Show MCARTHY MS SUPPORT ron FOR GOODING BILL Urges Kiwanis Club to Demand Help of depre- depre in Congress The most important piece of legislation ever ever- presented to congress congress congress con con- gress In so far tar as the state of concerned Is Is' Is the Hoch Boch long and short haul bill This is th the of V W. S. S McCarthy p president of of the the intermediate Intermediate Intermediate inter inter- Inter Inter- mediate Rate Rate association In speak speak- ing lag before members of the Kiwanis Khanis club Thursday at the Hotel Utah This bill said Mr lr McCarthy proposes to take from the interstate interstate interstate inter inter- state commerce commission the authority which It now has under the fourth section o of the transportation trans trans- act to grant authority to the carriers carriers' to charge more for short than for thelong haul lie said that although a number of business men of this state have for forthe forthe forthe the past twenty five years ears been endeavoring to secure for Utah and nd for the intermountain territory territory terri tern tory fair fain and equitable freight rates we ve find a large majority not only of the gen general ral citizenry but buta a number of shippers as well veil are arc not familiar with the method by which the c carriers in the past discriminated against Utah and the surrounding country in the applying of freight rates Prior to 1918 the pep e of ot Utah paid the Chica Chicago o to San Francisco freight rate plus pius the major portion portion portion por por- tion of of the San Salt Francisco-Salt Lake ake rate on practically every commodity commodity com corn shipped into the state added Mr 11 McCarthy l The freight charges being approximately tely 25 per cent greater for an mile SOO-mile shorter h haul ul he continued This discrimination against the In inLet inLet- Ler- Ler mountain territory was p by ay the commission on the plea of the he carriers that It was necessary because o of water competition through the Panama canal Because of the large number and dl diversified versified membership of the lower house It Is going to take tale a much greater effort to have the bill aill passed by that body declared the speaker I 1 am going to request st that each member of ot the Kiwanis Kh and every citizen in this this' territory write not only to the congressional delegation delegations delegation's delegations tion's tion of f our several st states tes t to sup sup- port the bill but am also going to ask isk them to write to busin business s houses with which they do business In the east or west to write write- senator senators senators sen sen- ator and congressmen representing represent represent- ing their districts to support the bill and assist In securing fair freight rates added Mr McCarthy Charles Berry furnished music at atthe atthe atthe the meeting |