Show MINE I MEN FIGHT I I BOOST IN RATES File Motions With Commission Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion Asking Denial of Railroads' Railroads Plea Two motions asking that the railroads railroads railroads' railroads railroads' rail rail- roads' roads plea for emergency rate increases in in- creases in Intrastate traffic traffie be denied were filed med with the state public utilities util util- commission Saturday by Russell G. G Lucas and Warren Nichols attorneys attorneys nes ne's for the Utah chapter of the American Mining congress One of these mot motions ons asked specifically specifically call cally that the electric lines be denied the increases because the railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads were not parties to the contract with the Railroad Credit corporation and neither can contribute or participate participate pate therein The other motion asked that applications applications for tor increases on smelter and mine supplies and products be denied on the cau causes es shown by the mining interests during the hearing Representatives of the railroads again took the stand Saturday to supply sup sup- ply sly information asked by the mining interests and to refute some ome of the testimony presented during the hear hear- log ing ng which opened Wednesday COUNSEL TESTIFIES J J. J A. A Gallaher commerce counsel for the Denver Rio Grande Western West West- em ern railroad declared that all carriers carriers car car- riel's who have not defaulted in their fixed Interest payments may participate participate participate pate in the bene benefits ts of the Railroad Credit corporation He further testified tes tes- tes tiLled that the Denver Rio Grande Continued on Pare Ten MINE MEN FIGHT BOOST IN RATES Continued from Page Seven Beren Western Wester railroad had asked for a n loan of from the credit corpora ion tion ton the money to be available April Apri 1 1 He ITe stated that the Denver Rio Grande Grando Western Wester would pay into the credit corporation about be be- cause ause of the emergency tariffs giving the he railroad a net benefit of He le declared also that the Rio Grande had failed to earn ear its it fixed interest charges by in 1931 1931 R. R of the Union Pacific system introduced figures supplemental tal tl to statistics offered b by the railroads rail rail- rai roads oads on the opening da day of oC the hear hear- Ing ng These new figures were brought in n at the request of the mining inter inter- ests The original figures showed the earnings of or the steam and electric railroads combined combined OUTLINES EARNINGS Mr testified that the team steam railroads based upon total property investment in estment had earned eared per cr cent in 1927 per cent in 1928 per cent in 1929 per percent percent cent ent in 1930 and per cent in 1931 1931 He le le stated that the electric roads had earned eared per cent in 1927 11 per percent percent cent ent in 1928 per cent in 1929 61 per cent in 1930 and 72 per cent in 1931 1931 Mr Lucas In his hi closing argument stated that the recent wage cut of railroad had more than tak taken taken ta tak- tak en care of the emergency He stated that hat the interstate commerce ion sion had said that was needed to help the carriers meet their fLed interest charges He po pointed in led out that half hal of this already had been assured by the emergency increases I on interstate commerce rates rites and that Ithe he the railroads were saved by the wage cut cu or almost twice the amount which the interstate commerce com merce commission said was needed He asked that the public utilities commission take note of the f fact ct that the he other states which had granted the he appeal for intrastate increases had lad done so before the wage cut cul The hearing closed cosed shortly shorty before be- be fore bre 1 p. p m. m Saturday The public utilities commission gave all al parties partes until March 31 to file me briefs |