Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-24
jRIfF|C BUREAU
NAILS COMPLAINT
l,.oothv and Exhaustive D . 'l1lF
n,ert Sets Forth Statement + 4 t'
Of Discrimination.
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.. ]. !. !, 90 o. n secret Agreement Fn-;
'' ror,ns. Coast Cities is Charged in
Application for Redress.

81 !. i ! n,cntled petition of the Salt
" N Z, ~, Commercial club traffic bureau,
1 /, ~ interstate CONNIE rce corlni SION,
4 ]. bean mailed for filing with the
II ~ :, 4, ission at washington, D. G. The
V ,s..,tinn ID a very lengthy one. and
! santa,ns d. setting forth Of grievances as
/ !, Inc bureau, followed by an tented Lz d
,totere1lt of the changes requested by
III organization to be made III the
syisting freight rate schedule li: from .f'
1 q tom points to Utah common points.
The title of the case IS the CONNIE IT.
oIsl cub Traffic Bureau Of Salt Lake Lake
civ Utah, complainant. VI the Com
,r,srcial club Traffic Bureau OF Salt
lake city, Utah, petitioner and an cor pms
.,a,nant VS. the Atchison, Topeka g
Santa Re Railroad colnptny. the chica,-5
E u burlington & Quincy Railroad COM ON
n,nvi the Chicago & Northwestern
railway company, the Chicago, Mil-s
Yankee 8 st. Paul Railway company,
,te chicago, Rock Island 9 Pacific
railway company, the Colorado Md
land Railway company, the Colorado &
+ Southern Railway company, the Den
Ssr x, Rio Grande Railroad company,
Ina Illinois Central Railroad company,
.,he Missouri Pacific Railway company,
aithe oregon Railroad & Navigation
company, the Oregon Short Line Rail
( Soad company, tho San Pedro, Los a m
( , nolsa K salt Lake Railroad company,
!; IN southern Pacific company, the Un-
Y a., Pacific railroad company, defend
ants. . ], sii55
Il 4 The complaint recounts the organiza-
lion OF the bureau in Salt Lake City,
nd its representation of like organiza-
tons in Ogden and Provo, and fSclti-
zens and business men In all the cities
& named, and the petition forwarded to
iisthe president OF the United States by
that organization, bearing the sigma
lures OF more than 5000 citizens, asking
I for8relief from discriminatory rates.
!. The complaint charges I. arbitrary, op-g
nressIye and exceptional methods in
a TRANSFORMATION rate-nahng, especially
( calculated to promote the growth and
prosperity Of San Francisco and other
cities on the Pacific coast and to pro-
duce and maintain an opposite con-
diton Of commercial servitude and dis
tfess for the cities of the State OF
T Utah. 3i,s Al 53} Vi
The rates charged are pronounced as
unjust, unreasonable and discrimlna-
A tive for the extent of the service per-
formed and also in comparison with the y
charges. now assessed between much
more widely separated points and in-a
volfing much greater service through
the Utah cities" i;55 5
N TfNJlIc,r ANTI n1cCsp TNYINJ A TWIN
The complaint further charges that
many freight transportation class and
commodity rates, now applying be-
tween Chicago Mississippi river and
Missouri river freight rate territories,
and Ogden, Salt Lake City. Provo and
other Utah points. in both directions,
are unjust and discriminatiye for the
extent OF service performed and also In
comparison with charges assessed be-
/ tween much more widely separated
yoints and involving much greater SER
Vice 10 and from California and directly
through the Utah cities named. Relief
is sought and statements are attached
IN class or commodity rates in cents
per 100 pounds in effect or to become
effective according to published tariffs
as stated, and rates prayed for be-
tween thu territories. These state
fniHti.ss I'll itlduS Stlltl
great length, showing the rates on
great number OF articles between Chi
cagc rate territory and San Francisco
and other points In California taking
san Francisco rates; also between CHI
eago rate territory end Ogden, Salt!
Lake and Utah common points and
the rates prayed FOR: IN the petition
between Chicago rate territory nIld
Ogden, Salt Lake and Utah common
points. There are also given rates on
Z he same articles to the same destina-
Tons from Mississippi river and from
Missouri river points and the rates
( Prayed for from those points to Utah
Common points. !5 5f 4
!. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
An instance Of the discrimination
saown IS cited in the complaint In the
!, ease Of agricultural implements. such,
I ~ ilfesapers. mowers, harvcsters. etc, In
var lots between Chicago and Utah
points, 1t Is set forth that the rate OH
a Y articles Is now s1.93, while the
tate TO san Francisco on the same
S y tle is only s1-25. The bureau asks
,l.t. 9. g rate Of g6 cents per 100 pounds
W y, gwen 70 Utah common points on
" agricultural implements named.
ne me rate on such articles from Missis-
v river points is s1.2551a and from
~, Missouri river $1.o3. From the
mississippi to San Francisco 1t is S1.2o;
ttfom the Missouri river, the saIne.
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