The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-19
COAL RATE HEARING
COMMENCES TODAY
Commissioner Here to Take Tes-
timony in Consolidated Fuel
Company Complaint.
MANY ROADS DEFENDANTS
Discrimination in Shipping
Charges and Car Distribution
Chief Points.

Special Examiner ]. S. Burchmorc will
this morning begin the taking OF testi-
| mony for the interstate commerce com
| mission OF the action brought by the
| Consolidated Fuel company and tho
| Castle Valley Coal company against
twenty-six railroad companies who are
| charged with discrimination IN the mat
| ter of rates. OF falling To furnish cars and
OF recognition OF certain rights
claimed by the coal companies. Mr..
Burchmore arrived in the city last night
with the official reporter. X. w. Phil
lips, and VIII hold the hearing in the
south court room In the federal building,
opening at 10 o'clock
Judge Z. e, Dye is in charge OF the case
for the coal companies and l.. NJ, Clark.
general attorney, and A. {, Campbell,
assistant, for the Denver e. Rio Grande.
and F. c. Dillard. interstate commerce
counsel for the Hartman lines. arrived
In the city yesterday and will be asso-
ciated with L. l.. Williams OF the Oregon
Short Line, Fred Wild. Jr. general
freight agent of the Denver &c Rio Grande.
and j. J. Coleman. assistant general
freight agent OF the Santa Fe. are also
here TO assist In the defense.
Interest Is Widespread.
James K. Ramage. representing Off
ciaily the Spokane chamber OF commerce,
which is taking an active interest In the
case. and +. NJ, Hamilton. who repre-
sents the Coal Dealers association OF
Portland, Ore, arrived yesterday TO lend
the aid and support OF their orgnniza-
tions TO the compaiDants.
Witnesses have been summoned from
Boise, Caldwell, Payettc, Mountain Home.
ReNburS, Idaho Falls and other Idaho
points and Logan and Brigham City
The Southern Idaho League of Com
mercial Clubs has joined with the two
companies In the complaint and Will send
host OF witnesses from that portion of
the neighboring state, while the northern
states will send witnesses from Seattle.
Portland and Spokane and other points.
Great Legal Battle,
The hearing will last some days and
VIII Involve. It is expected, a great legal
Ing represented. The roads named Off
cially In the complaint are:
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe railway,
Denver & Rio Grande railroad, Western
Pacific railroad. Union Pacific railroad
Oregon Short Line railroad. Oregon Rail-
road Navigation. Oregon Washington
cific railroad, Butte. Anaconda * Pacific
railway. San Pedro. Los Angeles K Salt
Lake railroad, Eureka g. Palissde railway.
Nevada Central railway, Nevada County
Narrow Gauge railroad. Nevada South
ern railroad, Nevada a. California railway.
Northwestern Pacific railroad. Virginia
& Truckee railroad, Northern Pacific rail-
way. The Pacific Idaho Northern rail-
way. CaElds Prairie railroad. Idaho
Northern railway. Payette Valley rail- !
road. Oregon Washington railroad. !
Valley railroad, Southern Utah railroad.
Among The principal assertions made /
by the coal companies is that while the |
distance from Gallup. n. NJ. To Los An
seles and other California points is about \
the Same as from their Utah mines to
the same points. Gallup has a lower rate.
by so cents to Sl.5Q. than Is enjoyed by |
The Utah shippers.
\ similar complaint is made concern
ng the rates from Wyoming mines to
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