White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-17
REDUCTIONS
FOR NEVADA CITIES

A sweeping reduction in freight
rates, from which the Ely district
will naturally receive considerable
benefit, has been announced by the
public srevice commission of Nevada.
The order is directed to the main
and branch lines of the Southern Pa
cific Company, from which the Ely
district is largely supplied by the Ne
vada Northern with its connection at
Cobre
The official information given out
in the matter Is as follows.
Pursuant to the action of the pub
lie service commission of Nevada.
new class rate adjustment for main
and branch lines of the Southern Pa
cific Company approximating reduc-
tion of 30 per cent (some reductions
being as much as so per cent? is now
in process of publication for filing
with the commission, to become ef-
fectise as soon as arrangements can
be made to change every Southern
Pacific rate within and to and from
Nevada. This adjustment will cover
rates from San Francisco, Los Ange
les and Sacramento to Reno and 9th
er Nevada points and. from Reno
eastbound to all points along the
main line, northbound on the Fern
ley-Susanville branch and south
bound on the Hazen-M Nina branch, in
Guiding adjustments out of Winnie
mueoa, Elko and Ogden.
In connection Herewith and pur-
suant to this commission request
arrangements are under way for the
publication of carload rates on sugar,
canned goods, dried fruits and vege-
tables from important producing
points in California so that there will
be through carload rates, for in
stance: On driedf ruit from Fresno,
sugar from Spreekles, canned goods
from near Monterey and Fresno. AS
illustrative. from San Francisco
group points 10 Ogden and interme-
diate points a rate of 40 cents will be
put in on canned goods, carloads,
minimum 0,000 pounds, which will
afford large reductions TO all main
line points in Nevada.
The order of the interstate COM
merce commission in the Nevada ad-
vance rate case, docket 1914. hav-
ing been dismissed. effective Septem-
ber 81, 1922, the Southern Pacific
Company will file at once with this
commission application for authority
justment from Reno TO Tonopah,
for some time.
To all Southern Pacific branch line
points i'm Nevada the rates establish
ed will be practically the same as To
main line points. observing the prin-
ciple followed in California of some
what higher rates for branch line
hauls than for main line hauls This
differential. however, will be moder-
ate On the whole the rate adjust
ment now under way is an exceed
ingly good one. which will be highly
beneficial to shippers and consumers
of Nevada.
Set forth below is a synopsis of the
hundreds of class rate adjustments
from and to various points affecting
Nevada, taking first. fourth and fifth
classes as representative, the rates
being in cents per 100 pounds:
From San Francisco to Reno
First. Fourth. Fifth.
Present s1.37 .s3k 5 II
New zz-- LIP .69h .57i2
From Reno to Loyelock-
First. Fourth Fifth.
Present $ .s01e s So 5 .47e
New -- GO Al Ban
From Reno to Winnemucca-
First. Fourth. Fifth.
Present s1.26h $ 10 1917
New - 81 y .55 40
From Reno to Battle Mountain
First Fourth. Fifth.
Present $1.60 s 81 s 81
New -- 1.0fh .65 "a
Reduction same from Reno to
Nina. Similar reductions made from
Winnemucca, Elko and Ogden to Ne
yada points as those shown from
Reno.
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