Show IN RAILWAY CIRCLES Proposed Legislatien i Not Looked Upon Favorably IS NO PRESENT NEED OF IT A PROMINENT BUSINESS iAN OWES P USlnJ5S HIS VIEWS 3Iorrisons Bill Would Remedy fio Evil and Would Keep Onr Capital Cap-ital A Slap at Railroads Wliose j Welfare Depends Upon tIC Welfare I Wel-fare of the State Latest By Wire Local Notes The bill introduced in the house on Wednesday by Representative Morn son to create a state transportation commission for the control and regulation regu-lation of all railroads and other common com-mon carriers was the subject of some discussion among railroad men yesterday yes-terday and much more among shippers ship-pers and business men The first class had little to say about the matter but the business men and shippers talked freely about it I dont think any such measure will pass said one prominent shipper to a Herald representative because I there is no occasion for i The railroads rail-roads have cut down rates and treated us so fairly that today there is little I cause for complaint and that does not relate to matters over which such a commission would have jurisdiction The tariff rates in Utah are very fair and the rule is that when a shipper can show reason for a reduction it is made The Rio Grande Western is essentially a Utah road Its prosperity I depends wholly on the prosperity of I the state and Its energies ability and means have been expended to build up the commonwealth The Union Pacific is moving in the same direction and If you would make a canvass of the shippers you would find the sentiment to be against such legislation Back of this however how-ever there is another and stronger I reason Utah has just entered upon her career a a state Under the new conditions we expect the capital that has been waiting at our doors to flow in for investment That should be encouraged not discouraged The year 1896 gives promise of seeing a great deal of railroad building here A number of important projects of this nature all of tremendous interest to the new state are under consideration considera-tion and some of them are practically closed up But if there is at the outset i out-set going to be legislation against the i i railroads when It is admitted that I i I at present there Is no cause for the passage of such a measure as that introduced in-troduced we might just a well makeup I make-up our minds that the policy of the roads will be one of contraction rather than expansion Let the issuance of I I passes to officials and all that sort of thing be stopped if it can be but I dont hang out a sign saying that j capital is not wanted in Utah Of I course antirailroad talk is popular I goes with the masses and is an easy way of building up a cheap reputation But this Is serious business and a proposition to enact laws to remea evils that do not exist will not in my opinion meet with the approval of the business men or any other class of citizens tzens |