Show TRAFFIC BUREAU TO BUREAU TO I OPPOSE RAILWAY RAIL VIM I RA RAT TE RAISE I I I Application to Be Fought Before Interstate ComI Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce melce Commission V. w. S S. S McCarthy 1 vice Ice president and 1 H. H W W. traffic manager of the tho Traffic Service Bureau of Utah will appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear before Attorney Examiner of ot the Interstate commerce commission at Portland Ore next Wednesday and protest against the application of the tho railroads for increased rates The Iho commission by a n decision handed down Juno June 30 30 1017 1917 directed lre that In no circumstances should rates be bo higher from the East to tl Utah than to Pacific Pac coast terminals I The railroads at the Portland hearing I will apply for permission to raise ralso the rates rates to the coast while they also will ask usk that rates affecting acre about commodity com coin items in shipments to Utah h b be I I raised rak rs McCarthy and will contend there Is no Justice in the tho application application application cation and instead of ot rates being advanced ad- ad advanced advance ad ad- vance as asked they will request that rates to Utah be reduced The application follows the decision of ot the Interstate commerce commission last June and also the passage of an amendment amendment amend amend- ment to the interstate commerce law The amendment provides no rates shall be advanced without obtaining the consent consent con con- sent of ot the commission Heretofore tho the railroads in many Instances succeeded in having rates advanced by simply fling filIng fl- fl Ing 1 a tariff of increased rates without obtaining consent In cases however where protests developed the commissIon commission commis commis- sion was forced to make malte an Investigation tion to determine the tho reasonableness of ot the tho petition In connection with whit the hearing at Portland Port Port- land land the railroads have submitted a re revised revised re- re schedule of ot proposed rates being unable to file tile new tariffs and operate upon them without tho the consent of tho the commission even If It no protest was wasAt made At the hearing McCarthy and will show the Increasing revenues reve reve- flues the railroads have derived In tho the thon last few y years and will contend that in n ii I i the light of ot such facts the railroads should not succeed in their application |