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Show MILFORD'S SHIPMENTS 'Growing Importance of Beaver County's Coun-ty's Mining Industry Cars Tied Up As an indication of th'e rap- idly growing importance of Milford and Beaver county in v general as a mining center we offer the following figures: The total shipment of ore from this station during the month of November, 1916, were 4,000,000 pouncs, and for the month of December, 8,820,000 pounds. Even these figures would have been materially in- creased had sufficient cars to supply the demand been available. It is stated on reliable authority that the few smelters, all located in the northern north-ern end of the state are crowded far beyond their capacity to handle the ore already accepted by the railroads rail-roads and in transit. "Every siding between Milford and Salt Lake City," said one authority, "is carrying carry-ing a number of loaded ore cars awaiting turn to go on to the smelters." smel-ters." This great rush of ore shipments ship-ments might, in a measure account for the shortage of cars for coal, locally, at least. Last week, it is said there were not less than 200 ore cars tied up between this city and Salt Lake. The freight depot and platform at Milford bears daily evidence of the great activity in the mining districts of this vicinity. Shipments of ore cars, iron rails for car tracks, steel cable, etc., arrive on almost every freight and are eagerly loaded on wagons or auto trucks by impatient mining men and rushed, regardless of road or weather conditions, to the Paloma, Moscow, Beaver Lake Metals, Met-als, Red Warrior or other active properties. |