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Show SO THAT THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW To let you know JUBt how the poor railroads aro handling tho business coming to them from various sources it Is Interesting to get some inside facts: "A" 8hlpted a car ot foodstuffs to Salt Lake, November 21, It reached reach-ed Salt Lako on the 22nd and waa delivered to competing. lino the samo day and reached '"Q" on December 13. When tho cars are placed tor loading load-ing or un'loadingrtlie Railroad shop watch la started and after 24 hours 2 per day Is charged Increasing $1 each day until it rcachea $5 per day. This la for demurrage and to In-duco In-duco shippers to load and unload promptly, but In tho case ot a railroad rail-road they can hold a car twenty days without paying a cent, whllo It tho tables were turned' tho shipper 'would havb paid fG demurrage for tho use of that samo car. To tho public It would seem that tho government gov-ernment Is Justified In taking a hand In regulating tho railroads. This Is what It doss to tho shipper: ship-per: He Is out his money for nearly a month, Interest charges ot SO cents LLt n day piling up. Tho buyer is an- LLt noyed by customers and only answer kkf he can make Is "car hasn't arrived." H Had the car Bono through on time' he ttt could have sold the samo In ten H Tho above Is simply one lnstanco kkt ot the many similar cases. kkt SHIPPER. M |