Show r I L RATE CHANGE IS RESISTED mountain Intermountain Association Association Association tion Refuses to Sanction Railroads Railroad's Request Talon Taking a stand l against lh Ins In- In s of or what hat t were sere said lId to be b s tory freight rates rales on Westbound commodities the Inter Inter- Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate mediate Hate Kate association ho has for for- for forwarded warded a 0 communication atlon to the tran transcontinental freight bureau which 1 i 10 the official lal e eor or of the railroads oad arren barren I ot or salt halt alt Lake of or public utilities and AnetH II it W t of or tile the ti U traffic bureau burall of or t tali tah It h head head- headquarters head quarters qu at t Salt Lake arc aro the Utah Ulah members J the he letter follows R 11 H If Agent a 1 relight South Dearborn St t BUI au 60 i Lear Vear Sir The members and or of orthe the Rate Ralo 1 association ha hata uv u to inform sou ou or of their decision us its to the proposal Josl ku b bi the r pres of oC ol the he 1 I- I Freight bu- bu bureau bureau bu bureau reau and of the tho transcontinental railroads In reply to sour our our request first that the Intermediate Intel mediate Rate association n 11 e 19 consult consent and co up r- r atlon to lour our In making mak- mak maIng makIng Ing an application to the Interstate commission for tor permission sion blon to violate the t fourth section ot of time tho interstate commerce laro law lan ro for forthe the tle purpose or of o charging a higher rate Isle on specified tin tin tin- lion and steel articles from hom eastern cistern ter- ter ter territory goods gOOlS etc itc I 1 to Intermediate points than ou 00 propose to charge to Pacific toast Potts for tor the longet longel haul haI hauland and second that in ca case cae o the In Intermediate In- In Rate a finds san II can not join ou In making such an application to the Interstate com eom- commerce commerce merce commission cOmmon It ft refrains l ef rains from objecting to shelf application We w e Ish to advise lse you lou OU that after artel care care- I I rill fill consideration cont the Intermediate Rate association find Itself una unable le leto to consent to eIther cither of or uch pro pro pro- proposals for tor the following reasons S GI IS I S UL O J I what Iret-what What you ou propose to do doIs doIs Is In direct contravention contra of or poise laid 10 down n b the president of the plates In his hi message to congre congress wherein herein he be UI urged ged the tho importance Im- Im Importance im importance of oC fair fair ait freight rates that 1 buld uld up the Individual ideal cum com communities com com- rather lithe I Ih r than linn to tong congest est population In big JIg center second That the best st interests or of the United States Slates will II be served It 1 encouraging the development de of oC oCI ti Cry cry ery section of this country and amI I that past ast caper fence has lias show sho n that Ithe the practice of or the Hie oads In charging ing ging higher rates to the Iii Iii- in interior tenor tOI tot foi a shorter horter haul than to the coast terminals rot foi 01 the tho longer III haul la has lias pe the develop development ment of or the intermountain tory tory and l has ha in our opinion ol bulled le-bulled culled otherwise othen 10 than beneficially I to the tho best Jest interests of or the trans- trans transI transcontinental I 1 continental railroads Since March Marth 1918 1915 th the Inter Inter- Intermountain mountain mountain territory y has ha paid Inter Inter-I west est westbound bound rates no higher thin than those to 10 the terminals and during that time our business and have expanded and greatly devel devel- dev developed developed l- l loped Any proposal to return to the old y condition could not Imo 10 countenanced for one moment In justice to the peoples Irving territory lU u oW n POLICY Third the l Third I lie he Intermediate nato association believes that the policy suggested by tour our es esIs Is unsound economically and not to the Interests of or the railroads railroad them themselves sets seh es e Ste belle believe 0 that th Commis Commis- Commissioner Lane laid do down don n the proper I prInciple for tor the 1 railroads all roads to tel tel-r tol- tol tollow I low 10 when hen he In 10 the early eaily I decia-I deciSIon ions Ion Iona of or thes these transcontinental cases In substance stated staled 10 a It d disinterested d dob ob Inthe r er It would seem to be Inthe In InI n the Intel interests est of oC thebe these trans trans- transcontinental trana continental lines which bleh begin t I atthe atthe I the river to make rates would build tp by Intel lor lorI points as against the who coast 1 The he haul to tl these tl-esEl ese points la Ls shorter and andIe I Ie expensive e The distribution from these points Is he e but Lut flew above all traffic Is at such a point belongs to to tile the rail line IIno which It while time the traffic which Is la fostered upon the coast Is the prey of e every ery essel which sails the e sea sen Wessell F 1 You You tate state that the I main PUl purpose pose of oC youl proposed ap- ap application ap application Is to attract traffic to the tall I all lines that Is no now non moving mOl ing by boats Loat through tho the Panama canal We ne belle believe that the tho b JeS bast sl Interests or of this country will be served td by bythe bythe the development dc of ill all lines or of transportation Including rail and I I water wl and there th ro Is la certainly noth noth- nothing nothIng noth- noth nothing ing In to the m cord of or tonnage pass pass- passing passing ing InK westbound through the Panama canal to j stary any contested led ef- ef effort ef eC effort fort to e the boat lines of oC the tho traffic which Illch the hw contemplates they are entitled to PEOPLE Ol 1 IIO HOSTILE The Fifth Fifth The Intermediate Rate association and tho the people of or the Intermountain ito i are arc not hostile to th tiro i 1 tail all carriers e edie t e ate e on the contrary the friends Irl or of IU Ithe and Wince since they af afford af- af afford ford rord the only means of or transportation transportation transportation tion open toI to I a us we ne e are aro an o me IS i to toco toto co 0 operate with them In teem v way for Cor their greater development de and e s e believe elle that tbt this can be better accomplished by prodding pro pro- pro providing viding Iding tales lates properly graded that regard to distance from the east to the west est thereby permitting the del of or the IntermountaIn term Wo a lIe 8 that t in this the Int of ot the I amid nd of the llio Intermountain territory ate no lor mutual We 0 desire the opportunely opportunity to join loin hands with smith transcontinental trans trans- transcontinental continental railroads In the con con- constructive constructive con constructive polity policy y outlined by President President dent nt larding Harding and sl sincerely hope that the of your our organization organization tion tion and the representatives of or the transcontInental line lines recognizing the mistaken polls polio of or toe tile past pat gill permit us to co operate with pith Ih them In the building up and de developing log of Dr the tho west est and In to the strengthen strengthening ing of or the railroads I NY cry truly yours I l RATE AS I j By n W S t McCarthy President I By J A Ford j I |