Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-01
DISTANCE CUTS NO FIGURE.
Nevada Haul, 3O6 Miles Further,
Costs lust the Same to
The Shipper.
Independent Coal Operator. However
Has Some Things to say i'm Favor
or the RaiIrpqds.

road and fuel matters iilSI1tah has been
concluded, and so far there is 10 def
mite direction in which prospective les
islation seems to Point. For every pro-
posed bill some objection has been
raised, and there mas been no unani-
nifty of opinion or gnalysis of existing
conditions by the various witnesses who
are independent o. all railroad lnflu-
ouces.
The ofiicial report will be made Tues.
day or Wednesday,. and 1t is entirely
probable that a majority and a minor
ity report viii both be made Harry
Joseph told about the railroad POOL In
Tlntic today, and the high rate 1t en-
forces against operators there, this
com bination being no strong thsl it die
1ates on what route ore shipments shall
go forward.
Following the testimony Of Mr.. To-
seph, l., II. Curtis, operator of an indie
pendent coal company four miles from
Helper was on The stand for n sholt
time but his testimony was not OF
great Importance, as he was not yell
shipping coal and was relying ON the
promise of the railroad to he Fair to
him when he got ready 10 ship, He
testified that they had made no efforts
10 put him out Of business, or hinder
him and had recently put In a, switch
connection for spur he is buildlNet TO
the mine. He hopes TO be pusting 1000
tons of coal day ON the market before
the end OF the present summer, but de-
clares he viii sell where the price 10
best and that Los Angeles at this time
pays more than the Salt Lake market.
Harry Joseph spoke as secretary of
| the Tintic Mine Operators association.
| and seemed very familiar with the
facts and figures OF tariffs on ore not
| only In the Tsnuc district, but in
| many others. He was cross-ques-
| toned by Farley l.. Williams of the
4 Hartman lines, and by William d.
Ritter of the, Gouai lines. Az the cons
| clusion OF the hearing, Mr.. Ritter sub
| lnitted documents from S. " Derrah,
assistant general freight agent OF the
Rio Grande. contradicting some points
| OF testimony as 10 rates, and explain
ing the rate OF Sl.05 on machinery, which
| obtains from the east into Salt Lake.
| The documents We're accepted by the
committee for Its information.
SOME COMPARISONS.
In explaining the existence OF a Tin
| tic railway pool, Mr., Joseph was very
specific in his references. The haul to
| Salt Lake is SO miles. yet the charge
is the same from Nevada points s9l
miles away. and from Frisco. 2l0 miles
| distant.
rs the rate into Tlntic on supplies
too high?7 asked Senator Lawrence.
yes, It is on all commodities. such
as lumber and supplies"
How about changes in Iates-have
| they lowered or raised in the past six
| years.
They have never been raised. Three
or four years ago the rate on low
grade ore was reduced from 81 % to
| 80 per ton.
ALWAYS THE SAME.
was there any difference at any time
in the rates charged by the two roads
or have they always been the same7"
Always the same unless one shipper
obtained q cheaper rate than another
| | have heard II intimated that this
was the case, but never knew 1t to be
| proved. | believe they have treated
US all alike"
How about the effect of a maximum
rate?"
RAILROAD FRIENDLY.
L. II. Curtis said that he was with the
Helper independent Coal company and
that the railroad was just connecting
with a spur track intended TO run up 10
his company's mine.
What attitude has the railroad COM
pany shown"
1T has always been friendly They
charge us 81 to ship our coal TO Salt
Lake from Price, 10 which we haul It in
wagons. We hope to get a better rate
when we begin TO operate from Helper,
do you think the fact that the rail
road owns the Castle Gate mines Will
work against you|'
mo j don't particularly. The Off
cials have said they would be fair TO us,
and at present we are engaged In driV-
ing lead tunnel. We have shipped but
little coal"
How much do you expect to spend in
opening UP your tnines?"
II don't know exactly, but II Will DO
close to $500. 000."
After q few questions IN which Mr..
Williams and Mr.. Ritter showed that the
witness had no fear OF the present coal
operators, he was excused and the COM
mlttee decided to adjourn until Mon
day at o'clock, when a plan for re-
port with recommendations viii be for
InulAted
ri might work against us. They
would ship by the San Pedro line
around the mountain, and charge by
the longer Rio lrande mileage and
that you'd be against u.s.
But can't YOU dictate over which
line your ore is 10 be shlppedf'
HOW m IS DONE.
mo: they have pool down there,
hands. II we got TO shipping too much
over one road they would make us
ship over the other. II We refused 20