Show iNCREASE fA A ASKED D DOf Of By Utah Ba Board rd Requested ed to Approve Approve- Y V ch Federal Commission Is Isto Isto Isto to Adopt Sept September 1 i A ITY t to increase its A x rates and to tp change its classification is is asked by the American Railway ss company company com corn pany in in a a petition filed ri d today with the the state public u com commission corn o n mis mission n The i schedule hedt lc and classification ca on- on rules are au authorized author author- thor thor- zed bY br the We federal d dir director I general genera 1 of f railroads and put Into W ff c Januar Jan Jan- January I uary 1 1919 1019 Jt it is stat d The increase cre He HeI I l Is asked to prevent further r accretions I Ito to th the existing ng big d deficit officials explained c I It is i ed by the p petitioner ner that it t be permitted to put into ito effect in inthis In Inthis inthis this this state stat state whatever r C Aasel ased rates and amended classifies t on ll thi t ma may maybe maybe be allowed by th the n sta J te c commerce commission before which body is at I this time a petition fo o this end UNIFORMITY PLEA MADE Ground for tor the suggested ted changes chang is given ghen In the statement that unit uni- uni I t in the express rates and oI exI o ox- I press classification applicable Ja Au interstate in interstate te and to Intrastate traffic In Inthe Inthe inthe I the several states Is desirable and essential In any scheme of express s 's rate which Is fair air and reasonable and nd not ot discriminatory as as' e o io I ent nt shippers and localities That Iti it i has has' long been realized by the federal regulating body a and by the bodies of ot the several states tha that t such tuch uniformity is ar art all end to be desired I and it Is now recognized In the ran rans i act act of of 1920 1020 That it is al also o desirable that whenever new new rates are approved they become effective e on all classes of ot traffic at the same time PUBLICITY GIVEN I Your Tour pe petitioner further further shows the I Ii i I paper filed today says in lri addition i I that it has g given giyen Ven the the widest p publicity i iI I to the proceed proceedings in its Us application i iI I for Increased rates and classification I 1 changes and has has has' sent copies of ot Its its its' I petitions not only to all state commissions corn com missions but to a a great number com j of h traffic organizations and individual shippers In all parts of ot the United I States your our petitioner ner further urges that regardless of ot what company transacts i the express business after September i 1 1 1920 whether it be this company or a new company or agencies the increase In rates now applied for is necessary and must n In any my ny event be had to enable the express revenue to pay pay the expense of ot the service r and nd allow a net Income from the Business I EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 1 In In further further explanation or of th the form torm formIn In h this petition Is made attention attention atten atten- tion is called to the fact that the final hearing of at the Interstate commerce com cm- merce commission at Washington Is II set for tor June 28 and final action by that commission is improbable until after the middle of July Tuly uly which leaves I a very short space of at time In which to prints print file tile and put into effect whatever whatever what what- ever new near rates are ordered and what what-I to tose se secure ure from th the state state regula in ln bodies bod bod- ies lea approval of or the schedule of at rates adopted by the jn interstate commerce commission That all this should be bedon bedone bedone I done don and the new rates made effective effective I tive by September 1 I 1920 in order I that the large deficit which Is now j resulting from operations may be stopped as soon as possible I |