Show mining operators must fight for their rights we i do ltv not know V what action 7 jiff the mining 3 operators aw of this state Aw ahsu have su W taken aw or 1 intend l fv to take to prevent the interstate commerce commission ye from reopening VJ 70 the av apropo S tic av i of 17 freight W rates on ore and coal but it is quite evident that this Is a serious V matter ew and should have immediate abw V attention we lesyw doubt very much if 1 the i railroads tS will be able to ayi make much of a showing in their fight to set aside the ruling su of 1 the public w utilities commission yas of utah a but nevertheless the mines should be actlis e I 1 the figures fi wy which yf our operators w presented to the ff state ff board showed that the proposed advance in af freight rates would practically aia ruin 7 greatest w industry i and esiff on s that show ing the utilities commission yv refused to allow aff the Tx railroads the 0 increase in ij freight iff rates ay on aw ore and coal 7 handled within ff faff the state ff the outlook for the mining in austry is no brighter 7 7 now than it was some weeks klaff ago when atis mat ter sy aas being investigated st and dis cussed a 7 in fact f it ay Is even AW bore its cou raging and it Is hard to under stand the 7 position vf which if the rail roads fer are taking their represent 2 active s made a statement at the hear ing in salt lake that they would in upon the increase even 7 though it put the utah mines out of business and it now apparent that they aar meant a vr it things have surely waw reached a deplorable condition when the railroads are so greedy that awa they are willing to kill an industry 7 in order to yaw temporarily Sea increase their earn angs wy which vt we have reabon fw to be lieve are quite yv ample at th jf present time if we iw are to get wafa back to pre vw war conditions without a serious shaking 7 up the aw mines railroads 70 and smelters must vf work together instead of working against each other w w iw the limited w amount rasy of ev prosperity aff which af aisy the si sy utah mines yv are now en aff sy Is sr hanging by a mighty blender thread which a the action of the railroads jsse or smelters may snap at any time alff a |