| Show t S CUT IN ORE RATES v TO AID OPERATORS S Proposed Reduction of Railroads RailI Railroads Rail- Rail I roads for fOI Benefit of Interests Inter Inter- InterS Interests ests in Nevada S SMELTERS SHOW GREED x c. c Increase Prices to Miners to I Balance Drop in iii Cost of L LI Shipping If I f re reductions are aro mado in the tine railroad railroad rail rall- road rates on ore out of or GOl und and fI uth other l' l Nevada o cities it probably S bo be only on oni a ba basis lg that will insure to 10 the mine operator the benefit of tine tho 0 reduction Such Is the tine opinion expressed ex ex- pressed b by so soc several c la I traffic men Interviewed Inter Inter- Br y viewed on the tho mailer although h none nione t. t of thom are arc to b ho do- do r until somo OIne action has nas been taken on the matter S The Tho question of 01 Nevada cada 01 ore rates i i. i h one that has been up before th the tho railroads raili rail rail- i S roa roads roads for s' s for tor some sometIme time Last week weck there was held In Salt La Lake ko a con conference conferenceS fe IC 11 S u of the traffic officials of oC all the railroads rail rail- oads roads Interested In hauling ore out of or S that country with the tho possible 0 tion tron of oC the Tonopah Tidewater o decision was reached at tho Jo confer ence cuce It wa va was stated state an and the matterS matter'S matter S 'S was left In alJ abeyance rancA until some of thu tho railroad men mn might l visit il Nevada e a a and andt t get gt l the Inside Insle of the situation forS for Cor S themselves es Smelters Called lIt 1 That conference was called largely i at the instance of thy thu smelters These Teso 1 e ma made e tho the representations to 10 the all tall alli i. i S S roads that the tho oro ore rales rates out of Nevada Ne Xe- S. S va vada a. a are too high and and that thal unless a h. h reduction Is made the Nevada people k would probably bull build smelters of thello their thell r- r o own u and thus both the tine Utah smelters rt t and th the railroads s would lo loe o the lie hu busi lf l- l f nc ness St St. interviews with nine mine operator atol as well voil as with the tine railroad men point I A to a L different motive on the tie part o othe of the men than that which they professed The Thc experience of tie the put past It Is stated state has been to the tho effect that 01 every decrease in rates rales on oro ore oro oroon i on the tho part of the railroads and and nd there have hac been Some omo have hax-e hax been met In Instant instanter In- In 5 stant er b by a 3 corresponding increase In Inthe the toll toU exacted by the 1 smelters 15 from font f. S the lie hc miners 3 l y rt Ju-rt Hi II ho s- s f- f Thus whatever C efforts the tho railroads oads J I i have made mado to encourage business b by ff if encouragIng the development of it along their lines hues have I been een flU frus- c fY e. e Th The railroad lost Jost a n share shale ot of its profit only to find It Jl was gobbled o f rv up ap iy O the smelting l e instead S of ot b being distributed ute among the peo- peo f k pie for whom hom It Il wa was as intended the Ii V mine owners Ot an and the people who are arl ares s buU building up the tho country S 1 Such Is sl said to have havo been th the re- re 5 suits in many ca cases caes es throughout Utah i i i t f. In lu the pl past t few years It I has affect affect- 1 ed cd Park City that and nd a way an cas easy I proof of that fact 4 say a ay the railroad Zi men is found In tho the fa fact t that thai though k rates rales were reduced of cn territory la last t year ar U ro are re still sl Idle It I is acknowledged of ur coure course that the he price of metals may have something to do with wih that but bul bulit it i Is Jg not admitted that the tine fall fut In market narS mar nar- S ket lect figures should have had such uch a ft wholesale effect on tho the mining minIng- in In- In o S. S S 'S Santo Same oil Lesson in iii 11 Tin tic Thus rims the tho railroad fn finds s itself without with with- wih- wih out th tho business it once ha lad had after a reduction was wa made on account of the S greed of the The Tw IC reduction was made mallet hut but was of no effect as a u S stimulus to In industry S So too In tho the Tintic district The oro ort lat rates from front that point were re reduced re- re not so lon long ago part partly at the S 1 Instance of or operators Interested in theS the S districts district's development e In some ome cases k jr the smelters r had hall contracts for Cor ci Tintic I ores f. f o. o b. b Yet Yel they at once raised f the smelting smelling rates rales to lo correspond with 1 S the reduction in freight rates and antI the operator was in some Instances worse x S eU than before S. S With regard to the tho argument that S Nevada ada may l build ultI I Its own smelters not much fear i ia IH S very expressed on that thai thais t S 'S s score core It I is pointed out that thal the thc railroad railroad rail rail- rl- rl road inter communication inter Is Is' not nOl yet yel sufficient In that stale state to render It 1 po possible conveniently con to get all al the ores S I required I by a smelter smeller r at nt an any one point S There There Is no coke for Cor hundreds of S mies miles Even were It possible o i le to lo get a sufficient variety of or ore ores the tho freIghtS freIght S char charges es would not nOl be el very mal materially t decreased d by building smelter smeller in Ne Ne- y a eada e- e 5 o vada ada And nd nd the probability al ity Is 15 that th then then-c re i- i would be e long ore oro hauls a aa as welt well wel A t lo Position llou of The h real facts of thu matter mailer are an J j said aitI the mine operators that tha th the rail rail- ral- ral 7 p. p road freight rates rate on the oro ore are a small smal consideration in comparison with wit wil f I bI the h heavy aT smeller meHer charges A decrease L oC ot HO 0 o c n or 01 even cven more a ton ion i be lie a a heavy cut cul In the railroads railroad's s 's rev rev- 10 t 7 21 onUe from flom thib tinis thit source but it would woul V hardly figure figur at ut all aU In the the- t cost of or gel get get- cS J ting the ore from the the ground and und getting getting get get- tn ting the metal out of U. U I. I I S The activity of the lw smelter Is la atI at at- at t to no philanthropic effort In hit 11 i. i behalf of the tite mine nine operators operators- The he smelters r require Nevada c a d ores In their business business to to mal make e the tho proper propel mix L 1 tures turc They ThE ThEalO are aro simply striving ln to get Iet M those ores a ag as cheaply as they can cun But 5 until the they can assure bolh both the vailS railroads vail rail lal S S roads loas an and tho the mine operators that S there will wi be no Increase o In smelter S. S rates following a decrease in freight rates It Is not nol probable that the they will wi he be given gi cn heart hearty support In lit their demands de tie- S. S mantIs mands either lJ by railroad or mine operator f MISSION COM HAS 5 PU PO H. H J 1 JI hL Gh Jl cs for Vetoing PI Full Cr Crt HIM HI Albany N. N Y Y May Maj- Ia De 6 6 Despite the tine S efforts of railroad to get g-ct the locomotive full ful cr crew w bill ul through thIO h the tho legislature Governor Hu Hughes vetoed It I a as at unnecessary legislation n and n to today today to- to day made public the these 9 re reasons ons for o o doln doing S This Thi bill bi provides as t to tc the numb number num num- b ber br r which constitute a u Cl crew W for fOl operating light engines This matter mailer falls within the jurisdiction of the public pub lie lic service commission an and wherever an any abuse e exists in 11 the th manning of trains or 01 engines it ma may maj be be brought blought 5 to attention of oC that body |
