Show UTAH RATE CASE HANDLED DIRECT Petition Against 0 Discrimination of Railroads Met With Ready Response CORRESPONDENCE COPIES Give in Concrete Form Methods of Dealing With Appeal Details of or the case of or tho the people of or Utah against as the tho railroad companies charging Ine exorbitant freight ht rates were received e 1 by tho the Commercial Club Traffic Truffle bureau from Senator George Sutherland yesterday f Indicating plainly plain plain- ly iy the effectiveness of tile the method employed em em- ployd by S S. S II 11 Babcock in bringing Ins tho attention of ot the tho unjust and unlawful unlawful ful tul discrimination a against Utah directly direct direct- ly before heron tho thio President of or the time United States Senator Sutherland encloses s e-s tho tile correspondence regarding the time Utah petition between the department of ot justice and tile the Interstate Commerce commission an encouraging Ing feature of which Is the indication that 11 by direction tion of tho thic President through the tho de department de- de of or justice the commission slon 11 Is f requested to conduct tho the examination as spee speedily ll as possible Mr Babcock commissioner of or traffic traffie for tor the tho traffic bureau yesterday offered to furnish immediately tel a detailed d di direct dl- dl 1 complaint to tho the Interstate Commerce Com Corn merce commission if It Is desired Following Following Following Fol Fol- lowing Is II Mr Ir Babcock's t telegram le ram To Senator Georgo George Sutherland It ItIs Itis Is IJ expected that tho tilo petition to President Prest- Prest dent United States b being ln e largely In general terms as to grievances ances would result In Investigation being marie made by government representatives es for determination deter leter- r- r as to details of or such grievances ances ance with resulting preparation of or case In proper form for tor prosecution In such manner as might be found proper This bureau can cnn promptly supply more detailed complaint direct to Interstate Commerce commission If IC desired and ami for consideration In connection with the petition to the President CO COMMERCIAL CLUB TRAFFIC mIn BU m- In REAU A Ully U. U By lly S. S II H D. Babcock The Tho letter from Senator Sutherland rland which was waR received yesterday by Mr Ir Babcock follows S R II n. Babcock Esq In further reference to time the matter of the p petition to the time President charging discrimination tion lion by the railroads against the time state sta te teof of Utah and cities therein I 1 enclose herewith a cop copy of a letter from time the attorney general s and a copy COP of ot his letter letter let let- t- t ter to the tIme Interstate Commerce Comme commission com corn mission which are self Keif T I shall shaH be glad sad to advise you yen further of or orthe tile the action taken by the time commission as soon as ns I am nm Informed Yours YOUl'S ver very truly Signed SIg GI GEORGE onGE SUTHERLAND The letter lettel from the 1 he attorney general gen sen- eral oral to Senator Sutherland follows Hon lion Geor George e Sutherland Dear Sir Referring to the tIme complaint of certain certain tam tain tain- citizens f. f business men and commercial commercial com corn mercial organization oro of or your our state as asto asto asto to discriminations In freight rates b by bythe bythe th the railroads I advised you yon on April 26 G that you ou would be notified within the tire nex next t few days a as a's s 's of the time a action determined deter elet- mined by time tile government o In accordance ac fiC- with this ad advice I now tIOW enclose a COP copy of a n letter this tills nay day a sent to t the hI Interstate Commerce commission transmitting trans trails milLing the tile I petition and all the cite papers submitted therewith asking that appropriate appropriate appropriate ap ap- proceedings s be Instituted as early carly as ns possible to hear and determine the complaint t and offering ng tho the cooperation oper co n of oC tills this d department In any wa way va desired You will doubtless rC receive f I e from U lh c Interstate Commerce commission further fur fur- ther titer notice an nil to what steps should be betaken betaken tal taken n by the tho petitioners to bring their case cne and anel testimony in support of oC It before before be be- fore fOIe that tribunal or sonic some member or other othel d delegated In lim its behalf t proceed II in the tIme premises I shall bo he glad If It you will ili cause the time other petitioners r to be bo advised of this action Respectfully Signed ned I GEO W. W WICKI I. I Attorney The substance of or time the letter of or the time attorney general transmitting the t Det- Det etl- etl tion of or tho the people of Utah for Cor redress 8 of or wron wrongs suffered for Cor man many years at atthe atthe attile the tile hands of the railroad companies ha has already been heen covered In The Time Re Re- publican The Tue attorney general ca calls cairs If the tIme attention of the time commission to the time fact that the Utah Ulah petition sots sets forth forthm that tile the rates to Utah from froni both east easi and west vest ar are discriminatory In that they are higher than those thoe charged char tot foi greater distances anti and It Is II further claimed that such rates rate are unreasonable sona- sona ble In and of oC themselves without re reSpeCt respect re- re to a comparison with the tho Pacific coast rates which nr are said to b be affected af at Ce b bv b water vater competition The lie attorney genera generals general's IM I'M letter says Sl'S Time The President requested the tho attorney ney nov general either h by reference to the Interstate Commerce lon or 01 b bv by direct d action In the courts to take such l steps as would most expeditiously as ascertain ascertain all as- certain the tho facts and provide pro effective rd relief relict I of A CU case l of or the time Supreme court Is cited requiring re that thuit such cases be brought through throng the Interstate Commerce com coin commission commission mission and the department of or jus- jus olce offers Its services ser In an any way wa desired to tu bring about an earl early hearing hear hear- ing lug nn and determination |