Show PROMPT ACTION FOR VT UTAH'S AUS AU'S RA RATE TE CASES Utah Senators Arrange for forin Hearing in Salt Lake In July or August From a Staff Correspondent Washington May 13 That 13 That the Utah rate case se will have prompt and vigorous consideration was proven today at a conference held by Senators Smoot and Sutherland with Franklin Frank Frank- tin lin K Lane of the Interstate Commerce commission who is to have charge of this case They went fully ovel all the details of the case and Commissioner Corn Com missioner Lane expressed a desire to assist and expedite the hearings and final decision in every way vay possible lie requested sterl that a definite complaint coma com plaint be he flied died b by tho the Salt Halt Lake Traffic rr bureau bun on behalf of oC 1 the limo citizens of oC Pt Utah making har gos of or Illegal rates Iatt In contravention of or Sections Non Nos 1 1 2 3 and 4 j of oC the time Interstate tate commerce act This suggestion was ma made e by the tue commissioner because e these theRe four para pam paragraphs graphs aI hs Include practically every overy phase of tit the question and ami b by making de definite complaints the traffic bureau will b be better able to sustain Its case and will give the tho commission a better chance chalice to consider It Commissioner o JJ Lane Iane said 11 ho he would see pCP that th tIme the hearings hearing H are ni-c held hEl tho thin Jatter hatter latter lat hat ter part parlor of Jul July or the pa par t I of or orAU AU August This Is unusual as that IH is lh the vacation period when It Is not Cu customary to 10 conduct hearings but iut butIn In view of or th the Importance of ot tho the Utah Uti case an exception Is to bo ho made Ho lie wishes to malcA amako this a a. special ease case not connected with any ammy previous ca case o but standing alone on Il Its merits merit Supplementary Information in the will be bt form Conn of a formal foi complaint filed flied with the time Interstate Commerce nf commission lon Immediately by tile the Commercial Com Coma mercial Club Traffic bureau setting forth rth In detail the lie man mail many discriminations discrimination a against the of ot Utah practiced by b- the railroads through h unfair Inter Inter- tate freight rates rales This action was suggested b by Senator Smoot and Senator Sons Sena tor Sutherland In letters received by bythe bythe the time Traffic bureau ye yesterday S. S H. H Babcock commissioner r of oC traffic traffic fic tic for the lie bureau has hils been working on time the ca case e with ith a JV largo large office force torce ever since Mineo th the petition of or tho time people of oC the tho state wa was presented and time the re result ro- ro cult sult of oC this work will b he bo presented to the Interstate Commerce commission slon in time tho formal complaint Tho rho Utah senators senator have ha held several several sev sev- eral oral conferences with tho tim Interstate Commerce commission In the time last few tow days regarding the Utah case CUM and the permission given to tho the Traffic bu bureau bu- bu reau to present a supplemental petition full fully detailing and enlarging on the tho causes causs of ot action in Ia tho the Utah rate rato case is tho direct result of ot these thelle conferences confer confer- The Tho bureau has been advised lsd b by both senators that the hearing will vill probably be bo held in Salt Lako in July or August Tho Thu Commercial Club Traffic bureau bureau bu him- reau will be ready read for fOl this case caso In July with a mass of or evidence In imi behalf Mr Ir Babcock Babcock Bab- Bab of ot the tho people of ot Utah 1 said old cock l mat last Jt night Tho Time announcement t k mat that tho case caso will bo be heard at such an ln early date is most gratifying and the tho Commercial Club Traffic bureau do- do sires to offer its acknowledgment of ot th the untiring and Influential activity of Smoot and Senator Sutherland in imi this case |