Show A Y S d t It An Existing S Menace I IS I good oci rear reason rea rca NTo 0 ONE ever ha has advanced any S son why the greatest service should be beit it r for the smallest charge No sane ne Cj passenger would ask a road TO-ad to carry him for le less s money than is charged for 0 mile 6 mite trip Similarly th there re is no reason 1 should be carried a longer longer distance distance ess money than is charged ch-arged for the lesser til i v This reasoning is fundamental and tind nd is lly recognized fourth section of the transport transportation tion to it official recognition designed give yet the fourth section i includes s a clause J h p permits r ts t the e in interstate erst te commerce commerce cornin com com- comi comi i i in m its discretion to make departures Jf policy Of course ourse this o provision vision Ji inserted for the pu purpose p se of providing renthe re- re re-I re m pi fhe case of a pressing emergency but buts butis s is s become a thorn in the life of th the i mountain country I IS S he railroads have lave endeavored to use thi this son on as sa s a means of defeating the t p of the fourth section They would SS e e. interstate commerce commission use i for lower rates to the Pacific are charged on shipments to interS inter inter- points The railroads feel that inter inter-I this S 4 lamination against the intermountain nta n coun coun- enable them to meet water compe- compe S non n on ithe the Pacific coast coast S T here however is no good reason why S. S pe people of the intermountain states should a ic railroad losses encountered in meeting t t 5 competition The intermountain counS coun- coun S kept in a constant turmoil because it is is called upon to defend its interests S railroad efforts to nullify the fourth iii i of the transportation act For For this it Jt i is important that congress pass the bill bill which would deny the interstate erce commission the right to auth authorize charges for long hauls than are arc made S hort ort hauls S he be Goo fling bill would tend to relieve country of the spirit spirit spirit-of of un- un ty ly which prevails ils here The principles n in the fourth section would be p and finally recognized without As As it is now ow the emergency clause clauseS over over the entire intermountain district S enace ace to industry and and- progress It If is the he spirit of justice underlying the fourth s made lasting and cO complete and andi i ill 1 11 toe tie acc accomplished when co congress fress passes e epding bill |