Show HOW llO RAILROADS I POOL INTERESTS Copy of Joint Agreement Given to the Investigating Commission TO PROMOTE HARMONY Attorney is is Unsuccessful in Keeping Document From Records 1 How low Utah railroads J control freight rates raws anti and pool interests In a n com m. m that lint extends to 10 various arlous line of ot trade Irule la Is shown In an nn agreement agreement- made public yesterday when whon Charles S' S SH H K manager 1 0 of the Utah Hato association presented a COP copy of or t ti tho compact to the tho Joint It legislative com com- ml mission lon yesterday The rhe agreement Is IN a carefully worded Instrument that shows that the Rio Ilio Grande and antI Oregon Short Line entered Into Inlo Joint control o of freight rates r In ISO 1597 and that lint the Salt Lake Route joined tI In the ar agreement when It came Into Inlo competition in Utah In 1903 According Ac Ac- According cording to 10 Mr Griffins Griffin's testimony tho the agreement was dissolved Feb 7 1907 1901 although h h he was shown a copy of 0 a 11 tariff schedule which was published Feb Fl-b 10 Ui 1907 Tries Fries Technical Point When hl h ho he presented ItT the tho agreement 10 to th the commission lon yesterday Y morning Parley 1 L. L Williams attorney for Cor the tho lines made an nn unsuccessful attempt to lw keen keel it out of tho Iho record re citing I tit the fact that It Jt t was n not tit tho original lit Ill asked Mr 1 If It It tt was vas the tho only loj copy but th the publisher of ot tariffs said saki It was merely a n copy p or of orthE the original which he lie had In his hta pos pos- st session n. n The rue text of ot the agreement follows follow Agreement meL for the org organization of the local ul Utah Hallway association between between be bo- tween the till Rio Gran Grande Crande e V Western railway railway railway rail rail- way and the Oregon Short Line railroad ma do this 1st tin day of or May lM i. i First The Th The object of forming this as association ns- ns sedation ion Is to 10 promote promote- harmony among the above named companies to time the end that Just and reasonable rates rales oC or charge for fOI the reflective service er may b be made and main maintained between nil all points common to 10 th the two lines and anti to prevent pre discrimination JI no Uon bet between shipper skip ship per pers Second It IS It Is s n agreed that this agree agree- shall shah h ho placed in th the hands of a n chairman who shall Khall b be located at Salt SnIt Like lake City to 10 administer Third lt It Is IA agreed that the lie rates rules rull's and antl re regulations governing the en entire entire tn- tn tire traffic covered o cT 1 b bv bY this agreement ar shall be agreed ed upon from rom roan time to O time llIe by the iho parties hereto and und promulgated p b by the chairman In cn case care of disagreement disagreement disagree disagree- ment as to rn making effective errel any rate rule ruh or re regulation either lIh line feeling Itself aggrieved ved by the refusal nl of or the theother theother other oilier line lint to consent to time the change proposed shall have e the tho rl right hl through Its Hs general freight t agent t or 01 superior lor lor officers to give c notice to the th other that lint upon the expiration of or oren ton ten 10 no daj days It will make effective the limo change proposed Fourth lt It It I Is agreed nn nail and l understood that no 10 local 11 of through rates 4 within I the tho state of Utah will h be made b by 11 y either of tho the parties hereto which I would cut the rate rut of nn any of the thc business bustness busi bust 0 ness covered cO by hy this U agreement II except b by consent of oC both both parties lA cA A The traffic to be ho cr er under this agreement shall he be all local load freight except coal coni c coke k and ancl stone stono shipments to and ant from Ogden Ogdon O Mammoth l and Silver Sliver City Including the lie Silver City extension extension exten exten- sion of or the tho Ore Oregon oa Short Line railroad railroad rail rail- road Eureka nil all In Utah ital and to and from nil alt Intermediate main line points Including Sandy L between n the thC termini tanned named excepting G all nil freight t t traffic ra to toor toor toor or from all nil stations for the Rio Hlo Grande Grandet t Western Railway Hallway company west o of Payson Payson Payson Pay- Pay son and anti east of Eureka Eurel n meaning stations sta sta- ions between Payson and Eureka and for the Oregon Short Linn Line railroad all stations west tt t of Lehl Lehi Junction and castor east cast I Io o of or Ironton meaning stations between Lehi Junction and Ironton 11 AH All local freight traffic having origin and destination nt at stations on Oil onlie the lie main lines line Including Sandy and excepting the stations west of or Payson and east of Eureka and anel west of Lehl Junction and anil east of or Ironton a as above aho described In paragraph A A. A which are art between m the tho terminals Ogden Mammoth Silver el CIl City Including Silver or CIl City extension of time the Oregon Orl Short tine Line railroad anti nil all In Utah Also Allm all nil Iron ore oro from Goshen Council to 10 Utah mel mel- ter It H Sixth It Is agreed that lint each ach line shall II charge chart three dollars 8 3 J per fr la car r for switching an carload l lots lOll of or fr-el fr freight ht at ut the several points where wh track con- con exi exist t or will be made with Ih the exception that thal the Grando Grande Western uy a company shall chargI charge six IX Ilona dollars M 1 Jj per Wr oar fir for Cor switching switching to what hal is termed Its hl high h lino lInc at I Eureka It la Jy further agreed that neither party shall haJJ make any ony allowances t to shippers raI for drayage or wagon haul lUlU I to 10 equalize delivery It heln being tI the In Intent Intent In- In tent tnt that hint all carload frel freight ht shall ho bo switched to 10 places pInel of uC er delivery delivery It Is un understood that prompt fr ery will be Jt given 1 foI In hl order that thit this agreement ement shall not work to the hardship hardship hard hard- ship hip of or conI consignees or result In lo loss of business to either cither lino IIno b by reason of or dela delays delays de de- la lays a to 10 such shipments This agreement shall take toke effect the 1st lilt day of May 1 1591 and amid remain In fn full rull force and effect until the tiny day of or April Apr I IKS and thereafter subject to thirty days days' notice which shall Rhon not be beglen given gl prior to March 31 31 l i 3 by either party part In writing wr to the chairman of ot modification or can cancellation Signed S. S W W. Eccles 1 W W. E. E Halm m. l K E. W. W Gillett for or the San Pedro Los 10 An Angeles and Anti Salt Lake railroad Sl Signed d Jul July 15 U 19 1903 W. W |