The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Special TO The Tribune.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-The long
deferred decision In the case brought
last December by the Commercial club
traffic bureau Of Salt Lake on behalf
Of Utah common shipping points
against transcontinental railroads, was
decided today by the interstate com
merce commission.
Reductions amounting to 80 per cent
from existing rates III some cases were
ordered, effective October /. The Salt
Lake business mon won at every point
AT the same time the commission passed
on the case brought by Reno, New.
and again the people won. Other de-
cisions favorable to the public were
made in, the case brought by the city
of Spokane and the Portland com
mercial interests. The flood of de
cisions today were Overwhelmingly IA
vorable to the western coast shippers.
The fact is indicated quite clearly IN
the response made by the stock market
today. the railroad stocks affected nav"
ing sunk to the lowest point In months
The group Of cases decided today
have come to be known as the Pacific
coast cases, The action of the com"
mission indicates general policy to
be pursued in constituting the long ana
short haul clause decidedly favorable
to the public.
Freight and Passenger.
The commission made an order, not
only affecting tho freight, rates. bnt
passenger rates as well, and prescribed
I,l
California points. effective October l,
ranging from $23.5S to $26,04.
On citrus shipments from California
points 10 Utah points the rate was
ordered to be fixed at 81 hundred
pounds on carload shipments, begin
mug October l. The main points
covered i'll the decision We're ns follows
"This commission has said that IN de-
termiuing freight rate which must OF
necessity be charged by competing lines,
il would not look exclusively to tbat
line which could handle the business the
cheapest. or which was the strongest
financially: but would consider, as well,
the weaker rival. Yet 1T has never
intimsted that the rate should be fixed
solely with reference to the weakest
line, and it would certainly be most
unjust to the public in establishing
these rates, TO consider merely the
Present class rates in both directions
between Chicago, the Mississippi river
and the Missouri river upon tho one
hand and Utah common points on the
other hand, are found to be unjust and
unreasonable to the extent that they
exceed those named in the report. Pres
cnt west bound commodity rates from
the above named eastern points of or,
ipin to Utah common points are found
unreasonable to the extent that they
exceed those named in this report.
Unreasonable Rates.
The present eastbound rates on GER
tain products of Utah to the Missouri
river, the Mississippi river and Chi
capo are found unreasonable to the eX-
tent that they exceed those named In
this report.
Present rates on decduous and citrus
fruits from points of production in
California to Utah common points are
found unreasonable 10 the extent that
they exceed those named i'll this report.
The defendants should establish to Utah
points proportional import rates upon
certain named articles which do not
exceed those contemporaneously IN
force to the Missouri river; and tho
present rates upon sago, tapioca, tea
and tea dust are found unreasonable to
the extent that they exceed those now
in effect to Missouri rivor points.
Present passenger fares between Utah
common points, on the one hand, and
Omaha and Portland on the other, are
not found unreasonable. but the present