Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-10-18 | Page 5 | Freight Rates Questions Now up to Board

EIGHT RATES RATE NOW NO UP TO BOAR c. c C. C Takes Under Advisement Advisement Advisement Ad Ad- Application of Western R Roads ads to Cut I Rates on Long Haul ASHINGTON WASHINGTO T. T Oct IS The Thein- Thein inS In- In S tate commerce commission yes yes- es erday ay took under advisement the Explication of transcontinental rails rail- rail s for authority to violate the ns nEi and short haul provisions of lej iJ interstate commerce act with to rates from Midwestern to Pacific coast points Concluding arguments in the case casere jre re presented to the commission ring irIng the day by representatives t nearly all aU interests affected by proposed transcontinental rate The commissions commission's deI deon de- de ilon I on n Is the next step in Jn the case I CLARES PROVISIONS MET I Summarizing the arguments of L V. V B. B rep- rep the transcontinental lines fold the commission that a refusal rant the reductions would be a versal of the commissions commission's action P I verr case where such reductions Hc s been granted declaring that I very provision of ot the law requisite reductions had been je e In the present proposal were presented to the commission earlier in the day by of Western Vestern and in inri intermediate in- in ri points affected the late lat- lat l e contending that the proposed fate reductions would cause undue against them 11 Representatives es of Western Vestern faints ints its however supporting the pros pro- pro osal s l declared decLared that the effect of the Deduced ced transcontinental rates be to create co competition In n he intermediate territory which Is IB imle r complete accord with th the intent f the law la ROAD ISSUE INVOLVED The interstate commerce com- com lesion in the transcontinental rate i tse se sa is called upon to decide what S II regarded as one of the broadest sues placed before it in a long nod i. i B Before fore its largest aspect the case the question whether the shall be allowed to make es which will barely meet the cost of oC transportation in ore or- or e 10 compete with ocean freight pervice from the Atlantic coast to Pacific by wa way of the Panama anal nal The railroads contend that th the proposed reduced rates li be hey will Ill gain sufficient traffic to torn torn rn ra a profit while those opposing reductions contend that the serIce serce ser- ser Ice ce will be rendered by the rails rail rail- lI ads ds s at actual co cost coat t or less It not notIng notIng noting Ing its proportionate share of ot general transportation burden Shipping lipping interests throughout the Ings and arguments have contended con con- tended ended that to grant railroads com com- rates would be to take away avay rom from such interests a natural ada ad- ad tag a