Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-05-27 | Page 9 | Asphalt Concerns Fall out.

ASPHALT III CO CONCERNS S FALL OUT Collusion Between I Railroad In I I a and iid I I I vu KS is Charged cIl Suit has been heen brought against the Uintah h Railway Hallwa com company pan b by the American Asphalt association o of Missouri Mis Mis- lIs- lIs on the grounds that the defendant defend ant has violated the Interstate commerce commerce com coin merce laws law by discrimination In height freight rates It is asserted in the complaint that the Uintah railway and the Gilsonite Asphaltum company compan are arc l hoth oth un under er erthe the control of the Barber Asphaltum Pavement which subsidiary company j I is diary to the General Asphalt com coin pany It Is alleged all g-cel g that lint the American Asphaltum com company pal is made to pay excessive l e rates being charged ed 50 cents per 1000 pounds instead of 20 O cents which is said to bo be the regular and fin thc ju just t charge The plaintiff como com com- o paI asks pany-asks that the excess on nit material shipped cJ amounting to be refunded The Th company of operates atos a It railway l ct b Dragon Utah an and Mack Colo Cylo I