Show LOWER THE FREIGHT RATES Reduction on Practically Every Commodity Commodity Com Corn Carried by Railroads Which Means Much to West I Washington The The long deferred decision decision decision de de- de- de in the case brought last December December De De- cember by the Commercial club traffic traffic fic fib bureau of Salt Lake Lalie on behalf behal of Utah common shipping points against transcontinental railroads was decided ed on Wednesday by the interstate commerce commission Reductions amounting to 50 per percent cent ent from existing rates in some cases were ordered effective October 1 The TheSal Salt Sal t Lake business ss men won at every point The decision of or the commission affects rates rates both both class and commodity commo commo- on on all transcontinental lines operating operating op op- orating between tIle Atlantic and the Pacific The decision lon Is therefore of interest to every section of the Union Complex as It is the ruling of or the commission virtually orders the raIlroads railroads rail raIl- roads to reduce freight and aud passenger rates that are held to be excessive but gives the carriers until October 1 to do so In the meantime the carriers carriers carriers car car- are ordered to check up on class class' rates and make comparisons in the next three months mouths with the existing and proposed tariffs |