Show I RELIEF fROM FROG UNFAIR AIR RATES i IN UT UTAH AU IS S INDICATED AS I HINES VISITS SAt SALT T LA LAKE j Packers Manufacturers l of Iron Iron Goods and Ore Shippers to Obtain Adjustment in i Tariffs I j t f By E. E J. J David v I I LI for tor the he Utah Ul packers R RELIEF relief for Cor the manufacturers of iron goods avid anti relief relict for tor forthe I tho the shippers shIppers shIppers' of lit ore In In this his ft state and the Intermountain West Test e t tIro are aro practically assured following I the visit here yesterday of oC Walker alker D Hines United States mil railroad road t I These 11 e vital industries have ha Ion long been stifled through th the operation operation op operation op- op of ur discriminatory rates In common with the cost of freight op other commodities it has been found practically impossible to ex ex- expand expand expand ex- ex the markets markers The packers ar are suffering on ac account account tc ac- count of oC having ha to pa pay pr prohibitive freight rat rates on dressed ed beef which does not allow them to enter the Eastern markets in competition with the packers of Omaha Manufacturers o of iron products are prevented Ire from sending goods to the orient on account of the present export rate and San Francisco is losin losing hun hundreds reds of thousands of or dollars due to th the tho fact that goods formerly shipped through that port lort are now sent from the Atlantic seaboard Utah manufacturers of ot Iron goods cannot compete with tho the that thal Pittsburg manufacturers In the present rate from here to San Francisco is much higher than the he Pittsburg bur rate providing IHO for ship ship- by I ho the Atlantic seaboard I Manufactured Iron goods prior to t the h wa war were rp sen sent t 0 overland nil to San Francisco for or shipment Utah Industries n were ere able to enjoy enjo a fair Calr trade in that they could send their goods to Pan can Francl Francisco co for COl e export port The establishment of the war ar export ex export export ex- ex port rat rate killed d this business and anti It is no now hoped hoper that the prewar export rn rate t will be restored One hundred and el thirty eight ht ore shippers who shipped in 1916 1316 are not shipping ioda today A revenue re of or t enjoyed by th the state in II 1016 16 is now lost ex excessive freight rates being largely IY e-IY to 0 blame As 5 a consequence o of the rates manufactured manufactured on packers packers' products on ture Iron goods and on ore Utah has lost many man millions of dollars ollars I In the 1 last It tw years while It has hag lost tens of oC millions ever since toe first railroad was built here on I account of the he general discriminatory discriminator which obtains tor tory rate structure nn and prevents ent the Industries ex ex- Now like o the sun Iun coming out after what would seem to 0 be bo a storm torm of oC eternity eternit the railroad ad- ad a ad administration ministration it appears at last I realizes that this tate state has nev never r rh h been en fairly tJ treated As a R consequence conse conse- quence Edward Chambers director dl- dl rector roctor o of traffic of oC the United States Hates railroad administration who accompanied Mr Ir Hines here has asked H. H I. I V. W. of the traffic service ervice bureau hureau of oC Utah to take up with him the various questions questions questions ques ques- involved ol so far Car as packers packers' products manufactured Iron goods and ore are concerned This to put It con conservatively er cl would indicate that the railroad administration Is anxious to mako make an a adjustment j Of c course course urse to make a air fair rate app the railroad administration adminis- adminis must take lake Into consIderation consideration tion the cost of oC production and other features In connection with this it is 15 obvious that the rates rate must be reduced on account of production here costing more than thanIn In Eastern astern centers ce By the reduction of or the rates the railroads will benefit in that they I will carry goods the thc rates now prevent ent them carr carrying I The public will benefit in that more per persons ons will be given iven employment employment em em- plo ment while the revenue re to the tho will 11 be increased by hundreds of ot thousands If IC not nut millions of ot I dollars a a. year Th The attitude altitude of oC th the railroad administration administration ad ad- ld- ld I ministration at last due to 10 the wonderful fight put up b by a 2 mero handful or of of men figuratively I ly speaking points the way to the greatest rf trade po possibilities and prosperity for or Utah Ut Max Thelen director o of public Ben service Ice of oC the railroad tion It is ii understood will stop in inSall Salt Sall alf Lake on his way from California California California Cali Cali- fornia to Washington ton at an early date and nd take up UJ the the- question of ot otI reduced educed i d rates with Senator VII 11 llani lIam II 11 Kin tang King and members of the traffic bureau and other or organizations organizations organ organ- an- an h so that the tine general relief prayer for will be he granted Tho The situation following Mr 11 nines Mines visit has the best hest prospect for 01 Utah In history Tho The dawn of success and achievement and the coming comin of ot a a. new day with the figure figure figure fig fig- ure of justice appearing Is at hand |