The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-22
TAFT TAKES UP QUESTION
OF SALT LAKES RIGHTS
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| TO the great expense. trouble delay, dis
couragement and possible failure almost
certain to attend their unaidod efforts
In the prosecution of their proper claims
for justice and the enforcement OF the
| laws against the said powerful railway
| companies in an ordinary way or through
| ordinary channels.
Always Fortified.
| That the said railway companies, al
! ways completely fortified with ample. the
| best and most experienced legal counsel
obtainable, regularly employed in their
exclusive service. and with other essen
TALLY unlimited and powerful influences
to cause hlndrance. delay and discourage
mcnt always at their command. fully re-
aize the not uncommon disabilities Of
individuals and communities in those
respects, aud avail themselves thereof in
the establishment and continuance of
their harsh and unlawful methods,
That the following described freight
transportation tariff schedules and clas-
siiicationS. copies Of which, with further
issues and amendments thereof, are filed
with the Interstate Commerce commits
sion and thercfrom obtainable, arc re
spcctrully submitted in partial support OF
the grievances complained Of; there prob
ably being additional tariff schedules of
like character and application existing
and filed with the said commission, but
the descriptions Of which are not lot at this
time to your petitioners available.
Joint Freight Tarff Transmssouri No.
20-E.-Interstate Commerce commission
No 207, effective March %, 1908; supple
ment thereto No. 4, effective June 4. 1905;
supplement thereto No, H. effective April
!. 1909.
TranscontinentaI Freight Bureau West
bound Tariff No. III effective January
]. 19O9.-mterstate Commerce commits
sion No, sos, of r. II. Countiss, agent;
ruary /, 1909; supplement thereto No. 3,
effective March - 1909,
TransGonttnental Frsisht Bureau East East
bound Tariff No F5n'ens.aie Ss7 s1Tactj9e CGm 1nm
uary l, 1909; supplement thereto No. |:
effective February l. 1909 supplement
Transcontinental Freight Bureau West
bound Tariff No. 4-D.-Interstate Com
merce commission No. S66. OF r, II. Coun-
tiss, agent. effective January l, 1903;
ruary, l, 1909 supplement thereto NO =
effective February s, 1909.
bound Tarifr Nc. 2-E.@9Interstate Com
merce commission No, S6S, effective Jan
uary l. 1909: Supplement thereto No. l.
effective February |. l9O9
Transcontlnental Freight Bureau East
bound Proportional Tariff No. S. r: 9SS.-
Interstate Commerce commission No, S,S:
fssye hsraS No effective FSbTuary g. sos
Southern Pacific ComPaeny Joint and
Proportonal Freight Tarim N0 1o ioin ain
teEstate CommeTee hnn 1903 S9m'sS'on NO "l0'
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake
Railroad GSmPany Local cal and 1Jfdn J9int
fective October u. 1908; supP!em4Geanat 4GaaL
thereto No I. effective December s, l90S;
supplement thereto No. 3. effective Feb
'uSIe Oregon OF, Railroad & Navigation Company
Joint Tariff No. 2i5--O S@lnterstate
December Ieetl1rs S, IsoS; supplement thereto No.
/, effective February 22. 1909.
colorado Utah Freight Bureau Join Joint
Freight Tariff No abln1ersiaee f,ct;a lon, EUIn
%. 1908: supplement- thereto No. 6, ef-
fective November 16, 1908; supplement
thereto No. Q. effective January 2S. 1909.
The Western Classification No i5;-ln-
terstate Commerce commission No. 3, cf-
fective November |, 1905 supplement
thereto No Z. effective February 80 lSo?.
Roads Complained Of
That the principal railway companies
forming and operating the lines of COM
mon carriers complained OF are the 1ol-
The Southern Pacific company,
The Union Pacific company:
The oregon Short Line Railroad COM
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation
The San Pedro, Los Angeles 6 Salt
"a
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railway company;
The Colorado Midland Railway com
The Colorado & Southern Railway COM
pany; ,. r.,,,
The CHICAGO, Rock Island Pacific
Railway company;
The Atchison, topeka u SANTA fe
Railway company.
Wherefore, your petitioners, falthlully
believing that through no other course
can complete. Just and final determina-
tlon Of the important issues involved be
reached, humbly pray that the depart
ment of justice may be charged TO take
early cognizance OF the long standing vi
| olations Of the laws OF the United States
and of the just rights OF your petitioners
proper action compel them 10 forthwith
| and wholly desist therefrom; and that
their obedience TO all the requirements
of the law, particularly within the ter
ritory through which the interests and
rights of your petitioners are concerned.
shall he fully accomplished. to the effect
that all existing freight transportation
rates In any manner or form contrary 10
| law or the just and reasonable rights OF
your petitioners, shall at once be diseon-
tinued; and. further. that no exceptions
to the first terms of the fourth section
of the act To regulate commerce. or con-
trary to such just and reasonable rights.
| shall thereafter be made operative in or
| through the said territory by the said
railway companies In any instance, upon
cailty. until after full hearing as to the
| reasonable necessity and right therefor
| by. and an order being obtained from n
competent court or commission authorlz-
| ing the same to be done.
| And, as in duty bound, your petitioners
| will ever pray
Salt Lake City, Utah April 1. 1909
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