The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

49,. NJ the fight for cheaper
ossu"ior oss,as for Utah, c unoe nown. Ttal
sps,es Must So"'t thc Comme rcia
tft tr rten bv its commissionei
4 tsihe pSnScn pu n. Babcock. has al,
10, sIep letter to the people OF
{.Is eircp,aa method OF solution OF
n og,llnihs, The letter follows:
rsslsfl, rhe state of Utah. ar
-1rsllutionn n,,on ~ f5-The Legislature
!. I'll. sect,vs ,aws establishing MAXI
SslL pass or OF CHARGES for the
IN RA,sa =, passengers and freight
'.rrretatlon .nuses and preventing dis,
z 6rs<uns extortIon In rates o.
-<rsiIrn .snoer sns tariffs by the dif'
~ r%.lroads % and osne s.,, en,oree such
~ the state, ano ,.Ia. S
~ D usdsauate pena,''es. chic h,r.au
. sulletins issueu Snnp,i,r oS 80 or
~ eopies have oeen s ~ This
~, nd from the newspape,' of ~. M er.
<1itd. are doubtless a~ate W nn, .m
q yss IN progress throusn ,ne a Ok ascnJs ,,is
~ fen f,.su toward securing 'eaSoiaoaI oai
y transportation rates on h,ne,a, a
>,ln mis- state for the direct oe"e"'
- ,aIness sh, OF It's people ,,,.,t ,s
A.s as this bureau py .
" n has no interests III aI ene inaa
rtrso AZ greater than are possesseo
d sosi s,,Jren. householder, farmer oI Oh
~ msn at any place WITHIN inc
- 81 whose daily life or business
f nv =, ooal at reasonable prices Is
sr75s. % The bureau simply oneTs its
1iv. channel through which INC
~ - of the people throughout tne
1z-I.o ,his most important qoestion
y ie'uJiiI uu'iIroad freight rates charged
''i oosi produced from the meas
r1 us.,Il,Ies us native TO the state are
- ss rrossly excessive and unrea-
.nS thoIr unrelenting eNaction
,.rrrh hardship upon all, ana ac-
.,Hsring upon many.
y - ,bs investigation OF coal rates
Al', ~. railroads in other states. the
eso sos,ched the conclusion that those
~ ,Hscr In the state OF North Da-
~ ' ,hs hest and most reasonable
iis ,,on In Utah. The coal tariff
-.e .Srgn in the bulletin issued by the
1n sUr% UrSs, date OF May 21. 1910. are
e'ls.hlIshed ~ by act OF the North Da.
srsIaturs. 4 copy OF the tariff Is
IToon their announcement. the
80 Al once fiercely denounced by
,s..do NJ that state as being con-
- unreasonable and unconstitu-
],",, IA attacked in the courts &C
1--,r The supreme court OF the
y tsia tbe rates constitutional and
- ~ ~. and ordered their adoption,
q 'sr,, -'nreme court Of the United States
:a,..g Ire decree and the rates are
-. ,,ss Those rates, therefore. may
- "a have there triumphantly with
"a ma supreme test as by fire. and II
4 s.nsv,J that they will be equally as
3ssiuus In Utah.
sTsk bureau IS officially advised that
II. rr,ductIon OF native coal In North
-..s,s has been greatly stimulated. and
"a sany new mines are being opened
<r,sm result OF the establishment
4 hos reasonable rates.
~ ths psople of Utah want the bound
II coaI resources OF the state properly
,'Tspd and directed Into the living
r.1rs Of prosperity and growth; II
4 y .vaul the value OF It's coal lands
ri ooal mines sent upward through
mn Inrreased demands for coal. with
= -oso,euuent necessity for and the
--usfabjs opening Of many new mines
ttfy want manufacturing industries
srltiply and thrive. and the people oi
/, t,zssss to themselves live more cheap
/ n onfofably and happily; II they want
t l7lH COAL FOR UTAH PEOPLE. ther
Id "a the power Of the people to bring
4 ~ attractive conditions Into actual be-
Il = b establishing reasonable rates or
III 1ithn the state through Legislative
1zJ.
'Bst u the people prefer to continue
\ rs,k submission to the uniform anc
rbugalalcry policy Of the railroad com
MS, With their prohibilive barriers Il
n npvih and prosperity through th'
c,zznent OF eYtortionate and excessive
n's d transportation; II they want ey'
/ n tlniiy to be still compelled 10 ever
t nd the Jumps Of coal absolutely IN