Show ASOLINE Y R fREIGHT f RATES i if ORDERED tt REDUCED iJA I j 1 K KiJA NE NEW SCHEDULES EffECTIVE UPON APRIL IE Interstate Commerce Commission Commission Com Com- mission Makes Ruling Which Will Mean Great Saving to Many Utahn WASHINGTON Jan 16 Railroad Railroad rates on gasoline from a a. a number of ot producing points to Salt Lake City Ogden and Provo Utah were ordered reduced today by from 10 to 27 21 perI percent per percent I cent effective April 11 11 by the interstate Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- state commerce commission New rates were prescribed which the commission said should not nut exceed exceed exceed ex ex- ex- ex 55 cents per poun s from Florence Colo 65 cents from Casper Wyo 69 cents from VA IC o 75 cents from Wilmington Cat Cal and 81 cents from Boaz Cal Cat From the mId mid- field according to the decision de I cislon the new rates shall not exceed 1 per pou pounds I Utah automobile owners will benefit I to the extent of hundreds of thousands I of dollars by the reductions announced In the decision of the Interstate com com- commerce comI I merce commission according to officials of- of I of the Utah State Automobile association and others Interested The rates rates represent reductions from 23 28 cents to 31 cents per hundred pounds under those existing at present Complaint against the rates charged for shipping gasoline Into Utah from surrounding oil producing states were wore first filed med by the Stale State Automobile associatIon association as- as on August 8 1919 Rat Rates s which prevailed at that time and are ara still but which will be supplanted supplanted supplanted sup sup- planted on April 11 by the rates ordered or ordered or or- dered In the interstate commerce commission commission com com- mission are Per hundred pounds from Florence Colo 83 cents Casper Wyo 93 cents Greybull Wyo 93 cents Wilmington Cal Cat Boaz Cal Cat and from mid continental field points to Utah The case which was filed through the traffic service bureau of Utah reI received received re re- re- re I its first hearing before Examiner Examiner Exam Exam- iner Eddy in Salt Lake After Atter Mr Eddy made his recommendations tt tc tt I the commission the traffic bureau filed tiled briefs briefs' resulting In the present decision which Is a reversal of the original recommendations recommendations rec rec- i made by the examiner The case because of its Us peculiar aspect aspect as aspect as- as along the line Une of ot reversing the examiners examiner's report is considered a a. distinct distinct distinct dis dis- victory victor for the automobile ass association association asso asso- elation acc according to W. W S. S McCarthy of the traffic service service bureau Reflected to the amount of ot 2 cents cent per gallon reduction In the retail price of ot gasoline which It Is claimed the decision decision decision de de- de- de will result In will be bo saved many thousands of ot dollars a anu an an- nu lly Private automobile owners totaling to- to totaling to more than will be th the chief beneficiaries although the decision de de' decision de- de will result In a considerable saving to many large manufacturers manufacturer who are users of ot gasoline Automobile owners use approximately gallons of gasoline each ach year a large part of which Is shipped In from sur sm surrounding sun rounding state |