reduction in the tho cost of pro procuring procuring procuring curing these supplies sUt Business houses can be bc established esta blish d where they the were prohibited hereto heretofore heretofore fore by shipping costs cos s Salt SnIt Lake gains doubly by b the adoption adoption adoption tion of the new hew freight rate schedule All supplies coming in Iii from the ea east t twill will be laid down doun here at prices not possible po before Similar rates are not forthcoming from railroads operating between Utah common points and the th coast because of long hauls and the natural excessive ex cost of or operation Thus the western edge of the th territory I affected by the tho trans reduction reduction reduction tion is the western state line of Utai Uta Necessities Are Cheapened I Local railroad men agree to a man manhat that hat the tho Montana rates now nos in force forc w S be made the maximum for Utah Applying this to the ten different classes of freight frel ht it can be bo seen that nearly nearh every industry and commercial business gets the beo befit fit as well as the consumers who draw raw upon uon the re resource resource resource source of supplies A reduction of ap approximately approximately approximately proximately 10 cents is predicted on freight This Includes dry goods certain kinds hardware groce groceries gr ce cedes rica des household goods vehicles machin machinery ery cry and machines fresh meats cotton collon pieces shoes and boots clothing drugs electric ledric supplies not machinery ry fur furniture furniture pianos and musical instruments millinery firearms cigars cigarettes sporting goods automobiles and bicy bicycles bicycles cles des nuts huts organs and powder Under class 2 on which a reduction of 10 cents will be made are arc included eggs certain kinds of hardware earth earthenware cereals confectionery stone stoneware stoneware ware liquors butter butler paints varnishes lime tobacco and countless other sup supplies supplies plies piles in hi small or great demand The present rate on freight fr ii i Is per pounds the rating always alway applies to pound lots but the he new nw n w schedule sched le will sill cut nearly 20 cents from present figures Among scores of ar articles articles tides listed under this class are arc ham hamand hamand and bacon b con crackers rs agricultural im in implements implements nursery stock trees etc eto oils furniture in carload lots Jots butter lutter in carload lots beer dressed sed poultry nuts ih carload lots printing and wrapping paper bottles powder in carload lots and burlap bags The Montana rate on freight per pounds is the present Utah rate a difference of 8 S Scents cents freight fr comprises canned goods brick lc sugar soap iron and an steel lumber and andiron iron pipe Important Reductions Made The freight rate rale between Missouri Mississippi and Chicago points and Montana points is to Utah points Under tho the heading of which applies to carload lots only is listed the following com corn commodities commodities among numerous others Canned goods liquors fresh meats oils crackers soap beer iron pipe am and wrapping and printing paper All AU lettered classes apply to carload lots A difference of 2 cents now ex cx exists exists between Utah and an Montana rates rate Class Clas A includes agricultural Implements Implements implements ments mining machinery machiner vehicles en engines n gines and similar supplies Classes Classe 15 Il BC IlC C D and E apply to carload lots Class lass B 13 comprises among other freight household goods and nd stock The Montana rate on freight listed under underclass class B Is 2 cents lower than the tho Utah rate 5 6 cents lents lower than the th rate on freight listed tinder class C 15 cents cheaper than the Utah rate on freight listed under class D and 17 cents lower low r than the Utah rate on closs doss E freight Paints and lime shipped this way come com om i under class C and brick under unde class E EA EA i iA A reduction of f 5 cents per pounds I is 15 made by the new schedule on emi emigrants emigrants grants Pig iron under the theneY new neY ruling has haf been reduced to 3 a aton aton aton ton This reduction will be welcomed welcome with rejoicing by local foundries The work of revising tariff sheets and adjusting freight fr books to the ne new schedule sc is a stupendous one and con considerable sidera l time will in af affecting the change chan e |