Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-17 | Page 2 | Solon Charges Rate Combine of Railroads

SOLON lON CHARGES RATE HAlf COMBINE Of RAILROADS Transcontinental Lines in Union to Mai Maintain tain Levies Levie Wheeler Says WASHINGTON March 17 AP Al' Transcontinental railroads are Ina in ina ina a union to maintain the present practice of or a greater charge for a short haul than for a long bong haul Senator Wheeler Democrat Montana Mon Mon- tana lana charged toda today in the senate This union prevents those hose railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads that want to do so from relief to the Intermountain territory terri tern tOI tory he declared Supporting the Gooding bill which would prevent a continuation of this practice the Montana senator senator senator sen sen- ator charged that the railroads are maintaining a lobby bobby and that the chambers of commerce over the country are engaged in organized propaganda against the Gooding measure Senator Wheeler said the Northern North North- orth- orth em ern Pacific and the Union Pacific were the leaders of the movement In maintaining low rates to the Pacific coast at the expense of ot IntErmediate in intermediate In- In points To support his statement he read an exchange of letters between officials of the Great Northern 1 and Chicago Milwaukee Milwaukee Mil Mu- waukee St. St Paul which suggested suggest suggest- ed conferences for the discussion of the Pacific coast rates The Great Northern and Milwaukee Milwaukee Mil Mu- waukee had no stomach for continuing continuing continuing con con- the fight against ship lines via the Panama canal Senator Wheeler said