Deseret Evening News | 1907-07-20 | Page 1 | Reduction Authorized

ID I AI Ap 11 Schema for Storing Coal Lal New York July Jul 20 To stimulate the purchase u and old shipment of ot coal coul luring durIng tim iho summer months when the number of or cars cant carl for this purpose are arc available tha thiO commerce commission a at tIle the request or of the Union railroad anti and the tho Oregon Short Line LIc Llo have especially authorized a n re reduction reduction of ot 25 r cents a tot ton tOIl on coal cOlI ship shipped ped pod to Washington Idaho and Nevada Nevada between July 19 and Ind Sept S Pt 1 I IFor For Kor or the last two months official ot ottha the tha Harriman lines have b been boen en endear endeavoring ring oring to induce Indue western vest r coal coat dealers to their shipments this summer In order to Void avoid n a recurrence of or last winters fuel scarcity The difficulty then Ihen In supplying coal cOli to tf tho the western wester states greW grow partly out of shortage of equipment and an partly from rr the fact that orders wore were ere delayed until wath weather wathel er el conditions made freight movement men slow HOU anti ant The Union Pacific therefore took tho the unusual step of or applying to the inter interstate r state commerce comment commission to t be al allowed allowe allowed lowed lowe tn In make a n reduction In Us Its Il rate rato ral In III order r to get the cooperation of ot deal deni dealers denier dealers ers er In shipping fuel tuel now when the lines line Inn are ly nr I In good shape shapo to tl handle it H prompt promptly