The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-01
RULING IS
VERY VAGUE
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(coafiauca Frcn, Page One.)
rate sought TO be reduced by the petit
uontrs Is on cannery products. The
existing rate from Utah TO Chicago
common points is 70 cents, and a rate
OF 90 cents was asked.
What VIII he FinaIs
The proposition that s. vitality inter
esting the railroads IS what the final
action Of the commission viii be when.
AZ the end OF three months. a compare
tive accounting between the existing
rates ana the rates asked by the petit
TONERS between the cast and Utah COM
mon points. 10 is also agreed that the
action OF the commission on this point
will be most important to the people.
IL is admitted that the commission
f. agreed that the rafcs from the east
70 Utah points are unreasonable. but
Just how unreasonable. the commission
aro made.
AZ is claimed by local freight traffic
officials that 10 would require a month
or six weeks 20 prepare system
whereby the order OF the commission to
during July. August and September 50
made.
Both the Com. lcrcIaI club traffic bu-
reau and the frciEht traffic officials Of
the railroads expect to receive COPY OF
the record and findings Of the inter
-ltg III lli'iIce CONN i--ipn pm the case
inside OF @ week. II is believed. how
ever that the full details viii first be
received IN Salt Lake upon the return
OF Senator Reed Smoot. who H. due to
arrive In n few days.
Reeves Makes Statement
J. A. Reeves. general freight agent
OF the Oregon Short Line. and Assistant
General Freight Agent s. Y. Dcrrah of
the Denver q RIO Grando said that they
would be willing Co discuss the prop
osition had they more Of "a comprehcn-
give knowledge OF just what action
had been taken BY the interstate com
3
speaking on the basis OF telegraph,
reports received, said Mr.. Reeves. =
made on freight traffic from the east
20 Utah common points OF course. this
- the important question here at this
time Il ts one that interests the rail-
roads as we'll mr. The jobber. shipper and
ultimate consumer. From the reports
received 10 appears that the commits
sion took no definite action. as they
did In the Spokane case. According 10
the Newspaper reports. no change in
the rates from the east TO Utah points
VIII be made during the next three
months, only that the railroads are
charged with keeping statistics on the
comparative figures at present rates
and Under TIE proposed rates. What
know.
at is obvious that the report would
h1vo 60 be carefully read and consic-
cred before anything like an accurate
Ftatcmcnt could be made as TO The pos
Ethle or probable effect en- ali quarters.
The petitioners asked so much and.
80 Tar as there ig any well defined
Enowledge. thcy secured so COMPARE
tivcl- uttle. I cannot see where tn
Ercat victory Is shown IN this first
report
Traffic from East.
"Of course this statement Is based
upsu the report that the commission
made no order on fr1i-at traffic from
TIE cast. There is no way % telling
what orders IN. cOmmi 5sfon may make
and consequently the situation is one
hand 20 figure at this time
--rhe petitioners asked for reduc-
tions as high as 60 per cent. and, ac-
cording 20 the dispatches. received an
average reduction Of is per cent Had /
not the action been brought. salt Lake /
might have Jared far better than II /
ultimately will az the hands Of the /
commission
-As to what benefit the consumer
will get dcDcnds upon the tobbcr, but /
a. viii be the jobhcr first.
In the general Publication locally i
che fact must not be overlooked that /
a reduction Of rates 20 Ctah viii car
~ with a. a corresponding reduction i
or rates from the east and west TO all /
surrounding territory. II northern /
Utah and Idaho dealers can take ad-
vantage Of reduction OF rates both /
east and west and buy their goods ci- i
rect from the points Of production IL Il
rray have u serious effect on salt Lake \
~ a 5obb1ng and distributing center Il
Tor the entire intcrmountain district /
~Of course this will follow or not fol- /
low. as we learn just what acton mas i
beea taken II looks 90 me as though i
the commission had not settled the i
question Of n reduction from the east, 4
which was the main Aontention sought i
By the petitioners
Consumer Bcucfifcdf
s'rrrom what We know al this time
OF the action Of the commission. can
not see where the consumer ~ going i
40 be materially benefited A slight 4
49,. BREAKFAST foods. lemons and /
oranges viii benefit the ultimate con-
rurucr Oranges and lemons are SOLO \
they are sold for In Los Angeles, the i
center u distribution
.s.rb. man point is what action has /
been taken on freight rates from We
e.tsf 10 Utah common points. As the
OREGON short Line has no traffic from
the east 20 Utah. have given but ht-
tie study az to what the results may
w n Roylance Of Provo was IN
salt Lake Yesterday. lie says that the I
people Of Provo are 5ubiiant over tne
mission IN reducing the freight and
raszenzer rates.
-srhe actf1n means much TO our city.
raid Mr Royiance. "and naturally We
feel very grateful % the CommeEeiAi
club traffic bureau"
$. ". Loves Opinions
Commenting on the interview given
hy T. A. Ecevcs. general freight agent
OF the Oregon short Line. I'm which he
rounds = vvaruinr that whatever reduc-
rfcn d. given to salt Lake viii be given
20 competing territory. and thus stulti-
~ salt Lake as n tchbing and distrib-
r1ffur center. S. T. Love. president oil
tie Commercial club traffic bureau.
said.
a-rhe~e ~ certainly no condition that
might follow the decision handed down
bv the Interstate commerce cor1mi ssion