The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-23
Means Much Brighter
Chances for Securing
Reduction OF Freight
Rates Into District
NEVADA NORTHERN NOW PULL
ING LOADS BOTH WAYS-IN-
CREASE Due TO NEW ORE BUS
MESS AND COPPER SHIPMENTS

The biggest business train i'm the
history of the Nevada Northern north
bound was pulled from East Ely yes-
tertlay morning. Ii contained II
loads and fonr empties, making a
train of 81 cars.
The certainty now prevails that in
future this very desirable state of
affairs will be the usual order of
things, and in this fact there IS much
of large Importance to the district,
meaning as ID does turn in the tide
that will enable the railroad to con-
slider lower freight rates than have
heretofore been possible.
In the past the percentage of out
bound freight business which the Me-
vada Northern has handled from the
East Ely terminal yards has been less
than 10 per cent of the total traffic.
This means that the road pulled loads
from Cobre and took empties back.
For the haulage OF the empties 1t
received nothing. With the situation
as 1t now stands. with loads going
both ways, the revenues of the road
are largely increased. Freight trains
to the north will be no longer run at
dead expense.
In consequence of the change. Man
ager Cannon of the Northern will
doubtless be able to secure a redue-
tion in freight rates through most If
not all of the classes, an effort on
his part which has been in the past
successful only In small degree. al
though the recently effective reduc-
tions on ore must be classed as I'm
portant However, with the North
ern delivering loads to its connec-
tiops at Shafter and Cobre instead Of
empties and giving these connections
pay business as well as receiving 1t
from them, he will unquesti0nably be
In much better position TO success
fully urge the reductions In connec-
tion with the rates on the lines of
connection that he has sought with
out result in the past
The new outgoing business which
has changed the situation of the
Northern and makes it a payer botn
going and coming, Is made up prin-
cipally of the carbonate ore from
Copper Flat which is being shipped
to Garfield, where II Is high need
for furnace Innings and where Its use
will undoubtedly be continuous. This
ore is now being shipped at the rate
of seven cars a day and the number
will probably soon be raised to ten.
Yesterday there were II cars of this
ore in the train, seven having come
up over Sunday
Another important increase in out
going business Is made by reason of
the steadily gaining output of copper
at McGill Seven cars of the red
metal were in yesterdays train. Also
the reduction in the rates on ore to
Utah and Colorado smelters has had
effect of increasing output from
Ward and other small shippers and
will bring in more and more of this
business as the season passes. Ac-
ton of the commissioners with re-
gard to the Hamilton road in season
to permit of spring shipments begin
ming from that camp to this point will
add a material amount of business.
Heretofore all the outbound busi-
ness has been comprised in blister
copper shipments from McGill. an
occasional car of custom ore and an
occasional car of empty barrels. Now
and then shipment of hides and
wool occurs, but beyond these things
the district has had practically no
export to Offset the big tonnage OF
structural materials. machinery and
all sorts of supplies which have to
be imported.