Show SALT LAKE WRONG S P not discriminating against her assist frt art agent sproule lays all tho blamo on the U P and aha R 0 W san francisco aug 9 southern pacific officials deny the etory td t d from salt lake to the effect eliat the is engaged in gai net eliat point this ie the wy eliat assistant freight agent sproule explains it vc are eini ply engaged in an effort 0 o hold san francisco interests at a level with alie interests of eastern shippers in he utah market lie eaid last month the im es from the cast of own notion reduced anc rates from the ease to utah had the southern pacific i tood belill and done nothing when those rates were reduced san francisco would have been out in the cold and the business of this community would have be ome severely affected vc pui in A tariff froni california to utah cg ninion point to meet the situation it vas on tho that an is entitled to rates per mile to utah on commodities of manufacture in california us are made aroni cointa of eastern butali wo wanted to nf orco the fact an proximity to utah gives it precedence there it was also based oil the theory that sai francisco is entitled to a i haro in alie competition as the rt of san francisco on the one hand and the ports 0 new york and new orleans on ahe oilier on arti ries of import from abroad well MC put alie tariff into effect on june and immediately notice from the linea cast of ogden eliat they would not join in alie rates and that must withdraw them they raid You cannot debusi over our rails on eccli rates end left without a mcaniff salt lake and alie other points in butali beyond ogden As a of thie action on the parts of the eastern roads biad 0 o acel those rates and in their strad we fit in force to anden the terminus of nur line rates based on alio eaic theory iliew rutes M ere made low to enable alio shipper to cay the local rate from jaden to salt lake and still i tik eastern ship pore Inel Kid of discriminating against pali lake and oilier ulal common points that are now applying only to ogden and in settling conr honec wean to pro rate giving the lines from oden two miles for one v berea alio beuel ie 10 apportion baeli linee arnin pe according to the its haul hear to entire distance over w hichi alio freight ie carried alie union and the eio grandc western have refused to join in alic rates dimply because alicy would fee lie come from the list it would give them longer haul U 0 have been forced into alie position ve have ic fumed we could not stand eforo this community end refuse to inake to oden because wo auld ewt rates to salt lake |