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Show OKI HUSKS 25 PEH CENT IK Rate for Hauling Milk and Cream Is Declared Inadequate. Permission to Increase Its rates on 1 milk and cream per c nt. In order to I keep tts rates substantially 011 a parity I with the rates established and in force ; on the ip" - f - a? rrrn- (;ninde and the ln Angeles & Salt Iake railroads, under federal control. Is asked by the Salt Uko Utah railroad in a petition filrd today with 1 the state public utilities commission 1 The petition recites that the lines I of the Salt l-ake As Utah are substan-I substan-I tially pTialiel and in direct competition to the Denver & H10 tJr.tnde and Uos ! AnaeJen A Halt lake roads, and in j order to compete with these two roads the Salt Ijtke A I'tah, following the, taction of William (. McAdoo. director 1 general of railroads, in increasing the ; wagea of employes of federally con- trolled roads 4H er cent more than In 1 1H1 5, also haa been compelled to in-; in-; crease wages and its employes are ! demanding further Increases. I The need" fop men ard the lmpera-I lmpera-I tlve demand for materials and supplies sup-plies essential for railroad operation, along with the difficulty (.f obtaining I such materials. have advanced the price to railroads generally and to the Salt Ijtke At I tah from 40 to L'fio per cent more than former costs, the petitioner pe-titioner alleges. While Its rates, charge and fares have remained stationary, sta-tionary, cost of operation has Jumped. Is the claim. All milk and cream Is handled in aj car operated esperial y fur that pur-1 poee daily from Paysoii to Salt Ijtke and return, a distance of 1.14 nvle. t is claimed. The total operating costs! from Ocloler 1. PM7. to September ao. ! 191. are said to be n,Hi4.42 for a' distance of 924. s3l an mlha. w hile the I revenue derived from the carriage of' milk and cream total $1 1,;K !4. Tile ' loss on marrying milk and cream is j alleged to be. f(r Hie same period. $15.367 01. The proposed increase will! give to the rMd $1411.17. hlle opernt- I ing costs wili HKcrecate $2f,i;,u nr. or ! a cost of $73 03 pT day. j The Increase 1 necessary, the pe- ; tltion rec ites. "t avoid and pre ent j as between the petitioner and the United States railroad administration , competition In Mites -which will be! hurmful and Infur-ous to said admin-I Istratton, to jour petitioner and to the i public." The petition Is signed by W. U ) White, general freight acent of the: Salt I-iko Ac Utah road, and by Morse. Mitchell Ac .Vaginitis, uttorne s. |