Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-11
FREIGHT RATES REFORM.


WE have not heard much during IN,
past few days Of the project to regula,,
freight rates, 40 that salt Lake bust
ness men might obtain those conce-
slons from the railroads which mr.,
necessary TO make business profitable,
Determination In rates Il VIGOROUSLY
In favor Of long hauls, while the inter.
state commerce law was framed 10
give the short ha3la an equal chance
with the long. In spite Of acts n Con.
gress the railroads do very much rs
they please. This Ia not 10 he won.
dered Mt, sut tho inland towns suffer
greatly from the system and there IL n
continual cry for redress.
IL was proposed by tho President aud
leading men Of the Chamber Of Com.
merce TO establish n transportation
bureau and place II In charge of com.
petent aud experienced person, who
would work diligently with the rail-
rad companies and II necessary with
the Interstate commerce commission,
NAFH' lhN MNlfU
would DO satisfactory 10 every reason.
able firm In the city. The movement
was not understood at the time. but II
was expected that II would be re-.
vivcd on suitable occasion. 1.
1t not about time that the mat
ter should be brought up again?
We notice that the ogden Standard
hvors an extension Of tho plan, 40 ma
to embrace the business interests OF nil
tho Important towns Ia the Territory.
And II puts the railroad situation very
clearly, as follows
"fir't, that tho schedule. a 70 designed
TO cover all tho expenses Of tran sporta.
ton and leave a surplus tor profit, soc.
ohd, thatamong the legitimate oxp cnso.
are the interest on bonded aud floating
debt, taxes, the salaries Of necessary
officials aud wofkmon. aud tho COS of
wear tear upon rolling stock that OK.
ccssive competition Mt important soaboard
cities and at great Inland centres results
IN such a reduction u charges that there
Is little II any profit upon the business
dono at these points, particularly since
There tho greatest expenses arc Incurred
Ia tho payment OF large salaries 10
humorous officials, aud tho keeping up
Of expensive and elaborate general
oiiicosi fourth, that railroads AFRO not In
mo buainos. for their health or pleasure.
Out for what money thorc Ia In II, nhh,
mat " tho larger cities aud scaports do
not supply thom with tho necessary
amount Of money, thoy will get il from
,thcr places sixth, that tho inland towns
ND Territories arc hoay lily burd,ned to
make up this donclon cyl seventh, that !
ne purpose and intont OF tho railroad I
legislation OF tho nation 1. To rogula,o b
,hargos pro rata, 80 that tho tax shall 10 o
distributed as oquiiably as may DO upon v
VI tho patronsi aud eighth, that tho law a
: cgfogously impotent In accomplishing Al
his worthy purpose" n
Tho Standards proposition for the n
BUSINESS mon OF salt Lake and Provo. b
ogden and Logan, with any other 1
owns TINT might Join In, 10 unite In 4,
he plan for redress OF grievances, seems II
aasiblo aud commendablc. The OK b
ense would DO shared by all while r,
aoh would receive the benefits. The nj
ost would be- small Ia comparison q,
nth the amounts which would be- nj
aved annually to both shlppera and Al
ecelvers. A
Is this Important matter to be drop.
ed, or VIII the business men Of all the T.
'rge towns In tho Territory combine n
effect the freight reforms that are ~
npe native? 4,