The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-28
RAILROAD POOL
DOES NOT EXIST
Charles H. Griffin Says That
Local Association Only
Publishes Tariffs.
WALL SUGGESTS REMEDY
lar LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
HEARS MUcr TESTIMONY.

II Griffin. manager of the
if,-sisht Bureau. which recently sue
lla ian The Utah Railroad association, de-
cetu1e ,.ssferday morning at the hearing
nleu soi,,f legislative committee inVeSti-
Of ~ 10 matters. that either the hu-
gauh5 fts predecessor. the association,
feau I'm maintained by the railroads do
ia ,y business in titan as am instrumental
lll IL ~ ,,,,rsa1l Is maintained by the rail-
id Nj Griffin, simply as
Iudc.s, III economy in publishing tariffs
mate tterirg statistics. Each road sends
ana .ssTiffs 10 me and they are all pub
us 20 - he bureau. but no rates are
is .nle9Slte9 unless an the roads interested
agre ee.a why the association" had been
lS7l-;ffin replied that recently the rail-
aT. vi "a been advised by their legal de-
Ioaus US that the former organization
p ai moi nof strictly legal in form.
va" ssi,- l,e was il dissolved?' asked Senator
LaET S,.,,sr,- e. replied the witness.
aTras moi the opening of this investi-
,ation the controlling factor of the disso-
Iutiony
is there any railroad pool in Utah .
~ AZ v ON know anything about pooling
between ogden and the Tintic district"
Word "Pooi" Tabooed.
.T know nothing whatever of pooling,
and with my associates nave always
baeu instructed not TO use the word
moot i'm connection with this business.
M Griffin then explained that any Of
the railroads could at any time by giving
rem DAYS notice declare an Independent
rate and one not authorized by the joint
rs This often done?" he was asked.
u would not say often, but ii happens
occasionally
little competition between local points
touched BY opposing lines, but said that
mis- was ia the interests of equity and in
order TO maintain fixed and unchange-
able tariff He also explained the old
colorado pool which he helped to form,
and showed how it differed from the local
agreement That there was a written
agreement he admitted and produced a
.7n,- for the inspection of the committed
He was also called upon to present the
agreement or memorandum which the de-
funct association worked under and he
said he would do it.
During his queries regarding COMPETE
lion Senator Lawrence asked;
is there anything savoTing Of cOmpe-
tition in Utah at present.
Il hardly know what you mean.
u mean as generally understood by the
7 think the rates are about the same
ever all lines in common territory"
How are the rates made in common
teTitOTyr'
BY the various companies. Most all
Of them are referred TO the association
for adjustment and ratification
colonel f \ Wall. the first witness
examined. proposed an amendment to sec
ton 80 OF the revised statutes relating
10 discrimination as "a means whereby
much OF the complaint about rates could
be aveTted.
Dir. Wall commended that it was not fair
to the small mine owners to make them
pay so much more per car OF ore shipped
than the large dealers, who are granted
great reductions because of the large
quantities they send away. He thought
that the railroads should make an aver
age rate which would apply to all ore
shipments from a given district, whether
the operator had one car or fifty cars
The present system he said, worked q
greaninjustice.
In the Bingham district, he asserted
the small producer paid SL75 car while
often the large producers paid as low
as % cents.
An OF Colonel Walls testimony was
along the same line and after he had fin
ished with the committee he underwent q
severe eatechism at the hands of Farley
/. Williams. counsel for the Oregon ShOri
Line.
The next meeting of the committee viii
be held at 10 clock Friday morning II
the senate committee room. This vii
probably be the last session SO far the
committee has accomplished little