| Show I i I I ii u P m WILL CUT RATES TO UTA UTAH Bidwell Shows Effect of Rail Charges on Og- Og Ogden den Og-den den Growth 8 SM LT LAKE Jan 16 15 and additional reductions In com commodity rate rates from the mid middle dIn we Ye t tto tto to the tho Utah common point region Ion are arp In process of o preparation T H II M vice president In charge ot of traffic of ot the tho Union Unton Pacific system told Examiner M II A ot of the Interstate commerce commis commis- commission sion slon at the tho opening ot of the local hearing The re Is a contInua continua continua- continuation tion of ot one started In Chicago garly arlY this month In connection ap- ap application ap application of o railroads for tor permission to lolito the long long- and short haul clause ot of tho the transportation act COMES cours AS SURPRISE The announcement bv lye Mr Adams ml voun voun that the Union Unton Pacific was readjusting Its schedule CArne came The ad- ad adjustment ad adjustment as a surprise e to many la is being made entirely In- In Independent Independent in independent dependent of ot without regard to and has hils no dependence upon the proposed reduction In rate rates to Ps- Ps Pl title coast et terminals to be bo Under the fourth section permit sought In this proceedIng Mr Adams said Intermountain shippers shipper who op- op oppose op oppose pose the move of ot railroads ro to break the tho long lone and short haul clause are expected to appear between now and nd next net Wednesday before Exam Exam- ExamIner Examiner iner Pattison at which time the hearing In Salt Lake Lako VIII Till be bo ad- ad adjourned ad to meet elsewhere J Mondays nd y s witnesses Included d H HM X 1 Adams sice Ice president of ot the Union Pacific railroad E W Mason Iason Ice Ico president and gene general aI manager of ot the Western railroad W H Sa tetter Ice pre president ot of the tho Pittsburg Machine company which re- re recently re recently acquired the properties of tho Salt Lake Iron 8 8 Steel com com- company company pany A J Bidwell traffic man man- manager manager manager ager for tor John SOIS company of ot Ogden and S 8 r I T Pier sales manager ot of o the tho Salt Lako L L hardware company SPEAKS Both Sir loll Adams and Mr J Mason said that since the Pacific roast CC competitors of ot Inland business In- In In Interests already enjoy enjo the benefits benet- of cheap water ater transportation the they tall fall to see BOO how It would affect the tho Interior to grant rail latus s on a par with tho low water rate rates now In Lf- Lf it feet This question wa ane ered b by both Mr r and ard Mr Bid Bid- Bidwell well Bid well ell who 10 asserted that their Pa- Pa Pa Pacific coast competitors competitor In selling to interior points petals predicate their prices on the rail all haul i they obtain their goods both by rail nil miland and by bywater wa water tr and md the rail rates Are constant while those by sea soa are lUe not Upon this beets basis these argued that to grant 10 lower cr rail rates to the coast coa t thin than enlo enjo J pJ bs b b the tho Interior would Inevitably gi gl giro etho coast cout manufacturers and ul- ul an unfair advantage nd a s a-s a compared with the Interior Mr 11 Bidwell estimated that his 1110 firm sold acid roods goods worth orth up upwards ards ot of otI I 07 last lut sear icar ear In disputed ter- ter territory territory ter territory and that this area rea for tor dis- dis distrIbution dis distribution would be largely curtailed should the application of ot the rail rail- railroads rall roads be granted |
