Show m v k fit I RAILROAD A D 1 f OFFICIALS I Ir r I I Partial Part al Relief From U Unjust just Freight Ha Rates Kates es esto to to Be BeI I Given in Some Cases Ca Casesi es i TO CAUSE GAUSE MORE ACTIVITY J Railways on the L Defensive Prepare for Pu Publication HOll an Appeal pp l t to the the People e nIe I rp I is TA TAKEN N NAn An Evidence of Discrimination q Ag Against hist the Minn Mining Men of Utah q LAh n fl T T T L T T j. j 4 f wn s given chen to to- to 4 f tho 1210 members of oi tho the C Com Com- m- m 4 J 4 club bureau 11 JO- JO 4 i f by 11 tho ho III 4 t 4 that the th railroad people of Salt f ff I f 4 Lake I-ciko hn c taken up tho tim tims f s 4 question of righting one or two u f ff f of or the groMet roM est t dl dl f against thc he IJU Interests of off oft of t f Utah and nt at leaSt i relief mt rates 44 4 4 from Irom the burden hunlen of unjust 4 be he afforded to 4 erg In one or two tuo lines hues 4 Tills This announcement members f 4 of 01 the bureau said Iu Jn lust t l 44 4 4 nJ night ht will sIlI f rc result In In In In- I IT 4 T on tho tim part of or off f 4 the thc shippers that will trill continue t 4 until Just rates arc granted to nil 4 S 'S of business 1 n lOSS 4 T O O-i- O Tf T 4 4 H 4 f 4 f 4 H HAs HO t O 0 As an example of or what the traffic j bureau will get fo for qt Utah h In this titis fi fight ht for tor or justl Justice o one of ot or l the o members em e s yesterday yes yes- est es- es i. i t Y cited the milling In transit f If atc which Is ts allowed the flour millers f of Utah at present As s this rate now s stands the railroads railroads refused to allow 4 this Allege Jn In n Utah tal until about six hen when allowed the tho iti ago ag they g Ara 41 b of or f S 1 n 0 nj j h ut tir i f Iv- Iv 1 4 n rn 1 r-fi r rn R n I rY Y the e. e arne go butth nl n ti ch charge the tho 1 ri st Jq of gt Ut Utah Ji cents sa 1 h for tot for do doing ng se I. I A As another sample o ot aD the tho discrimination l aU on ag Utah th the railroads allow iho hr D Denver n nr r millers zI six dx months month In exercise the milling in tran sit tt privilege and while charging for or it In Utah they also require that the thC 90 days milling bo be done tione within Common C points j 1 One One ne point on which the Utah Mine Minet t association have ha been beren Cpu working for tol- the last six months has lias bc been n to to Induce the railroads s to make i Salt Lake Tintic tt OFen l en an and Pan Park PaIl CIt City common points i f for r the shipment nt of ot ores and bullion 1 I. I to the East The mine operators contend that t. t In Inasmuch as the railroads railroad grant similar simi 4 l lar ar r common point privileges to cities 3 i I of other states slates they are arc entitled to lej ic- ic ct cevo C the same treatment for Utah j thc It ra railroads s will haul steel from Jr 0 PIttsburg to San Francisco and to lo Oakland at the same rate rat T classing A them as common points wh why should hould t the they not carr carry bullion from Garfield t Salt Halt Lal Lake e and Ogden at the same am rate asked I an officer of tho the Mine t tt t Operators' Operators association yesterday ft Following are arc a few reductions that i were asked aske by the mine operators I about beven ago so o Af 1 Within a radius of 60 50 mIles a re reduction from the present rates of oft t l 1 10 cents per ton with a minimum t charge chargo of or 40 cents per ton upon all al allf f classes of ore 2 o Within a n radius of miles a at r reduction of ot GO O cents cent with a minimum mini mini- I. I i t J A mum of U per ton upon all aU classes ses I. I v 7 of or ore 2 3 Within a l radius of or miles a reduction of 2 25 cents per ton with u 1 t. t minimum of ot per ton on iii all air r classes casses of or ore r 4 t 4 Within n a radius of ot miles mIle a n nip ip 4 of 25 5 cents with a minimum r k J i of 2 O per ton on all ull classes of k f ore r The Tue minimum to apply In all cases on ores under flO 10 p per r ton I E Of The basis bails of or valuation of all ores to tobe be e upon the actual net value meaning L 1 value of the that from the gross ross assay entire contents according to tho thu fr smelting price of ot the metal product at u destination deduct tho the charges for 1 a smelting nn and sampling These were embodied In Continued on rage Pago Nine Nino Inc I RAilROAD OffiCIALS THINKING Continued from Page One letters sent to S S. V. V Derrah assistant general freight agent ent of ot the Denver 4 Jib Klo Ulo Grande J. J A. A Reeves genera g freight agent of the Oregon Short Shor and ond J J. J IL H. Burtner district for Cor the Salt Lake Lako route Up to la last las night none of or the tho roads had made an any reply or tako take an any notice of oC the tho re rt request re- re quest The mine operators have have- beet been putting forth every o effort to Induce Indue the railroads to fix their rates o or on ores arcs on a 0 basis of oC not net valuation bu but without success As the rates no now nov stand tand they are arc based on not net between certain points and on grot gros valuation between others Tho The first notice tobe to be taker taken by Ly the railroads of the campaign foi Cor Just lust freight rates for Utah appeared yesterday In the form of a letter ser sent out Ut b by the Oregon Short Line to th the lye five 0 neW newspapers of or Salt Lake Th Tb letter otter bears the tho signature of or J. J A A. Reeves Ree general freight ht agent of ot the th road and It was distributed to the lb newspapers b by D D. S S. Spencer assistant general passenger agent In general terms tho the letter seel seeks s t tc to defend the position of ot tho railroads railroad nth mth regard to business In Utah taking credit for practically all of the In In- growth of or the state stab which has lias flourished despite the allan In rates examples of or which hay have been eon cited doll dally daily by members of oC the tb raffle traffic bureau The Republican desiring to lO bo ho fah fal to o 0 tho the railroads and antI aiming In justice to o 0 give o equal prominence to their side sid pI jf f tho the controversy prints this letter lotte In n ii full Cull as follows Dear Sir Sir Sir-i 1 beg ber to respectfully sub sub- nit alt the tho following IDS as the tho railroad side ski ot f tho present discussion regarding rates Tho rhe present adjustment of ot thrills tariffs to tc tOI rom and und within Utah and the inter inter- mountain country generally Is th tho ro ro- suit of or years of negotiation among amon grup of or shippers and groups of ot rall- rall oads beginning when tho the railroads railroad vero reio built here continuing to tho resent present time and certain to continue as is S long as IlS tho railroads run and com com- commerce merce and manufacturing are carrie on m n This must be bc so because In the tiu tho the make up of ot the tariff tariffs IS s the tho result of compromise among ar views and Interests Interest which at aie ne In diverse ways as IJ by the generale general genera le cl e eI l of or rates maintained or by the tho th adjustment as to particular commo- commo ties and nd further because no tariff tartt that hat ever e was or ever can he be built Ill continuo continue to meet the changing no no- of ot commerce for Cor any certain len th of time Imperfect In the bo- bo inning gInning because It Is n n. compromise and full ally ully meets tho ho views s of ot no one it Its ono b by one because of or chang chans- iK Lg conditions or alterations In tho LbS ate adjustment elsewhere become oli- oli oleto leLo an and must bo ho continually teI re- re I sed ed In order to servo the thc purpose for tor which the tariff Is Intended While not nol wishing to be bo understood as s claiming perfection for tor tho the basis here ere rc I am willing to KO go o on record as that all conditions considered tt Is as fair Calr and defensible as will be und jund an anywhere where whether we go 10 to competitive or noi torn to try ly I for foi comparison or whether wo we speak oak of ot through rates in and out ofis of ot this ils is country countr or of ot the local tariffs cur log Ins rates within our Immediate Jur- Jur l' l Negotiate fl Directly It Il I. I should be remembered that so far fari nl i tho the Oregon Short Line Lino proper I its concerned It runs from Sandy to Butte Butted and id d from to Huntington With With- In i the tho limits of those termini the tr trat- trat r- r tic c representatives of at this company aie le ablo bio ilo to negotiate rates rate directly with tho the shipper Different shippers located In 10 ur Jur r territory frequently disagree ac- ac L to location and Interest as to what hat should be bo but whatever Is final final- 1 th upon wo vo are ore able to without the necessity of ot other lines Beyond those points however other rall- rall with divergent Interests or who whore with of ot ale re C s swayed by views shippers dl Interests must bo ho consulted am nd id such arrangements as we secure securer of Cor or r facilitating the movement mo rough h traffic are arc obtained only after r we e are able to satisfy some opposition nd id harmonize opposing views Fre Fre- this Is 18 accomplished only after w. w have havo offered reciprocal arrange arrange- mc of ot some sort In return for or that I ir hid we desire gures l l' It Is said newer lie but fig fig- viewed ed without first res s eC and charts charta tho the conditions which lie hadt of ot them thorn or wel weighing the at nt work ues or compelling causes I hon hen tho the were made often otten lead lend to which delude and result In n erroneous and unjust conclusion I The lie e cry that the tho railroads of or thin II seron ser sif- C the people and Ion on are oppressing their patrons I believe by misunderstand misunderstand- to 0 be largely caused Ing g of conditions under which the thet t ian t business Is conducted a asuit suit contributed to not a little byC b by t h he C repetition of ot statements ments with refer refer- eone re thereto which are economic nn- nn uth Of ono one of these those In particular tle 1 e 0 so called terminal rate I shall peak eak later on Ilal I the tho time and artistic ability 1 ml might ht produce and exhibit a chart In this o ering the rate late adjustment ten mountaIn country countr which would show how ow some soma Interesting facts fact l For or In- In tance anco It would show enow A great reat mining and smelting Indus Indus- In us- us thousand hills and anti tr r y burrowing a wrIng pouring Into the lap lal of or the country stream of at wealth an n I ever eer Increasing nd RI Industry carried on by thousands of f aWe aHa and enterprising citizens made mado because o of rates on oro ore concentrates con- con matte matto bullion limestone oal al coke machinery and mau many other terns Items ns Incident to tho the business which the he e conditions under which mountain roads ads are arc built and und operated considered ered aro ro 0 not more favorable anywhere Great Orent Factories It would show nine tune great grent sugar r fac lao orles ries In profitable operation creating cratin 0 market for tor local products and labor producing educing a Il vast tonnage for or shipment out ut it of ot tho thu country as well as supply supply- In ng g the tho local demand disbursing l laro suma of or money hero all Impossible r outbound on but iut it for tor rates on sugar sug machinery Inbound on and lime lime- tone stone one and other necessaries Including he the 0 lowest rates locally on beets cared carried car- car led ried ed anywhere In tho the country oven In Iowa owa Wa with Its low Jow made commission distance tariff Great cement making plants fostered foe fos and encouraged In the suinG same way I with a n vast output moving mo all over o the eaL Something like thirty fruit und and vegetable cg tahle t- t able aile canneries s In the Salt Lako Lake and e er r valle valleys s and two condensed milk factories In the Cache valley valle reaching markets hundreds of or miles distant Prosperous local creameries located I ut at man many different I points along the line and doln doing a thriving business ss Plants for tor tho the malting making of or p pr ed edI brick and vitrified brick cement blocks s I and anil sewer pipe and ard drain tile tIlo and quarries of building stone and pbs phoe- phate rock mo ln moving their products for forlong forlong or long louA distances on low rates made by byth th these lines Limo burning plants plant Ice making plants and Industries of ot similar nature the output of which moves lon long distances dis dis- which would b bo be Impossible but buttor for tor tho the favorable tales rates established breweries and mineral minerai water bottling works rates for works anti and vinegar which have been put in from time timo to time lime to enable them to reach out ont and competition Flour milling industries strung clear across Utah and Idaho whose hos output p eks ls consumption not locally locally- lly only J but In centers reached ou on lous loni hauls tnt ind md at rates which it has been found necessary to reduce repeatedly with milling In transit privileges which s-ImIch have o been established and antl which are arc areV V continually being extended in In order t to facilitate their business One of thu tho largest cst pickle works I Ithe In Inthe the country hero here In Salt Lake doir a a. thriving business In products t so ol locally and arid shipped hundreds o of mu mlles mile awn a away n assembling rot rates 8 for tor Its ra raw materials and rates out on Its pro products products prod prod- having been established hed which enable it to prosper A great STent candy manufacturing busness busl bus ness of oC which Utah Is proud and hi hia ha haa hos a right rl ht to be be an enterprise gr at an profitable notwithstanding difference of ot opinion concerning some gomo of ot the ra rat adjustments In which these concerns concern are arc Interested d features of at which ai ar or arat at this time under discussion and like likely In tho end to be arranged mutely If tr not entirely to tho tion or oi tho cd Flourishing Factory It would show a flourishing mattre factory hero here doln doing a large throughout an c territory ft the radius of ot which has repeatedly been bee extended by concessions In rates grant grani ed cd b by this company compan A largo mi-go e picking packing and slaughtering plant in Salt Lake and ond another l I li which are arc reaching out Cc foi tor distant markets under the tho of or f rates already granted and others 1 li In contemplation by tho the railroads One Une of ot the tho largest salt producing In ir In In tho the country tho the operatIons operation of oC tho several companies engage ed therein spanning half haIr a continent rates for tor which necessary to the tho develop nent ment which has hns taken token place pineo have beet bee published b by the railroads In every d dl dI- dI It would show how fields and gardens am and orchards tilled titled rind and cultivated by pros crous people along alons our lines line producIng Ing ng at a profit because the rates rales marketing of surplus to be bo done dono a a at faraway Carawa points It would show a flourishing Jobbing business done dono throughout the inter intermountain mountain re region lon by home cities anonie am ana homo onie merchants which has been beau bullo bull to o ho handsome proportions under a tern am of ot distributing rates b ay ly this company which will be bo found bun to 0 compare favorably ta with those main ml anywhere anywhere- In Iii th the United d States State Finally lly It would show I think con con- eh to lo the that v w wc realize our business partnership withe with wit he the community that wo we know our se cc serIous se- se bus rIous problem Is to contribute our oui share hare toward making conditions here her such uch as will render rendor profitable thu tho Im Im- Immense mense productiveness of ot tho the countr ser |