Show TAKES AKES l l it At UP RAILROAD CASES f If A ACTION TION TO TOi i SOON J I I tl President P Tafts Taft's Promise to Representatives e of Utah Th Complaints ts Would Be Considered der Jfe Nade Good LETTER ET TE RECEIVED BY l I SENATOR J REED SMOOT iJ to iy 9 li ral Wade H ure Utah Se Sen- Sen Tb toJ Department Will WillA A qt Delay Pr N NOTICE JIBE TO BE ISSUED T i L I. I FrOnia Ionia f Correspondent j Washington D. D 0 c. April 27 President t William H. H Tafts Taft's i promise that the people of Salt I Lake Ogden and Provo should have proper consideration of their complaint against the unjust unjust un un- un- un just discriminations nat ons of the railroads railroads rail rail- roads is be being behig ng made good Senator Senator Senator Sen- Sen ator Reed Smoot today received re- re I. I from Wade H. H Ellis the acting attorney torney general a letter letter letter let- let ter stating that the complaint would have the prompt atten- atten tion of f th that t department and w t the S Senator would be e ad- ad Pise W thin afew days the d C y th I gov governments The letter leaves leaves' II I no doubt that the government is going at the subject in earS ear ear- S nest it reads as follows lIon Hon Reed Smoot United States Senate Sen- Sen ate Washington D. D C. C UDe Dear r Sir The President has ms re referred referred referred re- re to his department a petition o of certain citizens business men and com com- organizations of the dies cities 9 of f Ogden Salt Lake and Provo In the tate of Utah representing that the they have JULve bec been n subjected for many years ears to certain unjust and discriminate practices of the railway companies constituting constituting con con- the the- principal common carrier service sor of said cities and state state- to and from the tho Pacific con const coast t on the west and the territory of tho the United States east of or tho the Rocky mountains This petition petition peti peti- tion lion sets out tho character of tho the discrimination discrimination dis dis- crimination complained of which consists consists consists con con- chiefly of the exactions of ot higher rates of ot charges for tor the transportation of ot freight from tho the people of ot said cities citie and Rod state to and from Chicago the Mississippi and Missouri rivers ri and Denvor territory on the east than is charged against the people of ot the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- coast on tho west vest although in the latter ca case o there Is a much longer haul hauland hauland hauland and greater service Please bo be assured that this complaint complaint cornS com corn S plaint shall receive tho the prompt attention attention atten atten- tion of or this department and you willbe will willbe willbe be notified within the tho next few Cew days das of or the tho action determined upon by the government As It la Is Impracticable to respond personally to all who have signed the complaint referred to to I 1 shall bo ho glad If Ir you advise adlee tho the people of ot your community community com corn of or this acknowledgment of their petition Very rr respectfully WADE IL ELLIS Acting Attorney General |