Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-20

]. A. Reeves. General Freight
Agent 0. S. l., Returns and
Breaks News Gently.
REVOLUTION IN RAILROADS.
Everybody GCts a square Deal,
While Some apparently DO Not
H. some Instances

J 4. Reeves general freight agent
Of the oregon Short Line. is back at his
desk today from a long session in Chi
cago with the various freight officials
and legal talent Of the Hartman sys-
tenn OF railroads From an accounts
the meetings held we're strenuous ses-
sious and iu a measure were In the
nature of a school wherein the legal
talent oxpouuded the interstate COM
mtrce law and the new rate bilL asked
questions and demonstrated problems
Contrary 20 statements that have
been made n the press. Inc meetings
held by The different railroad systems
during the past month have not been
for the purpose OF finding flaws IN the
new law. but 20 get an understanding
~ what n really means and see that
Il Is enforced TO the letter
GREAT FOR PRINTERS.
In speaking Of the changed conditions
Mr. Reeves said this morning
''The rate bin viii be a great thing
for the printers. because every detail
hereafter has 10 be published. The
amount Of work In connection with
this will be appalling
In answer 10 a question as 10 whether
or not the Hartman lines would estab-
lish a printing plant of their own 10
take care Of this work, he said
THE matter has been discussed but
II was the verdict that too much time
would be lost SupposIng the plant
were established I'm Salt Lake, he said,
(which would be a central point when
ever the Southern Pacific down az
New Orleans. III Paso, Tex. Omaha or
los Angeles wanted 10 get out speci-
al tariff. II would have 10 send the copy
into salt Lake. and two or three weeks
would be consumed before the printed
notices could be circulated "a the dis
trict affected"
Mr. Reeves asserted that while the
Santa Pc and Rock Island were oper-
aiing their own printing establishments
he thought that the Hartman lines
would continue 10 give the work 20
private concerns The amount that
win have to be handled under the new
rate bill VIII be stupendous.
40 PRIVILEGES
From this time on there are not to
be any privileges for anyone. Every
body Is 20 be treated alike from the
largest 10 the smallest shipper he
affirmed Infant industries cannot
be fostered by applying a low rate 90
bring in machinery, steel and building
material
Demurrage was another feature he
discussed. The result Of this decision
and how Il will affect the sampllng
works Is the subject Tor another story
IN this issue.
BAD FOR JUNK MEN
Coming down 10 special privileges to
certain enterprises, Mr. Reeves cited
the case OF the junk men. Heretofore II
has been the custom for the junk deal
ers 90 charter a car partially load II al
one point and then have Il transferred
10 another point and 80 on until the
car was filled. For each stop the ship
per paid s. for switching 'The legal
departments advised u.s." said Mr.
Reeves chat this hereafter would be
Illegal unless We gave the same prlvi-
loges TO every shipper II junk man
NhIl lNnN NiN CIT at NhltNAH iNANAHf ~
can an egg dealer they affirmed. Con-
sequently in future the junk man will
have 30 assemble his shipments az one
point and load his car there
LOADING OF WOOL
Mr Reeves vas asked as to the load
ing OF wool he stated that that mat.
ter was brought up at the meeting and
threshcd out in all us moods and
lenses He said that it vas found that
conditions prevailed that permitted the
loading of wool. as there was no other
commodity exactly situated as this and
provided that printed notices we're cir
cul8ted 60 the effect hy the railroads
there would De no miractiOu OF The law
ON tine pant OF the railroad representa-
tive who weighed and loaded the cone
aguments on behalf 81 the shipper
sTUPENDOCs WORK.
Mr Reeves went into detail On num-
Der of Other cases before an interested
audience in his Office this morning and
the burden OF his refrain from alpha 90
omega was 20 the effect that the new
law MAS nearly driving the freight
trsft- men crazy with us many sides
and interpretations. and 70 meant an
awful amount OF additional work fol
au Under The new law ho affirmed. 10
would bc impossible 20 give ID merchant
special rate from Salt Lake Co ogden
on commodity that was slut IN the
market here hut could be disposed %
40 prof, elsewhere.
He stated that while the new law ls
essentially an interstate proposition o.
was so far reachiuc that it governed
administration within Inc state Itself
In brief the law reads No privileges
for ANYBODY under any circumstances