The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-09
DISCUSS LOWER
FREIGHT RATES
Continued from Page One.

'Dnlluutu ilOHl dSC oHte
ment OF the creation OF railroad com
mission for Utah.
j, w Shell said that what was needed
WIS TO get crowd Of citizens together,
buy the Emigration Canyon railroad. buy
the mines at Coalvile, agree 20 buy coal
from there at 81 ton and the matter
was settled
Orson Hewlett spoke OF the manu-
facturers. who were treated unjustly. and
said that many had gone out of business
owing TO the price OF coal and others
had refused to locate here when they
heard the rates quoted, He spoke OF the
glass factory. Here Mr. Derrah asked
him what rates he had quoted in this
case, but he said he could not remem-
bcr
\. E. Harvey spoke of all working to-
gother for one end.
The chairman thcn put the following.
as resolution:
Reasonable Coal Rates League; Utah
Coal for Utah People
favored state let all Its people fairly
share, that their hearts may be filled
with rejoicing thereat.
THE constitution OF the state of Utah
article Q, section 10, reads as follows
The legislature shall pas laws es-
tablishing reasonable maximum rates OF
charges for the transportation Of passen
and preventing discrimination and eNtor-
ton in rates Of freight and passenger
tariffs by the different railroads. and
other common carriers In the state, and
shall enforce such laws by adequate
penalties
our state possesses virtually mex
haustible measures Of native coal. vast
quantities Of which are now convenient
~ reached by railroad transportation. and
much more Of II easily accessible should
and In the near future will be opened
thereto.
Our people are entitled to have this
coal furnished for their use upon rea-
sonablc terms.
The railroad transportation rates on
coal in Utah are and always have been
excessive and unreasonable for the ex-
tent Of service performed.
Experience has clearly shown that
the only sure remedy for these unjust
conditions within reach is the unmistak-
able voice of the thoroughly aroused peo-
pie plainly expressed at the polls.
Therefore. the sieners hereto women
and men of Utah, pledge themselves 20
promote and secure by every Legitimate
means within their power the nomination
and election to the legislature OF tnly
members who will previously declare their
purpose 10 support the enactment into
law at the next session OF the maximum
| set forth and stated in the bulletin OF the
Commercial traffic bureau. dated Sal,
Lake City, May 81. 1910"
The meeting then adjourned.
s. V. Derrah Talks.
s. V. Derrah. assistant general freight
agent OF the Rlo Grande, was present and
| heard all the speeches. Immediately af-
ter the meeting he made the following
statement
The various figures quoted tonight
apply 10 steam coal shoveled into the bin.
Our price on slack carload. delivered 10
the factory or Industry located on our
railroad. Is $50 rer ton and slack Is
! the economical fuel for steam purposes
! IT costs 81 40 al the mine. and the rail
road rate Is Sl.50 and we regard the de =
! liberate effort 10 advertise to the world
that our price on coal for industries is
Sh.I5 per ton TO be false and misleading
| Mr.. Babcock made the statement ;ha,
! the only dividend paid on tie common
stock OF the Rio Grande was In that
year when II was delivering coal at Og-
den for the freight rate of IS cents per
ton. The coal I'm question covered a con
tract made by the eeal properties and the
| railroad for n delivered contract price
| on 1000 tons per day TO the Southern Pa
ciflc railroad at Ogden for use In It's loco
| motives
This contract provided that tho South.
ern Pacific furnish the cars with which
II transported the commodity and all the
| Rio Grande did was TO haul empties ir
| train lots from Ogden to the mines ano
| take back loaded cars In train lots NJ
| switching OF intermediate service wa.
| performed and the Rio Grande was nc,
called upon to bear the expense OF keep.
| ing the cars In repair.
'At the time the business moved the