Show GOUlD TRAffiC M MAN DEfENDS TARiffS I CHICAGO Feb 20 Western Western O. railroads whIch w arc c contesting tho the reduction rr ordered ordred by tho the Interstate commerce commission I In iii the tho Missouri river case made a n list last effort yesterday so EO far tar ns as tho the Introduction of testimony Is concerned In tho the on the application for tor a permanent In In- In junction B. B Boyd In chu charge of or traffic on the Gould system led Ild the tho lawyers who were him him through h the tue history of or in tho the United States Ho lIe declared that the commissions commission elon'S order es establishing s es- low Jow through h rates would disturb ills dis tho the existing rate structure from rom tho the Atlantic to tho thio to tho of or every Important commercial center e cx- thoo those In tho the extreme west besides beside cutting thousands of or dollars from tho the revenues rev rev- of or the railroads Mr o Boyd Bod asserted the reduction of ot through rates would prove an nn Immense handicap to Chicago o and St. St Louis and I Intermediate cities clUes and would congest I business in tho the west Ho lIe explained how the rate rato system had been built upon basIng bas bas- basing ing points on the Missouri l and Mississippi rivers and nt at Denver Salt Lake City and tho the coast As ts a result of or this system he ho said sale the great preat commercial cities of ot tho the west had been been built up Tho The establishment establishment establish establish- ment meat of ot through rates he ho said would place placa these centers again In tho position of or Intermediate cities RAILROAD NOTES A. A E. E Randall traveling passenger agent for tor the tho Rock Island returned last night from a a. business trip to Idaho I C. C A. A Maim district passenger agent for the Nickel Plato Plate route with headquarters headquarters head head- quarters in Denver Den was a visitor to Salt Lake Lako City for Cor a few hours yesterday af at- at 0 F. F J. J Wh Wheeler eler general agent for tor the Salt Lake route In California Is visiting this city on busl business e s. s F. F A. A Aann Wann ann general Jeneral traffic manager for the Salt Lako Lake route passed through this city en route to the tho east at nt noon today About COO OO Utah county people came up over o the Salt Lake route this morning to attend tho the Sothern performance of or Ham let Jet tonight ht Tho They will return homo home atter at- at I ter tho the performance |