Show serious situation confronts the mine owners ja there y Is grave boneer ay as to jaff the baff outcome of the utah railroad caa where iby the carriers faff have gane over the heads of the public utilities coin mission and petitioned the futer state commerce bysa gy commission sa corper mission jaw to raise 07 27 their rates on fea coal and low grade ore handled ia within y the state y only this week a similar case in illinois was decided III favor of the railroads and against diw the public aff utilities commission and mining operators are quite badly worried regarding the out ff coin adz of the a ay utah iy case aw abich is to be 0 heard isau in washington ahe vav next few iy ay days 90 should ff the isay interstate commerce wavay commission decide that the rail roads of utah have a i right faw to wa raise t their rates w on low grade aw ores vay and coal it will beriy deliver caf a knock w out abras blow to the 7 mines taw the coal awa mines w can ff pass the aay burden ay iy aldax to the consumer i but the metal mine owners have no such recourse they have JO r sell their metals at the going prices aw if those a a prices are aw high y 0 admit of profit all Is well but on the other hand if costs continue to mount and metal prices remain stati ev f or fhy go lower w there w Is but one course open wavy the aw closing 0 of the mines it f Is sincerely f 11 hoped elffa that the interstate commerce 1 commission wassoff will fw not permit the ff raise tsy in 7 utah pouf where the railroad have w for years been ea charging aff much higher w freight rates than those existing wf oin sue states as illinois and tuf new york |