Deseret Evening News | 1901-11-11 | Page 2 | Inquiry Opened

I OI Commission Is ii After un unC C A Froutz of or Vermont ermont and Joseph JosephW Jo W v Fifer of or Illinois members of ot the Commerce commission opened an on Inquiry at nt the tho federal court courtroom courtroom courtroom room In Denver today on cit 01 the charges chanH of ot discrimination against Denver In freight rl ht rates from rom the Pacific coast About a year yer ago the Interstate Commerce commission lon decided that the railroads should II not charge more for freight from rom the time Pacific coast to Denver Denyer than ban from the tho coast con t to Missouri rivet river on any an commodity except sugar BUgar Notwithstanding this the railways In their heir schedule of at eastbound tariffs fi rom Oin lImo tho coast roast made the rate rae to Denver from 10 to tOO rO OO per cent rent higher on m 1 articles than the rate to 10 o Omaha or 1 Cansas City The proceedings today are arc on un an nn order Issued by the connate commis commission tUna lIon against the Southern Pacific arid and Santa Fe F o companies to show why wIy W they hey have not put the equal rates talc Into luto effect on all nl articles S