Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-30
ARGUMENTS ON
RAILROAD RATES
Members Of Interstate Commerce
Commission Listen 10 Con-
GLIDING Reviews.
BOISE CITY REPRESENTED
Delegates From Commercial Club and
Jobbcrs Association Hold Informal
Meeting After Adjournment.

The further hearing OF the argu-
ments OF the parties TO the complaint
IN the matter OF the petition for re-
ductlou IN rates from eastern points TO
Utah common points over the railroads
ccntoring In this state was continued
Friday afternoon before the members
OF the commission sitting IN this city.
At the conclusion OF the remarks or
Judge billiard. u. y. CLARK. general
counsel OF the Denver a. Rio Grande
railroad with headquarters at Denver.
addressed the commissioners on behalf
OF that road Mr.. clark entered At
some length into a description Of the
kinds Of traffic hauled by the Denver
4 Rio Grando. saying That the road
had abandoned almost entirely the
held of transcontlnental traffic. He
commended that the road should not be
forced TO abandon the traffic which Is
lcft 10 it. which would be the case -
the rates 20 Utah were lowered To
abandon the Utah field would leave
the road only its mining business.
CLARK's DENIAL.
MIR. CLARK entered strong denial Of
the statement that the Denver x Rio
Orandc Is deriving large and CON
stantly increasing revenue from It's
business. ana quoted figures from rail-
road reports, etc, showing that FOR
several years there had been "a deficit
in the operating department. after
paying the dividends. this shortage
being made az from other depart
mcnts. lie said that the road had
made 10 possible for several western
states 10 fnd market for their
natural resources which they other
wise would not have had. and now it
seems that some Of the states are not
content with driving eastern produc-
ers out OF their markets, but had come
60 the interstatc commerce commission
for new markets. lie said that " rail
roads We're given only sufficient on
which TO exist. they could not look
after the development OF other fields.
REVIEWS THE SITUATION.
$. II Babcock commissioner Of traf-
fic for the salt Lake Commercial club
traffic bureau, made the final address
yesterday for the complainants. His
talk WAS Ia the nature OF a review OF
the conditions created by the exorbi-
tant rates charged for freight. He said
that the steel IN the Judge building
had cost $1,000 more for freight than
II the building had been erected in
san Francisco. and that the steel for
the Newhousc buildings had cost SEQ
900 more for the item OF freight alone.
Inc iitii thAtIe INTO the COST OF 40
ing business ia salt Lake, Mr.. Bah
cock declared, because local business
men must pay tho interest on this eX-
ira cost IN the shape OF higher rents.
BOISE SENDS DELEGATES.
At the close OF the argument Friday
the commission ana representatives Of
the Boise Commercial club and the
Bolse Jobbers association held an in
formal meeting. The commissioners in
formed the Boise people that IL would
not be necessary for them 20 bring
a separate suit before the commission
10 receive whatever benefits the deci-
sion IN the salt Lake case might or
might not give that city. If the rates
were rcndjustcd to Utah points by the
commission they would no doubt
automatically Apply TO Idaho points,
Tho Boise clubs were represented
by c. j. Northrop. Max Mayfeld and
W NJ Davidson. all OF Boise
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