Show RAILROAD RATES IN UTAH railroad officials and cattlemen talk on the subject railroad official aya the salt lake tribune do not regard the new stock batee which go into effect the maddle of ibe month in the light of a raise they blaim the advance in the tariff is a con alerted effort to get the rates back where ahey formerly were they take the petition that the rate has been entirely too low for the past few years for the errico rendered and the risks taken in thia class of freight the railroad claim they are simply restoring ft former rata and hat they fail to comprehend where anny burden is imposed on the shipper A prominent officer said yesterday 1 I fail to see where any hardship is imposed by the proposed rate A mistaken impression prevails that the new tariff on livi stock shipments ia brought about by a disposition to take advantage if the freight business which has been larger this year than usual this is a mistake the new tariff is an improvement pro over the rate but it does not restore the rate to where they ought to be it li an effort however to carry livestock on a profitable basis anil to put the rates back where they formerly were 1 I understand some criticism results over the announcement that an advance will be made but the rate has not been increased BS much as it ought to be kid the ought to occasion no undue commotion the rate on livestock has not for several years been commensurate with the service bor with the risk taken if the road has an accident anad some of the cattle are killed of wo have to make it good if an animal is lost or dies on the way a claim ia entered for the ortho property livestock also baa to move promptly and the beat is feces tary for obvious reasons in carrying dais of freight to market the history of the present rate dates back several years it began when the anion pacific agreed to carry livestock from baratch to missouri river points for per carload at that time thip jera were paying for the same ser ice from and to get tho benefit of ac rate theyS rove their cattle the intervening sixty miles to wa batch la order to protect itself and hold laci business which was rapidly dropping ac kio grandc western was forced to adopt rate from odan the union Iaci fio had to fall in line and also made the ral e from coplen the rate was lucli too low but for years nothing has been done and iho railroads rail roAda bava carried livestock for less than it was worth considering the rik and service the matter has drifted along until this year whan an understanding was reached between the two roads and the tariff wag increased to per car for poala and hog this re presenta only one half of tho cut niada bome year ago abo eunie rato on iron M gg gedwed for a similar reason jt was ia the of the industry in this state naturally dealers took advantage of the rate to build up their stock and the matter drifted along until last year when the railroads announced that the former ral of would bo restored manufactured iron was being carried for 80 cents A compromise was effected and a rate of wag adopted by alio freight bureau one of the cattlemen said yesterday that in hi opinion railroads could afford to carry ituk for legs than formerly the shipments have doubled the connace of all the road haa doubled and is increasing and the trains has been increased in all line of bubness profits are governed by the amount that can be done A the facilities for business increase the coat de 1 creasea proportionately but the percentage of profit is vastly greater by more business and drawing larrer trains they can afford to carry tho freight for than formerly and make more money |