Show PRESIDENT NT T TAFT TO INVESTIGATE I FREIGHT WATE RAlE CHARGES m IN UTAH 1 Smoot j Smoot Sutherland and ami cr Howell H wel Ask a That the ci tf Up by Department of Justice Washington President nt today tod iy took up of Ot investigation and prom teed 1554 to act at once on a complaint filed flied with him alleging that the western rail railroads railroads roads are discriminating against Salt Lake City Ogden and other intermountain tain tam cities in the matter of or freight rates and ami are violating the antitrust laws The charges were Wire made by b Senators Smoot and Sutherland and Representative Howell all of ot Utah They asked that the matter be taken up by the department of or Justice rather than by the interstate commerce commission The TI papers filed flied alleged that Mr Har Harriman Harriman riman shows no respect for any iw but bet the federal Petition From Utah The Th papers declare that Harriman lines Jines are enormously profitable and include a petition from commercial ommer ml bodies in Utah saying ain the discrimination has been ear car earned earned ned riM on for many years E ars and that the roads hav ha steadily s tea till v increased sled rates and eliminated j t competition I I Higher rates it is said paid are being I tor m freight n C i sour river l D t ft t tr Utah territory than tb lD tor 14 the much longer haul to Pacific tt cities eIlte These T rates rat says th tM the petition a 8 ai without ut warrant fany com corn competent competent court cot coU t or 01 commission I Railroads Accused Accuse The rhe roads rde specified are tile the Southern m Pa Pacific cine the n Pacific n Sport S ort Line the Oregon Or Railroad 8 Navigation company the San Sen Pedro Los Angeles Salt Lake the Denver Rio Rk Grande Grands the Missouri Pacific the Colorado C Midland the Colorado Southern South n the Chicago Burlington Quincy the Chicago Rock Island Pacific and the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe FeIt FeIt FeIt It Is stated that on cocoa coco beans b ans the rate per car from Chicago to Utah is while for the same SlIme ear car ar all the way VoS to San Francisco the charge is only 25 S 5 On a acar oar ear of nails the charge charle from Chicago to is and from Chicago to San Francisco only On a car ear of or printing paper pa er the rate from Chicago to Utah is istO tO and to San Francisco only |