The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-06-18
PLAN TO CONTROL
LOWER TERMINAL RATE
rvreka's Representative Re-
turns From Convention At
Salt Lake City

nr w. II. Bremen, representative
:, ,he Eureka County Chamber of
Commerce at the meeting OF business
srd agricultural interests OF the in
sarmonntain States at Salt Lake City
vmne "a and IA, to protest against
~ recent request of the railroads for
sostoration of the former long and
49,, haul transportation rates, re-
snrned to Eureka Tuesday.
poiled down into a short state
.ar, DIR. Bremen says the situation
= that the interests represented are
a,dsavoring to cut down the excessive
rate from the east to intermediate
noints. AS the situation now stands
higher rate is charged from New
Work TO Elko, Winnemucca and Reno,
,han from New York to San Francis
90 The railroads claim that they
arc losing money on the San Francis
~ haul. and they are trying to make
nm the difference on these intermedi-
ate points by charging an excessive
rate.
Reverse the situation from San
Francisco to New York, and the rate
to Pittsburg is proportionately less
than the rate to New York. Why?
because the business interests of
pittsburg will not stand for an ex-
eessiye charge. The representatives
Al the Salt Lake meeting were the
husiness interests of the intermediate
vsstern points, and from the COOP
sation shown we believe that we are
foing to be able to establish rate
that will be acceptable to both the
Coast and intermediate points.
Salt Lake City, June 13.-Com-
mereial, agricultural and Industrial
interests of IL western States to-day
formulated plans to combat the ef-
forts of the transcontinentl carriers
TO establish lesser through freight
rates to Pacific coast terminals than
to intermediate points and to begin
their efforts for legislation to make
mandatory recognition of the short
and long haul clause of the transpor-
tation act.
Organization Formed
Organization OF the intermediate
Rate Association under whose aus
pices the meeting was called on
permanent basis, was effected with
w. s. Mccarthy, of Salt Lake, as
president, and J. b. Ford. secretary
Of the Spokane chamber of commerce
as secretary-treasurer An executive
committee to be composed of repre-
sentatives of nine interested States
will direct the activities of the asso-
citation.
The convention tonight sent tele-
gram to the Interstate Commerce
Commission asking that IL the car
riers make application, as they have
indicated, to reduce transcontinental
rates without corresponding adjust
ments to intermediate points, that
hearing be held before members of
the commission at Salt Lake, Spo-
kane. Helena. Mont. Baker City,
Ore. Reno, New, Phoenix. Ariz., and
San Bernardino, Cal.
The convention likewise adopted a
resolution directed to Congress cal
ling for the repeal of section 15-A OF
the transportation Act calling for the
fixing of rates to yield the carriers
" to 6 per cent on their aggregate
values. The resolution alleges that
this statute, has resulted In the levy
ing OF rates which has stified COM
merce and prevented the free move
ment OF commodities.
Protest was registered against as
sumption Of Jurisdiction by the Inter
state Commerce Commission over
matters relating to interstate rates In
a resolution.
Would Amend Act
The resolution concludes with the
plea that the transportation Act be so
amended as to remove any possible
ambiguity as to State and Federal
jurisdiction In purely intrastate mat
ters.
A resolution directed to the men,
bers OF Congress was adopted calling
for the cessation of appropriations
Tor inland waterways until the long
and short haul provision Of the trans
portati0n Act Is made absolute. This
action is supported by the allegation
tnat the history Of water transporta-
tion shows that the boats have been
driven from the service and the ex-
penditure Of these large sums zap
propriations) has been entirely vast
ed and destroyed by cut-throat COM
petition, made legally possible un-
DER the long and short haul clause"
More than 100 commercial clubs
ana commercial organizations. the
state utilities commissions of Utah,
iaaho, Arizona, Montana. Nevada and
new Mexico, farm bureaus of several
states, and industrial interests were