Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-04-22
ORE TARIFFS CUT THIRTY PER
CENT.
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Recognizing the great drawback 60
the mining industry Of northern Ari
IONA due to the lack Of smclter facili !
ties aiiording n local market for the
output. the management of the :. T.,
T.. u T.. after several weeks negota.
tious, with other railroad interests, an
uouuccd yesterday a reduction Of thir.
~ per cent on ore and concentrate
shipments to the II paso smcltcrs from
all points on the 5. f., T. 4 =. and
leased lines. The new tariff schedule,
which is lower than any other general
line of ore and concentrates shipment
rates in the country, was mailed TO the
tariff department Of the Santa Fe in
Chicago yesterday by y. y. Hastings
to be printed and forwarded TO the In
tcrstate Commerce commission at
Washington ms soon as possible.
p. Z. Hastings, general freight and
passenger agent, said yesterday tina,
the printing of the schedule would be
done as soon ms possible and forwarded
to Washington and that he believed
il would be in effect in less than forty
days from date. Mr.. Hastings also
stated that he would advise the public
| through the columns of the journal
| Miner of the date the new tariff would
become effective when he is advised of
| the receipt of the rate schedules by
the Interstate Commerce commission.
lie will also be pleased to furnish
copies Of the tariff to shippers as soon
ms the printed copies are received
from Chicago.
A rate slightly lower than the
rates to III Paso IN given from Prescott
to III Paso and the rates from other
points TO Prescott are also sligntly
lower than the through rate. The low
basis Of local rates from all points
along the main line and leased lines to
Prescott will apply to ores and con
centrates to be sampled at the Pres
cott Sampling works and reshipPed. IL
il believed this will enable the Pres
colt Sampling Works to commence the
purchase Of ores and resume operations
which will prove particularly beneficial
} TO those operators who have less than
carload of ore to sell ms suca ship
ments will be consolidated Mt the sam
pier into carload lots and given carload
rates TO III Paso.
The new rates, which are not con
sidered remunerative, will be put in al
; temporary basis. They may b'
; changed later should local conditions
: warrant.
In compiling the new tariff, Genera
Freight and Passenger Agent Hasting
divided the =. r., =. 4 =. and LEASED
lines into three districts. Prescott
district includes all points on thu
Z Bradshaw Mountain railroad from
Crown King to this city, including 20
land and as far south as Kirkland OF
the main line.
wickenburg district takes in al
i points south from Hillside, to and In
= Guiding wiekenburg, the third dis
}. trict covering all points south Of Wick
: enburg and the Arizona Il Californi
;. railroad to Parker.
i Uuder the new tariff, ore and cor
= centrates shipments, In carload lots
p III Paso from Prescott district will b
n &5 a ton for &35 ore; $3.50 tor 10
IL $50 ore; % for $75 ore, and ~ 10
400 ore. The present rates are ~ 10
s35 ore; $3.50 for ESQ ore and $s.o
for 900 ore. This shows a reductio
Of 81 for s35 ore; $3.50 on $50 orej
r. on t75 ore and $3.50 on 900 ore.
\. The present rate from Crown Kin
,e 10 FL Paso Ii t9.75 on ores valued
Q. $50 and over and also on 600 ore
n Compared with the present rate tn
-. . ,aln.tion NJ A 90 a ton an