Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-30

| oilOi"nN ana IN person, vet tht
great bulk OF this fight has fallen or
their shoulders and they have never
WaVered for one minute and to them
should be given the praise for the
victory. The railroads In the future
should be willing to meet us half way
anu wherever rates are shown to be
| eXorbitant and unreasonable. they
should cheerfully make the reduction
without being compelled 20 go into
| court 70 force them down to a reason
| able basis
W. 5. Mccarthy, secretary OF the
| commercial club traffic bureau-In my
| judgment the decision Of the Interstate
| commerce commission on the complaint
| or the Commercial club traffic bureau
| Is tne most important event in the com
fnercial history OF the state Of Utah
| ana the entire intermountain country.
| inc people at large will derive the d.
| rect benefit Of the reimbursement in
| rates The benefit to the iobbing ana
| mercantile interests will come from the
increa sed volume or business due to
| their ability TO reach territory from
which they have heretofore been barred
! by IN" rate adjustment.
believe that under the new condi-
tons the population of Salt Lake cit,
VIII easily double in the next decade
and before long the railroad companief
themselves will find that the decision is
q blessing In disguise.
l. \. Benton, general agent Of tho
passenger department OF the Denver Il
Rio Grande-rhe effect Of the decision,
IN my opinion, VIII be that when the
rate named by the commission il en-
acted there viii be no more excursion
rates made by the railroads: that they
VIII 1Ne according to the tariff both
ways that viii be the only solution Of
the question, In my opinion.
$. v. Dcrrah. assistant general
freight agent OF the Denver q Rio
Grande-We are absolutely in the dark
as yet ms to what the rates are under
the reported order OF the Interstate
commerce commission. and cannot dis
cuss the situation intelligently until
official and DEFINITE information is at
hand regarding the decision. According
10 the neHspa per reports, no change Is
10 be made In the east and westbound
rates between Utah and the east during
the next three months only the rail-
roads are charged with keeping stats
tics on the comparative figures at pres
ent rates and those under the proposed
rates, What the proposed rates" are
We do not know, and consequently not
in a position TO talk about the matter.
j. A. Reeves. general freight agent
OF the oregon Short Line-Things are
yet IN such an indefinite shape that
present The commission has not sent
cut any order only the newspaper re-
ports OF the decision having come to
cur notice. However, there is this
point which seems TO become prom
inent, that II all the rates OF the in
termountain territory are to be re-
duCed, 10 may have a bad effect upon
salt Lake city as distributing center,
as the people can buy and ship di-
rect from eastern centers Of suuply
:. II. BabcoclS. director Of the Com
mercial Club Traffic bureau am
merely an employe OF the Comm ercial
club Traffic bureau. II the bureau is
satisfied with my work. that satisfies
me. do not care to say anything
further.
james H. Paterson. vice president
and treasurer Of the Strevell- Paterson
Hardware company-The decision OF
the interstate commerce commission
viii no doubt prove OF great benefit tn
Salt Lake. While | have only glanced
over the reports and have no knowledge
OF the details in the rulings, ! can see
that II will great benefit Salt Lake. As
a Jobbing center Salt Lake has been
by the rates, and when
they are adjusted, IL will open n larger
Held for business Now that the COM
mission has found that the rates are
excessive. II is up to us to show where
this am unable TO give any opinion
Of the rulings of the commission be-
cause | have only seen the extracts
printed In the papers
s. w. Morrison. wholesale lumber
The decision of thu interstate COM
merce commission Is of the greatest
Importance TO the people Of the entire |
intermountain region. IL Is something |
they have been fighting for for years, |
"a IA hA Ia 40
cision puts an end TO tho necessity Of |
having goods bought in the east |
shipped TO California and then back TO |
salt Lake 10 save freight, and now the
buyer can have his stocks sent direct
to salt Lake. Every interest in the
state, the consumers as well as the
jobbers and merchants In all lines, will |
b. benefited. and II means thousands Of
dollars saved to the people Of the state
J. r.. Gallagher. vice president Cali
CHER Machinery company-At the first
reading OF the newspaper accounts Of
the Interstate commerce commissions
decision in the Salt Lake rate case IL
seems certain that the jobbers OF Utah
viii be materially benefited and that |
heir territory will be widely extended;
hat. in fact. the whole state will re-
,eiye material benefit. II may be pos
iible that reading Of the complete
lecision will disclose some restrictions,
lut as We reao tne reports now tne de-
'ision means much help for Utah
&. W. Mount. president Mount
Pickle company-The jobbers, and con-
'equenty the consuming public, are
pound to be benefited under the lower
ng rates. The decision Is Of less in
crest TO the manufacturer than 10 tho
obber, for the reason that the manu-
acturer is concerned more with out
ward rates than inward, which con-
,ern the jobber. The people OF tho
ntermountain country viii naturally
,e benefited, however. and the de-
'ision is a good and just one.
Geo. u. Merrill. general manager
Morrison. Merrill & company-Untii |
We get the precise information OF the
decision II Is a little difficult to say
II just how great beneht the reduc-
ion in rates VIII be. or course. any
in rates on commodities
hould be 10 the advantage OF the con-
umer. but should the reduction be
,ranted to intermediate points. such
Is Boise for instance, as we'll as Salt
AXE. the jobber can find little enoour-
cement for extension OF territory. II
imilar reductions are granted to |
ther intermediate points II leaves the
obber In relatively the same position
$ at present. while n Salt Lake alone
benefited II viii mean a wide ex-
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