Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-28
1t viii be Held Tomorrow Morn
ina After Which Speedy Re-
port is Expected.
HARRY JOSEPH suBpoENAED.
Speaker OF the House Called to
Tell OF Railroad Pool on Rates
Into Tintic District.
Any Legislation This Session MaS Pass
VIII Probably be the Outcome
or Recommendation.

Whatever possibility there is for any
lrgisla ton 10 como cut of the SeveIth
assembly OH the subject of railros1
rates. and rate making should be den
nitely arranged in the form of senate
on house bills within the next few days
Since the admonition of Coy Cutie
that the time is rapidly passing IL
legislature has Developed sudden pnwef
to biting its leading issues To head,
and The next oue due 10 reach focus Is
the rate problem. Tomorrow mornins
al 10 O'Clock the last session OF the coal
and rate probing committee VIII o.
held It's report should be forthcoming
at once. and. foi its recommendations
all prospective railroad legislation Is
Low being held IN waiting
The state senate doss not take kind
~ to the view that the death of the
railroad commission hill means an in
disposition on the part Of the egisla-
ture To deal with railroad legislation.
The principal arguments used against
| the commission aleainatsers OF eSpe-
| diency having TO do with It's excessive
| cost. and the possibility of it's having
| but little to do after once making an
| adiI stment,
WANT SOMETHING DONE.
That there is a public demand Of
large proportions for something 10 be
| done TO better manufacturing condi-
! tons here, and fuel conditions. as we'll
1 as freight rates that tend 10 hold
down this section in favor of iobbing
centers that ship through or into this
territory, the senate Is well aware.
For that reason many Of the older
men have their heads together great
deal these days and the subject un~
/ der chief discussion Is TO determine
what laws will be beneficial and lust
There Is a fear that half baked leg
islatton may be. enacted which VIII
fail TO produce the desirS results, a3n
end only In siemorali7a tfcfi OF The IA T.
roads affected. But about the desir-
| ability of getting results there is now
very little sbate, and among such re-
| suits are coal conditions that will as
sure the Independent operator of a
square deal in getting cars and favor
able rates, mining conditions that wili
! insure the small operator the same
chance to get 10 market that the big
producer enjoys, and general freighr
rates that extend Utah's chance as y
| jobbing center rather than work for
| the Missouri .ivar jobbers, who it is
shown can land goods In Utah off the
, common points cheaper than Salt
Lake jobbers through the operation
OF the Arbitrary rates" to eastern
| shippers OF about onerhalf the rate
| extended to local shippers
The matter OF possible legislation
was much under discussion informally
| today In the senate chamber before
the session. 1t was apparent from the
| general trend of the discussion that a
| maximum rate bill especially applied to-
coal will have easy sailing in the
| senate. and the claim was made that
] clear majority Is prepared for the anti
| pass bill or bill legalizin8 passes and
| requiring them for certain state Off
| cials, thus relieving such officials OF
| the obligation that the receipt OF
! pass Is supposed TO carry at present.
! Senator Walton advances this last view,
| declaring that 1t ought TO be- part OF
| the duty of railroads enjoying state
| franchises 10 transport such officials
| as state land boards, whose duty re-
CURES them 10 visit different sections OF
! the state, and that II this WAS recog
nized IN the law, the boards WOULD thus
be freed from any obligation in return
| for free transportation.
JOSEPH sUBPoENAED.
Subpoenas are out for Harry Joseph.
+. p. GIidley Of the Independent Coal
company and John Dern. Nr. Dern has
| been found 10 be out OF the state. and
| is not expected to be present Mr.. Jo-
seph In expected 10 tell of the Utah
! railway pool that exists IN the Psyson
district, and which has raised rates TO
| that section I'm conformity with the
policy OF putting ON all the trai1ic will
stand. until those rates are out OF pro
portion with other rates for much long
| CT distances,
Senator Lawrence Is expected to draw
up any proposed legislation following
| the committee's Investigations and
present It with the committees report
which Is expected 10 be turned In carly
| next week
Lawrence win then find a big tssl;
ahead OF him In investigating conditions
IN the state land board, where it Is
tho hone OF the senate 10 obtain a
scarching report on every detail Of
procedure. Lawrence viii be ~ssociat-
ed In this task with y. K. Smith and
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