Show IMORE MORE F FACTS ACTS CONCERNING RAILROAD D DISCRIMINATION I S C R I AGAINST UT UTAH AH ARE GIVEN I Herbert S. S Auerbach Supplements Re Rep Reply Repy P PLights PLight's y to tb to toJ J. J E. E Lights Light's First Letter in Which Latter Threw I Out Challenge I I that he had already shown that acute D DECLARING 1 is practiced by the railroads against this city Herbert S. S I Auerbach supplemented his reply today in connection with the challenge made by J. J E. E Light district freight and passenger agent lof of the Southern Pacific company compan r in his first letter Mr 11 Auerbach I proposes to answer L J Lights Light's seco second d letter this week and promises that his his' reply will conclusively and emphatically show that the Southern Pacific company has nothing in common with the interests here for building a great c commercial and industrial empire At this stage Mr Auerbach feels that nothing but the fullest publicity should be accorded the attitude he has adopted to bring before the public the gross discrimination that has been and Is being exercised by the railroads rail rall- railroads rallI roads preventing this city and state I from rising to their opportunities to create a trade expansion which will I provide the greatest prosperity for all Mr 1 Auerbach therefore contends I that he should proceed to show cerI certain certain tain discriminations which exist as I asked by Mr Light so that the latter and the Southern Pacific comI company company com com- pany and the citizens of Utah might realize the great harm that Is being I caused to local Industries with a aview aview aview view to remedial action being taken to afford the much desired relief for forthe forthe I the peoples people's benefit AWAKENING PUBLIC I The Southern Pacific company through Mr Light said Mr Auerbach Auerbach Auer Auer- bach threw out a challenge claiming claimIng claiming claim claim- ing that there was no discrimination I accepted with alacrity for I realized that beneficial results would be obtained if It the public could be awakened to seeing things as they actually are In goin going over the many tariffs I have been astounded at the gross grossi i j discrimination revealed There can be no satisfactory or adequate reply b by the railroads since the evidence furnished is that upon which the transportation companies operatE Mr Light Bight In his challenge may have conveyed the Impression that there was no discrimination or that may have been his Intention Whatever Whatever Whatever What What- ever might have been the desire to impress or whatever might have been the Intention the facts as found in the tariffs completely demonstrate that the city of Salt Lake and the state of Utah are handicapped to an extent that Is stifling business and restricting opportunities of the people of the territory EVERY FAMILY HITI HIT I want the people to be Impressed with the fact that the exorbitant freight rates should form a serious consideration in every home They strike adversely at every family and every human being that lives here Now in further proof that the Southern Pacific company is discriminating discriminating discriminating dis dis- criminating against Salt Lake City and in reply to Mr Cr Light I will bare some of the Inequalities that exist and I feel sure that the people will willbe willbe willbe be convinced that they are being discriminated against and that the situation should be remedied with a aview aview aview view to affording relief at the earliest possible moment I Take coffee for Instance It Is used In man many homes and there Is a abig abig I big sale of the product here The freight rate on coffee from the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- coast to Salt Lake City a distance distance distance dis dis- dis- dis tance of miles Is per pounds while the same product may maybe maybe maybe be carried to Denver miles further further fur fur- ther for In other words this shows that despite the fact that Denver Is practically practically three-quarters three further away than than Salt 1 Salt Lake from the point of shipment It pays but 16 cents more or less than one-eighth one more than to this city Is this justice Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- road rates I consider should be based on a It fairer degree of mileage than this tariff shows ANOTHER INSTANCE To further supplement my reply to Mr Light that gross discrimination prevails I will wUl cite another Instance wh wherein the conveyance of dried fruits Is concerned As Mr Light probably knows there is a heavy Continued on pa page f 8 8 81 WORE MORE F FACTS ACTS CONCERNING RAILROAD DISCRIMINATION AGAINST UTAH ARE GIVEN I. I Continued from page 1 traffic on dried fruits from Cali Cali- fornia He lie might possibly believe that the only comparisons that can be made are those in effect between Salt Lake and Denver but with the object of showing the people that this city Is discriminated against on every side I will furnish the rates prevailing prevailing pre pre- to other cities such as Pocatello Pocatello Poca- Poca tello Butte and Seattle Dried fruits may be shipped from San Francisco to Salt Lake a distance distance distance dis dis- tance of ot miles for per pounds while the identical rate is also In effect to Denver which Is 1360 miles from the point of ot consignment There does not appear to be any valid reason of such clear dis discrimination as shown here It would be ridiculous to assume that Denver should not pay more than Salt Lake on westbound traffic if for forno forno forno no other reason than that Salt Lake has to pay more on eastbound traffic than the than the Colorado metropolis The same rate of ot 12 1 1126 on dried fruits is also applicable to Pocatello which is miles mUes from San Francisco or ninety-eight ninety miles further distant than Salt Lake The Southern Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- company cannot say that it Is not concerned with the rate to Pocatello in that Its trains do not run there for forit forit it gets the division of the traffic on Its lines over which a a. tremendous quantity of at dried fruits are carried every year RATE TO BUTTE But Pocatello figures rather small when compared against Butte Mont The distance from San Francisco to Butte is 1179 miles or miles more than to Salt Lake The same rate prevails to Butte as to Salt Lake The figures speak for themselves It re requires requires requires re- re quires no great deductive mind to recognize the unfairness which exists in ill the tariff Denver Pocatello and Butte rates from San Francisco on dried fruits however are nothing In comparison to the decided discrimination that is shown hown in favor of Seattle as against Salt Lake City While the rate here as stated Is 1121 per pounds for the mile journey the rate to Seattle on dried fruit Is but 42 cents for the mile mlle Journey In other words while Seattle Is miles further distant distant distant dis dis- tant from San Francisco than Is Salt Lake it pays 70 cents p per r pounds less So that the people might clearly understand understand understand un un- un- un what this Insidious discrImination discrimination discrimination means it might be stated that while the cost to Seattle is approximately approximately approximately 1 cent a ton per mile that it is about 3 cents a ton p per r mile to Salt Lake If It no other tari tariff f was at fault this one would certainly call for the strongest condemnation RAILROAD PROFIT The Southern Pacific company might claim that the water competition competition tion has to be considered in the transportation transportation transportation trans trans- of goods to Seattle but in advancing such a claim it t should bear bearIn bearin bearin in mind that THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION HAS DECREED DECREED DECREED DE DE- DE- DE CREED THAT NO RAILROAD SHALL CONVEY GOODS BELOW COST In other words the Southern Pacific makes a profit on its traffic to Seattle Therefore If it makes a profit on 49 cents for miles to Seattle what is Its profit on for miles to S Salt lt Lake Then again the question of the freight rates on oranges and lemons might be taken talen up with propriety The cost of a carload of oranges from the Pacific coast to Salt Lake is per pounds while the rate to Denver is Why should Salt Lake Lako pay practically sixths five-sixths of the rate In view of the fact that this city is lo located located located lo- lo I less than three-quarters three of the distance from coast points to Denver The question in regard to lemons is I even more acute Lemons are shipped to Salt Lake at per pounds while the cost to Denver Pocatello and Butte is the same in spite of the greater reater distance to the latter points This shows that there is is' is something rotten in Denmark to quote an old phrase which is particularly applicable in the premises FULL OF INEQUALITIES TIES I 11 I am far from being exhausted in the discriminations The tariffs tariffs tariffs tar tar- iffs are full of inequalities showing that this city pays the freight for other cities Salt Lake Is building up oth other r centers b by paying the transportation transportation transportation I tation on goods to other points and as is isa asa gsa a con consequence the latter are re being built up and their trade expansion is assured by this city paying the expense ex ex- ex pense L Lets ts t's dig a n. little more in t the e tar tar- ar- ar iffs life Dried beans I note not are carried from San Francisco to Salt Lake for I 94 cents while the same samo rate prevails prevails pre pre- vails valls to Denver w which ich as will bo be J I noted Is miles further away from the point of shipment These are but a a. few Instances showing how the freight rates work to the detriment of Salt Lake and Utah We have no fault to find with Denver Pocatello or Seattle We do not state that they are not paying enough for freight but we do submit that Salt Lake Is paying too much Rates should be reduced to conform to justice and surely the question of mileage should be considered The blame should be attached to the railroads It is unreasonable unreasonable unreasonable to consider that Salt Lake should be asked aked to pay rates out of all proportion to the distance goods are carried More discriminations will be shown for the benefit of Mr Light and forthe for forthe forthe the people generally They are of such a character as to admit of at no room for doubt but that this city has been and Is being treated unfairly We must right the wrong Adjustments Adjustments Adjust Adjust- ments must be made to provide for I lower rates here so that this community community community can prosper and so that Salt Lakes Lake's trading field can be enlarged We Ve can expect little If it any encouragement encouragement encouragement from the railroads Our op opportunity opportunity op- op port unity lies in the fight that we w wage ge If It we will put up a united front determined determined determined de de- to battle until the he last ditch victory will bo ho achieved |