Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-04-11 | Page 2 | U. P. Rate Cuts Vetoed by ICC

u Pu P. Rate Rale Cuts Culs Vetoed by 1 WASHINGTON April 11 UP The The Interstate Commerce Commission Com Corn mission has rejected a plan which would have permitted the Union Pacific railroad to reduce rates on large petroleum shipments from Salt Lake City to Washington Oregon and Idaho The I C C rill ruled ed in effect that since the proposed lower Jower rates I would apply to large shipments I only they were not just and rea rca c. c Commissioners said aid the lower rates proposed by the thc railroad company company com corn pany would deprive California and coastal barge lines Jines of a major part of their business The barge lInes ines the commissioner said are not now doing capacity business The Tile barge lines which operate along the coast and on the Columbia Columbia Columbia Co Co- Co- Co lumbia and Willamette rivers had opposed the lower rates which first were requested by the Union Pacific last September The railroad asked the I C C to let et it cut shipping rates to about 1368 cents per pounds on shipments of ot refined petroleum oils gasoline and fuel oils which ran over gallons The present present present pres pres- ent rate for large shipments is figured figured figured fig fig- on a mileage and weight basis and is considerably higher