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IN MAY TEST L h NEW RATE LA W Wh t Continues to Grant Theatrical i Rate Regardless of r L Ruling P OTHER RAILROADS COMPLY v Ne C Freight ht Rates Vent ent Into Effect I Yc Yesterday but With Little Ef- Ef feet on ott Shipping 5 i r One of the first court cases brou brought brough ht up lip by br time the new nev railroad rate law expected ex cx- x II in Salt Lake Lako b by t local men will be against the tho Ol Oregon Son Short Shor I Line Lino on account of Its action in con con- tinning to grant the so called theatrical cal rate on Its lines lIne In apparent de defiance de- de fiance Ilance of a recent ruling o of the Interstate Inter Inter- 4 state Commerce commission I When hen the Ireat greater l' l part of oC the law Jaw became eff effective e August 28 8 most o othe of the th railroads of ot the country countr on th the advice of their attorneys maintained the thc theatrical rate quoting a two-thirds two fare for companies s regardless s of oC size although h tho they discontinued the practice Uce tice of allowing pounds free flee baggage baggage bag bag- gage for each pas passenger enger instead of oC the regulation pounds It was On only a Li few weeks later that the InterI Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- I- I state Commerce Commission made a ruling that the theatrical rate was as prohibited pro- pro by the law for the reason that l it was open to dramatic companies I on only I an and not nbC to the general public As soon on as this positive ruling was made macl nearly all of oC the thc railroads ex except except ex- ex the tho Oregon Oregon- Short Line withdrew 4 urn ti-urn ui the taken talen by their at attorneys attorneys attorneys at- at and ceased giving the thc rate ke The he ro roads ds that had been making the L. L called so-called party pait rates which are open to all parties pallIes continued and some of ot 4 i I 1 them continued their theatrical rates within their states The Oregon Short Line however has continued to make the special rates to dramatic companies companies com corn in In In- defiance of the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling with the apparent intention of making a n r test case after aCter January 1 I. Bow to Inevitable A prominent official of or one of the d Utah railroads in explaining tho the position j tion d of his company regarding the 5 r.- r. theatrical rate says that In discontinuing discontinuing discon discon- it neither he nor his attorneys receded from their position that the t t. I rate ate was legal simply simp I bowed to the Interstate Commerce Commission and accepted the ruling simp simply because e ethe S the they had adopted a policy of or complying comply comply- ing lug with every cry condition of the law as laid down b by the commission He says fas that his company compan will lose Jose little littler r business hulnes on account of compliance Lo with th law Jaw for the reason t son that practically I iL ii all aU of or the tho theatrical companies t traveling through this region are tray tray- T cling eling on the nine months' months limit tickets which are good for fOl an any number of stopovers within that limit These tickets tickets- cost less than the tho sum fum of their at distances at regular rates I- I p and as ns the they ma may be he bought hought b by an any In Individuals In- In there can bo be no discrimination I Hon tion In their I Issuance S i r i CHANGE IN I TARIFFS vi S New Ne' Freight ht Rates Hates Will Ill Not ot Stimulate StimulateS S fr to S I Shipping Greatly The general reduction in freight rates between t Salt Lake and the East S which went In effect yesterday would f under ordinary circumstances result S S. in a rush o of freight shipments from Crom fromi S i i Chicago and other Eastern points S f would swamp th the railroads for weeks S Under present conditions however howe S 'S the railroads are expecting little change In III the volume of westbound 55 S business The Tho reason given for tor this Is that with shippers of practically 5 1 t every cla class of goods it has been a S matter of ot getting getting- the goods re regardless regard regard- artl- artl 1 i less less of freight rates I t The amount of freight now moving t t tS S S I 4 Is such that the railroads have all ll S S t thc they can possibly handle and the they will willS willbe S S be he taxed to tho the full capacity of ot their thell t equipment for weeks to come The I. I t I t. t natural result of or th the the- announcement T that freight rates i-ates to Salt SaIl Lake would 7 i oJ be bo reduced November 21 24 was that r man many shippers held back their theil orders k S as S long Jong as the they could so that the they t 7 might avail ull themselves of the f lion but these theRe shipments that will vill S t Vi lr start tart this week will simply prolong ri fl i tho the present ent conditions under which 5 el J th the he s e are arc carr carrying the t i 5 n mum um tonnage of or freight in their caS ca- ca S s. s j. j r it t REMOVING lOVING G THE 1 ASPHALT r 71 j New Sew fOI for This I Purpose on onS S I Trial h by Gas m S S r The Utah Ulah Gas Coke company paid S r i I an unintended compliment to thu the i S t quality of 11 asphalt used 11 on oil Salt Lake to sti yesterday when It started worl vork I S Y j with Il a rock drill In First I South street I 5 i. i 5 to remove o the surface for fOl its main mali g hc Before cold weather set In I S. S It 11 was comparatively cas easy work worl to remove the asphalt for fOl the trench I diggers but bul i with the time mercur mercury wa way wayS S below the freezing point the surface I surfaceS S of the pavement mv m nt a. a assumed a LI like flint S consistency that kept one man picking S at a a. square yard artI for tor half a day This led Jed to the experiment of or trying an anS team steam rock drill An n ordinary upS up- up S S right light boiler was placed on tho the framework frame frame- work vom-ic of a n low truck which also carried car car- ned led the drill All da day yesterday th the theS S rock drill backed b by about pounds steam pressure lu pecked away t 10 at the asphalt surrounded by the usual crowd that gave advice nd to everyone every ever Sc one ono who would rather work than 54 S listen S The Tho men operating iho tho machin i t r. r would hazard no predictions as to its S s S success saying It was wa only an experiment S m ment nt from which they hoped for good rc results r I io f f'S S I S RAILROAD NOTES f II f. f K II 11 L L. Hobbs has succeeded Robert RobertI I f. f Law Jr as cashier for the Colorado S 1 Midland In Denver Demer S t r rime Tho Great eat Northern has reduced 1 F f. f f freight rat rates rales s to Minnesota Wisconsin y c North and South Dakota and Noi Nu- Nu ob o- o i 5 v b braska ka j. j J J. J A. A Reeves nee general freight agent f. f t I for or the Oregon Short line left leCt for fortS tS Portland yesterday Spreading rails caused the thc Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles beJes Limited on the Salt Lake Lako Route Houte RouteS Route'S S 'S to leave the track near Milford Passengers Pas Pas- 5 sens ts t's were vere shaken but none were Ven pas pas-I Injured and arid the tho train arrived In Salt Lako yesterday about sixteen hours 10 late t f |