The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-07
Compromise Freight Schedule
Submitted to Outside .JObberS
Fails of Endorsement.
ABBOTT, AS CHAIRMAN,
SENDS RAILROADS WORD
Friendly Meeting Between All
Parties Interested at the
Bureau Rooms.

Intervention on the part of indcpcnd-
cnt freight shippers failed TO matcrialze
Tuesday. The several railroad repre-
sentativcs have been working out n com
promise schedule of rates which were pre-
scn,cd To various shippers for their ap-
proval. These shippers were mostly from
Ogden, but some OF them were Identified
with the Commercial club traffic bureau.
a general meeting WAS held by the rail-
road officials and the shippers and later
the shippers met In the bureaus rooms,
when resolution was adopccG and ad-
dressed To the representatives of the rail-
roads who have consulted with the ship
pcrs in regard 40 the proposed comprom-
ise schedule. The resolution: signed by
j. w. Abbott as chairman, follows.
THAT We arc unable 10 see that VIC can
properly or wisely intervene in behalf OF
such compromise schedule or indorse
we deem II ineXpcdient To interfere at
this late date with The case as presented
by the Commercial club traffic bureau"
This means that there will be no change
in the presentation OF the bureaus case
before the interstate commerce commits
sion, the hearing being set for this We'd
nesday morning.
The railroad people presented their
counter proposition for the adjustment
OF rates from the cast To Utah and suS-
Scsted that The meeting approve IL. A
counter suggestion was made for the ap
evening session and consider in detail the
figures proposed by the railroads. At
this point the railroad representatives
retired and the discussion was continued
by the shippers and officers of the traf-
hc bureau.
Would Not Intervene
1t was finally decided that the railroad
companies should be advised that the
committee did not feel that .hcy could
properly or wisely intervene or indorse
the proposed substitute schedule at this
time. the chief reason being stated TO be
that IT was deemed ineXpcdient To inter
fcre at so late date with the case as
presented by the traffic bureau, a num-
bcr Of those who took rart in the dis
cussion acknowledged that some fca-
turcS OF the adjustment as suggested by
thc commission were not exactly what
they would prefer and might prove en-
barrassing TO some interests of the state.
but that Notwithstanding they feared to
further aGitatc the question. prcferring
to leave the entire matter In the hands
OF the interstate commission, Others
stated that so far as the particular com
tnodities in which they were Interested
were concerned. they felt they could In
Gorse the suggestions OF the railroad peo-
pie, but heSitated 10 assume the rcspon-
sib;iity OF reconsiderinS the entire schcd-
uc OF rates which contained many COM
moditicS with reference to which no one
present could Speak and. therefore, felt
constrained TO decline to urge any fur
thcr action at this date.
Good Feeling Prevailed
Tho utmost good feeling prevailed and
OF the different interests
were disposed TO acknowledge The entire
OF all who took part in the dis
oussion. The railroad people stated after
the meeting that IL was their understands
Ing that the present hearing before Com
missioner Pr0utv was called for the Dur-
pose Of considering objections or hearing
arguments In favor of modification of the
rates suggested by the commission or
for the submission OF counter PROPOSE
lions, They stated That the work of pre-
pairing the figures for the auditors show
Ing rate changes under the proposed or
;lcrs. 20 enable them To- furnish the sta
tisiics required by the commission had
consumed so much time that they were
unable to formulate their counter propo-
sition until the last moment and felt IL
only fair 10 the shipping public TO pre-
sent this proposition TO them before sub
mitting il 10 the interstate commission,
They were disposed to acknowledge the
ioVce OF the committees reasoning in
declining 10 approve in toto the figures
they had submitted or 10 go into them
in detail in tho short space of time avail
able.