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Show FREIGHT EATS BENEFIT. The benefits derived bv the operators opera-tors of mines in the Tintie district of Utah, from tbe recent reduction of the freight rate to the Salt Lake smelters of 23 tents per ton, amount of .$o,000 per year in cash. This is the aggregate aggre-gate saving on the transportation of the vield of the mines last year, and the concession enjoyed is recognized as having a yet more" favorable financial aspect on "tbe industry in the Tintie district's otoss outmit of this year. In addition the change in rates Las enabled tbe shipment of a larger tonnage ton-nage than was previously possible, thereby putting a much larger amount j of cash in circulation than heretofore through the employment of more men. Having accomplished this much for the mining industry of the State, Harry S. Joseph, who inspired the organisation organisa-tion of the Tintie Mine Owners' association, as-sociation, of which be is secretary, said today that he felt quite well satiefied. He personally undertook tbe task of showing tbe railroads that Tintie ought to have a more equitable Tate on low grades five months ago. Up to that time there had been no concerted effort on behalf of the mine owners throughout that section, who had been merely securing what each could separately, sepa-rately, in the shape of slight concessions conces-sions under special contracts. These were in many cases unjust discriminations. discrimina-tions. Before the railroads could be induced to grant any general favors it was necessary to effect an organization, and compile much data in substantiation of tbe tiases that Mr. Joseph declared existed ex-isted for a lower rate. The saving in cash for all the stockholders stock-holders of the district is pre-eminently conspicuous. In the case of the Carisa Ca-risa mine alone, Mr. Joseph said, there is a bavicg of $6000 per year when shipments are as they are now going out from this property. The mine owners themselves are according ac-cording much of the credit lor the hard work Mr. Joseph has done, and the results accomplished, to him. He declared this morning, furthermore, that the efforts of tne association would be directed toward effecting changes that will be yet more favorable favor-able to the holders of" stock in Tintie mines. His agitation for a settling basis on the part of ore buyers, publicly first proposed by Mr. Joseph at the Denver session of the American Mining congress, con-gress, has already had its effect. Dur-the Dur-the last ten days, he explained, there has been a nearer approach to tbe New York current quotations on copper and silver in the payments by the Salt Lake smelters on consignments. It would appear, therefore, that his demand de-mand that tbe mine owners have fairer treatment in this respect has been conceded by tbe smelters without special announcement. .' Mr. Joseph said that tbe association intends to insist in the future that lead be paid for also on current quotations. quota-tions. To the end that this subject may be more efficaciously handled, Mr. Joseph aid he hoped that all companies in the Tintie district would send to the office of the association schedules, for which blank forms have been sent them. |