Show SAll OGDEN ODE NAVE HAVE REDUCED S SS I S RAilROAD 1 RATES i Hearing Before Interstate Commerce Commission Today on Charges of Fair That Ogden Is Discriminated Against Same Rates Salt Lake Receives Is for Ogden Henderson Glasmann and Sidney Stevens to the Front One or of the most important brought out at the hearing of the al alleged liget of the Oregon Short Line Railroad com company pan agaInst Ogden and aud in fa favor VOl of Salt Lake City before Commerce Commis C A Prouty In this city today was the testimony of D g E general agent of oC the Oregon Short Line Une company that during the months of September and October at atthe atthe the fair which was held In Ogden and Mormon church gen genral cial ral conference and aUlI state fair held in Salt Lake Lako City the railroad corn com compan pan pany sold more than half as man ninny this year to Lo Ogden as Jt It did to t J i S SIn In of oC the testimony of Mr It the following table taulo was as Intro From common territory to both of licke sold 1 1908 08 l 1909 To Ogden and return for forthe the fall fair 10 1029 W So Salt Lake Ilke City for con and stille state fait Gl S SIn In addition to the above table tallIe the railroad roah CO pany a nil on in bet of tariff sheets showing the rates ratos that hat have been made fOl the church con cou fer nce and the State fail al tio tho Ia rates tes for fOI I he round trip to lO Ogden during lh the past two years rear I Jl At the conclusion of the laking or of testimony hj by Commissioner Prouty an all adjournment was taken until next Saturday morning at SuIt Sull City when four members t or of the CommissIon will heal heam time the of the for both sides Ides The began at 10 I 1 hi morning In the cham chamber lIer at the city hall hail Present I Commissioner CA C A Prout Prouty I N H H 11 and A II H He Hey HeyWood i wood for lie complainants I IP P 1 t oJ Williams of Salt Lake Lalie and P F C Dillard of Chicago representing tIme the defendants I Among others other present resent were I Ilent of the Four FOUl State Stale Fair association United States Stales Marshal James Jomes n fi W Phil Phillips Phillips lips stenographer of thc lie commission SmIth ane and of the Davis Dals Cache und and stakes of the Mormon lormon church A C Smoot of Salt Lake Latta CIt City D E Bu Buler hey ler and D S Spencer tIme the S and assIstant general passenger agents of the Oregon Oreon Short Line liue George I 1 Smith assistant counsel of t time he railroad A B 13 and auth P H 11 Cook traveling freIght and amid passenger agents of the lie man lines C ft local counsel of thu Harriman lines lilies I L JI secretary of the tho club Stevens and Henr i Tavey C S I nl at tito tho appointed hour Prouty called the lie court to lIe He that time the com coin comI I plaint was as uy by time the Weier Club amid 1110 Palm all association of Ogden against the UIO Oregon Short Line Lille tl COmp u the case was as asS S first set for bearn bearing In this city he I that It wag tas that other of would al aI also aIso so be hut hilt since I hen Ihen Ii I had himl fM nc theom to ho but ho would tahe the esti mOno and time the arguments would be In Salt SaIL Lal Lake e City next Satin da day before four toUl appearances s of tho counsel for both bOLh I partie was wa thon entered I Tn In making the opening statement H 11 H Henderson Hendelson stated dated that thal tho th com cOi complainants wanted the tho same rate us as that gran granted te to the conference and the State Palm tt at Salt Lake Lale CIl City granted to the tho Fair nt at I den lIe He then reformed to the see of tIme the laws which bore upon the alleged motion of a railroad P ono cool com and In favor of another The Tho finst witness was GIns Glas Glasmann mann who direct and cross crops as to the thi rates I I granted to Salt SaIL Lake City for the thc Mor MorI or orI I mon amid the State fair I faeh par ear amid nd thin tho Og Im fair In 1908 I II I 1111 mt fal cm rail fan ear lIe lieI I j I i Il I mat hit he halt had brou hr informed bi b I I I people In south h ermi Idaho and Nevada which solicitors f for r his hiM lIeW halt eau can canvassed 0 that thal it would 1 do them no I Ito to for fOl art an n paper lie hr If the wI hind o erld I any aimy e als iQs Ih they would i ha have e to pa more lo conw to Ogden to trade lint to lO go to Salt Lahe CIty I which was miles s from froni their home town han O Ogden I Mr Glasmann cited cHed Instances of people In counties and anel states slates who stated that lie would conic to Ogden if th thier y could I the equal rates or r b lQ allowed stop Mcra lie He lien hen S S for coinIng to Ogden to 10 hilly huy gooe goods but bill would not time stopover only In III il t bullo tin hr time railroad company later and amid were in the Iho of the lie railroad company at each eacil station hut was not miot Postel In a Oll I place anti and which the ic hind had no access to lo The rime witness I that in iii his fully of time the who went to Salt Ln o I City twice each yeah ear at time the time f time thc omit to trade while time othel half woot there fOl both bolh religIous purposes CS amid to trade I As of the lie FaIl Fal r association iou Ir l i ii mm slated stach that thal he made a demand upon tIme Ore Ole gon gomm Short Line railroad time Union I 0 railroad and amid the tiit Soot h rn Pa dOe cine railroad companies s to grant fares fames to Ogden for fOl time fair situ to Iho Ihme rates rales granted to 10 Salt Sail Lake City foJ tho conference amli time The state fare far ito stated that a fare and a I third had hael granted the lie I fair asso elation lii In Utah only and hen t It a rate ate I Iwas Iwas was mad from as far north as and In Idaho as fa far l east as Rawlins on time the Un UnIon 1011 Pacific as asfar fat far west as two or three counties In I Nevada and as far south as Salt SaiL Lake 10 I City on the Oregon Short Line that the one rate for the trip j such as Salt Lake City was receiving I IWas was not hot granted to Ogden lie stated further hat I lii In his opinion I the people who went ent to Salt SaIL Lake City from eastern Nevada I Idaho amul north ormi Utah Ulah would stop stoll in iii Ogden If given glon 1 the sonic rate The was closs at al length as a to what hem cent of the POll I ol of the lie adjo to I I and tributary to 10 Ogden was I He stated slated that east easl of Ogden In imi E Es and Uinta count county lie tho population was mostly as asIt asIt It was vest wesl iJ iii Nevada while In Idaho the away aay from flom the raIlroad wc som re I settled li h Mormons while I those along I Ithe the railroad tic Gentile lie He i stated that time p people plC who went to Salt Sail Lake City rally about six months O Of at atthe atthe the time While Mr r WItS on omi the tho time the attorneys fOl time ants Introduced as exhibits by the Short Line Rail nall Railroad road company as s alma tile the tickets the latter to show that time stated that the they wore good fOl pass passage age and amid nothing was said III about aboul stop being allowed TIme The posters wore were Introduced to show that the rail road rond company lm advertised I the he State fair as well a the thc conference and lh the amusements In Salt Lal Lake e City twice a year ear amid did not tIme the Ogden lair Before being excused Mr Ir Glasmann stated staLed that t time c rate from Rock Hock Springs to Ogden which Is miles from here horo was wa and time tho rates from Rock Hock to Salt SaIl Lake itt S miles for time trip was asked lr Ir what time the cost of a m ticket from froni Rock Springs to would be beILL lit ILL Salt SaIL Lake rate lIe r responded The next witness called 1 liv the lie coma com was W Waimer a r Chase hase who as to time of a l raIlroad ticket et from Alexander Idaho six miles wot of Soda Springs to 10 Og I miemi regular lie he heI I had mend 1 ill iii an Ogden of IL ii arC amid a fOl 1 the round trip ip from that cl lie Ih I the ut nL ho i tare fare and amil look a l receipt horn from time the sin lion I IThe Irime The rime object of t time he witness sg was isas to I show that the Ore Oregon Short hort Lute I Railroad did nol I I limo hf rate to Oden as the they do 10 to Salt SaIL City The next was SLoe Ste Stevens I vens ons who testified as to beIng In Imi I formed by br of his and local business houses the they would like to come to Ogden anti and bu buy goods and see friends Ii f t h hey could secure time tho to lo Ogden n a as was vas given to Salt lalO I ity Lv Afler a th tt I of tl 1 r St Lit tIme an that ther would rest iest The railroad t hen called A C of Salt Lake 1310 City who had hrie been a member of It t company of oC pioneers who arrived In Salt Sail Lake City July 24 and amid hind had resided ly sinco simico that thal time H said that Salt Lake City was then lien chosen as the headquarters of oC tue church and conf had been keith held there twice a year since that time lime Ir Im testimony was brief but it gave gae sonic some historical fILets con time the foundation of the church churchIn In Salt Lake City which was to lo show lint that ell city hall had always been heen the ho Mecca toi nil all members of the church twice each em when the they went thieve there for purposes Under lie he sait sa iti that lint borolo the railroads wore weme built buill lii n to that city people used to go there thereto to attend time the conferences usIng tIme ox tennis teams anti ancI horses and even een walk walking jug ing lie He Jf If time the faro fame was higher that it would probably ably make mak in iii time of people attended time conference He said that many mammy Ion Gen Gentiles tiles went to 10 Salt SaIl Lake CUr CIty conference time line a UI of that I they he done a Ill lIe tle shopping vent to 10 the lie theaters amid sonic some went to Lo saloons for a good The Ilie t three witnesses were Presidents of time thc Davis Das stake of the Cache stake an amid Stohl of the lie Box 1 Elder stake who were called to t testify S If as to th e o of time thc people III UH helL lr respective stakes who Mommon church ld who this in Salt Sail Luke Lake City twice acim ear tinder thin malts rals t ed by the lie Short Lint Line Witnesses s thought lint thal about 5 cent ent of tIme the number would not nol go If the fare was to fare and a third for or the lie round trIp Instead of one faro fare for time tho round trip rip They also testified that hint time officers of time church In the tho vail vall OilS stakes s wore expected to attend U time con conference an D I E Burley general passenger I af lIt or of I h e OJ Omogon gon Short Lila called time the witness lot fOI I 1 lit hl ile dc feJt an tH IJ lie e testified as to I time he issue flare of the various tariff sheets h el anti and schedules 1110 1 h by time the road at conf r rc c nce time hue I twice wice a year car os as eil CIS as for occasions Time table of time the sale salo of if tIckets time the Past two years to Ogden and Salt Lake City reformed to above was waB to lO b by Bur Burl l icy r rAt At th the conclusIon of Mr Ir Burleys and amI the of ilIa lie tariff sheets mn an WitS was taken until next Saturday S |