Show liT UTAH AU SHIPPERS To FIGHT PLAN RAISING RATES Extra Charge in iii This State Is Unjust A Avers vcrs Utah shippers through h Manager II IT W. W of the tho Traffic Association of Utah will vill protest to tho tiro railroad administration and b before beford Cord the tire Interstate Inter inter- state stab commerce commission If It a hearIng hearing hear hear- hear hear- ing log Is held In western territory a against the class freight rat raid proposed b by the tire railroad a administration Director General ral McAdoo lc has submitted submitted sub sub- to tho the Interstate commerce commission com corn mission lon and state railroad commissions which it is declared de d- de- de a system of ot class rates s dared would do O aWa away any with tho majority majorIty majority major major- ity of discriminations and inequalities that th now exist and anti which It Is also averred erred would bring about a a. greater of time the dc degree reo of uniformity In In parts conditions condi condl- l- l country countr where hero transportation con are arc practically Identical Tho Tire railroad administration sal salIr said Mr Ir ctt to make rates more nearly uniform throughout hout tho the territory terri tern tory ton west est of ot the Mississippi proposes to place rates s between all points In the states of or North and antI South Fouth Dal Dakota ota Nebraska Ne Ne- braska hraska Kan Kansas u Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri south of oC the Missouri river Louisiana west went of ot the Mississippi ris an and cent or 01 master Texas in the per her group Higher of oC Utah It Is proposed to list points In Iowa I Wisconsin Minnesota and Missouri north of ot the Missouri river rl in th the 75 per cent class lass which will pay 25 per percent percent percent cent less than will be bc asked In imi the per peri cent territory It Is al also alS planned to require per por cent rates between en points In California Oregon on and Washington Wash In ington ton and to place pIneo points In Arizona New lew Mexico Colora Colorado o Utah Wyoming Idaho Montana Ne a Nevada a anti and Texas hi iii hia hia a per er cent group Grou paying paYin 20 21 percent per percent and cent Int more than places In Oregon ton North and antI South Dakota Nebraska Kansas and oth other r states in iii inthe inthe the per cent zone Tho mileage mileage- scale scalo does not purpose to Interfere with tho the present 11 rate t for Instance between beten en Salt alt Lake L. and San Francisco or between Salt Lake and anti the Missouri river hut but Is Intended T to apply on ur i au i a u n Ogden Olden to points within a radius of or OO 00 or 01 miles I contend that there thero are arc no transportation transportation transportation trans trans- conditions which j Justify higher rates from Salt Lake Lako and Ogden Og- Og den than between points In the tire state of Oregon Washington North and South Dakota Kansas and Nebraska because the two great factors to be considered In making rates rates density of ot population a mile of railroad and density of ot traffic tic fic a 1 mile mile favor favor 01 Utah I Utah Lon Lend Lenh N In Population I TJ To o Interstate commerce commission commis I sion ion in its 1915 report shows tire the number num num- I bet ber of ot miles of or railroad for each inhabitants to be be- Utah Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- e- e braska North Dakota South Dakota Kansas 51 14 4 Therefore with one ono exception tho the population population population pop pop- for each mile of ot line in Utah Is greater than In any of ot tine tIle states men men- Time The W. 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N density of ot reVenue revenue reve eve nue nito traffic a mile of line in tho the calendar calendar calendar calen calen- I dar year Jear was was tons This I railroad operates almost entirely within with with- in the tho states of or Washington ton and Oregon Ore Ore- gon The Spokane ane Portland Seattle railroad operating between points In Washington and Oregon Dreg In Its density of or tonna tonnage e a mile of line was tons whereas during the same period the tho density of ot tonnage of ot the thc Ore Oregon on Short Line Litre operating in Idaho and Utah In tho the per cent zone WL was tons In hIn the tire fiscal year ear ended June 30 1916 1911 the revenue re tonnage of the Denver Denver Den Den- Denver ver o H Grande railroad In Utah was tons the thc density of ot tonnage of that part of ot the thc Denver er Rio Hlo Grande Grane op operating between Helper and Ogden was tons Prior to the advance of 25 per cent In rates June 25 25 1918 the first-class first rate rato from Salt Lake to Ogden a distance distance distance dis dis- tance of or thirty six miles was Wl 30 cents a pounds Now It is 37 cents Tine The proposed new scale would advance ad this rate to 45 40 cents a a. an Increase of C 53 per cent over the thc rate rato prior to June 25 and arri an advance anco of 22 per cent over o Present rates rutes My 1 contention Is therefore therefore therefore there there- fore that tho the rates between Utah and Idaho should be no higher th than n In the tho per cent zone S |