Show IN fREIGHT RAftS r A statement was Issued Friday I y tho the Salt lake Lako Commercial club traC fic Gc bureau containing a n petition which Is reported as having haling been sent bent out by b Av A l F Brewer superintendent of oC the Utah division of tho the Oregon Short Une Lne nerd Intended to bo be signed by bythe bythe the and firemen In favor fol of nn an Increase In rates The Tile argument set seL forth orth In the thc petition Is to the effect tint that It H requires more to operate and maintain rail railroads railroads railroads roads today toda than It did dill years cars ago n o and the public wishes s better b service now than it did elid a time bac lIac and should hould therefore be willing t pay Ia for COl It Jl Accompanying tho rho petition is a n I statement of ot the gross and not noL earn earnings earnings ings of the Union Pacific the Southern South Southern Southern ern Pacific and the Denver Rio nio I Grande Grando railroads for or true the years ears 1009 I and 1910 and aud the increase ns as a sworn Oln to to tho tune Interstate commerce com coin commission commission mission Using this to base an argil ar mont meat on the rho bureau hure u contends that the tho rates should be lie reduced in instead Instead instead stead of increased ed The rho statement in n full follows I Brewers Brewer Letter Oregon Short Line ll Company Salt Sail Lake Lne City Aug S 8 1910 Petition for fol Increase In freight rates rateR v v i J H Race 0 O Aim and N NC NC NC C Price Gentlemen I attach hereto sheets of o blank petitions to enable you to secure the tho signature rc of shop men al also also also so engineers en and firemen who are me willing to subscribe their names In support of securing an Increase In the thc freight rates which under present conditions we consider justifiable It is requested that all nil except common laborers sign this pe pc petition petition lIlIon it being fully Cull understood how however however however ever that there Is no compulsion In Inthe inthe the matter It Is to be purely volun voluntary voluntary tary tar If any of the men have objections objections lions to signing It will be desirable to secure their reasons mere merely merey merely ly y as ns a matter of information As this information Is required between now and Ind August 25 wish you ou would wo Id hl act promptly In matter endeavor to obtain signatures on each petition so that no additional sheets shee will be required and I 1 also I wish you Oll would keep the sheets as clean as possible Extra r sheets will willbe willbe be he furnished on application Yours truly Signed A F R Superintendent t The Thc Petition As citizens of oC this country we be lie believe behove hove lieve In fah fair profits and good wages As railroad we know that our OUI prosperity is 15 Inseparably associated associated with the prosperity of o the rail railroad rondo road Wo We 0 support the th railways In their heir ef efforts efforts efforts forts to secure a higher rate for the transportation they the furnish It costs more now In labor material materia taxes etc to operate the railways than It ever did before Tho The public de demands demands demands mands faster lime time greater safety more accommodations letter better equip equipment ment meat and letter helter service All this calls for better hetter brains In management and greater efficiency on the thc part of the The public ought to bo ho willing to pay par for them Increased rates for transportation will wil assure the regularity ot of o our em employment employment and the thc stability of our earnings and in all fairness this Is duo us as well as the thc roads We e urge urse all who have to do with the rate ques question tion whether the Interstate com commerce cY t merge merce commission state railway or public pu service commissions national and state legislators I to deal fay fairly fa b with this tills vital ita question Wo Ro believe bellco In reasonable regulation and efficient laws aws state and national notional for that pur purr purpose purpose pose We believe that just arid and art d reas reasonable reasonable onabe regulation requires frank recognition rec ree recognition of existing exl conditions con and that the railroads must have reason reasonable reasonable able oble Increases In their rates In ordet ordel to respond tho the demands made upon them by hy the tho public The Tho fund Cund from rom which our wages are paid cannot be he constantly depleted with without without without out hurting us We Ye know too loo that transportation rates have ha e had noth nothing ing lug to do with the tho Increased cost of living As of the Oregon Oreon Short Sh rt Line Railroad company we amx our signatures here below as In harmony harmon with the tho above declaration and au authorize authorize their presentation to the thc In Interstate Interstate interstate commerce commission state railroad commissions or to any an official federal federa or 01 state slate who has anything an to todo todo todo do with railroad rate tanking molting or rail railroad railroad road regulation Statement of Earnings E Gross and net earnings of the fol following following lowing railroads for the fiscal years c 1 ending June Juno 30 under tho the sworn state statements statements I ments to the Interstate commerce I commission Union Pacific system Gross GOliS Net Not 1910 19 to GI i 1909 7 Increase Southern Pacific Pacific System 1010 1910 1909 81 Increase Denver r Rio Grande System 1910 19 0 j 1909 1903 1 7 Increase Under tho th above boo statement of 01 earn earnings earnings I ings It Is difficult to sec ace wherein wh rein any an rate advances arc are necessary but It would very el clearly appear that a n Ye rev re revision vision Islon of or rates downward would Lo ha t tf for far f r moro more appropriate COMMERCIAL CLUB TRAFFIC BU BUREAU BUREAL REAL REAU Salt Suit Lake City Utah Aug 26 G 1910 1110 |