Show WANT LOWER RATES manufacturers and merchants asso aeo elation working for fop a greater salt lake salt bait latke cita the era and merchants ot of this alt city following the leid of president orson orbon 11 hewlett are aie ai e making a do 5 campaign for reduction in railroad ralli raili oad rates in order that tho the local manufacturers and jobbers roay may fur ther extend their trade with the sur rounding country and make of soil salt lake laho city tho the jobbing center for the th trade in this nes terii section it it 14 contended that salt lake has all the th advantages gitil the exception ol 01 equal railroad rates with alth other job bing centers and it la Is proposed propos eil to go to 0 o work for a je i deduction in rates at a recent meeting of tile the tin thiers ere and merchants association As several members spoke on the sub eject all asserting that salt baite lal should go after the trade in southern sou therm nevada one member said that hat tad house he represented ant a man into that country and that lie he met with great success getting enough orders order to send out four carloads cari oads shortly after others told of the success of ther agents in that country and declared salt bait lake was the natural jobbing center for that country especially after fter the aan an disaster omaha and denver were covering the territory too but salt lake lahe had mew memy advantages over them one man dian said bald that all the beaters in southern no ne vada willing to buy from salt lake merchants if the would corn com pete in prices with ith the other jobbers and that hla his house had secured a corn com rate of 67 cents on certain ar tides president hewlett I 1 quoted its aa say bay lug ing salt take lake can compete with denver and loa angeles on equal aqua terms the only question la Is as to rall railroad roat rates rateb an inquiry into athla th matter should be made it at once II 11 thero there Is any discrimination against salt halt lake jobbers and manufacturers they cannot know it too quickly it on the ho other bund band the railroads are treating them as well us as the cobbert dod and manufacturers manufacture ra of tho the com competing cities are being treated the retention of the present trade and its 18 increase rest entirely with the salt lakers in terea te rested ted |