Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-30
SHIPPERS ELATED
OVER THE VICTORY
(contlnuod from pase oneD

] N1oIllnutQ IlOlH ldN' biitsf
or other points are given the reduction
| or not.
SteaIcn n. Love. president OF the
Con .crclal CLUB trauic bureau-lt Il
| very hard TO say AT the present tlme
JUST what the various reductions viii
mean to the people Of Utah, but from
the Information 1 have gathered from
Washington reports ! am satisfied that
the bureau has won on practically
every schedule that We presented to tho
commission, both on east and west
bound rates. including passenger sched-
ules To Los Angeles ana san Francisco.
The success OF our case has depended
largely upon the efficient work done
by Mr Bahcock, our commissioner. The
statements presented to the commission
al their hearing In salt Lake were most
complete, and we have been given II
understand that a out OF the 20 sched-
ules that We used In our exhibits we're
shown IN the findings o. the commits
sion This one fact In and Of itself
speaks volumes Tor the kind OF ma
tcrial presented In the statements used,
Tho legal phases ~ the case were ablS
presented by Judge Dcy. and we are
especially proud NJ our final brief. The
Officers Of the bureau have done splen-
did work and we have received excel
lent financial and moral backing from
Salt Lake city, Ogden and Provo and
we are especially grateful 70 the gem
tlemeu who personally guaranteed suf-
flcient funds TO carry the work Of the
bureau to an ultimate conclusion. while
few In number the people OF Utah owe
them debt Of gratitude that should
not be forgotten.
We have not asked any aid from 9TH
or sources. We have had knockers
end pluggers To contend with ana a
lot of misinfor1nation has been put out
I'm the hope OF interfering with our
work. but We have gone steadily for
ward. and I am sure the results viii
speak for themselves.
There Is another phase Of this ques-
tion that the public should not lose
sight or When the bureau undertook
to bring about a reduction in freight
rates for Utah. the carriers all over
the country were busy preparing for
general advance IN freight rates, ana
when the final schedules are published
! am satisfied that the producing, man
ufacturinC and tObbing interests VIII
bo on a much better basis than they
would have been but for the activity
Of the bureau or than they ever we're
In the history of Utah. ana whlch
means that the consumer VIII ultimate
" get the benefit of whatever reduc-
lions are made An average of Is per
cent reduction means - cents a nun
dred pounds on first class, and A cents
on second class freight, and other class
es In proportion.
Manager Wallace for Y, Auerbach
& Bro-rhe decision OF the interstate
commerce commission IL great vic
tory for the Commercial club traffic
bureau and the local business COM
.muuity In general IL the published
reports OF reduction of Is 90 20 per
cent In the rates are correct II ought
20 result In a reduction Of prices to
the consumer. for in figuring his ex-
penses. the shipper includes the freight
rates and where these are reduced.
there can be a corresponding reduc-
ton I'm prices. The result shows that
tho organization Of the traffic bureau,
and the placing OF Mr.. Babcock In the
management Of u, was a most excel
lent move The only drawback l can
think Of AZ present. In that the law may
.1n-tr1-rd that the rt ilrNads may
be able 10 file anew with the COM
mission an announcement OF a re-raise
in rates on the grounds of alleged
reasonab leuess. and make the fight all
over again. Tho possible occurrence Of
this Is something I shall watch with
interest.