Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-12
RATE REDUCTIONS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Cuts Again Effected in Freight
Tariffs From Colorado
Common Points.
BECOMES EFFECTIVE JAN. q.
substantial Changes Made in Ten
Glasses of Listed Commodities and
New Freights Created.

Utah is to get another reduction in
freight rates. Cuts are TO be made
between Colorado and Utah common
points aud as the decrease is sub
stantial one and applies to the 10
classed forms of freight Utah can
shake hands with her sister state on
the east in appreciative satisfaction.
Cuts made On freight carried between
Utah common points and the big sup
ply centers In the river region became
effective Nov. "a the new cuts in Colo
rado-Utah freight traffic become effec-
tive Jan. 81. New rates have been ere
ated on assayers supplies and syrups
and syrup products also. These apply
TO traffic between Utah and Colorado
points and become effective Feb. Z.
The reductions were decided upon at
meeting of the Utah Colorado freight
bureau several months ago but the rail-
roads have remained silent preferring
to make no announcements until tar
ifs We're published. An advance copy
of the new tariffs has been received
by L. II. Harding, general agent of
the Colorado Midland in this city.
These show reductions ranging from
few cents TO a good portion of dol
lar on every class of freight
SIXTEEN CENT CUT.
The present rate on freight under
class | is 81 80 crates are figured upon
the hundred pounds. After Jan. 81,
consignees In Colorado and Utah receiv-
ing freight between these states will
pay "a per hundred pounds, reduc-
If no hf1unpad mounds
Freight under class is being carried
under rate of S1.53 per hundred
pounds. Twelve cents will be Topped
off this rate. The reduction on freight
under class win be cents. The pres
ent rate is sl.26 per hundred pounds,
after Jan. Il will be 81 30 Double thai
amount has been taken from the rate
applying to class freight, which will
be carried for 81 03 per hundred pounds
after Jan. / instead OF at 81 0S. the
present rate. The rate on freight uu
der class drops from 80 cents to So
cents per hundred pounds. Other i'm
portant reductions are; Class A, old
cate, IS cents new rate, IS cents: class
b, old rate. 72 cents old rate, 81 cents:
class L, old rate, 81 cents; new rate, 60
cents: class d old rate "A cents: new
rate, 81 cents, and class f, old rate. SO
cents; new rate. "a cents per hundred
pounds.
ASSAYERS' SUPPLIES,
Entirely new rates have been created
for assayers' supplies (crucibles NUT
fles, plumbago, etc). These are 90
cents per hundred pounds in less than
carload consignments, and 65 cents per
hundred pounds in carload lots. These
rates become effective Feb. Z. A new
rate of &c cents per hundred pounds
has been created on syrup and syrup
products. This goes into effect Feb. 7.
also. Freight rate cuts are always
an aid to any districts prosperity, and
the cuts made by western railroads
within the past few months on freight
carried into this state promise much for
Utah. The new tariffs covering these
cuts are filed as an amendment to Joint
Tariff No "A. Commencing Jan. |,
Utah and Colorado shippers will save
thousands of dollars every year in pay
ing shipping charges on business pass
ing between common points in these
two states.