Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-03

various lines voted should he desire ia
| present argument to those opposed to
| the granting OF his petition.
SHIPPERS NOT CONSULTED.
Two years ago groups of railroads
| got together airu! published a blanket
rate on classes and commodities from
| MISSOURI river points to all. stations on
the Oregon Short Line that had iprevi-
ously been served by Salt Lake and
Ogden Jobbers, but groups of shippers
were not consulted When@this deal was
put into effect. 'isi i'lf ttf8 Pr
las to rates within Utah, we submit
that ION Sept. 6, 1907, the San Pedro,
Los Angeles Ss Salt Lake railroa d, With
out notice other THAN that required by
law, advanced almost all or its state
rates, in many cases nearly 100 per
cent. In this instance there was neither
discussion or compromise and the ship
pers of Utah being without the protee-
ton of competition or q railroad COM
mission We're compelled to pay the adj
vance while rates from Los Angeles
north were undsturbed. Mr.. Reeves
will not contend that groups of ship
pers' had anything; to do with pushing
this good thing along.
'iGroups OF railroads are now at
work on a tariff to POINTS on the new
!, Western Pacific. but Mr.. Derrah and
his able assistants have not yet con-
suited groups Of shippers as to their
Views in the matter. l; i'l
mo. Mr.-Reeves, had groups of ship
pers' been consulted and had our ideas
prevailed, Chicago, St. Louis, Missouri
river cities. Denver, San Francisco. Los
Angeles, Portland and other iobbing
towns would not enjoy: the advantage
in 'freights over our people of from 10
to 40 per cent in territory that is just
~ tributary to Utah. Mr.. Reeves does
not claim perfection for the basis here,
but is willing to go on recordeas say
ing that all conditions considered,
rates are fair and defenslble as will
be found anywhere. t02
SOME FIGURES.
well, let's do a little figuring. We
WILL for example, take up a few staple
commodities that every traffic man and
shipper is familiar with. We won't use
any chart or terminal rate because
Mr.. Reeves says that Such things are
misleading We do noti@wish to mis-
lead anyone, but We can and will show
the general public that q determined
effort has been made by the genius that
directs Mr.. Harrilnan's traffic affairs
to supply all towns located In Oregon
Short Line territory from Omaha, Kan
sas City and other jobbing points.
''On shipments of agricultural imple-
1nents (hand) such as forks, hose, rakes,
Omaha to Salt Lake City is SLIPS car
lots 80. 900 pounds, local rate Salt Lake
ii Montpelier, Ida, rs cents, total 81.
Less than carload rate direct from ST.
Joe to Montpelier, S1.S3, or II cents per
hundred in favor ofgst. Joe 1opber.
+ JoBBERs HANDICAPPED.
tThe rate on mixed canned goods
from Missouri river to Salt Lake Is
$1.06 per hundred In car lots of 10000
pounds, the distributing rate from Salt
Lake ITO idaho Falls Is 50 cents, or
total Of $1.56. The rate on the same
goods III 15o-pound lots from any Mis-
souri, river point to Idaho Falls is s1.S2
per hundred; IN other words q Salt
quantity to get the rate of s1.O6 and
then pay a premiuir'2of 20 cents per
hundred pounds before he Is on an
equality with his Missouri river comPe-
titor In a town so near to US as Is Ida
no Falls. 5t7&
e Cotton piece goods of all kinds: Rate
from Kansas CITY to Salt Lake. So per
hundred, Salt Lake to Blackfoot, 20
cents, total s2,70. Kansas City to Black
foot, s215. or 65 cents against the Salt
Lake man. Fifty FIVE cents hundred
isn't SO much, itis s165 per car. a very
nice profit in and of itself.
Boots and shoes: The rate from Mis-
souri, river to Salt Lake. s2,05; Salt
Lake to Pocatello. SIS cents: total, $780,
Omaha to Pocatello. s2.1b, difference In
favor of Omaha, As cents perrhundred.
No wonder Omaha has a big place on
the map as q 1obber.
slI ''Tarpef al +HyDoS = drv goods, glass;
ware, nails, stoves. woodenware and
other items too numerous to mention
are in the same category and we defy
Mr. Reeves or any other rate expert to
figure any combination through Chica-
go, Mississippi or Missouri river gate
ways that Will show such rank discri,n-
nations yet We are told that our rates
ARE as fair and defensible as are to be
found anywhere.
THESE NOT so BAD.
Our local distributing rates out Of
this city to points or. the Oregon Short
Line are not so bad. vet are a good
deal higher than some of our neighbors
enjoy, mileage considered.
"There has been no adjustment of
these rates for the past 10 years. except
some material advances that have been
made by the group OF railroads to
such thriving towns as Montpelier,
Pocatello. Blackfoot, Shelley Idaho
Falls and other points, yet we venture
the opinion that the revenue accruing
to the Oregon Short Line from In A
creased tonnage that has naturally
come on account of the growth of the
country during the period mentioned
has increased almost ten fold.
Tits true that by comparison with
other Oregon Short Line rates those
given the industries mentioned In Mr..
Reeves letter seem quite fair. but an
analysis Will. we believe, prove to any
fair-minded person that while the rail-
road company was assisting the manu-
facturer with one hand, with the other
1t was selecting some choice feathers
from the supply of its competitors and
connections With which to upholster
Its own nest, as figures below VIII
show:
,NT-cARLoaDs.
To Butte, Mont
From Miles Rate. per. ton
Missouri river ..1,1to IS
81,