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Show 1830 TONS PARCEL POST ANNUALLYJNTO BASIN One Company Hauling Three Times at Much with no Increase in Pay To Tay on 8ace Instead of Weight It is estimated that 3,660,000 pounds of parcel post la hauled into tho Uintah basin annually. Recently appeared an item that 1.500,000 pounds come over the line of the Duchesne Stage & Transportation Transpor-tation company. The report comes from Mack that the Uintah Railway company handles an average of 180,000 pounds per month. This would amount to 2,160,000 pounds per year. The Vernal Express recently published pub-lished an item to tho effect that Uncle Un-cle Sam Is losing $30,000 annually hauling parcel post into the Uintah basin. This loss Is not sustained on account of tho contract with the Uintah Rt-.ilway company according I to information received from a high official. The railroad ha:l calls for 60,000 pounds per month, and as above Btated the company Is hauling 180,000 pounds per month for the original price agreed upon $8055 per year. Word comes from Wash ington that it Is now proposed to cut ths price down to $3,400. A bill is pending In congress which if enacted into a law will work a hardship on transportation companies. compan-ies. This bill provides for payng for the hauling of parcel post on space occupied rather by the pound rate. o |