Show RAILROADS IN UTAH UT An AnAND AND LEGISLATION Governor Cutler Cutlet Answers s Questions Questions Questions Ques Ques- for fo Texan on Treatment Treatment Treat Treat- ment of Corporations 1 Thero Is is- no law upon the Utah sta sta- lute tuto bool books s that is Io detrimental to the tho railroads according to Governor Go Cutler Cut Cut- i ler cr who ho has expressed ped his views vie on railroads to Douglas E E. Tomlinson of North aco aco Texas fexas The governors governor's l letter etter written in answer answel to certain ruie propounded I by the Texan c contains ins the thc following information c cc concerning the tho railroads as the gov- gov c sees ses It Il There 1 Is practically no legislation i in n our state especially affecting rail rail- ron roads ds Passenger rates average about t cents a mile Th They nrc are not affected affected af ai by legislation The present railroad mileage e in the state of or Utah i is ii about 2276 76 mi miles es The roads aro are not noe needlessly paralleled bu hut but additional roads would a assist in Iii the development of the state Railroads In Utah have not Influenced encel legislation to m rny appreciable extent The Thc relations between the railroad people and the state officials Is very cry friendly No Xo official figures are aro kept so far faras faras faras as I know of if the number of oC persons l killed or injured b by railroads Im in this state Slate in the thc last year ear I 1 should a approximately I 12 2 were killed antI and 20 I Injured nJ U red Generally all speaking the railroad situation in Utah is satisfactory I would not say sar that It is entirely so 20 however There aro are sonic some difficulties in iii tho the way of reaching a condition of perfect harm harmony on But on tin tho the whole tho the desire of or tho the people Is to on encourage our our- age o the hul building of oC new roads in the state rather than retard those already here by drastic legislation I have ha no not of any serious cases of r rebating or 61 discrimination On Omi account of oC Utah being entirely Inland rates of fIel freight ht to and from rota other parts of the tho United States fire are wo think a little hl high h hut but these are arc governed o to a n considerable extent b by bythe the interstate commerce law |