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Show RATE INCREASE TO HIT MINING INDUSTRY SALT LAKE. Aug 21. That a 25 10 per cent Increase in freight rates au- thorized by the interstate commerce !jfj4 commission will havo a serious effect upon the mining Industry In LHah, was M:- tho concensus of several statements iflx of prominent mining men. mado to tho is;, public utilities commission yesterday JSe Tho Witnesses appeared before tho B&j commission at the instance of the Utah i chapter of the American Mining con- ."Si 5 gresa to testif as to the conditions of 33 the mining industry at the present H-'S time and as to the effect and amount jQje of the additional burden on the Indus- ?f(! try which would he imposed if tho nff proposed increase goes Into effect In- trastate. SjM Walter Fitch. Sr president of tho ftll; Chlof Consolidated, one of the large producers of Eureka, presented figures T' to show lti.it his mine had opr-raied ' an actual loss during April, May and Jv June. If the additional freight rates fll'' proposed b the railroads had been In Ail ' effect the loss would have ;tnounted , to about $1 a ton even regardless of f the Increase In smelting charges. jH i; which also would amount to a consld- I i H erablo amount per ton of ore. It Was jj pointed out that the meitors would yE-r have to pay substantial increases on their products In shipping them east taj:;'; and would also have to pa higher pti; freight rates on the coal, coke, lime L rock and other supplies used in large RH quantities In the smelting of ores. i - |