The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-01
Railroad Men Say That De-
cision Of Interstate Com
merce Commission Does Not
Spell Traffic Bureau Victory
MUST WAIT FOR THE
ARRIVAL OF DETAILS
j A. Reeves Speaking for Car
HerSp Says Rate Reduction
From East Means Ruin of
Salt Lake as JObbing Center.
SHIPPERS ARE JUBlLANT
w THILE not attempting 60 deny
" that the interstate commerce

THILE not attempting 60 deny
" that the interstate commerce
commission in its recent de-
clsl0n welded the big stick" and gave
lrelght rates "a tremendous WALTON. 10
eal railroad freight traffic officials
yesterday put on a bold front and de-
Jared that the action OF the commits
alvn' so Tar as telegraph reports iudi-
cate Is only tentative. and that no or
uer Tor the reduction OF rates has been
made from the east TO salt Lake aud
common points.
The railroad freight officials seen, in
cllned 10 disparage the sweeping VIC
tory Tor the people However rrnv
qualify their declarations by ADMITTING
mat until they receive the fuU texf
OF the findings OF the commission fbov
are not in a position TO give anv Mi
qetlncd expression az 10 what tie fu1l
lorce and effect OF the action viii h.
e .i.Ler as y relates 20 the public or
shippers; jobbers. wholesalers. deal
ers and the people generally do not
accept the ratnC< passive Interpretation
oA the action OF the commission The,
were an Jubilant yesterday and de-
Lieu tnat they nave reason to Dee.
hney take the stand that even thouch
the findings Of the commission do not
prove TO be as complete and vvveepira
9s they appeared 60 be. ST. is the onen-
ing Wedge which VIII force the rail-
roads TO treat with traffic orrnufga-
lions representing the people rat6er
IMAM TO have questions where there
appears TO be good grounds for charge
or unreasonable rates" submitted tc
the commission.
Cuts LIftIc FIGURE.
Railroad officials express the opfnion
that the order of the commission re-
ducing the passenger rates from Sal;
Ike ana Utah common points TO San
Erahclsco and Los Angeles cuts 1fttfe
llsure, as not more than s per cent Of
the passenger traffic between salt Lake
ana Los Angeles. and not more than nc
per cent or the traffic between Salf
"a ke ana san Francisco. is one-wav
tral &c They also regard the reduction
on 40 cents hundred pounds on dccfdu-
Gus and citrus fruits from California "a
Hdll Lake and common points as 81 COM
paratiFelT small matter. although n
means cut Of about $50 car
The railroad officials declare that the
.eouction ordered ON shipments or scgo,
taploco, tea and tea dust between call
tornia and Utah common points win
mean but a small loss to the railroads
ana a decidedly small saving to the uf-
timate consumer.
From the Information at hand there
ls every Indication that the Interstate
commerce commission carefully consfT-
cred che freight rates on wool II alec
appears that no order was made Tor a
reduction on wool shipments.
The rate charged on wool at tbfs
time from California terminal 10
missouri common points is SI1O I'm car
lots OF not less than 10000 hounds
The rate from Utah TO Missouri river
common points is S1.35 for 2O. 0OC-Dourd
carload lots. The rate asked bv tho
Commercial club traffic bureau was 20
cents per hundred pounds
One OF the most important OF the
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