Show pioche mines mmes suffer on account of high kates rates high freight rates seem to con statute the main topic tor for discussion by the mining and business men of pioche nevada it appears that the railroads can haul a carload of low tor for about ore and yet tha the rates range all the way up to 60 50 per carload in other words the rail road charges from to per cent more tor for hauling a car of high grade ore than tor for a car of the lower grade rock it takes no more ingre power to haul high grade ore than it does to transfer the lower grade material but the railroad demands and gets the higher freight rate pioche Is suffering because of freight rates and the members of that camp camps s commercial club are trying to bring about an investigation and it if possible a reduction lower freight rates will mean a prosperous camp instead of inactivity at the mines |