Show COMPlAINT OF J L TRAFFIC BUREAU M IS FORMULATED t I Arbitrary and Oppressive Methods Charged Against t Several Seve l Railroads j f COMPARATIVE TABLE OF TARIFFS IS APPENDED i INFORMATION ASSEMBLED FOR CONSIDERATION OF COM COM COMMERCE COMMERCE MERCE MERGE f COMMISSION Some Seats time next fall at a date elate not BOt pi piset 3 set the Interstate commerce COI I will 18 consider In full the freight rate situ situation sit attest as it affects the west taking Into consideration the claims of the Intermountain cities that discriminatory discriminatory rates are now In to effect from Chi Chicago Chicago Chicago cago Mississippi river and Missouri river h points and also the protests of the coast cotUIt dUes cities to change the rates on the that it would kill business s in their eases caws s sTIle TIle The Interstate commerce co has lias hasa s sa a hard problem to solve It may take t weeks and months to arrive at a asia eola n I tion that will be satisfactory to all aU coy con concerned corned and that will not work an aft in injustice injustice justice on some orne locality It Is ii I a problem which Is I the oldest traffic heeds heads of the oldest roads At the time all these matters matter are to bl be betaken b taken up for readjustment the protest filed flied before the commission by the Salt Lake Commercial clubs traffic bureau will ill be considered This petition and com corn complaint complaint plaint which is S signed by C A Quigley president and W WS S McCarthy secretary also aloe by Charles Char lea C Pe Dey counsel and S 8 SH Sif H if Babcock commissioner of tariff na tia been printed In a neat form and is i BOW now being distributed It I t IB is i a II petition sad a H complaint against the Harriman lines II tile t tA A T S F the C B A Q the C CN ft N No th the C R I P the C M x tim tile C I S 8 the D R O G the I C the theM theM M P and the S 15 P L A 8 S cLUIe L The complaint charges arbitrary Op pr ah and exceptional methods methode In rn transportation ratemaking especially cat cal calculated t to tu promote the growth and pros prosperity plY s parity of San Francisco and other i ion on the Pacific coast and to produce and an maintain an opposite condition of ojal 1 servitude and distress for the cities nd state tate of Utah I IThe The rates charged are pronounced as unjust unreasonable and discriminate p for the extent of the service performed and also alao In comparison with the charges now assessed between much more widely 0 separated points and Involving much k greater service through the Utah tah cities 1 i Discrimination Is Charged t The complaint charges that man many freight transportation class cia and Hy It rates now applying between Chicago 1 I Mt ls river and Missouri river I 4 freight frea it rate territories and Ogden Suit Se I t i Lake City Provo Prfto and other Utah points point i 1 In lit both directions are aft and halts tift for tor the extent of service per a 4 in JD comparison with the c ill much more mort widely separated rated ted points and Involving ing Ii much greater tee service to and from Cali Cail California fornia ami directly through the Utah tit elt titles eltie les ie named Relief Is II sought ht and state statements 1 meets ments men are attached in class or commod commodity ity It rates rate in cents per pee l pounds in ef pf effect feet or t to te become effective according to I published tariffs as al stated and rates prayed for fer between the territories These statements are made mad out and tabulated at great length showing the tile rates on a great at number of articles between Chicago rate territory t and San Francisco and other points in California taking San Francisco rates also between Chicago rate territory and Ogden Salt Lake and Utah common points and the rates prayed for In the petition between Chicago rate i territory and Ogden Osden Salt Lake and I tub tab 0 common points Thre are also given I Ir rates r on Oft the same samp articles to the th sam samp destinations from Mississippi river and I from tram Missouri Mouri river points and the rate rat It prayed for or from those thoe points to Utah com corn common common cornmon mon points Some Comparisons Noted 1 j The tariff bureau wants for instance e j ja a rate of W 55 cents per lot pounds on ag agricultural 11 iJ implements such lIuch as Ho r r mowers lowers harvesters harvester etc in car lots Iota t b tween Chicago and this state tate And the i 1 plan shows that the rate to Utah Itah common t Is now no SI 1133 33 while 1 s hue to San Fran Francisco rall cisco the rate rote Is only 1 25 The present rate from front the Mississippi river to Utah talt t common points Us 18 Jl 1 and from the th 1 Missouri river From the Mississippi to San Francisco it is l from the Mis Missouri M Missouri BOurl river the th tame amE What is wanted is isa ISa ISa a rate of 1 3 to Utah from the Mis Mississippi and a rate rat of 80 cents from the Missouri Similar comparisons are made and similar reduction In rates are asked in other kinds of agn implements potato sorters sho arsenate of lead leadin leadin in packages asbestos babbit metal bags and bagging baSling taking laking powders bath tabs Leba beans and peas belting leather bicycle tables books book bottles boxes box brass gouda goods clothing dr dry goods and nd a thou thousand thousand u usand sand and one ont other articles article Space is I inadequate to list all ail of the ar articles articles tides on which comparisons are made dt but a few are art here given the first col column column column being the present rates from Chi Chicago Chicago cago territory to tn San Francisco the sec second second I ond being the rates from Chicago Chiago terri tern territory tory to Utah common points point the third being the th rate asked aske for from Chicago to Utah Uth common pots ports the fourth being bing the th rates rat from the Mississippi r to toS San S Francisco Francis the fifth the th rats rate rte from 1 the Mississippi to t Utah Ut common potato po the sixth the rate asked tea for f from frees t Itts I river to Utah Ut common C paints pounds The Te pp rates are given lve hi In I cents a per p p JW 1 Clothing l m 11 D US S UK iii coffee W n 1 R D U 1 12 Drugs D IH 1 l i 11 I lii UK 1 fl Dry goods and blan blankets D beets ket p 0 a m 1 K m i 1 m m I Cotton Coo goods W 1 1 si 1 i Ul Bedsteads Bt 8 Iron Ir or orb brass beds etc l Ut 1st 1 in b b Window glass M I sm U 73 72 1 M Iff 1 l Hose Hc rubW rubber I IS 12 10 WI 11 J US U 1 l 1 Pipe fittings and Pp connections a S ci 5 95 t 5 B U 5 JS I W ft iuta edible eible l no 10 HI li CO m HI 10 W U Continued Continue on Pale Page 3 COMPLAINT OF TRAFFIC BUREAU IS FORMULATED Continued from Page Paile 1 The above are a few of the articles taken at random to show comparisons A table giving rates on similar articles eastbound to show that the coast cities enjoy greater privileges than the inter Intermountain intermountain mountain territory Is also given ghen Passenger Rates Attacked The petition also takes up the matter of passenger transportation rates of fare and shows the rates now charged be between between between tween Ogden Salt Lake Jake City and an Provo Prove Denver Dener Omaha Portland San Francis Francisco co and Los Loll Angeles in both directions claims they the are unjust excessive unreasonable i aona le and also claims that the through passenger transportation rates ras of ot fare should justly and reasonably be b not In excess eM of 25 cents per mile mUe based upon the short line mileage Here Is the ta table I his ble compiled for the commission i Rates Provo Prove and Present Asked Denver DelIver D aver 1771 1101 u Omaha O lab zo Portland Poet Joo n San Francisco 00 2176 16 I ILos Los Angeles Angela 00 1875 18 Salt lit Lake City Ctt and Denver Deliver iii 1775 io I 70 Omaha 2148 i it Portland t WM 2 San M atM 3 1600 Los Ang Angelas 19 Ogden 0 and anti Denver 1775 1771 Omaha tt 4 oo Portland 51 e eSan U USan San Francisco JUt i iLos K KLos Los Angeles 2945 M The petition States slates the belief that the railroads named have a Ii secret seret agreement for the partition of or traffic territory with witha a resulting division of freight and pas passenger passenger passenger traffic Ira between beten the pin Jn ri n Cal California and Oregon and the cities of Salt Lake Ogden Provo and other points paints in Utah under which competition for such sueh raffle is virtually eliminated and trans tran transportation service serice impaired |