Show Freight Rate Move By Utilities Board Hits Utah Shippers I Acceptance of I. I C. C C. C Boost Seen as Heavy Blow to Rail Patrons Resulting in a heavy blow to lo Utah shippers the state slate public utilities commissIon Wednesday informed the Interstate commerce commission i it would accept the latter's order to Increase In In- crease rease intrastate freight rates in Utah The decision of the Utah commission commis commis- sion ion announced by E. E E. E Corfman Codman chairman chairman- followed a conference ir irhe in inthe inthe the he capitol Tuesday afternoon between between be- be tween shippers and producers affected af af- af- af by t the e order and climaxes a along along long ong battle during which shippers opp opposed ed the increases In accepting the interstate com corn commissions commission's order however Mr Ir Corfman Codman announced the Utah commission reserved the right to apply ap ape ap- ap ply ly to the federal commission for tor modification mod mod- of its findings and nd to protest pro pro- test est the order on the grounds that Utah state rates are arc not related to interstate rates The Utah commis commis- sion ion also reserved the right to par in legal action to test the authority of the I. I C C. C C. C orders I. I C. C C. C ORDERS BOOSTS The I. I C. C C. C about a year ago aco or or- dered certain increases in intrastate freight eight rates in Utah on the grounds they hey did not correspond with and carr carry arry surcharges ordered by the fedral fed fed- eral ral commission for Interstate fic c in the 15 per cent case The Utah commission refused to do dolis this lis and shippers protested on the grounds rounds that the order was an invasion invasion in in- of state rights and that Intrastate Intrastate Intra Intra- state ale rates were not prejudicial to in commerce It was pointed out at the capitol that hal b by refusing to lo accept the I I. I C C. C Cs C.'s order at that thai time Utah shippers have been saved approximately in intrastate rates rales Striking back at al the public utilities commissions commission's refusal the I. I C C. C. C ordered ordered ordered or or- dered the state commission and those of or eight other states stales affected that if revisions were not made in intrastate rates rales before bc ore November 1 I 1932 the federal commission would issue an order requiring the establishment of the rates immediately COAL AFFECTED The increases in the Intrastate rates cover over all commodities listed in the 15 per cent case with the exception ot of D erous ores and concentrates Coat Coal is also included as one of the commodities affected Mr Corfman Codman announced that the state commission took look its action abid abiding L lilt ing g by the I. I C C. C. C order order- in the fear that Utah intrastate rates might become become be- be come ome frozen rozen which in effect would prevent the state body bod from providing pre rat rales for certain com corn I in sue me Before agreeing with the I. I C. C C. C order the public utilities commission commis commis- sion Mr Corfman Codman said also obtained the opinion of John E E. Benton general general gen gen- eral cral solicitor for the National Asso Asso- elation of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners Commissioners Com Corn missioners who advised the action Mr Mi- Benton said according to lo Mr Corfman that one or more of the nine western states stales affected will contest the validity and power of the I. I C. C C C. to enforce rates for Intrastate traffic and that a decision might be expected from the United States court which would clarify clarity the point |