Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-10
SALT LAKE NOT
MUCH CONCERNED

The interstate commerce commission
decision In the case OF George ], Kindel
and the Denver chamber Of commerce
against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railway company and others will
not have the effect OF demoralizing the
present rates In vogue as far as Salt
Lake City ana Utah are concerned, at
least so say prominent railroad Of
ilcials, jobbers and shippers Of this
city after reading over the Associated
Press dispatch which was sent out a
couple Of days ago.
The concensus of opinion expressed
by those approached this morning was
10 the effect that the decision as con-
densed In the report was a very I'M
satisfactory document and one liable TO
all kinds of construction. but that ~
was to all intents and purposes along
the lines OF previous decisions which
had been given AT stated periods by
the interstate commerce commission in
cases that have been brought before
that body from time 20 time. The mere
fact that the decision closes with the
clause,
The commission also decides that
Denver Is not entitled by reason OF its
being nearer San Francisco to
lower rate than that IN force from the
Missouri river" may put at rest any
idea that the decision will be OF enor-
nous advantage TO Utah shippers TO
the extent Of rate reduction Of fully
rs per cent a set forth by a morning
paper this morning.
Several prominent railroad men were
asked for their opinion on the subject
this morning but with becoming modes
~ refrained from talking for publica-
ton smiled, and then asserted that the
railroads were not going TO retire from
business.
Mr.. Stephen Love secretary Of the
Utah Jobbers' association. who handles
and places all the shipments Of the Il.
G. NJ. l.. also went on record as saying
that the railroads never would, could.
or would be asked to make such
sweeping concessions by the interstate
commerce commission as a man with
a vivid Imagination might conjure up
incidentally 10 the twenty-five per cent
cut in rates all along the line He
further stated that after reading over
the somewhat confusing report OF the
decision In question that he was OF the
opinion that there was nothing new in
the opinion further than that which
had already been passed upon In SINH
lar cases. General Agent Hoyt Sher-
man OF the Colorado A. Southern also
expressed himself In similar terms but
refused 20 tolk definitely until he had
seen a full Csly Of the decision in ques-
tion.
Joseph Geoghegan, on the other hand
said that he had not read the decision
but II the information was correct then
the rates on sugar would have to go
Up. II viii be recalled that the local
lines put In n rate recently Of 30 cents
on sugar and canned goods TO Missouri
river points. while the rate 10 Denver
remained al Is cents, under this new
ruling as interpreted the rate he said
would accordingly have TO be raised up
70 ST. or else the rate 10 Denver would
have 10 be pulled down TO n proportion
In accordance with the Missouri river
points mentioned-say % cents per 100
pounds 10 Denver Such move. in his
estimation was both improbable and
not a nice thing 10 contemplate.
Taken all In all the jobbers. shippers
and railroad men Of Salt Lake are not |
either way In regard TO the |
latest decision OF the interstate COM |
merce commission.