The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-25
JODDER- MANUFACTURER
COLORADO PROTEST
Johnson Tells How Kansas
City Can Get An
Audience

Freight tariffs are Just now absorb
ing the commercial interests Of all
the states wosi Of the Missouri and
casi ol the mountains every club and
organization In all the cities having
that topic under consideration.
The recent change In the rates Ia
Denver ordered by the Interstate
commerce commission, advertised
and believed to be reduction. has
aroused the iobbers and manafactur.
ers, and they are going 10 pray for
suspension Of the rate suing into ef.
feet until slme further particulars
may be- obtained
The Colorado Manufacturer assO
citation. with headquarters n Denver.
WI oppose Tie freight ratio reductions
f.r Denver ordered BIZ lhe Interstate
commerce commission being PM Into
force By the railroads Affected
lhfDuga ibc recent ruling until the
association can make i careful com
paflaen 81 ina elass raths. as order.
cd reduced. and The existing euinmodi
IS rates. 10 see whether the commits.
sion hasbemRted or injured g Ioga-
da manufacturers aud iobhcrs
This determination was reached
yealafaay * special injecting 81
slle Colorado Manufacturers asaocla
Hon held Ia The rooms OF the Traf
ilc club
II was also decided ic appeal il the
Interstate commerce. commission ask.
Ing that the order TO reduce Chicago
mud ST. Louis rates 10 Denver be
set aside and that instead the com
mission take up and readiust The Mis-
aouFt river rate to Denver ana the
rate between Denver and Salt Lake
IL g word, lhe manufacturers 6sso.
elalloa fears that the ~ per cent re.
duclioa ordered hg the commission
mya iuiuro Instead of benefit Colorado
manufacturers ana iohbers
Follow kindors Lead
"C0mm0dlly rates and moi class
rates.. are what we want reduced. q
said Traffic Manager Altho ]. zIndt
Of the association. referring to the
meeting
VIZ also want the commission TO
adhere TO the terms Of George u
Klndefs complaint and 90 after the
railroads on the excessive Missouri
river end Denver 10 Salt Lake rates
more lhGn N regard to the Chicago
ana 81 Louis rates.
UNLESS the Colorado manufactur-
ers get commodity rates the same as
granted other poias-. addiction IN
class rates may be positive injury
Instead OF s help.
Nov the commission paid 40 at
lenllun whatever 10 Denvera com
modify rates and the Manufacturers
association wsl protest 10 The com
mission against tie railroads lowering
the class rates snaesaed by May / aa
ordered
Garry To Washington
IN the meantime the entire ruling
of the commission roEarping Dem
yer. which was made Marca 2, but
unig Rlven 0nt Iii chicago last Sat
uraay. viii be gone over thoroughly
80 that our side Of the matter may
be put before the commissioners h
Washington az once
Certified copies Of the commission
rullng reached Denver today and are
IA the hands of the Manufacturers as
a citation. the TraIfle club, The chant
her Of commerce and an the local
tailfaAd ollclHla
The chamber ~ commerce Aag q
lawyer alascctlng the decision and Il
viii ufohahIy follow the lead af tho
Manufacturers association and flle an
other protest at Washington
Klndel has made good fight
says The chanlher u cpnmerca 40 =
commercial body. hut Ahe reason We
interviewed Ia his casp 95i IL hecause
At the ieyelheaded. thinking ship.
pers here DO not want per ipn per
mile rate
johnson Emphatle ssiaHaa4 aMls
]. H johnson. st Qklabnme tslsss
lass night snobao ofl the Kasy falos
for The state, pfeIacing his remarks
hy refusing 10 have anything 10 10
with Kansas CITY until that town
published amendments oi lta boycott.
80 shaIl have ne hand IN keIaoling
committee 70 meet the Kansas City
business men. ur take any pafs IN a
meeting pefsoussix unless il ralg -
learned aalhorlfatIgey that he klll1
boycott win De withdrawn Maae me
expression Of TfaHlc Manager ! III
Johneon last nleAI
Traffic alGIcials yesterday after
mon feeelygAl & ennf q g safiH n