The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
FIGHTERS FOR FAIR FREIGHT
RATES FINALLY FIND FA-
vORABLE FINISH.
WILL BENEFIT THE WEST
GEORGE kINDEL's LONG WAf
MAY BRING RELIEF TO THE
ENTIRE STATE.

Denver-Denver's fighters for fai
freight rates. chief among whom ii
George ]. Kindel. are more than ever
convinced. by the ruling OF the Unit
ed State Circuit Court in Chicago that
the logical way to force the railroads
to grant reasonable through freight
rates from the Atlantic seaboard into
Denver is through the Galveston
gateway, says the Denver Republi-
can.
To that end the Chamber of Com
meice and Manufacturers Association
will make application before the In.
terstate Commerce Commission to
have the rates from Denver to Gal
weston materially reduced. Both or
ganizations have employed an attor,
ney to represent them before the com
mission. who will notify them in a
short time just how far he thinks the
commission can be asked to go in low.
ering all distributing rates from the
Gulf ports.
kindel. who now has a petition be-
fore the commission asking for .
restoration of the old rates from Gal.
weston to Denver. Will leave his petit
tion before that body but wilt not
push 1t until he learns what relief
may be obtained by other petitions
to be presented. The Southwestern
shippers Traffic Association. which
sentation. will ask for q first-class
rate to Denver OF 4l.+0 from Calves
ton. The present rate is sos and
the rate Kindel Is asking for Is 3l-S0.
1t is probable that the Chamber of
Commerce and Manufacturer Associ-
alton will intervene in favor OF the
Southwestern's petition in so far as II
applies to Denver territory.
Denver shippers contend that . re-
duction OF the Galveston rates will
provide a through rate to Denver from
the Atlantic seaboard. by way OF that
port. lower than the lowest rates now
given by the sea and rail routes. The
existing all-rail rate on first-class
shipments from the seaboard to Colo
RADIO common points is S2.73. and
there IL u differential OF 30 cents in
favor OF the rail and water routes.
making the through rate by these
routes 32.34. The through rate by the
Galveston gateway. with the prevail
ing steamship rates to Galveston and
the rate to be asked fer from Calves
ton would make the maximum through
rate by that port 3l.65.
The rate from the seaboard to the
Mississippi river is ss cents. thence
to the Missouri river so cents. and
thence to Denver 31.25. the three
OF $2.73 to Denver. Under the rul
ing OF the court. this through rate
cannot be reduced without a cores.
spending reduction in one or more OF
the local rates, so that the through
rate will xtili be the sum Of the To-
cal rates.
II is generally conceded that the
opinion delivered by Judge Grosscup
affords foundation for 4 fight on the
part OF Colorado common point ship
pers to have these points recognized
by all the roads as basing line.
Such recognition would mean re-
duction OF rates from the Missouri
river to Denver and from Denver to
Salt Lake City, so as to abolish the
differential OF "A cents that exists
against Denver and in favor OF the
| Atlantic seaboard and the Missouri
and Mississippi rivers in Utah terri
tory. The presen. rate from the Mis-
souri, river to Salt Lake City is $2O5,
while the rate suffered by Denver
manufacturers and jobbers. made up
by adding the local Of $1.25 from the
Missouri river and $1.54 to Salt Lake
| City. is $2.79. All eastern basing lines
| enjoy the same differential against
Denver in Utah territory.
It was principally to obtain relief
from this discrimination that George
kindel filed his case, 95l. before the
commission. The commission did not
grant what he wanted and he is not
displeased with the ruling of the
court restraining the order of the
commission in the case. AS soon as
Etbe case is finally settled in the Su-
preme Court, to which 1t will evident.
ly be appealed. suits will be filed be-
fore the commission asking for the
elimination Of the existing differen-
tial. In the meantime all interests
will be centered toward the opening
of the Galveston gateway, by which
means 1t is hoped the railroads will
be compelled to grant partial relief
| from the discrimination complained OF.
| Nine head OF horses were spirited