The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-01-06
NEW TARIFF ON ORES SHOWS
SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS; WILL
MATERIALLY BENEFIT SHIPPERS

The Piocne Commercial Club is in
receipt of new tariff to apply on
ores shipped from the Phoebe district
to the Salt Lake Valley Smelters
and while the schedule requested as
result of the recent nearing at
Carson City has not been fully met
by the Union Pacific System, at the
same time the reductions granted
are substantial and should greatly
stimulate mining in the Phoebe dis
triet. These reduced rates will be
made effective at very early date,
the ihsti nctions having been given to
the Tariff Department of the Union
Pacific System to publish as soon as
the neces-ary legal requirements
hage been coIaEiicd with.
All an example of the effect of the
new rates on an ore of a net smelter
value of $30.50, which at the pres
ent time takes rate of $S.25, plus a
war tax of 25 cents, the new rate is
$6.25, a saving to the shipper of 81
and including the war tax, now elm
mated, total saving of $225 on ev-
cry ton of such ore shipped. Again
high grade ore of net value of
$101.00 per ton under the present
rate is charged freight rate of
SLABS per ton, under the new tariff
rate is but $1,000, clear and sub
stantial saving of s455 for each ton
shipped.
In giving the Phoebe Commercial
club advance notice of these reduc-
ed rates, Mr.. Lincoln, Assistant
General Freight Agent of the Union
Pacific System, Salt Lake Route Di-
vision, writes as follows: In reach
ing the decision to make these re-
ductions, We have kept in mind the
facts which have been developed
with reference to the difficulties and
costs OF producing tn Nigher grad les
'sof ore as compared with what are
usnally refarred tc as low grade
ores and we have made a sincere eff
fort to meet as closely as we can
consistently, and without Improperly
involving other rate adjustments,
he views of the representatives of
He Phoebe district
Had we felt ourselves in position
to consistently grant the rates re-
ferred to in your letter of Decem-
her 1st, You can rest assured that it
~nuld have been a great pleasure to
Us to have done so, and while the
Very considerable reductions which
we are making still are not as great
as those which you have outlined as
necessary or advisable. we would
like to feel that the sincerity of our
ehort is recognized and that the con-
ditions as they exist today simply do
not warrant our going below these
proposed figures.
1T is, OF course. possible that
changed conditions in the future may
warrant the re-opening of this ques-
tiou. and in such case we would, of
course, be glad to discuss the mat
ter with our Phoebe friends"
The evident cooperation shown by
the Union Pacific System in the
granting of the reduced rates at a
time when only small tonnage is
being moved as compared to the
large shipments made during the
past six years, will be most pleasing
to the mining operators aud leasers
Of the Phoebe District and every pos
sible effort will be made to increase
the tonnage moved during the COM
ing summer. With silver still at
tho 500 per ounce price it is i'm
perative that all owners of property
with developed tonnage or evidently
favorable prospects should get busy
and take advantage of the existing
rates and metal prices, and profit
ably assist in replacing the depleted
metal supplies of the world