Show UTAH FREIGHT I RATES TOO HIGH SAYS S. S H. H LOVE Traffic Bureau Head Opposes Opposes Op Op- poses Application of R Roads ads for Higher Coal Tariff Utah freight rates are too high an and ana should be lowered Stephen H. H LOT Lore told the public utilities commission yesterday yesterday yes yes- yes yes- afternoon during a hearing hearing- of the freight rates question Mr Ir Love Lovo who Is president of th the Utah traffic bureau traffic manager of the Utah-Idaho Utah Sugar com company pan and a a. member of the tho sugar distributing commission commission com corn mission of or the United States food tood administration ad ad- ministration rave cave testimony the application of or the tho railroads for foran for an an increase of or rates on coal coat In lii Utah Supporting his contention that rates are hl higher hor than they should be bo In this thie state Mr Love LOe pro produced a tariff gov go s gov-s the tho movement of coal between Armington Mont and Helena Mont rf a distance of ot miles Tho rate per por tori on coal between those points accordIng according accord accord- Ing InS to the rate sheet is 51 10 while over a a. similar distance ce In Utah the tha rate Is I believe it I Is the duty of ot the utilities utilities ties commission to see sec that freight rates ratu on all aU commodities are decidedly d de decreased dC- dC creased Mr Love informed the com corn mission missions He lle stated that Utah sugar companies consumed tons of coal during 1917 and added that simIlar similar sim sim- ilar liar Institutions south of or Salt J Lake ake re received received received re- re 40 per cent of their coal fro from Wyoming mines With the conclusion of testimony by bythe bytho bytho tho the railroads the tho objectors presented their side of ot the with W W. S. S McCarthy opening and Mr lr Love clo closing the days day's proceedings Mr fr McCarthy dealt largely with figures showing earnings of or the Denver Rio Grand on coal traffic for tor five years ears beginning beginning- with 1896 1696 Based on the showing of t those years cars Mr McCarthy concluded that there had been a a. corresponding Increase in increase increase in- in crease of ot earnings with each successive year since Mr McCarthy declared coal rates In Utah were not only high but Unreasonably high He said there was no justification for present exorbitant t coal rates He declared that 1 25 per ton was a reasonable rate for tor handling coal from Irom the mines to Salt Lake common common cornmon com corn mon points To this J. J C C. C McMurray counsel for tor the D. D R R. G. G excepted The hearing will be resumed this morning and will consume about half halt of or t the e coming week |