Show RAILROAD BILL MEANS MUCH HERE Local Traffic Men Say They Are Satisfied at Pres Pres- ent IF JOKER IS BARRED WILL HELP THE WEST Intermountain Region Interested Interested In In- in Legislation Before Congress Unless congress spoils Its Us good work by tacking a rider r a Joker or a sneak neak clause somewhere In tn the railroad hill bill that will nullify the clause clauso prohibiting the continuance of at the long tong and short haul rates that have been In effect and whose discontinuance has been provided fur Inthe in inthe inthe the amendment which passed the Mn agnate to after having been approved by the house by a a. vote of to 47 41 the greatest good goodwill goodwill will come como to Utah consumers The striking out of the words Under substantially similar circumstances and conditions from section 4 of the Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- state comm commerce bill In is declared by Stephen Steph Steph- en II H Babcock traffic manager manag-er for tor th the Commercial clubs club's traffic bureau to be bethe bethe the most Important step forward for the benefit benent of the tho shippers and consumers that has y yet t been taken Tho The section re referred referred re- re erred to Is as follows Sec 4 That It shall be unlawful for any common carrier r subject to tho the provisionS provisions pro pro- visions of this act to charge or receive any greater compensation In tho the aggregate aggregate aggregate gate for th the transportation of ot passengers or of like property under substantially similar circumstances and conditions for tor fora tora a shorter than for a a. longer Jong-er distance over the same line in the same direction the tho short shorter r being Included within the linger nger distance The Tho elimination of that cl clause uso said SRI Mr Babcock this morning Is Js of the tho greatest Importance to Utah shippers and consumers The railroad people have havo put lower rates through Utah through Utah than to Utah claiming that they wore were sheltered in so 80 doing under that clause Tho The burd burden n has heretofore been put on the tho people to show that the tho railroads were cro not Justified Jus jus- In making such charges Practice Is Altered Alrered Under the former practice the theall railroads rail all roads have gone on with this Interested people have havo had to make complaint and show cause causo why the tho railroads should not do this Now under tho thi new now clause claue with the elimination of that objectionable ble clause before the railroads can give Jc a lower rate through h the state than to the state they must go to the Interstate tate I commerce commission and convince that body booy that conditions will Justify that ac nc- nc tion The Tho burden of proof of the necessity necessity sity elty or equity of such a a. rate a rate a lower rate rato through Utah than to Utah will Uth now rust Nit on the railroads and not on the people It will not now be bo necessary for the people to showS show that the tho roads should not make such a rate Under tho the old con conditions lUon the tho following following follow follow- ing rates were In effect In the tho cases caSeR of ofa ofa ofa a few commodities In car lots with Utah points paints and California Cf points paints ont ont-lU ted Commodity and weight Cal Cat Utah Printing paper pounds Nails pounds 0 HO Fence wire pounds 1 ISO 0 Structural Iron pounds 30 Building paper OOOO pounds Window glass pounds Coffee green en pounds Denims pounds These citations are arc only onh sample cases cues taken at random There were man many other flu such h rates nearly all aU commodity com corn yates rates being about bout on tho the same Slime comparative basis What They Asked ForIn ForIn For In our petition to the president of the I United States which became nationally famous fl about aboul a 0 car year ago osO wo we asked CI that no no exceptions exceptions' to the first terms of the fourth section of the tho act to re regulate commerce or contrary to such Just and reasonable rights shall thereafter be tx made o operative in or through the said territory by the railway companies In Inan an any Instance upon an any commodity or orto orto orto to and from an any locality until after a full hearing as es to the r reasonable AB n necessity clI sity sUy and right or b by and an order being obtained d from a 1 competent nt court or commission authorizing the same to be bedone done Tho The bill as all now passed pUlled gives given us al almost almost almost al- al most Identically what we we- asked the tue president for In that clause clauso We would have liked the Dixon amendment to have ha been passed making It Il mandatory that no through rate rat should be made mado less than th the Intermediate rate on the same line tine without any tion This was all considered In Inexpedient as conditions will arise when it Is really fair to permit a Ii lower through rate In tn em emergency races and some com com- mission or bo body t should have the power to tomake tomake maJ make e such auth a rate May My Prepare ro for tor Change Wo We Yo recommended and suggested the striking out of the clause that was as stricken out and that thai part parL of the bill billis billis is I. as S satisfactory a as w we w can hope can hope hop for tor or orRS oras oras as RS we have h asked for in our petition It ItIs ItIs itIs Is a long step forward for Utah and tho the whole Intermountain country Tho law gives give six ix month months In which to make this change That Is I. fair enough There Is a vast amount of work worle necessary to change the tariff sheets and to readjust tho the rates and the railroads should be given ample time to make these changes changos Again the tho people here her mo may have large stocks of goods on hand that have been bought under the theold theold theold old rates and they should have havo an opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to dispose c of or those these without loss 1081 to themselves ls to so that at the thA end of six months business men and the railroads nay may both be prepared for the tho change No r reasonable objection could be bo raised to this since It Jt Is a matter of such wide scope and Importance Paying Coasts Coast's Bills amendment Is what think If the we e It is is said W. W S S. S McCarthy head Mad of the traffic bureau If It It actually enforces the long and short haul clause it is the gr greatest thing that ever happened to advance advance ad ad- vance ance the tho commercial prosperity of the west Tho The state of Utah has been en paying the freight bills of tho the Pacific coast long enough and It Is time we wo had that relief relict that the bill seems to give There Thero are some senators In Washington Washing Washing- ton however of the Aldrich type In whom the tho people have havo no confidence and we ve cant can't tell toll what the they will slip over on onus onus us In the way yay of Jokers riders and sneakers before the tho bill is finally adopted adopt adopt- ed St Stephen ph n H. H Love who ho was one of tho the traffic committee that called upon th the senate committee on the tho new law several weeks ago and brought to their attention attention atten atten- tion tho the Utah conditions and the needs of the Utah freight payers made mado the following tel fol lowing statement Emergency Cases When we were before the committee Senator Elkins asked me If It I could conceive con con- of such a a. condition and at the request of Senator Keen of New Jersey gave ga the tho following statement of a concrete concrete con con- crete creto proposition A few years yearn ago In In Utah we wo had halt a three days days' rain followed by a heavy frost froat which in turn was followed to by a 8 n snowstorm All the feed teed on art the tho sheep ran ranges es was covered and tho the sheep were starving Clamor was made at once bythe bythe by bythe the for a reduction on the rate on corn from tho the corn belt bell to Utah common common cornmon com corn mon points In order that we e ml might ht get Rel corn com for the sheep To make a 3 less rate for or the longer haul than for the shorter haul In such a case would not hurt any any- one Such Sueh a rate should be known n as asa a Do calamity rate rato In such a case as this no one ono could be Injured It would be bo a good thing thins for tho the It would afford an unexpected market markot for forthe forthe forthe the corn men and anel It would be bo good for forthe forthe forthe the railroads who In the succeeding spring would be bo able to haul the wool and tho the lambs that would have been b en killed had it Jl not been for such a a. rate Another Case Where Utah Is Hurt Awhile ago the tho Southern Pacific made madea a rate rote from tho the west wesl to Denver on salmon sal sal- mon of 50 cents a hundred The Utah rate was 75 cents a hundred bundred That rate was not good for Utah When the tho Utah Jobber went to Wyoming to market his hla goods he met the Denver 60 50 cent rate I told tho the committee or of senators that In such a case as this the railroads should have been compelled to go before the tho In Interstate interstate In- In commerce commission and se secure secure secure se- se cure relief from the long and short haul clause before they could establish such a n rate Senator Aldrich said Ah theres there's the real milk In the cocoanut Congress cannot delegate to the commission legIslative legIslative legislative leg leg- powers Congress Congress' cannot give gho to the thc commission the right to make I said that when It comes to applying ap plying the law features to the ca case e I could not he considered as qualified to Judge or pass Judgment Insurgents for Amendment Senator Cummings 5 agreed with Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Aldrich orl oil the legal feature of tho the case although he hI wa was with UM us on sill all tho other features He lie said fald that there was wasa a way that this could be remedied In view of the tho fact that t Senators Cummings and LaFollette voted for the amendment I believe lIe e that It was satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory to them and that it wilt will be bo found satisfactory factory to u us The trouble in this clause seems seem's to tobe tobe tobo be bo tho the contention made by tho those e who wh op oppose oppose op- op po pose e the changing of tho the law the law tho contention contention con con- that congress cannot legislate that power to the commission They are ara opposed also alRO to striking out the clause as to Senator DIxons DIxon's amendment which wan vas mandatory mandatory- be The amendment as passed may ambiguous and Jokers ma may bo be tacked on that will be bo Injurious but In view of the fact that Senators LaFollette Cumming Cummings Cum- Cum ming Overman BrIstow and Clapp voted for it It I believe that it is all nil right and that the they kno know that It Is in all rJ right ht If such Is the case It Is a long step forward forward forward for for- ward for Utah shippers and Utah con con- sumers |