Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-12-12 | Page 31 | Rail Bill Would Raise Costs, View

I RAZE RAIL BiLL B I E WOULD I II I RAISE COSTS VIEW I II I Cummins Measure Attacked in Senate by Lafollette Lafollette Lafollette La- La follette Dy By Associated Press Prell W WASHINGTON Dec Living 12 Living costs coats would be increased by by enactment of the Cummins railroad bill because of the inevitable advance in freight rates it would entail the senate was told by Senator Lafollette Republican Ws Ws- in his attack on the measure The increase in rates which this bill provides for will Increase the cost of ot living at the time when the whole e country is demanding speedy and material material material ma ma- reduction in prices Senator Lafollette Lafollette Lafollette La La- follette said If prices are not put putdown putdown putdown down quickly the suffering that will come soon to the people will have no parallel in history We h have ve reached the limit and we must realize that back backof backI I of ot all aU is the spectre of industrial unrest un un- I rest I Just Just as s soon soon as Uhe the roads are turned back the interstate Int commerce commission commission commis commis- sion slon will be compelled to make rates I high enough to give them a return of ot 5 6 53 to o 6 G per cent Experts have told I the senate committee that the turnback must be toll followed owed by an increase in rates