Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-12-20 | Page 2 | Dangers Seen by I. C. C. in Rail Program

DANGERS SEEN BY I. I G. G C. C 0 IN IN 0 o RAIL PROGRAM Some Policies in U. U S. S C. C of C. C Relief Plan Are Held Destructive 0 Ii Dr United Tress Press WASHINGTON Dec 20 20 Some Some of the policies in the twelve-point twelve railroad railroad rail rail- road relief relic program of or the United States chamber of ot commerce were were looked upon today as destructive and dangerous by the interstate commerce com corn merce commission The commission especially opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed the proposals to give the railroads rail raU roads road responsibility for fixing long and short haul rates to permit them to change rates without notice to meet competitive conditions The first a commission spokesman held would result in harmful monopolies mo mo- and the second would foster loster fos los ter freight rates chaos More specifically it was WM said that if the roads were allowed t to establish establish lish long and short haul rates it would be possible for them to crush competitors competitor b by s sharply lowering Q rates on products which were In competition tion lion and still maintain gross revenue revenues reve reve- nue by advancing rates where there was no competition On other points of the program notably the retroactive repeal of the recapture clause the commission agreed with the chamber of commerce com corn merce A spokesman for the commission refused to discuss the chambers chamber's demand demand demand de de- de- de mand for removal of oC unnecessarily hampering restrictions upon railroad management and the establishment of fair conditions of railway regulation regulation regulation regula regula- tion He said that as far as M he knew this portion of or the chambers chamber's program pro gram was another generalization lacking lackin the support of or specific instances instances in in- stances of burdensome regulations