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Show Figures Submitted by H. W. Prickett in Contention for Lower Rates. Additions exhibits showing revenue derived de-rived by the railroads upon representative representa-tive miscellaneous shipments to Salt I,ake from eastern points, were yesterday sent to the Interstate commerce commission by H. W. Prickett. manager of the traffic service bureau of Utah. Tho compilation was made by Mr. Prickett as a representative of the Salt ' Iake Commercial club at the r-quest of Henry Thurteli, chief examiner of the interstate1 in-terstate1 e'n,m"rce commission, to .uppt'1-ment .uppt'1-ment statistics introduced at the hearing of the petition of the Intermediate Kate association for graded rat- s to l.'tah, held early in Nnvcmlor at Salt Liikc, M r. Prlekr-tt said. Extensive data was submitted by Mr. Prickett In support of his contention for reduced rates. The combined nrt operating operat-ing income of all federal contro ied steam lines serving Utah during t lie year ending end-ing lieeember 31, pnx, was more than J.i.tj per mil.' of road in excess of tho standard return, or the average net income in-come for the three years of m,",, and 1017 which tne Kovernment Guaranteed the raii roads wnen they were taken under federal cont rul, according to informal in submitted by Mr. Prickett. Federal controlled con-trolled roads of the western district, which Includes the territory west of Chicago, f-howed a deficit f S." 2v per 'mi ie compared com-pared with the standard return. Mr. Prickett Prick-ett stated. Kastern railroads, he said, were ?2.K2 pt r mile hclow the standard, and those of the southern district exent d-ed d-ed it by 5-12 per mile. |