The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-10
OPERATION NEEDED
IN RATE ADJUSTMENT
B. L. Wenchell Suggests That
Western Jobbers Appoint
Committee.

Neither the jobbers, the railroads nor
the interstate commerce commission will
be satisfied with the freight rate question
until all the jobbers west OF the Missouri
river appoint a committee TO meet with
the railroads and the interstate COM
merce commission and make 81 permanent
agreement on freight rates"
This statement was made to a Tribune
reporter last night by B. l.. Wenchell.
traffic manager OF the Union Pacific. who
stopped here yesterday for few hours
while on his way to Los Angeles. Mr..
Wenchel is making a periodic tour OF
inspection over the Hartman lines, and
after going up the coast will come back
by way of the Short Line. Commenting
upon the recently announced increase OF
freight rates TO Utah points Mr.. Wencnel
said.
We do not intend or desire to dis
criminate against any point on our
lines In the matter of freight rates.
The trouble Is that every adjustment
made at one point causes trouble at
another In way similar to that oc-
casioned when a man pulls the bed
clothes further over on himself and
leaves his bed fellow out in the cold.
OF course. a complaint follows from
tho other fellow,
Nowadays most OF the freight rate
adjustments are made by the inter-
commission Is In hot water all the
time just as much as the railroads
are. The situation Is unsatsfa ctory
to the commission. to the railroads
and to the Jobbers.
The jobbers from every point west
of the Missouri river should get to-
gether and appoint committee to
act for them, The railroads would
gladly give such body all the time
In the world to explain tho situation.
We are trying TO preserve something
resembling rate structure out of all
this muddle. and 1t is difficult mat
ter that will never be settled until an
agreement is reached.
The iobbers of Kansas City should
say; 1--WE Will agree TO such d sched-
uIe.' The jobbers of Omaha would
make similar agreement. and so on
with the Jobbers of Denver, Colorado
Springs. Pueblo, Salt Lake City. og-
Portland and Seattle and other job
bling centers. It is the only solution
Of a difficult problem that l see.
We hear these complaints. and I
assure you that we have just much
dissatisfaction over conditions as any
one else, We don't want to appear TO
discriminate. The Interstate commerce
commission would like to have the
problem settled. once and for all. So
lets all get together and settle 1t.
Mr.. Wencheli arrived at o'clock yes
.erday afternoon. After meeting local Of
'icials OF the Hartman lines. he departed
In his private car at 1850 o'clock last
Night for Los Angeles.
Announcement was received yesterday
lt the local offices of the National Tube
OF Pittsburg. Pa. that tho
freight rate on Pipe In carload lots from
TO Salt Lake would be ad-
,anced 81 cents per 100 pounds. effective
April l.
The advance IN freight rates on pipe is |
n conformity with the new tariffs re-
,ently announced by The trans Missouri |
Objection to the new rates has
already been filed by the Salt Lake Com |
nercial club traffic bureau.
Local wholesalers and shippers are COM
planning that the new tariffs are dscrim-
tory and that coast points are being |
benefited by the new rates at the eN-
,ensa of Snit Lake, They point out that |
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