The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-30

"A That the recent action OF the Com
'hmercial club traffic bureau in petition
Fling the president for an investigation
u. into what arc considered unjust and
ii discriminatory freight traffic rates IN
utah is attracting attention in other
sections of the country, is evident from
"a statement OF the Utah case presented
-'Iby the Chicago Tribune, in which the
',action of the Commercial club traffic
- bureau of this city is commented upon
nat some length. Attention is called 10
uIithe fact that the vestigation Is 10
uibe conducted by an official of the de
of lnstice and an agent of the
= Interstate commerce commission. The
4 dimes affected arc as follows;
81 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fc Railroad
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
it Chicago. Rock Island Pacific Railroad
sp Colorado NIdlaud Railroad COMPANY.
Ge9FsSo kS SGstesrn Gra,, kaFSfG FsroaG con
81 Ssss---otirr irr--r-s44rre-rssrrroad company.
II Oregon Railroad Navigation company.
4 Oregon Short Line Railroad company.
: ! Sar Pedro. Los Angeles & Solt Lake
y Railroad company.
= Southern Pacific Railroad company.
mn Union Pacific Railroad company,
y, y. Presented in Chicago Tribune.
~ The presentation Of the case by the
Chicago Tribune is so clear aud calls at
ltention to the different phases of the
ease SO fully that it is herewith pro
4 tduced in full, as follows:
a. The investigation will be of tho charges
Z Of combinations between railroads. alleged
= 10 be arbitrary and unla wful. of the en-
Increment OF unjust and dcSpotic rates
rfor both freight and passenger service;
.f sF,1fF lone 10
,fof which arc said 10 be detrimental 70 the
welfare. prosperity. and happiness of the
people living IN the regions travcrsed by
rtfhc lines named and injurious to their
Sproper commercial and industrial develop
~ President Taft hirnself has directed
that the investigation be made. Attor-
rney General Wickersham is In full SYM
..pathy with the order OF his chief By the
:; General Wade II. Ellis has been in confer
3 -ence every day during the last week with
:representatives of the states affected in
Fciudiug Utah. which particularly has
{ made Complaint. Mr. Ellis also has con
jefcrrcd with Commissioners Lane of the
Interstate commerce commission, the Of
lrronlng before the commission involving
! charges of discrimination and rebates.
- The result of this preliminary, hives
LEGATION is said to justify the original de-
terminatio Of the president TO have
thorough inquiry made into the polio
s,and general relations ni I'c farT9aas r,,a@;,
t,between Chicago and the Pacific.
~ II has been found that discrimination
Din freight r3 ties has hecn prSctlccd against
y one community IN favor of another with
-<put reference Ia the distance and other
Features OF carriage. Shippers in the ter
p,ritory lying between Chicago and San
tFrancisco are compelled to pay more 10
breach either OF tho points named than do
tho shippers sending the same kind Of
! freight direct from one city 10 the other.
Roundabout Way the Cheaper.
T.. ,x,i.,n rfab
u sent shipment to San Francisco on
q route to Chicago. thereby making con-
'|<idcra bic saving over the amount he
HINould have had 10 pay had he shipped
5fiirectly Ia Chicago. AS soon as tho rail-
fIroed discovered what he was doing IL
5c<ra ised tho rate SO 10 make the charge
his locality and Chicago direct
t,equal TO that between his locality. san
,|Franciscc. and Chicago.
~ The following were presented TO Mr..
/fGllIs by one OF his callers few eS-
y <.nmples of the discriminatory freight rates
<p7gainst Utah
u Shipments From Chicago.