Show REQUEST ON COAL RATES The Commercial Club Traffic Bureau Sends Another Letter Letter Letter Let Let- ter to Freight Agent for the Denver Rio Grande rande Road ATTENTION IS CALLED I TO LETTER ALSO I Second Attempt of the Bureau I to Get Railroads to Gr Grant nt i Reasonable Rates Upon Coal From the Ne Nearby rby Mines INTERESTS BUSINESS MEN MENO MENI I 0 O 4 H t tH H HH H M f 6 4 S. I f The ilie poll policy C of or th the ilic f ff 1 f Club Traffic Is Es simI aim sim- I 4 to make what are nn deemed f 4 reasonable requests upon the 44 4 4 various u officials for 44 4 4 proper rate and to 44 4 4 wait waiL a ren reasonable 44 4 4 length of ot time for Jor replies The Tile 4 4 future futuro action of or the bureau In 4 44 4 mi HI any case cuse will depend on what 44 4 4 such Mich replies maj be he or what what- 44 4 4 e c other circumstances may mo- 44 4 4 appear 44 4 1 4 With lIlt this statement f as IS preface f 4 the thC Club Chi f 4 bureau hureau made public 44 4 4 It- It Its It num nt- In Iii the lie effort to 44 4 4 induce the of Utah to 44 4 1 4 reasonable 44 4 4 rates on till coil COal from frou the lie nearby f 4 4 mines to the lie principal 44 4 4 centers of Utah f 9 4 O t f O oS 1 JQ n b g or L r S sat bu lr n o to tp a direct question a as to 1 t measures would be t e taken by ly hY hYthe the bureau S. S II D Babcock Bab- Bab cock manager man said We c have tried to lo the host best of or our ability to tomake tomake tomake make this letter to S S. V V. Derrah of or orthe the Denver Rio Grande absolutely plain and to word it so that It can cannot cannot cannot not be misunderstood Our application application application cation to the railroads for a reduction reduction reduction tion In coal rates was made February February ary any 16 15 and now that the legislature has been adjourned nearly one week there should be no excuse c fo for further I dela delay S SS S Letter to Mr Ir Derrah S The traffic bureaus bureau's lett letter r to Mr Sir Derrah follows follows- Commercial Club Traffic Bureau Bateau Salt Lake City Utah March March 26 G 1909 Mi Mr S S. V V. Derrah Assistant General Freight Agent Denver Itlo Grande Orande Company Salt lIt Lake City Utah Dear Sir On Sir On the tho of February last on behalf of ot this bure bureau u. u a written n application application cation callon was made upon you for the es establishment establishment es- es of ot certain r transportation rates on coal from the usual shipping points in Utah on the lines s of or the company represented b YOU 00 to Utah points to which you tu rep lied under date of February 16 that the request would bo be given Riven proper prop prop- er or consideration by your our company and ana anda anao a o definite n answer made mado thereto as soon as aa practicable Ie An abundantly sufficient time has hns now el for your our company c to have fully ully e considered the matter and to have determined det what action It Intends tak tak- In loin It If any concerning tho the application Many of ot the members of this bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau I have vo In the past lIeen heen very liberal liberal lib lib lib- eral and Important patrons of your line lines line's IB s 8 well a ail as those of or Its parent company compan Lit ut It Is nt not at all that they final 1811 continue to be so In the tho future I am desired ed t t- ascertain and without further delay delav what your company proposes to do o oto all as asto to the coal ra rates tes u end and n 1 w when tn Your prompt are respectfully Very truly yours S. 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BABCOCK luner of ot Traffic Railroad Answers The request made by the traffic bureau February 15 which so far neither the Oregon Short Short Line Line nor tho the Denver Rio Grande officials have replied except to acknowledge re receipt receipt receipt re- re asked that tho coal rates be beT reduced T to Jl 05 from the mines to alt Lake Ogden Provo and other Utah common points This reduction It Is pointed out b by the traffic bureau would work po hardship on the railroads railroads rail mil roads for the reason th t h tJ r form r years vears the G Western estern railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road was waa able fo Co pay the only dividend dividend divi divi- dead on Its common stock since the road was ws built from re rc derived for tor hauling coal from the Carbon county mines to Ogden for tor 75 cents a B ton The weight of ot yesterdays yesterday's a s letter to tobo tho bo Denver Rio Io Grande official ann can best beet be e appreciated when It Is 18 considered that the Commercial Club Traffic bureau burea Is not only made up of ot practically e every one of or the largest freight shippers In Salt Lake but a number of ot the lest hea shippers of ot Ogden and Pr Provo v are with the Salt Lake business men mon who are arc fi fighting for tor a a. square deli del from the railroads In addition to this the traffic bureau has the unreserved support of tho the Salt Lal Lake club representing representing representing about 90 per cent of ot the tho business busi busl- ness Interests of at th state tate S. 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