Show AURBACH BEGINS BAGGAGE PR PROBE Bf Excess Charges harges Higher Than rhan Express Ra Rates es Executive Says Investigation of or an asserted discrimination dis is- is crimination against tho the American tm traveling public caused by excess 59 baggage gage charges which aro are said ald to tobe tobe be he higher than express charges was started Tuesday by Herbert S. S h president of or the tho Utah Shippers Shippers' Traffic association Mr a action followed a complaint nt from Milton Baltimore manufacturers manufacturers' agent who asserted it il cost him hint 88 88 to ship his pounds o of trunks from Kansas Kan City CHy to Salt Lake by cx- cx press pret while it would have hav co cot t him plus transfer charges at nt ter totaling 87 had h he lie shipped hipped the same santo trunks as 19 excess baggage on ott his railroad ticket Mr r. r Auerbach indicated Tue Tuesday da he would recommend that the tho shippers shippers' ship ship- pers pers' as association call attention of the tho discrimination to the tha interstate commerce comI t their next meeting me ills His investigation revealed Tuesday Tues Tue- da day that the that the comparative costs on excess baggage between various points were cre n as follows Between New York and Salt Lake railroad charge 1463 express charge difference rence Chicago and Salt Lake railroad charge express charge difference 38 San Francisco and Salt Lake railroad charge chargo express charge difference 34 cents Los Angeles Angele and Salt Lak railroad railroad rail ran roa road J charge express charge 10 difference e c 28 cents Mr Auerbach believes belIe the case I If brought to the attention of or tho interstate commerce commission will merit nationwide interest since it affects every part of oC the countr coun coun- tr try |