The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-07
Refuse to Join in Petition to
Interstate Commerce Com
mission for Raising of Tar
ifs in Western Territory.
EVIDENCE ON VALUATION
is HEARD BY PROUTY
Railroad Men and Complain
ants Appear Before Com
missioner at Federal Build
ing in an Echo of Rate Cases
SESSIONS CONTINUE TODAY

ECATSE OF the illness of Charles
= :. Prouty, Interstate commerce
commissioner. the hearing OF me
protest Of the railroads against me pro
posed schedule OF freight and Pns-e"Err
rates agreed upon BY the commission
was not taken mp yesterday but W.
postponed until this morning nj Us"
O'Clock.
r,.~. In y. htrh the traffic bureau OF the
salt Lake Commercial club won IN ~
prrrrdrutrd victory against the rnl-
roads IN Its fight for reduction OF the
Tariffs charged for freight 60 saw hhhe
from the east nnd west
In an effort to convince the shipping
men OF salt Lake and ogden that The
freight rates fixed 10y the interstate
commerce commission are too Tow. ana
t1 obtain. m possible. a sentiment 20
that effect from the shippers. meet
ing was called bN prominent railroad
men yesterday IN the rooms or the Com
rrercial club traffic bureau. About 40
we'll known shippers or salt Lake and
Cs-f.n atfnnded j w Abbott. vice
president Of the George a. Lowe com
u1rv OF ogden. was chairman. while
r. a. Reeves. general freight agent. and
Frank pfnfEtcd. assistant general
freight agent OF the short Line. r. NJ.
Schumacher. assistant director % traf-
ric FOR the Hartman lines OF Chicago.
i. a. Muuroe. freight traffic manager or
the Union Pacific. and others repre-
shippers Refuse 80 Act.
Tho shippers were asked Co express
fIcurrcfvcr ae BODY 90 the effect that
tho freight rates put iu force by the
Interstate commerce commission are
too low. tho expression TO DO laid be
fore ConmiSsioner Prouty while he IS
fr fnc citg.
After q session lasting from early In
fHc afternoon until $50 %. m. during
which time the request o. the "a ifroads
D "a
pers refused Co take any action on the
-The railroads wanted us TO make a
statement to AR Tr0ufE Co the effect
Chairman Abbott after the meeting.
but we couldn't see DO that way. Nat
orally the roads are dissatisfied with
the rates. but they were unable TO con
vince ue that we are not paying enough
for our shipments"
Wen NJ HcariaE.
That the railroads viii make "a stub
born fiEnt against the proposed changes
~ the Interstate commerce commission.
IN which the tariffs on practically every
commodity is ordered reduced. fs shown
h- the mum Der OF railroad ATTORNEYS
present af yesterdays hearing. iuc1ud
INK r. a.. billiard. commerce counsel
and y. ~. Loomis. general counsel FOR
the Hartman system. Farley r.. VIII
1iams. chief counsel. and g.. A. Smith.
attorney FOR the Oregon short Line. =.
~. Allison. ir.. local attorney FOR tho
Denver a. Rio GrIndc. FenneU Cher
rirEton. local attorney FOR the salt
Lake Route. and many railroad Off
riafe
The hearing will probably pc fin
iErcd today. and ~ necessary n -hCrf
session may BE- held tonight. Commits
eioncr Trouty believes Dc will DO feel
INK stronger this morning and will
hurry the iuvcsti cation because or
other Interstate hearings on the coast.
known On n Month.
what frc outcome OF the present
hearing win DO cannot Boo known for az
least month. until all members OF the
commission have considered the evil
dnuCc brought out at this hearing The
proposed change or schedule was arr
ranged az a result or the session or the
~ hole commission here last January.
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