Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-31 | Page 9 | Private Wire Charges 'Low'

IPRI VAlE ATE WIRE I f LOW 1 Leased Lines of Railways and Press Unaffected by I. I C. C C. C Decision now flOW ChargeS Washington Aug telegraph wire ser made for private and Industrial bankers brokers Icu Ices sot ot Of concerns on OR the thC theory theor of or whole alc e unreasonably business were declared low todar today b by the interstate te commerce No formal order was wa is issued issued is- is 8 commission lon o has taken the 0 sued because the since services tolo telegraph raph over over the but the decision said ad a a. cue Case ie came up tip of or rates should t re De e considered d. d Leased wires of or railroads and the not effected the tho commission pre are holding holding- that these are arc quasi-public quasi and not to be classed strictly commercial business sWe s. s We find no difficulty said the de- de Islon cislon i hip iv concluding that It is not un- un awful for or companies s to handle mes- mes Ug ares for tor common carrier railroads and nd the public press through tho me- me dl m of ot existing wire arrangements The Tho case involves In contracts or of the American Bell lIeu Telephone the Western estern Union and the Postal com com- panics Inv of or the contracts was begun beun moro more than a year ago b by the Commission on It its own motion f follow follow- I I king an informal complaint by y the thet Grim Grain Dealers Dealers' National association t of ot men trading In the Chica- Chica t JEi cash grain market