Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-08-25 | Page 3 | Roads Refused Increase in Rates

J ADS I N cn f A S i i. i IN RATES AT Utilities Commiss Commission on Rejects j I Plea for Intrastate S Raises I Rates on the Intrastate movement of coal and ore in Utah will not be increased 25 per pcr cent nor will passenger pas pa- senser fares tares be increased 20 per cent cerit In accord with tho order of ot the Int interstate commerce commission when th passenger rate exceeds 3 cents per per mile nor nor will any Increase bo be permitted In the rates now charged by electric lines In the state The ln Increased rates otherwise ordered on bo both Int interstate and intrastate traffic will bec become me effective tomorrow This was the tho order Issued b by the public utilities commission of ot Utah la last t night after several l days' days dis- dis ci of ot the e evidence presented by bytho bytho bythe tho the railroads and protestants at nt a hearing which was concluded on onS Saturday S last FIGHTS COMMISSION Tho The ord order r Is by the unanimous vote rote ote of ot the commission slon and Is di directly dl- dl opposite to the position as ass assumed assumed as- as s by the tho representatives of ot the railroads who maintained that the theo o order er of ot the Interstate tate commerce commission is supreme and that that body controlled and could institute Intrastate rates In the event that the state commissions declined to make tho the nt ordered by th the Interstate bod body This action o of 01 the commission leaves lea the rate on coal and on the transportation of ot low grade low low-g de ores un Un- changed The decision ot of the utilities C commission commis alan sion follows follows- We W therefore find 1 1 That applicants should be granted grant grant- ed Nl authority to lo make effective e intrastate intra intra- state In Utah on ono days day's notice to tho the commission and the public Increase In rates fares and char charges cs equal to tot t the Increase authorized by tho the interstate interstate inter Inter- e state at comm commerce commission in ex- ex parte parta 74 H. H with the following exceptions exceptions t Ca a No Increase to be permitted on present showing on rates now in ef effect ef- ef fact teet on coal and ore moving wholly bolly within the state stale of or Utah Vb b No increase to be made In tho the present minimum charge of o or 15 16 on carload carload carload car car- load shipments or in the present minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum of ot 50 60 cents centa on less than carload shipments or In the present minimum 5 6 class scale provided that carriers which have not established tho the minimum mini mini- mum n charges charies and minimum cl class scale eale referred to herein roa may b permitted I Ito to do so po I c e No o Increase to be permitted on passenger er fares farea that are arc now in ex excess exe ex- ex e cess lS l'S ot of three cents per mile mUe Cd d No Increase to be allowed on passenger assen er fares on electric lines 2 3 The action herein Is on showing of an emergency at present e existing in inthe inthe the railroad transportation situation and la Is without prejudice to any future sIt It is anticipated that carriers or shippers will Initiate proceedings lookIng look look- lookIng Ing Ini to necessary readjustments which should bo expedited in every overy wa way pos pos- sible Tho The commission expressly re retains ro- ro tame jurisdiction of oC all matters pendIng pendIng pending pend pend- ing herein