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Show 70 The ful importance of freight operation of since po ai ti on, rates and pricing policy the Geneva Steel Plant has been 88 per cent of its approximately to the success- magnified by production its inland is consumed in the three Pacific Coast States. It is evident from data shown in Table 6 that Geneva favorable Coast now points enjoys a in terms of highly comparative delivered price products presently produced, tural Based upon shapes. such figures price advantage approximates $12. plant the of Kaiser Steel Corporation. Minnequa, Colorado, plants Portland, advantage $1.40 and One a plant as plates brighten a is $3.20 a net ton at 00 a net ton This was made in of Colorado Fuel & for finished steel this of struc- comparative delivered the Fontana, is even California, greater Iron, and over other over On intercoastal water net ton at Los Angeles, ship- San Francisco and Seattle. a cracking few years ago, which could producers. the traditional ways existed between eastbound and westbound 26"Revised 6, over the future outlook for Western steel step forward at Pacific specific types advantage favorable event occurred highly and shown in Table located in the Middle West and East. ments this well competitive position spread which freight West-to-East Rates Reduce "Western Metals,"Vol. 8, No.1 (January, 1950), In late rates. 26 33. had al We stern Freight Expense, p. 1949 " |
