Show C CREDIT REmT MEN ASK FOR RAILROAD RAILED BIll MR Seek Law to Compel Payment of Damages for Delays MANY MAN COMPLAINTS FILED COMPLAINTS i FilED t J Shippers Tired of Iong nial Costly c l Delays in Transporting Freight In Utah n compelling payment for Cor or losses to consignors for or the tho railroads Is asked by lie tho tho Utah Ass Association of Cre Credit lt Men ren in a a. communication to the selic yesterday The association also sent sent a i bill bli prescribing cr a remedy Tho Jetter letter was read nail anil referred with the I bill to tho committee on railroads Tho communication is as follows We we Ve respectfully cull call the attention of oC your our honorable body to the following First That the Utah Ass Association of or Credit Men rezi represents a n large proportion tion of tho the wholesalers alers of or the United I States That man many complaints have havo been presented to the association by th the members thereof against the treatment treat treat- meat ment received by the wholesalers from the railroad companies In tho the matter mat mat- ter of or transportation of or goods frequently fre fre- Qu consignments arc carried to other oilier places than the station designated and anti loss hogs accrues to the consignor thereby and ind nJ no consideration or 01 adequate ade ade- quate remedy o Is presented by uy tho the railroad rail rail- r road load companies anti and no for foi- loss Joss Is made The result is Js that there Is now outstanding man many thou thousands thousands sands of or dollars In claims against the railroad companies for Cor log losses loses es which have havo occurred through their failure to transport goods consigned to them within proper and reasonable time thue Instances havo have occurred where where- six six- months have pas passed cd before a 1 satisfactory tOr tory record could be received By Dr reason of or this we direct your honorable honorable honor honor- able ablo attention to the n necessity sity of or passing pass pass- lug jug tho the enclosed ed measure ARTHUR PARSONS fl t President Utah A Association of or Credit r Men cn I Draft raft of BillA Bill DIU A draft of or the proposed bill hili is as follows j i- i Section I 1 Common carriers doing business within the state of or Utah shall hall whenever property or 01 an any commodity whatsoever shall shaH be delivered cd to the I i common carrier and received l b by said common carrier for transportation to points within the tho state tate of or Utah shall immediately transport the same sarno to its destination or to the terminal operated or controlled by ti said common carrier nearest to the destination i Section 2 A common carrier on k r failure to carry carn out the provisions pro of section 1 of this act shall shaH pay to the Ule consignor of said saul property or commodity commodity commo commo- such loss as shall shaH have havo been In Incurred incurred In- In by the said consignor because of or the failure of said common carrier to Immediately deliver said ald property or 01 Ii commo and amid full and complete settlement set set- r of or said loss Joss must bo be made by bythe V the tle said common carrier to tho the said r consignor nor within ten days from notice of said loss Joss to the said common carrier carrieri i by the said consignor 3 I Section 3 Any common carrier c. 1 found guilty of any breach of the provisions pro pro- I f.- f. visions of oC this ac act shall ball be fined In the sum um of not J less g than one thousand dollars dollars dol dol- lars Jars or os' more than ten ton thousand dollars dollars dol dol- lars Ja or shall shaH be Imprisoned in iii the county count Jail not less than one or 01 more J than Ix months or 01 both fined and im Im- un- un |