The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-25
MR.. KINDEL ON FREIGHTS.

Mr.. George J. Kindel, an expert on
railroad transportation, tariffs. freight
clasSifications, etc, recently gave talk
In this city to the freight bureau of the
Commercial club, on the unfair discriml'
nations made by the railroad companies
as against Salt Lake. These discrimi-
nations were shown by him to be in e1-
cess charges for freights as compared
with rates TO coast points. The facts
given by Mr.. Kindel were Of the most
interesting character, and stirred the
business men of this city to an active
interest in seeing what reforms might
be effected.
The newspapers of Salt Lake City in
general approved Of Mr., kindel's re-
marks, and took the part of the business
community in urging that all possible
efforts might be made toward relief. 1t
was only the Deseret News which at
tackled Mr.. Kindel, and undertook TO
deny or belittlc the facts brought forth
by him. Mr.. Hindel promptly took no
tice of the attitude OF the News and
sent 70 that paper a correction of somo
of its erroneous statements. Tho News,
however, in its usual, unfair, and bigot-
ed way. suppressed Mr.. Kindel' s COM
nun ication, and denied the information
10 the public OF this city that he had
objected TO its statements with regard
TO his talk here, and that he had come
forward with his further statement
backing up what he set forth in his
talk at the Commercial club. The News.
feeling itself unable to maintain It's po-
sitiop, thought it could hide its discom-
future by refusing the Salt Lake public
any information in regard 10 Mr.. Kin
del S objections TO its statements. But
The Tribune has had for several days
Mr.. Kindel's reply to the criticism of
him by the Deserct News, and has
awaited with somc interest to see what
ibe News would do about his refutation
Of its positions, Thus far it has doDo
nothing save to suppress Mr.. kinqel's S
letter. But in order that the Salt Lake
business men may not be deprived of
the benefit of Mr.. Kindel's reply to
the church organ s aspersions, we give
Mr.. Kindel's letter herewith, in full,
1t is a complete refutation Of the
News's position. and full establish
ment Of the facts which he presented.
Mr.. Kindel s letter is as follows:
Denver, Nov. 90. 1908.
The Deseret Evening News: salt Lake
City. Utah.
Geutlemen:--In your editorial OF No
vember II. headed Railroad Rates" in
which you comment on my transportation
made several mistakes. which / trust you
will allow me to correct. You stated:
''Wc believe the scale generally is the
freight rate 10 the coast plus the freight
The freight, for instance, 10 Sacramento,
is the freight to San Francisco with the |
rate from San Francisco TO Sacramento
added"
Although Sacramento is ninety miles |
east OF San Francisco. Sacramento is |
given the same terminal rates as San |
Francisco and all other Pacific coast |
points. II that is good policy or prac-
tice for the Hartman lines 10 pursue in |
the Sacramento case which is ninety ,
miles east OF the coast then why would |
1t not be q better practice and In keeping |
with common sense and justice 10 give |
Salt Lake City at least the same rates |
since Il Is nearly 500 miles east Of San
Francisco? The writer OF that editorial
must pay the city OF san Francisco a tax
ot cents per ton on all freight entering
therein (On!eS5 changed very rccenty').
he does not know that only per cent
II the San Francisco traffic from the east
goes by water and thnt which does go
oy water is always on the rates mode
)y the steamship companies. which are
invariably so per cent OF the alI-rail or
rates, no matter how
ligh or low the latter are. He does not
inow that 90 per cent OF the San Fran
;iSco traffic is done on what is known
IS commodity rates or special teriffs
which are denied TO Salt Lake. To make !
myself better understood, I VIII give
ust one example. How can the Salt
-ake jobber OF boots and shoes compete
With the san Francisco jobbers in his
territory when the rates are;
RUBBER BOOTS AND SHOES.
Y. Y. to Salt Lake, all rail-
car !oi -.-.....-......-.... SO 90
'. Y. to san FrancI b o, Ill
san Francisco 10 Salt Lake,
less than car lot.......-,... 1.5S 2S9
: this fair? Fifteen hun
dred miles longer haul and
less rate by,.....~........ 81
The editor forsets that none but Ia
acy commission can prevent a merchant
rom giving away his merchandise. and
e also overiooks the fact tha, railroads !
ND express companies are prohibited