The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-25
OBJECTIONS TO Rates
WILL Be CONSIDERED
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to Hear Request of
Traffic Bureau.

Objections TO the rates fixed by the
interstate commerce commission In the
comparatively recent Salt Lake rate case.
made by the Commercial club traffic bur
reau against western railroads Will be
considered at a special session of the
commission. which will be held here In
the federal court room on September g..
AT that time, II is altogether proba BILE,
that the Oregon Short Line Railroad COM
pany will present statement of the
net earnings OF the company for the rail-
road fiscal year, showing earnings under
the existing traffics and the tariffs pro-
posed In the decision.
Some of the figures fixed by the COM
mission did not agree with the Ideas OF
the Commercial club traffic bureau. The
bureau and the railroads were given time
TO file objections TO any OF the rates
fixed, and these will be considered at the
hearing In this city.
The bureaus objections are sub
divided into ten requests These included
dry goods from Mississippi river rate ter
ritory, S1.06 per 100 pounds, instead OF
slo0. as arranged by the commission
Instead of s1-5o per 100 pounds, as grant
ed; cotton duck and denims. 96 cents in
stead of sl.06. as granted.
Cotton drills cotton sheetings and cot
ton baeginS. 96 cents instead Of Los as
granted; ice cream lreezers and ice
cream freezer tubs. S1.3i instead Of sl44
as granted, sole leather, sl,l0 instead OF
Sl.20 as granted: wooden mantels. sl,44
oil cake meal. SIS cents Instead OF Y cents
as granted; paints. 50 cents instead OF
Sc cents as granted. rubber boots and
shoes. s1,f4 instead Of $1.6S as granted;
twine and cordage, 81 cents Instead OF
Sl.2O as granted.
The petition further states:
''In tho maximum haus Of the country
with the accompanying cost Of service,
involved in the transportation OF the fore
going commodities from Boston. New
York, Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Detroit and
Chicago territories to San Francisco. di-
rectly through Utah. IT is faithfully be-
lieved that the rates charged afford fully
profitable remuneration. The abundant
and growing earnings OF the western car
riers mainly concerned must clearly justi-
fy this view The favorable reconsidera-
tion OF the commission Is therefore most
seriously Invoked TO the extent OF con-
cesslon 10 the interests represented by
the complainant the maximum rates here
in specifically Indicated for the very much
more brief and inexpensive service. The
latter rates from Chicago common points
are not less than those current upon the
same commodities from Chicago. and east
thereof to San Francisco.
1T is also respectfully suggested that a
carload rating as now earnestly sought ir
the first two cases stated. those OF dry
goods and various cotton material is but
In line with Ike rating therein long es-
tabished by the carriers TO Pacific coast
cities, and probably soon also TO become
operative 10 Spokane in view OF a recent
~ expressed opinion OF the commission
The cities OF Utah being likewise situ-
ated upon the Pacific slope, their business
and consuming interests are naturally
largely identical with those of the more
westerly cities: hence IL is felt that such
an adjustment is particularly warranted
when class rates. governed by tho
current western classification are found
less than those ordered by the commission
upon any commodities considered In this
general case. II is asked that class rates
may be designated as taking precedence.