The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-24

a battle Of figures" was the way
one of the attorneys concerned i'm the
conduct Of the case expressed himself
in regard to the case now on trial here,
and this aptly describes the situation
as it exists at present Much of Thurs
days session was taken up with the
consideration of figures on which the
contentious Of the local traffic bureau
are based i'm the fight for better rates
for Utah
s. H. BabcOCk, commissioner Of tho
local traffic bureau, went on the stand
Thursday morning and presented a big
array of tables, showing the rates
which apply to and from Utah points
and on the transCOnuuenta business,
as we'll as other facts relating to the
railroads. Former Senator $. II. Love,
one of the officers of the traffic bureau,
also went on the stand, and i'm his ca
pacity of traffic manager of the lions
Cooperative Mercantile Institution
gave the commissioners an idea as to
the rates which the big establishments
have TO pay out on the goods received
here.
Stephens Takes Hand.
When Mr. Kruttschnitt took the
stand to testify I'm the case, II. NJ. Ste
phens Of Spokane who is the attorney
representing the city ana county OF
Spokane and the Spokane Jobbers' as
ISOLATION in the Spokane rate case, took
hand in the proceedings. Mr.. Ste
phens had received q wire from Judge
billiard to the effect that he intended
To use Mr. Kruttschnitt as a witness
during the Salt Lake hearing, and SIR
stephens came to this city to hear the
testimony. When Mr.. kruttschnitt
took the witness stand, Mr.. Stephens
took q seat at the table which has been
occupied by the representatives OF the
local traffic bureau and followed the
testimony closely, being furnished with
copies of the exhibits introduced in
connection with the testimony present
ed by the railroads.
Some of the representatives of the
railroads, aside from those represent
ed by Judge billiard. took a hand at
/ times during the second day Of the
[ hearing in the questioning of Mr. Bah
cock and Mr.. Love, and several queries
were addressed to them, evidently with
/ the purpose of showing that different
views were held by Mr.. Babcock and
members of the traffic bureau, including
local jobbers, as to the desired reduc-
/ ton in rates. The question Of rebat-
| ing in the past was brought forward by
e Il
dwelt upon at any length.
Service Rotten"
During his testimony Mr.. Love ex-
pressed himself as Of the opinion that
the service given in recent years by the
railroads is rotten" and said that he
had it from traffic men themselves that
/ the rates to Utah common points are
unusually high.
Commissioners q A ElrorvTvv s-1 2 q
Clark, who are hearing the testimony
in the local case, were in their places
/ before 10 o'clock Thursday morning,
and the prOmptness which has charac-
terized the opening Of the session was
/ evident as usual. The room Of the cir
cult court was we'll filled with the rail-
road men and others who are following
/ the sessions with interest.
At the start of the session Commits
/ sioner Prouty called to the stand J. A.
/ MnrOe, freight manager Of the Union
Pacific, who had been on the witness
stand during a considerable portion OF
/ Wednesdays session. TO clear I'D a
/ point I'm regard to the division Of rates
/ on transcOntinental traffic from New
York, which had been discussed at the
/ preceding session. 1t was testified that
/ on New York shipments to Utah points
l the lines from New York TO Chicago re-
received % per cent Of the rates, and
/ that the remaining 70 per cent Of the
/ tariffs was divided I'm the ratio Of Is
/ per cent from Chicago TO the Missouri
river and s. per cent west of the Mis-
| souri, river, the rates being based on a
combination of local rates west Of tho
Mississippi river.
! James c. Jeffery. commerce attorney
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