Show TRADE INCREASE FOR UT UTAH AH Merchants to Merchants to Enjoy New Rail Rates M i E w. w I Wool Growers Gro ers Protest 25 Carriers i Adjustment Plan Will I Equalize R Rates tes on theLong the theLong theLong Long and Short hort Haul and Eliminate TAH'S merchandising business business business busi busi- U UTAH'S ness w will be increased at least S a year according according accord accord- ing tug to local traffic men as th the result of a proposal which has been submitted b by the interstate commerce com corn merce commission to the railroads concerned concerned con con- In the Intermountain mountain rate cases Dispatches announcing tho the attitude of ot the tho commission were r received cei here to toda today today to- to da day and the commissions commission's view Ic of or the question coincides with that of or those who for fOl the tho past eight years eaT have I been contending for equitable Intermountain intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain rates I The plan outlined to the railroads b by bythe the tIme commission for or a permanent solution solution tion provides pro for abolition of the preferential preferential I er rates i in existence for or man many years ears on many articles of oC westbound I transcontinental freight to Pacific coast CO ports I The commission finds that the ex existing cx- cx rates on a n. wide ran range e of or commodities com coin s from Eastern cities to Pacific coast COlst ports am aro unreasonably low It Jt proposes adjustment by raising through rates and prescribing proportional rates rate's to Intermediate points For nine years traffic men and of officials or- or of or the tIme intermountain country have been contending for such a freight revision Hearings before representatives tives tires of or the Interstate commerce commIssion commission com corn mission have hav been held at Chicago o Salt Lake S Sari San n Francisco Portland Porth and Spokane Briefs Briers have been filed tiled anelI and anel for tor somo time the time evidence bus b been en I before the commissioners I NOT JUSTIFIED I At present rates on eu a a. wide ran range ranee c of ot commodities from Eastern cities to Pa- Pa tide coast points are lower than the rates on the same commodities s to In IntermountaIn intermountain In- In points Traffic men of ur this thiM territory conten contended ed that in no case cas is such u it discrimination to be ju justified d. d Salt Lake Jobbers have ha b been en active c in conducting the time fight ht contending that under the f. f existing rates the they ate hie prevented pre pro vented from rom extending their territory In competition with Pacific coast points and are unfairly restricted as to the zone In iii which the they r can operate Traffic men declare that the df decision of or the commission will wilt permit Salt Sail Lake jobbers jobbers job joh- bers to extend their territory at least miles furth further r w westward toward San Ran Francisco Los IMs Angeles Ansel's and Portland This action by the commission is 18 Just what wo 0 h have havo o been fighting for luring during tho past last nine yeary car saul said II H. W P. traffic manager of the tho Traffic S Service r bureau All Ail through h this rI fight ht we have ha contended contended contended con con- tended that in no case e should the rate I from tIme the lt Joa to the thc Western estern terminal nal nat points bo be less lews than the rate to an intermediate point It Is Ie apparent now that the commissions commission's view I is exactly the time same as Is that o of the Jobber TO GET SQUARE DEAL I I The Thc dispatches state that the commission corn com mission has lias placed this solution be before before be- be fore foro the railroads concerned That I be-I means in my opinion that tho the railroads railroads rail rall- I roads mu must t make an adjustment alon along the lines outlined h by the tho commission I and tho Intermountain country Is to I get a square deal This means Increasing inS inS' the business of or Utah at least per year arrhe ar The rho present Western limit at which our Jobbers can compete with those of Pacific coast points Is Wells n Ncr Nev This Thia decision wilt will extend our 11 territory to miles further west weft and probably further Similar extensions exton- exton of or the Intermountain Jobbing territory territory ter ter- will wilt be made on other transcontinental lines linen In III addition to the Increasing of or Utah's business I gather Jather from rom the dIspatches dispatches dis die patches that a n material saving sa to the people leople of this country countr In tho the prices paid p for goods good will be he err effected The Time decision meant means more moore to this section I Continued on page paget S. S I 1 I MERCHANTS TO ENJOY Continued from page 1 1 In a business wa way than tItan nn any development develop clop ment macut of oC time the past st several years year I While holding that some ome o of time the rates to Pacific coast points are arc ably low th time thu Intel interstate state commerce commission according to the tue dispatches dispatches dis dis- patches also held that pre present ent through I rates to time the co coast t are reasonable on onI ona ona I a a. long list t of or other articles Including I bronze or copper goods certain certain tam tain iron hon products pulp wood 1 lumber wheat rice tea and tobacco are found round to be bc reasonable On such articles time the commission n proposes an of rates to intermediate points by reducIng reducing ing irig the present rates rate where they e re c- c through rates Mr Ir etl says the time effect as faras far faras as time the Intermountain is concerned concerned con con- will bo be the same through h the hc adjustment as It Is on the tho commodities affected b by the thc order requiring ase e of rates to P Pacific coa coast t terminals since ince the rates In this section will be made proportionately proportionate low I |