Show URTHER LIGHT ON SPOKANE RATE CASE CASEIn In response to letters of inquiry the Salt Lake Commercial clubs traffic bu bureau bureau reau roan has received a letter Jetter from Seen Secre tary S G Monroe of oC the Spokane Chamber hamber of Commerce regarding regard Ins the history of the rate case casa on which the Interstate i commerce commission recent ly 1 ruled rul d Mr lr Monroe states briefly that while the decision does not give ghe Me ne all an it is entitled to It effectually Jowers rs rates on a great many man articles The Spokane rate case ease he writes TUes has the tIle distinction of being tho the first con com complaint co plaint filed under the amended Hepburn art act which became effective June une 29 9 1900 06 The first hearings were held In Spokane In January Januar 1907 and other hearings were held in St Paul in March larh 1907 and In Portland In April of the same year ear The final arguments of counsel were made In Washington In June Traffic Commissioner r S 9 H Babcock was waa asked yesterday esterday what hat effect If any the decision in the Spokane case would have haye regarding tariff matters affecting Salt Lake Lako and he replied that hI he could not answer the question for the tho reason he ho had so far been unable to get a copy of the tho complaint filed in the Spokane case He did not know except In a general genera way what Spokane shippers had asked for He has written to Spokane for a copy of the complaint and the decision to ascertain ho Salt Lake may ma perhaps be bl benefited in the premises He said however If It the decision n gives Spokane bene hen benefits benefits e fits which we are ore also entitled to here I t presume that the decision will viii be of use to us its In getting our rights in some BOrne Instances |