| Show C chief hief gets favorable freight rate on lime A satisfactory freight rate on lima lime rock from the chief cons quarry to the sugar factories of utah has just been granted and will be effect tive after the usual notice by pub illation this rate Is said to range from 90 cents a ton the minimum charge of 90 cents being for the haul to the factories which are in utah county and the price in creasing to 1 60 tor for delivering the rock to factories which are miles distant manager cecil fitch of the chief cons company states that he does not anticipate the shipment of largo large quantities of lime rock until after the sugar factories have bad had a chance to try out sample lota lots which will be sent to the various compan les in the near future it Is under stood that the chief chiefs s lime deposit is remarkably pure avera averaging be tween 98 and 99 per cent pure cal clum plum carbonate but before entering into contracts with sugar compan les naturally desire to try out the dime alme which will be done at the end of their season a run then it it meets all of their requirements they will undoubtedly place orders for a supply sufficient tor for the coming sea son the local deposit which Is now being developed and equip equipped ped for rapid and economical mining and handling Is said to contain about 4 tons railroad has already been put in bins les crushers screens and conveyors pre are practically ready tor for use it being the intention of the chief cons company to ship a cleaned and sized product which will in every wa meet the requirements of the sugar factories ac and smelters heretofore at has been necessary for these corn com panics to maintain equipment tor for putting the lime in condition for its various uses the handling of lime rock prom aises to become a most valuable ad to the mining operations of the chief cons company it is an industry that will be of considerable benefit to the district because it will furnish employment to a large num her of men |
