Show I f FREIGHT I HI HAlf flATE 8 BOOST i A ASKED Kf BY J Al I AIR AIRAll All WAi Utilities Commission Hears Plea to Increase T Tariffs ariff s sto to Conform to Charges Established by U. U S. S P PERMISSION BR to increase increase its local and joint freight rates and its ats demurrage charges harges t to conform with ith those of federal controlled railroads railroad is asked by bythe bythe bythe the Salt Lake Garfield Western n Railway lIway com company pan and the Inland Railway Railway Railway Rail Rail- way company or in a petition filed today with the public utilities commission Increase in rat rates rates rates' on all commodities commodities- oc coal and coal and th the nth num m charge harge on than less than less carload shipments is asked COAL EXEMPTED The reason for foi not desiring to advance advance advance ad ad- ad- ad vance rates on coal as set forth in the application is that potash and oth other r manufacturing plants which consume quantities of ot coal are located along the lines of the road and thai that to increase increase in increase in- in crease the transportation lates rates on will cause injury to these industries especially to the potash plant because of ot the expected Importation of ot potash from frem foreign countries which will havethe have havethe havethe the effect of ot materially reducing the domestic selling pi price of potash SALT CHIEF CHIEF COMMODITY The principal commodity handled over the rails raili of the petitioners is salt shipped from Saltair and Crystal to points within and beyond the borders borders borders bor bor- ders of ot Utah the application states and the majority of ot salt shipments moves under Joint john rates published in connection lon with federally controlled roads Carload rates on salt saIt from Burmester and Salduro to Salt fealt Lake on traffic destined to Salt Lal Lake e and points beyond the state of ot Utah prior to June 25 1918 were 5 cents per pounds but these were increased bythe by bythe bythe the railroad administration on federally federally federally fed fed- controlled roads to 6 cents per pounds The fhe petitioners ask asle permission permission permission per per- mission to increase their tariff tarr on salt between Saltair and Cry Crr l ti to Salt Lake from 5 cents to 6 ants c per pounds to conform to the tariff in effect effect effect ef ef- from Burmester and Salduro to Salt Lake FIGURES QUOTED The present plesent rates rites Just and reasonable reasonable reason reason- able when established many years ago now on account of ot changed conditions are unjust unfair and unreasonably low the petition asserts During tho the year vear ending December 31 the Salt Lake G Garfield Western Vestern Railway com company pan had a deficit of ot 10 61 in ht Its net r revenue venue from railroad operations opera operations opera opera- dons and its net income was only after atter having included Include in m its rating income the sum of 20 20 received in the way of ot concessions from the operation of ot a pleasure resort owned by It at Saltair Beach the application ap- ap application application ap ap- shows The Inland Railway cr company shows a net income of ot from operation for the year vear ear ended December 31 1918 and the present pres- pres ent profit and loss credit balance is 13 This company since the be- be b rinning inning of ot its operations operation never has paid a dividend divider the application shows |