Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-20 | Page 4 | Oppose Raising Express Rates

OPPOSE RAISING EXPRESS RATES -": OMAHA, Dec. 10. Representatives of the Iowa and South Dakota slate raij-1v;iv raij-1v;iv eoniuiisslons i-onferred with Chairman Chair-man T. I,. Hall of the Nebraska railroad (run mission in Omaha yesterday relative fro concerted action to be taken by the three states to oppose the order of Director Di-rector tieneral MeAdoo of the railway administration in increasing express rates, f-nunsel Henderson of the Iowa eommis-JsLm eommis-JsLm and Sweet of the Sotith Dakota commission com-mission went to lancobi t oda y to eon-Umie eon-Umie the conference with Nebraska commissioners. com-missioners. "; I.INTOIA", Neb.. Dec. 19. While no d--finite line of action in contesting the federal railroad ndmiutstiation's right to regulate intrastate exj)ress charges wtis riecided upon here tod:iy by attorneys representing rep-resenting the Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska Ne-braska railway commissions, n. (;. Talor ii the Nebraska com mission staled that was likely an injunction suit to restrain Enforcement of the federal rates would be fjled within a short time. He was unable to indicate in which of the three states the Court action would he started. He stated, however, that it v.as probable the national association of state railway commissions W.oulil lend its aid to the fight against me federal rates.