The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-10-27
COLORADO Rates
WILL BE PRosEO BY COMMERCE
COMMISSION.
On MERCHANTS COMPLAINT
EiGh. Railroads Summoned TO Answer
Eastern Freight Rates Cheaper &c
Utah Ina. TO Iusa
Discrimination Charged.

Washinstoa.-The Interstate Com
nerce Commission Monday served the
Denver q Rio Grande. Colorado MID
Land. Santa Fe. Burlington, Rock Is
land, North western. Colorado d
Southern, Missouri Pacific and Union
against them by the Merchants Traffic
Association OF Colorado charging viola
ton Of interstate commerce laws. IN
that these roads exact higher rates on
certain classes OF freight shipped from
eastern points 10 points in Colorado
than from some eastern points to
points in Utah.
The railroads are given twenty days
IN which TO make answer. When TIE
answers are received the Interstate
Commerce Commission will probably
order hearing before making a ru!ing
In particular the Merchants TraI
flc Association charges that the roads
named exact higher rates from Chicago
named exact higher rates from Chi
cago, St. Louis and Kansas City for
transportation OF merchandise to Lead
yillr. Glenvood Springs and Grand
Jli-NAIbL Gnu 4-tt4 i-4N-AtANF fO'--~~
are charged on the same classes OF
merchandise shipped from those same
points to Salt Lake, Ogden and othei
points in Utah.
For instance. the rate per hundred
pounds on paper shipped from Chi
cago to Leadville is sl-20; to Glenwood
Springs, $3.50: to Grand Junction,
sl39: while the rate to Salt Lake ls
only si03. In like manner the rate on
beer from Chicago is s5 cents to Lead
Vile; 81 to Glenwood Springs, and
sl.o5 to Grand Junction, as against "a
cents-to Salt Lake. The alcohol rate
from Chicago is s1-S5 to Leadyille;
s2l2 TO Glenwood: $2.25 to Grand
Junction, and only s1-s5 TO Salt Lake
and other points in Utah.
On electrical machinery the rate
from Chicago Is SI.42 to Leadyille;
sl.52 to Glenwood; 3l.55 to Grand
Junction, and only $40 to Utah points
There is like differences on agricul-
tural implements which pay sl.iO per
hundred from Chicago TO Leadyille:
1.50 TO Glenwood, and sl.53 to Grand
Junction. against a rate OF only sl-5s
to Salt Lake and other Utah points.
These and many other figures are set
forth at length, together with tables
showing discrimination in favor OF
Salt Lake and other Utah points on
similar classes OF freight from Peoria
Mississippi river points. ST. PAU aha
MINNEAPOLIS and Missouri river points
as well as from ST. Louis and Kansas
City. The Merchants Traffic Associa'
ton calls attention to the fact that the
distance from Chicago and other east.
ern points to Salt Lake. Ogden and
other points in Utah is 800 TO 500
miles greater than the distance from
the same shipping points to Leadville,
Glenwood Springs and Grand juno
ton.
While the railroads named are
charging more for the short haul than
for the long haul on the commodities
named. the complaint says there is nc
such discrimination of oil, petroleum
and oil products. which are controlled
bv the Standard Oil Company.
The Standard Oil Company, by rea'
son of its great power, has been aoii
to exact from railroads due obser"
ance OF the interstate commerce law
and in many cases the rate on oil is
less for the short haul than for the
long. Figures submitted show that the
rate on oil and oil products fr5In Chi
cago to Salt Lake and other Titan
points is exactly the same as the rate
charged from Chicago and east to
Lezdville. Glenwood Springs and
Grand Junction.
Summing up its complaint the Traf-
fc association declares that the rail
roads are exacting unjust and unrea.
scnable rates from dealers in Colorado
cities, and it therefore asks that rail-
road companies be requested TO an
swer the complaint. and after the due
investigation requests the Interstate
! Commerce Commission to issue an or
! der recurring that there unfair rates
be set aside and that just rates be sub
s.ituted