Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-04-25 | Page 24 | Eastern People Get Lower Rate

I EASTERN PEOPLE GET ET LOWER OTER i RATE Despite Assertions to Contrary Contrary Con Con- tralY D. D R. R G. G Railroad Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- road Cuts Coal Tariff I Coal rates for the people of or Colorado Colerado Colorado Colo Cole rado and I were reduced 25 23 cents a a. ton tori b by the time Denver Denyer Rio Hlo Gr Grande Grando railroad at about the same dato date as that on on which the tho Denver Deliver Rio Illo railroad informed the Utah people in iii a n. letter INter to tho the Commercial club traffic bureau that the tho present rates rate were as ns low as It could make for hauling tho the product This Thin action on the part palt of or the railroad Is taken us the lie subject of or a bulletin from the traffic bureau hureau which Is as follows Tho Thin following pre press preg s telegram may be of or interest to the lie people of oC Utah Florence Colorado April 19 Sio SIe cial The The Rio Klo Grande Crande and Santa anta Fo Fe railroads have put Into effect the re reduced re- re summer Hummer freight tariff on Fremont Fre Fre- mont county coal to Nebraska Missouri and Kansas which Is 2 25 5 per er cent belo belo v the rc regular lal rate Florence Florenc Colorado Is situated near ono one of or the Limo great coal coat producing and shipping points point of that state It Il would appear ar from Crom tho the telegram that t while the Denver The Hlo O Grande ancie Railroad company com corn pany claims it can not afford to reduce I us ns hIgh rates on coal within this states state and which Is so bad- bad I Iv Iy needed b by the people generally itcan It can very ery promptly afford to make ver very I decided concessions for Cor tho the benefit or of of the people of oC Colorado and east cast thereof i The Denver 8 JIb Grande officials seem to he ho still of or the opinion that the business men of Utah ought faithfully faith faith- full fully to continue bestowing bestowing- their high high- I ly hy valuable patronage upon that line but hut yet ct theta ma may be some amon among them thorn who will conclude that the they do not nol care to do so until some Just and reas Teas action Is taken b by that compan com corn pan pany to the extent of making equit able rates on coal coat