Show REDUCTION IN RATE RA IE ON COAL IS ASKED Saving to State on on This Alone Would Pay for Public Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice vice Commission Directly in line liue with the requests made by br the Commer- Commer cial ml n Club Traffic bureau last night to the tile various railroads ads in Utah for a reduction in rates on coal within the state is a clause lause In the Public Service Commission bill now before the legislature which provides for the regulation of railroad rates in Utah One of the chief aims of the railroad regulation clause is to secure a reduction in coal rate for The railroads are making making- a fight against the bill and using as one of their heir theIr arguments the allegation that thata thota a public service commission would cost me tilE state yearly to conduct conduct conduct con con- duct th commissions commission's work It has been discovered that the cost of conducting conducting con con- ducting the commissions commission's work willbe will willbe be so sma small as to be unworthy of consideration consideration con con- when whet compared with th he I amount that would be saved In freight rates rate on coal oal alone each year ear l' l th of ot the reduction I. I Il asked b by th bureau as a n basis basis- for estimating the amount of ot money y that hat would ie S Saved cd b by rate regulation regulation regula regula- tion then on coal alone It Is discovered that about would be saved sa by r sl alt Lake and tho state stale city and county institutions in one ono year Sn Sm III lug g to Public Institution A canvass of the state Institutions and tho the public schools of Salt Lake Ogden Ofden and Logan shows that about 1 tons of coal conI is use used yearly earl It costs 1 75 Th a ton to get coal hauled t to Salt Lake Lako from the Carbon county mines and the traffic bureau has asked that the rate be i reduced educed to 1 05 If rr that rate Is granted It will whit willbe willbe be a saving of 70 cents a ton on coal The public Institutions alone would save about annually without considering the enormous sum that private ate consumers In the tho s s' s sate ate w would uld be able to keep In their purses The traffic bureau realizing the situation tull fully sent the following letters letters letters let let- to railroad officials regarding the thc cool conI rate T question M au- S ti V. V I n. n i A 1 Ai t. t T l e RaIl rod fInko City Utah SI Iho SI Tho common nod ned of or fuel at tilo cost ia is ono of oC the greatest if Ir not tt-o tt most moat Im Important Important Important Im- Im of ot the he actual necessities of or nil classes C. C of t tile the people o nf of this state t o om Fuel fC native a I to tG the state t rc ts exl-ts I tn in the tho m mst most st abundant and essentially unlimited ulIm Hed volume ver very close at hand It Is produced cheaply and as an article of handling and transportation It falls tails direr tl into the class involving the minimum of or cost to the carriers The present rates ratE's of are generally considered excessive r N-i N 1 oppressive and there I is o n per persistent and tU urgently expressed appeal appen to this bureau burca from the people as well as os from tIe tt-e commercial and manufacturing Interests in- in tere ts for reasonable relief and that it may speedily come It Is therefore respectfully requested that you may cause to have S son sjon 00 established established from the usual producing and shipping points on the lines JInes of ot the Denver Illo Rho Grande Railroad company com corn pany panr within this state to what are known as Utah common territory terri torn tor tory being Ogden Salt Lake City Pason Payson Payson Pay Pay- son and p points Intermediate thereto a rate of eighty 80 SO cents per por net t-m t on slack and of one ono dollar and lIve Jive cents SI 06 per net ton on all ill other kinds s of c cal al In carloa carloads carloads- s. s These rates are arc belle believed to bo not only able a- a ble In themselves tut iut ut are nrc also higher per mile than are now being charged by ty y the tho Denver Donver Rio Grando Grano company for the transportation of much other othor property properly far more valuable in character charac charac- tor ter and In which the actual cost of or trall transportation is much greater Such an action on the thc part port of the company represented by you ou as re requested requested re- re quested will not alone promote the comfort and welfare and relieve e the thence nece n necessities of e the people In a acry very cry great degree decree but butwill will also by th tho i 1 be most profoundly and gratefully appreciated Very respectfully S. S II IL BABCOCK BABCOC J- J Commissioner of ot Traffic Lct IcHer cHr or to 0 Oregon OnJon Short Line ID To J J. J A. A Reeves general g fr freight l ht agent of the Ore Oregon on Short Line railroad rail rail- road th the following letter was sept Dear Sir Sir Sir-it It Is generally understood and urgently felt that of the most Important Important Im Im- mi- mi local necessities of all alt classes of ot our people that of ot cheap fuel his has place In the thc front rank Recognising this certain fact an and yielding to strongly exerted Influences Q 0 to that end this bureau has made a a. I reqUest upon V Jh the P principal local fr flight freight l ht traffic Official of r th the Denver Rio Itlo Grande Grand J Railroad ad company for the tho early curly establishment of a rate of el eighty cents per net liet ton on slack slack- and of tine line dollar dollar dol- dol lar and five cents Per pcr net tOil to on all other kinds of coal oal In In carloads from the h various coal producing points on the lines Ines of that company compan w this state to Utah common points terri tern to tor ry In view of ot tho the great Interests in the tho coal of this state held b by the company represented b by you It Is re respectfully respectfully re- re requested that you OU will be good enough h to procure corresponding consideration to that Indicated In the fore foregoing on tho the part of the Ore Oregon on Short Line railroad and the other linen linos directly related with It In this traffic from the territory serve served thereby It requires no assurance to the ef el- el feet that such action will command the deep and lasting gratitude of all an interested Ver Very rC respectfully S. S IL llA BABCOCK Commissioner of Traffic |