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Show SALT LAKE WINS INRAIE CASE UTAH SAVES MILLION AND OUAR TER ANNUALLY AS RESULT OF RULINO. Commission Racognliea Right of Rail roada to Meet Water Competition to Pacific Coast Points, But Wipes Out Dick Haul Rates. Wai-hlnk'ton In li.it are known as the Hj-okitne Keu-i-fa- flic, count caM, Iho Inlerntale coinliieree couuiiikmIou on Moinlny on I- red 'mill. -II. il reliie tlotia In f rt'lK lit ratea from tlio cihI In pnlliU Im-i -m il lii liver himI the weniern leriiiluats of tlio tiatisciiiitl lleliUll rallliitils The ilci-lHlon In ro-jiii ilr-il as a great victory for I lah. The iHcel ot tho ilecuinii will ho lo mii tolerably n- ti ml the acopo of Halt I.;ie Juli'iera, I mul If the consumer get the belie- J lit should also mean a lowcilng of prices on many cotiiinoilltlea. II will , mean a saving of at leant a mllllun , sinl a quarter n year to the people of tho Inter Itix ky Mount iln country. Vit many years the rallioniU haxo exaeteil from shipper to Intermeillnto nilnta, j such aa HHkane ami Itetio, higher rnlea on eaatfrii freights than were i harve.l for the mueji longer hauls to Heattle, Han KniuclMo and other Tactile Ta-ctile conat (MilntM. The theory has been the railroads must meet water competition to tho I'acillc roast. The hlrher ratea to ititnruieillato mlnts, arbitrarily llxiil. have ticen dereniled by it comparison with tho roast rates, plus a Uieo-retlisil Uieo-retlisil biu k haul from tho roast lo the Inland atutlona along tho line. The commission recognise the rltthla of a railroad to meet water coin petition to 1'ucitln roast poluta, but practically wlpea out the backhaul ratea lo Inter Itocky nHiiinlaln territory. terri-tory. It lay a down what It considers would be lair anil just mtos to various va-rious frclr.lil tones In the west and dins the railroads until October 15 to adjust their tariffs accordingly. |