| Show MAKES EXPLANATION AN In Letter Leter He Tells What He Did DILl Say Regarding Coal Coals a S s Y V D general le I l I freight of If Ito Denver 10 lIla Hlo Grund railway a In Iii a n to this the New takes lukO up the tha th coal cOli rubs lon and that ho Ito lP ho lie quoted us ate 11 to tl Si what whal ho hI ho Ito II slated to the tho News New who culled on an 01 him hll on Your reporter called on Out al me IOU 10 y yester ter tiny lay afternoon ho lie wrItes wrel und 11 If It I know of at any Iny movement 10 or contemplated plated h to for tOI reduction In II SI coal 1011 EaSes I replIed that hat I 1 nut Whan hel ho he requested thuat I a IdI hint him hll In iii 11 the Site t that thit such a 1 request bit mt hI made Indo I replied butt I 1 would ue bu Kind glitch Kindla la tt to do In tu tip 11 Ho flu II limn slated u It wan wa rumor ltd sud ld that hat II S t the commute I S ten appointed by ly th the he thelast I lust last stub state to t look look Into 1111 the coul cIll CUC I il I lull In lii II Un II I I ii make Junks u a that the leg beg ug take coite OIW action Iclon either in II the direction of ot a I r rate ruto to bill hi or Ill 1 u 31 1 hoard board of lt railroad UH as lS tho tue I public la is II of ot tho the opinion that hut rul the tha th prevent Irant freight rates ratiB are uro ro too lou high replIed that Shout i It II would bo be II within Situ tho Ihl ot or the tho I effect either or both of or to put pat Into elhel these measures It should not bo be over overlooked ovel would Him elm simply looked look d that such Ilch legislation ply pI JI apply to truffle traffic within the Stab of ot Utah und antI could not ho bo applied to coat coal shipments originating at ut mines on onte cub cUll tile the te Oregon Olegon Short Line Jine and Union Pa Pacific 1 J called lila Ills attention a to the tho fact tod that caled of or thu the It requited requIred the tho th combined efforts I mines batted loc td on ott 01 the tho Itlo Western Woster and Ion Short Shor Pacific last to meet the demand ot of Utah for tor cral ceal and If It ader adeer legisla legislation Ion tion should compel the tho I It H G 0 W road rond to tn reduce Its ratia to I an undesirable nc lr able figure that thai ul i have havo no rower power to compel c the tho o 0 S u LU JU JU P to meet Joler such luch rates and the tho result would be that the tho product pro ot of those mines would seek other markets which would of course mean n it coal shortage In Utah and Its attendant disastrous re ro results uit I 1 further reminded him that notwithstanding notwithstanding standing the advance In recent years oars of or anywhere from BO 60 to per cent In tho the cost of maintaining and operating our railroad and which applied to 10 all nil other railroads our OUI company had not ad advanced Ha its ls freight rates on coal but on tho hue contrary had made mad a IL very substantial thu within tho the past two years ears Mr DorrAh further f states s tat the tho current 1 freight rates were wera not specific specifically specifically ally discussed and Ild he ho was tents WIS not asked for tor torIn nn lot Ily opinion as ati ls to how hew the tho Itlo Itle Ho Grande Grand In would regard a request leanest for a I still fur tur further than ther reduction In coal coni rates This Is what the News did say nay In Mr Derrah Dy fly D S V Y Derrah Wo cannot it re reduce duce the tile freight on out coal to Salt Lako Operating expenses have Increased steadily for two years The Tho freight rule rate was teas dropped once You out tU t re remember remember member the Io Grande Grando Is IH a I mountain road roud anti and 1111 requires three engines to pull pullan pul an un ordinary pui passenger f nger train over Sol Sob Soldier Soldier dier Summit To compare ur rates with wih rates Itel for prairie hauls Is II unfair this titis If It wo we 10 dropped tho the rate tala from Custe Gate ante the tho Union Pacific would toUlU bo ho unable to meet th the tho cut with wih Wyoming coal und and would withdraw its lis coal cool from rom this market and alon ro 0 could not riot nil 11 11 nil all the tha orders ordel so that disaster would surely come COle to 10 tho thu th com community cor |
