White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-26
LOWER FREIGHT MEANS
CHEAPER COAL FOR ELY

Lower prices for coal in the Ely
district are a possibility for the near
future. 1t is not at this time known
just what the reduction will be, but
from present information it will not
be large. By recent decision of the
interstate commerce commission
the freight rate on coal from the
mines to points in Nevada are to be
reduced from 10 to 20 per cent. Just
what the reduction to the Ely dis
trict will be is not yet known.
Word has been received by the Ne
yada Consolidated Copper Company
and the Nevada Northern Railway
Company that the new rates
from Wyoming and Utah to McGill,
effective April 22, will be as follows: :
Lump, $3.50; mine run, nut and
slack, $3.50. The old rates were
$3.50 and $5.25.
To Ely and East Ely from the same
points the new rates will be as fol-
lows: Lump. s5.S5; mine run and
nut, 1925; slack. s4.S5. The old
rates to these points were: Lump.
$6.75; mine run and nut, s5.S7H !;
slack, $3.50.
The new rates mean reductions of
from 65 cents to 80 cents to McGill,
Ely and East Ely.
In regard to the proposed freight
reduction the Reno Journal published
the following telegram and local COM
ment:
Freight rates on coal from Utah
and Wyoming to points In Nevada
have been held to be too high by the
intertate commerce commission in
comparison with rates on the Same
product to other points in the west
and the railroads have been ordered
to reduce them by amounts ranging
from 10 to 20 per cent.
The decision fxei the fair rate
from the fields mentioned to points
on the Western Pacific between Ola
and Golconda at SIS 80 per ton; TO
Winnemucca $500, to points be-
tween Benin and Reno, inclusive, on
the Southern Pacific and Letween
Krum and Reno, inclusive. CT the
Western Pacific, at $6.25; to points
on the Los Angeles & Salt Lake rail-
road between Lund and Caliente and
to Phoebe at $3.50: to Etna, Taylor's
Spur and Slime, $3.50, and to points
between Boyd and Roach on the Los
Angeles & Salt Lake at 81.
Rules were laid down to bring
about proportional reductions at
other Nevada consuming points which
we're not specified in the descriptions
given.
The interstate commerce, commits
sion decision Is the result of a hear
ing before the commission April 27,
1921. the case being brought by the
public service commission of Nevada
At this time the Nevada commission
attacked all rates on coal from Utah
and Wyoming points to all points in
Nevada.
The Reno chamber of commerce,
through It's traffic bureau, interviewed
and presented evidence covering
rates to every point in the state,
showing how much higher such rates
are than those in effect to Idaho,
Montana and Washington points for
hauls of similar distances.
The first message received showed
&c to 20 per cent decrease and the
second message by press dispatches
showed proportionate rate decreases,
including reductions to branch line
points. such as Tonopah, Goldfield.
Nina. Carson City, Virginia City, Aus
tin. Eureka, Ely and McGill. This
will also include reductions to all
main line and branch line points on
the Union Pacific and the Las Vegas
Caliente and Phoebe districts.
According to tonnage figures as to
the amount of coal used in Reno for
the last four years the net saving in
Reno will amount to approximately
700 a year. At other points the
saving will be IN proportion, with the
greatest saving being made at Nc
Gill when the copper smelters are
running full force. At such time the
saving in cost of haulage at McGilI
would be approximately 100000 a
year.
The old rate to Reno was S7.12h
per ton; with the new rate being
s6.2s a saving of S7h cents is made.
The old rate to Winnemucca was
s6.75; points east of Winnemucca in
this state on the main lines of the
Southern and Western Pacific the
rate was s6.37h ". The saving per
ton to Winnemucca is IS cents and
to points east 1t is S7,2 cents per ton.
The examiner who heard the case
when 1t was presented before the in
terstate commerce commission did
not recommend reductions on any,
thing but main line rates. but dis
patches show that the reductions
were granted on all lines. branch
lines included
Dismiss Suit Against Land Company
The suit instituted by the Inter-