Show VISIT SALT LAKE A local question of interstate commerce Is to be investigated tho far reaching arm of the interstate commerce commission will take in salt lake sept 34 when members of the commission will meet at 10 a m to take testimony from officials of the oregon short line regarding differences of opinion that have ex isted between local freight shippers and the railroad over rates and alleged discriminations the session of the interstate corn marce commission to be held in salt lake will be in the nature of an in vesti ad it Is understood that no regular suits have been filed that tho to be taken is to be on local affairs is indicated by the statement that so far as Is known freight officials of the oregon i short line and those aln executive positions only will be called as witnesses it has been suggested that the suit for some brought by the salt lako hardware company against the oregon short line for alleged over charges for transportation of freight will be recalled in the testimony to he taken bv tho commission as it ia a matter that developed last year ahat is to bo investigated officials of tho oregon short alno who will testify before the commission said yesterday however that they believed the matter with the salt lake hardware corn pany had been settled and that the investigation to be held sept 24 would have no relation to that case regardless of the importance odthe matters that hlll be considered by the commission at its session here the investigation vesti gation is not looked forward to with ary degree of pleasure plea syre by the local railroad officials who are apparently getting deeper into the intricacies of the new rate law every day and are now busy with a general revision of the tariff sheets for freight between missouri river points and utah common points it Is said on authority however that the questions to be considered by the commission in its meeting in salt lake will be solely of a local nature and will have no bearing on the changes made by the recently enacted law or on the passenger department of tho railroad none of the officials in the passenger department of the railroad seen yesterday had any knowledge of the coming investigation |