Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-02
RAILROADS CUT
OUT MORE FAv0Rs
No Reduced Fares to Clergymen
And Others in Some
States.
rWo.CENT RATE is FOR ALL.
transportation Companies Leaving
Nothing Undone TO Make En-
change Business Proposition.

With the ever ready "In accordance
9Th the rulings of the I. C. c." expla-
nation western railroads are putting
the thumb screws down tighter and
TIGHTER and matters relative to passen-
ger transportation are becoming more
and more sharply defined. The latest
development is the agreement by
number OF western roads to eliminate
nearly every privilege in force since
the interstats commerce act went into
effect Through the Western Passen-
ger association these roads have an
nounced that all reduced fares here
tofore extended to the clergy; sisters
of charity and soldiers and. sailors
passing to and from state and national
homes for the infirm and helpless are
To be done away with in states where
the 2-cent rate is in force. This ruling
became effective yesterday, although
some roads have taken this step quiet
" and unnoticed during the past
month or two. The 2-cent rate is
not In force in states where noun
famous country predominates. Nil
noIs. Iowa. Missouri. Minnesota, Ne
braska and Wisconsin are states enjoy
ing this reduced fare and in these
states 1t is now announced, travelling
clergynen and others who have been
enioying fare. half of the regular
fare, must now pay on the 2-cent
basis.
TWO CENTS LITTLE ENOUGH.
While the new ruling does not af-
feet Utah, Colorado, Nevada nor other
states where hard climbs and stiff
grades are the rule, II shows how af-
fairs are drifting, This story. like
all others. has TWO sides and while
there are some dissatisfaction noticed
among those who have had certain
advantage taken away from them,
the railroads are pointing out that
2-cent fare is low and reasonable
enough for any purse and thus leaves
no reason for one person having any
advantage over another. Clergylnen
and others would be paying but cent
a mile in the states mentioned ana
the railroads feel no such rate can
he extended anyone. Certain changes
are creeping into practises OF iocai
roads which show the same spirit OF
the companies TO DO business oi'
strictly business lines.
PRESIDENT RAILROADS. FRIEND.
In view of the recent passage OF the
Interstate commerce act and long
series of Investigations into rallroeos
and railroad methods it Is Interest,"
ing to note the attitude of the trans
pcrtation corporations towards Pres
ident Roosevelt. While Salt Lake
is not the headquarters for
the heads of the various roads. II Is
the headquarters for agents and rep,
resentatiyes we'll posted on affalrs ana
the almost uncontradicted statement
of railroad row is that the western
roads and all roads look upon Presi-
dent Roosevelt with favor as canai-
date to flll the nations highest of1ice
for another term. Railroad men are
almost unit in explaining that MS
rclicy towards railroads has not been
aptagonistic as the results of inVesti-
cations would indicate. He mas sur
red up a mess to clean things out ana
now that the air has cleared IT Is
seen he has been a friend; he Is help
ing the railroads make money IN an
honest fashion," Is the way one ram
reader put it. AS time passes 1t be-
GENES more evident the roads are
finding strict adherence TO the admin
istrations ruling are profitable; chlf-
ly because transportation matters are
regulated more strictly than ever be-
fore