Show REDUCED FREIGHT RATES ON ORES CONSIGNED TO UTAH SMELTERS early in the month the union pacific and the D R G railroad systems through their authorized agents promulgated mul ul 6 gated abed new and reduced freight rate schedules on ores and concentrates from the tintic gintic district in utah and from various shipping points in nevada and california in most cases the reductions are substantial on low grade products and even the higher grades will reap a benefit that will be a altogether it oether o t ether welcome the new schedules will make it possible for many companies and individuals to move large C ton nages nages b of ore to market on which freight rates heretofore to fore have been prohibitive the schedules so far announced and given publicity in the daily press showing both the old and new rates are as follows from tintic gintic district including silver city mammoth eureka and other shipping 6 points in the district iron ore reduced from per ton to 1 per ton ore and concentrates value per ton reduced from to 1 value 5 per ton from to 1 value 10 per ton from to 1 value 15 per ton from to value 20 per ton from to value 30 per ton from to value 50 per ton from to value 60 per ton from to value 70 per ton from to value 80 per ton from to value 90 per ton from to 3 value per ton from to there arc no changes in the schedule of ore of more than per ton value As a matter of fact nearly all of the ore from the tintic gintic district is of a value not to exceed 50 per ton As a result of instructions by the utah utilities commission the three weeks advertising time preceding making the rates effective the utah rate has already become operative in the case of nevada and california schedules it is announced that they go into effect on the and they apply to open carloads of a minimum weight of forty tons following are points of origin from which rates are reduced from chilcoot 20 ore from a ton to 30 ore from a ton to a ton 40 ore from to and 50 ore from to from constantia Con tantia doyle and hackstaff california and gerlack nevada the reductions are for 20 ore from to on 30 ore from to on 40 ore from to on 50 ore from to rates from sulphur nevada are cut as follows 20 ore from lo to 30 ore from to 40 ore from to 50 ore from to the rates Winnemucca from and golconda are reduced Is as follows 20 ore to 30 ore from to 40 ore from to 50 ore from to corresponding reductions will be made on ore moving to salt lake from rennox beowawe palisade carlin wells tabor elko and deeth nevada |