| Show S 2 t EM ON COAL COALt 1 OR PAY A BOUNTY Jr- Jr S-S S Suggestion Made to Senate j. j I Committee Now Investigating Invest Invest- Railroads b S gating NO WO COMPETITION IN RATES f f I t S. S no Reductions l S SV Y and Then for fr frI J Under Pressure I all I Benefit of Outsider I I S An embargo on IiII coal or 0 a a bounty on the tho product of or Utah mines mIleR were S lW two suggestions made mado yesterday to theS the tho t. t S legislative o commission which la Is s Investigating Investigating S fuel ruel conditions a and amid Jl charges I S of rate rte discrimination William llam S S. r McCarthy of time tho Salt Sal I Lake k Hal Hardware hardware Hard hard- ware ware company a man of wl wide e railroad rall-oad rall experience 11 these two l Ideas as I. I which are new linos of thought for forS or orf legislative action the maximum tariff f S and railroad acton commission slon having ing ha al alread already al- al 5 read ready been een suggested Mr I McCarthy w was formerly In iii the of or the Oregon traffic department f S Short Line and amI from flom the man manner 1 in ini which he rallied oil off or rates rales and other i data and disposed of complex cro cross cross- questioning u of tit railroad attorneys II he lie admirable witS wit wit- was rated at once oneo an wl- wl i ness Ills Ils testimony concerned the Uw job job- S 3 bing hing conditions ii In the state stale r i- i pal pally but Lut he ho showed showell a n familiaritY Ho Tie said the prOm prOm- L with wih wider subjects le 54 trouble in jobbing rates rutes was wasL wa L Eg with the stale Interstate tariffs An n eastern eastorn east east- orn n Jobbing houme is given ghen a rate ralo into Utah that thiU will permit It to undersell wi I I 9 Utah jobbers A jobber at t Chicago or Missouri river points Cor or Instance can cani lan lant t i cel deliver goo goods s at Mantl at a lower 4 5 freight rate rate- rt than san Salt alt Lake jobbers L can cati There is a cent 20 arbitrary rate late nu and a cent ID 4 local tariff which makes t this possible r. r The flie witness said ho lie knew nothing of the tho railroad commission lun bill hi Omit but he lie should hould be bl tribunal was waH sure ure Sl some created hi which h would etto the time differences differ differ- lUrel that exist S F lles es now exIst it Johnson ol Shows SIH s Interest I. I I- I I 1 S Senator antol Johnson interrupted by hy saying sayingS n 1 S that the legislature could not touch In InS Interstate In- In traffic or 01 rates but tut tut Senator LawS Lawrence Lawrence Law- Law J S S rence said the Inquiry was o to show only Ih the existing conditions within the tie state S S 5 Mr McCarthy cCarthy suggested that thai If the Iho state stale make a bounty on coal there then will willS willbe wi S be te enough coal mined within the state k to supply till all ul Its HM needs 1 lie su suggests ts that thata a bounty on each ton Ion of coal be Ie pui paid thus encouraging tl the development le of the ml mint In 10 which there Is enough coal to lo m make He a 3 famine amine a 3 thing of or the time past forever for- for 5 ever Ho ITo lo said 11 there had hat been n no reLine reLine- reduction r 1 tion In freight ht rates In lii tue me last ten years yeats lon to amount to lo much The railroads he said fald are arc r getting more revenue rc mr from Utah jobbers than C ever before because henuse of the ther I r 5 a vast t Increase in iii il busl business but ut the rates rales are the same H lie said Halt he would not favor or fa a maximum few commodities For p tariff only on a a lY instance lie ho thou thought ht freight rates rales on coal were excessive tI tIle He le cited Ibe Oi statement that the tho coal coat costs ost the the operator on the cars C 8 5 at nt the l t. t while It I Is sold on 5 t I Ii I J arket mIU ut tit 2 Ke tie said time the differS difference differ differ- ft f- S cn ence was too too great I Ia Is the timer there any army real competition In 11 freight ht rates In Utah asked President Love Lo S No o. o J The he railroads M Mr Ir McCarthy Mearthy said ait have hn e S Into Utah re reduced uce rates from points S but have haV tint not reduced rates within the theS S 5 hut tate state thus allowing foreign shippers to T Invade atc In this t territory He lie Il said Mid a a railroad railroadS Jf S never n er made a reduction unless persuasion 1 i wa rou ht to hear upon It H. He lie said sall tho the thed J d Jobbers jobber of Chicago and Missouri ls river is i points got Jot busy busy and exerted an Influence t over O the thi roads which resulted In iii time the low low- of o 0 rates ratel to Utah common points i S But Kut this thin was not miot for the b benefit nel of or Utah I pj 5 S jobbers he added I f When hen asked aked as to th the tho feasibility of a 5 L. L railroad commission sion or maximum tariff fg hn hf paid raid a ha had been a success j. j In some sam other states but hut he be was wal not prepared pre pre- pared part to say aay that It I would be he a a. success ft S here He lie le s. s sold said relative to tu maximum rates that Utah nl and d Wyoming mines arc are close to together In and that Ihal If I Utah Ulah tah tahI y I S would force Corce a reduction In rates rales Wyo- Wyo yo 5 5 5 ining's pro product would come down to mc meet a i the tho market markel her S As In to an embargo on coal col be lie sall said he heI S I did not believe f It wa was wa right that thai coal comi cornS com com- S rl panics ni 3 should ship so o much of their pro product prodS prod prod- i S out of th the state slate when It W vC os nce needed el S within He lie cited clel the tho great Iet amount of or S r fuel l r sent to Montana and Hll he lie g would 1 0 rather have a n ton tori of coal In his hit pp bin ijiri In Utah than to sec Ree ee it tt smelter r In Mentana Montana Mon Men tana tana In operation Ho lie Io paid maid 11 th lie Union Pacific Pa Pa- dOe sends nl very little coal hero here but Lul It H Is IsS Isa S a oh at a n good profit 5 5 Later Lahr wh when n asked by hy E. E M. M Allison Allson Jr about the embargo he sa said 11 the statS stat'S stat S should pass aR a law to r force farce railroad cornS com com- l S L L panics to keep the thu coal within tho the stale state at al certain times 4 1 Might ht Call on ott Militia F S S sl said Mr 11 Allison that a a S railroad had a n train of oC Its Us own own coni on 5 5 Its ils own track with Its Is own el engineer at 5 tho tho throttle starling out o n of the state slate 5 what could do o to lo stop slop II it I Theres the time ml militia lt said ad Mr 11 McCarthy McCar McCar- t thy S S 5 S Mr Ir McCarthy Mcarth said if the rate was fixed at nt 1 per r c cent nt tier JUT mile mie the lie consumer would S. S 1 bo hi time the bf nefi Iary lary 1 tie then devoted le a a portion of his l testimony trony to a criticism of or orI S the physical hy c condition of or the Hlo Itlo Ho Grande f h j He lie Hald since the the consolidation the iho trackS track track- S UI utro motive mat v po r anti and roadbed coaled had been beenS S I- I much worse verse than that ever I lx before fore rore HC He said Sll sll I. I there el were sidetracks over which the tle comon com company corn com on pany was wal afraid to torun run heavy engines J I He II J pointed to faulty fauly rails etc I S C C. O O. Harrl secretary of or the thc M. M and I. I M. M M. M i S was the Iho only other w w m T. T S S Q v McDonald l had bad hol been ca cle le ca to testify t. t 1 S f. f G he before fore tho th commission lon J. J A. A Reeves iren- iren en- en fm ni er-ni l fl-l freight h agent ct of time the Oregon Short ShortS S S LII Lute Lino Wt present nt with wih Parley L. L Williams and 1 K E. M. M Allison r Harris Gives Cives Rates Mr told of or his trip In January JanuaryS S 5 to 11 Castle C flat nl t to Inquire Into Inlo the Iho tw Ci coal 5 shortage proposition He lie reviewed the facts fReta that had bad ix bei-ix hen pI presented by ty him Im to 10 toS S I the public through h the tho Ir press s and gave pavo 5 5 5 5 data informally on the lie 1 01 output I II t. t hauling and unil price of coal eoal He lie said sail the tho tit Jobbers 5 5 of or Utah had hail often oren complained to 10 the tho asi association as as- SI S- S I 1 about the th exorbitant rates 1 Ho lie saul said 11 li- li bier lir r was hauled from rom Salt Sail Sni Lake to S Green GrEen JU River lOver r. r Utah for or 5 G cent cent mote more on a n f Sr 5 barrel than tush from frim to 10 Green River nl Af A 0 the tho tl distance lance being twice ns as great from S Denver lenver S During th the cro cross croan nalon by Ly Mr Ir Al Al- 4 became confused In hl his 1101 lison Mr Mt Harris conus I'S f figures UT and a as RS h ti h was wal giving them wholly from flom memory there wax was more mor mort than one li l cl lively tilt lilt Hi between witness anti ant attorney Mr t. t Allison n asked h hIm m If I he lie knew thai S M J officials of or the liP Hlo Rio Grande had lone hone all allIn allS al S S In their power to relieve the situation fol 0 following oh- oh S lowing ln 1 along olon the Ow sam line pf pC Inquiry as af the he In day before and Mr Lawrence Ja Inter Inter- tl l on lh the jrr grounds that it It was It-was was not riot S. S proper S 5 M Mr Williams al also uIO o cros examined l hr r i The Tho commission adjourned to lo moot meet In executive session Monday morning nt fit ft 10 x C I I SESSION OP or SI 5 i L' L orI n ld fter S I. I ri rut S i Thur RY Ion of the lie was wasS dull and uninteresting routine S lul A being the 4 S. S i Letl S t L c 5 5 5 S io 5 c I. I S IS I- I S. S S S 1 it t. t t l H t k pi l- l 1 decks 8 cleared cleared for a grand rush which is iR expected to begin next w week ek The senate noon at adjourned 2 until Monday afternoon after after- Senator Miller ller Introduced e a n bill LI appropriations for bridges bridge providing JIo of over Or r the Hlo Rio Virgen anti and repairs O The roads In Washington county money is to be he spent by b the board of tf county count commissioners of or Washington I county as ns follows For a n 1 bridge across the tho Rio VIrgen Viren river on un the road between La Lu Verkin Verlin and Hurricane In Washington county the tho sum stun of For Improving and ant repairing the tIme theroa roa road between New Now Harmony and Pinto In said county the sum of 1000 1000 Senator bill bi providing pro ld provid provid- in ing a severe ere se penalty cnally for or burglary in the time first degree brought out OUI rome yome opposition I lion tion but tut time the bill bil passed nevertheless Senator Clegg saul aid all he lie thought thought a minimum punishment of oC 25 years was waH too severe ere se for first degree glary burglary and he lie moved mo to amend but Lut the amendment lo lost t. t The rhe bill hI passed wih with Senators Clegg Lawrence and Seely arid and President Lovo Love casting ne negative votes vote l at Senator Walton made iamb a n stron strong plea for health when hl his bill hi cant came up providing pro pro- viding for fO annual conventions of health I s. The rime fil bill bil provides ldes JHo that el e every health oller In tho the state shall attend the annual convention con The rime expenses are to be provided by Ly each count county Senator cast th the only dissenting dissenting dis dis- ls- ls s vote on 01 final passage masage ago bill Representative Robinsons Robinson's against t the lie tw making of fal false c assays asS's was unanimously |
