Show FREIGHT OFFICIALS ARE BACK BACH FROM EAST EASTis J. J A. A Reeves and C. C Ira lIa Tuttle Think Salt Lake in Fortunate Fortunate Fortunate For For- Shape J. J A. A Reeves general freight r t ngon agent t for tho the Oregon Short L Line Ino and anul C C. Ira Tuttle futile assistant general ral freight r a agent ent are ire hack at their desks after ufler absences of or about three weeks In the thc Kasu EasL Mr Reeves cs went to appear apcar as a a. witness witness witness wit wit- ness before the Interstate commerce commission In iii the tilt h hearing Involving In lumber rates from the Northwest that thatis Is la being held In Washington ton Ills trip also Included n n. visit to Chicago o which lasted several so lays days Mr Tuttle spent a part of or his time In Omaha and In Chicago where a meeting of ot the Trans Trans- Trans Missouri Freight ht association tho the Central Freight association association asso asso- elation and the theVe Western Ve tern trunk lines had been c called This meeting was postponed on account of or the absence ahsene of or several members of the Western estern trunk lines Jines and antI the date late set again for Cor January 8 S. S That the conference would IJ be for a general discussion of transcontinental freight ht rates and antI interchange of or traffic was about nil all tho the definite information regarding the purposes of the meeting that hat has developed do In view of the thc fact act however how that the thc enforcement of th the tho interstate comm commerce ree law which went into effect ono one year ear ago ngo has developed de do- man many irregularities it is he- he that a general revision of the tue tariffs for transcontinental tal freight transportation will be one ono en JI n tho the matters matters matters mat mat- for consideration It Is also understood that the freight officials will vill endeavor to combine on some ome system for simplifying tho the publication pub- pub of or frol freight ht rates rales to make them comply with tho the requirements of at the government o S S aJ n. n r ir Ini- Ini in the time financial situation was was to be noted throughout ho the middle western states stats and that business s conditions conditions conditions con con- In Salt Lake Lace are arc better than In eastern cities clUes Regarding Regarding- tho the 1 lumber investigation in b by the time interstate commerce commission now being held nt at Washington Mr Ir Reeves leeves said It would probably be several soy sev eral oral months before the commission would be bp n ready f fy y to make male Its report Industrial In- In manufacturing business in the East Sast seems to have been affected temporarily temporarily tem tern by financial conditions he ho sni said but there is Js every cry Indication of returning returning re- re turning confidence and Chicago banks hanks ire are paying on a 3 strictly cash basis S |