Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-05
GLAD TIDlNGs BY MIDLAND.
General Agent Harding Tells OF
Another Ten Cent Slash
On Old Schedules.
This VIII Go Into Eject on March
And Give Utah Jobbers Show
For White Alley.

New freight rate reductions have been
made on traffic between Utah and
Colorado common points. IT has been
known for some time that something
was ON and investigation brings out
the gladstone news that another sub
stantial cut has been made on tho 10
classed freights carried between Utah
points and Colorado points. The re-
duotion lops off in the neighborhood OF
10 cents from former rates and is the
third made since Nov. "a. On that
date a cut, somewhere in tho neighbor-
hood of the present reduction was made
in rates on classed commodities. This
WIS followed by a second slash made
Jan. %. The one just announced is eff
fective March 1. The old rate on
freight under class l was somewhere in
the neighborhood OF 81 90 per hundred
pounds Beginning March !. local ship
pers will be paying but 81. 81 per 100
pounds OH freight brought from Colo
rado supply points, and Colorado will
derive the same advantage in getting
consignments from Utah markets. As
the 10 classed freights comprise nearly
every commodity in general use. the re-
duction means a big saving TO ship
perS every year.
HOW 1T CAME ABOUT.
The Utah Colorado freight bureau
has had a reduction under consideration
since the recent interstate commerce
commission held forth in Denver AT
that session Commissioner Charles A.
Prouty, who was conducting the inves-
tigation of freight affairs at that time.
defined his position In affairs under dis
..I.a t.Ity ND fof,
must be refused her request that she
be made basic point" he said in sub
stance. Were Colorado merchants af-
forded an exceedingly low rate they
could food Utah with their wares, do
ing great harm 70 industry in. the gate
on the west. Salt Lake would then be
ground between two millstones-San
Francisco on the west and Denver on
the east. But reduction can be made
upon traffic handled between points in
Utah and this state which would equal
ize the two states, helping the indus
trial life OF both without injury TO that
of each other" This suggestion went
home and the freight bureau. represent
ing all western railroads doing business
in this territory and Colorado, has been
holding quiet sessions in Salt Lake.
THE NEW TARIFF.
Ii has now completed its work and
l., IL. Harding, general agent of the
Colorado Midland in this city this
morning exhibited the new tariff Brief
ly shown. the reduction in the old rates
and the new. follow; Glass 1--Old rate
81 new rate, S1.5i. Glass 2--old rate.
s1.40; new, $l.31 Glass sold rate, 81 90:
new, slI5 Glass 4-Old rate, sl03:
new, SO cents. Glass sold rate, IS
cents: new, 1917 cents. Glass A is the
same as class ). Glass Bold rate, 81
cents; new. G. cents. Class Cold
rate, so cents; new, Sc cents. Glass D.
Old rate, II cents; new, 3s cents. Glass
E-Old rate. "a cents. and new. 3l1s
cents All these rates are figured upon
the hundred pounds. Rates scheduled
under figures are I'm carload lots and
under letters in less than carload lots.
AS Colorado Is a great manufacturing
state. Utah can bring in equipment and
building materials into her own terri
tory more cheaply than ever before.
while Utah's products can be drawn
upon by Colorado more heavily than
before owing TO the reduction. For the
third time within three months Dem
Yer and Salt Lake can stretch out hands
across the hills and shake in mutual
appreciation OF freight rate develop
ments.