| Show I 1 FREIGHT RATES REFORM TV z have not heard much during the few days of the project to regulate rates so that salt lake busi buei men linen might obtain those conces i from the railroads which are eary ry to make business profitable imitation imi nation in rates is notoriously fever or of long hauls while the inter V commerce law was framed to S thes the short bort hauls an equal chance r th the long in spite of acts of con the railroads do very much as p please ease this is not to be won ad at b but ut the inland towns suffer dy from the system and thi there ere is a cry for redress jj laef proposed by the president presh lent and jing ag men of the chamber of corn COM 3 to establish a transportation aau au and place it in charge of f a com bf f and experienced person who 4 jd id work diligently with the rail ok and if necessary with lanter state commerce commission tin n those arrangements which 4 be satisfactory to every reason 4 larm in the city the movement vr 0 O t not understood at the time but it that it would be reon a suitable occasion iOD Is at aa about time that the mat ign be brought up again notice anotle pe that the ogden standard ane an extension of the plan so 80 as race the busin business ess interests ot of all towns in the territory I 1 puts ats the railroad situation very ly as follows ifft t that the schedules are designed ver ir all the expenses of transports wd leave a surplus tor for profit see BOC that at among the legitimate expenses pie h interest on bonded and floating tf taxes the salaries of necessary ne eliis tin and d workmen and the cost ot of t tear ear upon rolling stock that exand ive competition at important seaboard iskand at great inland centres bentres results uch a reduction of charges that there ys 0 it f any profit upon the business i at these points particularly since the greatest expenses are incurred athe the payment of large salaries to desous officials and the keeping up Y of expensive and elaborate general 0 offices fourth that railroads are not in the business for their health or pleasure but for what money there is in it fifth that if the larger cities and seaports do not supply them with the necessary amount of money they will get it from other places sixth that the inland towns and territories are heavily burdened to make up this deficiency seventh that the purpose and intent of the railroad legislation of the nation is to regulate re charges pro rata so that the tax shall be distributed as equitably as maybe may be u upon on all the patrons and eighth that the baw law is egregiously impotent in accomplishing this worthy purpose the standards proposition for jor the business men of salt lake and provo ogden and logan with any other towns that might join in to unite in the plan for redrew bedrew of grievances seems feasible and commend commendable abe the expense would be shared shaped by all while each would receive the benefits the cost coat would be small in comparison with the amounts which would be saved sa ved annually to both shippers and receivers la Is this important mutter to be dropped pe d or will the business ou siness men of all the large towns in the territory combine to effect the freight reforms that are imperative |
