Show SHORTER A AND UGLIER WORDS j Tho Tribune as special pleader for tor tho railroad companies says tho the bill bitt to provide a n. public utilities law for tor Utah Is 18 a a. blackmailing measure that it is the intention of ot the people of ot Utah in their legislature to blackmail black black- mall mail tho the transportation lines a. a That is by no means the tho fact of cour course c. c But Dut if It one hunted for tor a word descriptive of ot tho the policy polley of ot the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road companies in discriminating against Utah a n. shorter and uglier word would havo have to bo selected I In Its weak attempt to discredit the tha public utilities bill bUl the Tribune declares de de- de- de clares and and gets a a. timid echo from tho the private enterprise sometimes called tho the Herald Herald that that the tho big railroads railroads rail rail- roads of ot Utah aro state inter affairs and therefore cannot bo be be touched bythe by bytho I tho the Utah authorities But what about tho Utah business they do Cannot Utah havo some some- I thing to sa say about that traffic which is wholly within tho the state tate Cannot this state havo have something to say cay about tho the rates rotes on coal Can it not make mako tho the railroad companies be fair ink in tho the handling of ot ore oven en if It they be owned in New ew York EV Even D DIt if It they also do an Inter state business Utah doesn't pretend to supervise the tho state inter-state business of any nily railroad rail rail- road But if It our people can have havo fair aIr hauling coal rates and fair ore haul ing rates Utah will save ave millions of ot dollars every overy year car Salt Lake City will wilt gain manufacturing et establish establishments ments menta which are now for The mine operators will get a fairer return for their Investment Investment and and that without robbing the tho transportation companies or any anyone one else ohse But in addition to this When the state of ot Utah Is organized an as It will v. willbe willbo bo be with a u. public utility measure it will be In position to present its case caje cajeto caseto to the state inter commerce commission commis commis- sion elon and oven even tho the transcontinental lines Unc will havo have to listen to the demand de the- mand for tor fairness e s and justice In In Utah S |