Show ALM TESTIFIES BEFORE SENATE SATES RATES INQUIRY Claims Repeal of Clause W Would ou Id Harm State 4 II j B Br MCI Frew WASHINGTON May Ernest 28 Ernest Salm Salt Lake City represent represent- to t- t o the Utah Citizens Citizens' Rate n i and other organizations ap ap- ap- ap red before a senate committee Sty In opposition to the U II on the tho ground its enactment uld Duld Id dry up the commerce of lali and nd other IntermountaIn ites tu Kr r. r Salm Saim testified for more than L hour at the commerce commit commit- j J I hearing searIng on the bill which uld repeal the long and short ml ui clause of the Interstate comerce comice com com- erce ice act If It the long and short haul lose use of the interstate commerce t It Is l repealed rnald as provided for in te 0 Pett bill biJJ Utah commerce uld be forced to move out of ot the Kate te ite to California or other points J more more favorable freight tes Mr Salm Saim said t Results Obvious o Ne New Indus Industries would never en cn- r Utah with such a transportation advantage The result transportation is n I. I Balm said that under the existing rr v Utah's freight rates were rero re- re recd ro cd and Call California's torn las la's increased The situation would be reversed tho railroads return to back Ut i rates he said The e Pacific coast he said now is lower lover water rates only in few ew instances compared with In In- mountain rates Higher Rates Rate tr r. r Salm Saim testified had tho the long d short haul law been repealed k t year the railroads would un have havo charged Utah manu- manu an and jobbers higher rates ten en shipping Into lUtO some Idaho Loano nta than they would have charged tornia manufacturers and job- job rt 1 although th the latter shipments uld ld pass right through Salt Lake Lakey y and Ogden Utah Mr Salm Saim d. d dhe lie he e railroads he added have con- con ded Utah and ind nd Idaho fruit truit and Actable rates would be reduced der the bill The Tho ho railroads can reduce these os CUI tomorrow 1 If they so desire said On the other hand they resist every attempt by y pers pel'S to obtain reduced fruit and rates This is a strong of bad faith on the part the railroads Balm laim urged water carrier regula regula- m 1 in place placa of long and short haul uL cal Introduced Protests Salm introduced a resolution wed cd by the tho 36 1935 Utah legisla legisla- 6 e in opposition to repeal or modi atlon of the long and short haul if He also introduced protest letI let- let I from Utah shippers lie be o protestants h he said were in mess Iness when Utah was penalized h the old haul back-haul rates in eft ef- ef t prior t to 1920 1020 and they know knowla la I experience what a severo severt dis- dis they labored under ther organizations represented r. r Salm were e e the Utah ers ers' er association Utah State Farm tau eau Federation Utah State Wool Is association and the state Hlo It be o service commission |