Show 1 UTILITIES UTILITIES' BILL BIL L ij DISCUSSED 11 Jj AGAIN Speaker Says It Would d I Bring Into New Utah Factories I E A lOA public utilities commission will with no not t I i frighten capital away awny from Utah but hut o othe on n th the contrary will capital hors t th to h erect factories because manufacturers manufacture ri 1 1 be assured of protection In shipping s tales rates d declared lared A. A V. V Taylor Taj of ot Salt Satt tike take I member of ot the first state 1 ler legislature i In n ursine urging tho tha passage of ot the public e utilities bill b before the senate Judiciary y I committee last nl night ht Under present conditions said aId M Mi Mr Ir r 11 i Taylor faylor Utah manufacturers and Jobbers jobber 5 havo no s In the matter of inter Inter- InterI interstate I state tate freIght freight rate rute rates A shipper make makes a I complaint tnt to the Ui railroad and the railroad ran rail 1 i road informs Inform him that the rate In to question quest ques t lion tion IB la the bust best b t possible rate that can n b be given n. n The shipper la to up against ItA ItA It A public utilities commission would bs b ba be bea a s tribunal where the people and the railroads rail raft t roads could come with th their lr grievances grievance and have th them m settled It would protect t the railroad as well welt as the shipper chipper an and I Ibe be be of at advantage e to both s sides The people peo pee pre Jle have a right to such ouch a a. tribunal an antho and d tho rf have ha the same same- right Certain CuT Cu- Cu T tarn tain freight rates In this thia state toda today of ef- ef prevent factories from beta being g built here The rates are areso so high that factories fac fae- 4 tories torre right here her In the state tat could no not t compete for tor Utah business against factories factories fac tories s In tho Eastern states Son Some e years rUts ago ego wo we trl tried d to start a a. a paint factory here In Utah to make paints paint I Ifor for tor Utah consumption And w found It t to tobe e be economically Impossible Eastern rn paint pain manufacturers could ship paints out herto hereto here her e I II to Utah and make belter better prices than w we e I could despite despite- the long IonS haul We Ve went t to the tha railroads and complained of ot th the con Thc They told U us they made tho bet best t i possible Interstate rate What could w we wet e t- t do Wo Yo had d to give up the project an and d t 1 kill a a. home industry j. t J. 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R Murdock l president of ot a bank an and l prominent citizen of Hebor Heber City argued argue d i for the tha utilities public commission as a meant means of securing I equitable power rates I Mr Nr la is IJ heavily Interested In irrl irrl- I f gallon Gatlon projects which use electric pumps r Need of Regulation When any corporation ration becomes e FO FOI o fl I strong Tong that It can control the state thaI that tha t I e 8 rood good evidence e that It ne needs ds regulation declared Mr Jr Murdock If we had lower lowe t. t rates rate for electric power POWEll wo could Irrigate e i many thou thousands nr of acres b by pumping an and a ea thero there Is no telling when our power com com- H Daniee will 1 get to the point where the they r will have ha to be r regulated 4 i Mr Jr Murdock declared that the reason n i j preventing the establishment or a sugar suga r t I factory west wet of the Jordan river rl was th the e t rat rate on coat coal which he said Id waa to LO cents cent I a ton higher than It should be I j. j John A. A Beck Jr r representing th the e I traffic bureau of ot Utah which has maI ma ma- I assisted In securing several re reductions ref re- re f on Interstate freight rates af- af a.- a. J ig Utah spoke In favor or of at tho the bill as a 8 S a a. means mens for se securing freight reductions reduction s 1 within tho the state Ho called the attention atten atten- j i tion of the committee to l several reveral com com- 1 e rates within oUter otter states Amon Among them were Cre tho the following 1 The average a freight rate past ast In fn CallI Call Call- I I over or the Western Pacific for 10 i j miles miles Is 05 from Salt It Lake miles mile a 1026 1025 a difference of ot some pome per cen cent t I For ISO miles cast eastbound bound California 4 0 Utah 1490 1190 for fOT oo mules miles Califor n a 60 Utah 1733 i. i Colorado and Utah rates rateR compared j 1 Colorado miles 57 7 Utah 1025 1023 Colorado Col Col- orado miles 90 Utah 1490 1190 Coil Col Col- l orado miles mules Utah 1735 Idaho and Utah UlaH compared Idaho 10 0 mites miles J SO 00 Utah Utah 1025 Idaho Idaho milt miles e S1 0 Utah 1490 O Idaho 00 COO miles roller 1085 Utah 1735 Like comparisons were made with six or eight other Western states Mr Mt h Beck took UD up the question of or c coal J rates telling the committee that as as com 1 pared ared with a rate of 0 ICO In Utah Ulah the rates ratos of or other states showed Missouri I 50 60 cents cent North orth Dakota 84 81 cents cento Texas I 95 5 cents Iowa lot Illinois 8 82 cents Jn In quoting from rom the tho report of the California Cali Call 1 fornia utilities commission slon Mr Bc Beck k said Bald I that lighting rates had been rt reduced 30 per cent In competitive e territory through I tho the rulings of tho the commission In ono one case calle o Nevada Utilities Bill I i P. P L. L Williams attorney for or the Oregon Ore Ore- Oregon i gon Ion hort short Line objected to statements made at the previous pre hearing I by supporters sup porters of bf tho the bill to the effect that the Nevada e a a. a public utilities commission had h saved caved the state quarters of ot a mil lion Iron dollars He Ho d declared that practically every reduction secured in ada Nc was I through the Inter Interstate tat commerce commission commission commis commis- sion olon and not the state commission lie Ile HeI I said tho the ra rates rates' tes' tes reduced d b by the Nevada ada I commission were such that the tho Southern Schem ern 1 Pa cine alone suffered d an absolute loss of ot I annually Representing farmers and the Commercial Commer Commer- i vial cial club of If Tremonton Trenton ton and Boxelder r I county W. W II U. Capwell spoke against tho the bill Wo We W dont don't want any more commissions commissions com com- j missions In Utah he declared They cost too much an and 1 are not worth It r T rs s do not think we WP need a public utilities commission In Utah i i Declared Bill Radical George Austin capitalist and prominent I sheep man al also o spoke In opposition to the tho bilL Mr r. r Austin cautioned toed the legislators login login- against such a measure which he declared to be bo radical lie He said MId capital would not come to Utah It If It ft thou thought ht It must bo be controlled b by n a commission Ask a D. man with or if Ir ho lie wants his business rUn rim b by someone else aId ald Mr Austin lie Ho will say 81 that If Jt ho III has to have f his bu business run b by someone else he will not go 0 Into business Lafayette opposed the tho provisions pro- pro visions of the bill hili regulating power and Irrigation companies He spoke of ot the power possibilities along the Green Creen river rJ for example and said the commission would ruin them The Tho public hearing last night Wall van the last lut that will wilt he be held on tho the Evans Jn measure a Uro It will now be considered In executive e sessions b by the time senate judiciary committee of ot which Sena Senator tor I B B. B Wight IH le chairman and H it recommendation for passage or 01 killing will probably be made mado to tho the serrate senate n next t w week ek |