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Show COAL RATES CUT TO '.jp WYOMING POINTS ( LARAMIE, Wyo., Sept. 11. The Union Pacific has announced a reduction of the ' coal rate from Rock Springs to Laramie of 21.50 per ton on all classes of coal, a cut from S3 a ton, and as a result local dealers reduced the price of lump coal from 26.60. to 25 per ton, and nut coal from 26 to $5. There was no change in price of Hanna-coal, selling at the same price as the Rock Springs product. The reduction was voluntary on the part of the company and In line with the Harri-man Harri-man Idea of helping the towns along the line of his roads. - . It is believed there will be a reduction of the freight rate on Hanna coal to correspond cor-respond with the reduced price of the - finer quality from the Rock Springs mines. The company at the same time' put Into effect a new storage rule here making a charge of 1 cent per 100 pounds per day, with a minimum charge of 25 ' cents. Heretofore the minimum has been 6 cents. Forty-eight hours free time is allowed on freight in the warehouse and t on the cars. |