Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-26 | Page 22 | I. C. C. Member Hits Haul Repeal Move

I I. I G G. G C G. G MEMBER HITS HAUL REPEAL MOVE WASHINGTON Feb 26 Repeal 26 Repeal or modification of oC the long and short haul law will be injurious to the we western tern transcontinental 1 railroads rail rail- roads and particularly disastrous to lo the intermountain country inthe In Inthe Inthe the considered judgment of oC Judge William E. E Lee a member of the interstate commerce commission The commissioner has made known his studied opinions in a letter letter let let- ter ler to Senator James P. P Pope of Idaho In his letter which h Senator Pope made public Commissioner Lee points to three specific reasons why he believes s 's the long and short haul law should not be chan changed ed He holds that 1 Railroad and Panama canal boat lines alike will lose revenue in the resulting contest for traffic 2 2 Many lines of ot business in the Interior west wesl will suffer stiffer under frei freight ht rate inequalities 3 Railroad relief from fourth section provisions at the expense of ot the interior country countr will not solve the railroad difficulties