| Show BOISE COMPLAINT TO TOI TOBE I BE INVESTIGATED TODAY Special Examiner of Interstate Com Corn Commerce Commerce merce Commission Will Inquire Into Pacific Express Rates Hates This morning at 10 0 Frank Lyon Lon special examiner for the Interstate com corn commerce commerce merce mares commission and his assistant II H HL L Flannery will open an investigation n nor of or the alleged discrimination against Boise Boi e Ida by the Pacific Express com corn company company pany The examination will be held heW in inthe inthe i ithe the United States circuit courtroom and wilt wAl not be open to the public The Pa Pacific Express company Is the only defend defendant ant in the case and the Investigation Is the result of a complaint made to the In Interstate n commerce commission by the business men of Boise Ida about six i 1 months montha ago The complainants In the case cane charge the Pacific Express company with die dis discriminating criminating against Boise by reason of their charging a higher express rate be between between between tween Sew New York and Bole BoIse than to cities farther west They not only charge cham the express company with demanding a higher rate for goods coming to Boise from eastern points but bot state in their complaint that a rate far In excess of that charged from Pacific coast cities Is ts demanded for outgoing expressage The commission has been conducting a hearing on rates In Reno Kev Sey for sev several several eral weeks and decided to hear the corn com complaint plaint of the Boise people while still in inthe Inthe the west Special Examiner Lyon was sent to Salt Lake City for this purpose e and the principal witnesses wi in the case will win come to this thin city to be heard Assistant General Superintendent John T Daniel and ami Superintendent of or Tariffs M 1 C Paxton of the Pacific Express press com corn company company pany pony are in the city and will wilt be present at the hearing in to behalf of their com corn company company pany General Counsel Stockton of NewYork New NewYork York and Superintendent Mills Mm of Lo Loe Angeles officials of the Ute Ex Express Express press prees company will also be present at the hearing bearing this morning although their company Is not directly connected with Ith the case ca |
