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Show Drive for Equitable Rail Rates Outlined Square Deal Transportation Campaign of Salt Lake Commercial Club Based on Report of Traffic Service Bureau. wish to advise that traffic matters here-inaiter here-inaiter referred to are among those that affect the business interests of Salt Lake City and its future development, that have had, and are having, the attention of the traffic service bureau. Needs Are Summarized. The two subjects of most importance with which we have been dealing are the grading of westbound transcontinental class and commodity rates, and the ooen-ing ooen-ing of the Salt Lake and Ogden gateways. gate-ways. 1. Readjustment and grading of westbound west-bound transcontinental rates Complaint as to this has been filed with the interstate inter-state commerce commission, wherein was sought the establishment of reasonable class and commodity rates from eastern points to Utah, that should' result in material ma-terial reductions in rates for our shippers, ship-pers, a well as having the effect of, to a considerable extent, enlarging the distributing dis-tributing territory of our manufacturers and jobbers. The issues involved in this proceeding ere probabiy of greater magnitude mag-nitude than in any proceeding ever brought before the interstate commerce commission by interests in territory west of Chicago. Hearing in this case will, undoubtedly, be had at Salt Lake City in the near future, thereby giving our shippers ship-pers an opportunity to present their views as to the matters and things in- volved. 2. Opening of Salt Lake and Ogden I gateways Application for the opening of the Salt Lake ana Ogden gateways should be ready for filing within the next few days. These gateways should be open for the interchange of passenger passen-ger and freight traffic under through and reasonable rates, published in connection connec-tion with the Denver & Rio Grande and ' Oregon Short Line railroads, also in con- J r.ection with the Western Pacific, Oregon , Short Line and Union Pacific railroads, the result of which should prove of very material benefit, not only to the business interests of Salt Lake City, but to the general public of the state of Utah. Reduced Rates Beneficial. 3. Rates on fresh meat and packing house products Reductions in carload rates from Salt Lake City and Ogden to , Missouri river points on fresh meat amounting to 50 cents per 100 pounds, and on packing house products amounting amount-ing to 25 cents per 100 pounds will become be-come effective September 28. These reduced re-duced rates should prove not only of great benefit to Utah's packing house in- j dustry, but also to our business interests . in general, to the growers of livestock, i and to the public at large. j 4 Wrapping paper, newsprint paper . and paoer bags The Union Pacific system sys-tem proposes an advance in the rates on these commodities on traffic moving from points in Oregon and Washington, which would result in increased transportation charges to the business interests of bait Lake Cltv, aggregating an amount in excess ex-cess of $25,000 annually. A protest has been filed with the interstate commerce commission, and also with the railroad administration, against the proposed advance, ad-vance, supporting same with statistics which show that the existing rates are a'readv too high in comparison with those from the same points of origin to Denver and other eastern points. 5: Envelopes, cardboard, tablets and writing paper The Omaha chamber of commerce has presented a petit.on to the railroad administration asking for reduced rates on carload shipments of the commodities com-modities referred to from Omaha to Salt Lake Citv. We have filed protest for and on behalf of our jobbers handling these commodities against these reductions reduc-tions unless proportionate reductions are made to Salt Lake City from eastern WITH the traffic service bureau of Utah appearing as counsel, the square-deal transportation campaign cam-paign of the Salt Lake Commercial Commer-cial club is about to be launched. The fund of more than $100,000 to conduct tne campaign has been underwritten by the strongest business houses and Industries In-dustries in the state, according to an announcement an-nouncement made by the transnortation executive board yesterday. When some of the important items of the campaign have been realized, it is declared that many new Industries will come to Salt Lake. Generally, the plan of campaign for equitable transportation rates will be based on a report of needs of Salt Lakt, which were transmitted to the transportation transpor-tation executive board yesterday by H. W. Prickett, manager of the traffic service ser-vice bureau of Utah. With S. H. Love and W. S. McCarthy, the bureau heads, Mr. Prickett has studied for years what j ia characterized as "a sad transportation predicament" in which the campaign finds Salt Lake. The report by Mr. Prickett has been adoDted by the transportation trans-portation executive committee. Vigorous Campaign Planned. Throughout the campaign will be vigorously vigor-ously conducted, according to Lester D. Freed, who sponsored the early stages of the work. The slogan which hangs in the main dining room of the Salt Lake Commercial club reads: "Salt Lake City demands of the railroad rail-road administration and the railroads a square deal an equal opportunity with each competing city. Asking nothing more will accept nothing less." It is explained that there will be no fight on railroads or any unwarranted antagonism. The movement is to be carried along on the principles of highly efficient business. To make the campaign possible, a movement move-ment for underwriting funds in the sum of $100,000 or more was started in midsummer mid-summer at the Commercial club. President Presi-dent Freed and F. C. Schramm. vice president of the Commercial club, initiated the work and nearly every business man in Salt Lake joined in the effort to raise funds. Present indications are that when the campaign begins to show results much more than $100,000 will be available as a campaign rund, according to the management manage-ment of the campaign. The subscription list includes the lead-in? lead-in? business institutions- of the city and Btate and represents the most important assemblage of business men ever to have taken interest in transportation rates locally. lo-cally. The Salt Lake Clearing House association as-sociation alone has pledged $10,000 to the transportation campaifn. Financing Assured. Every member of the Commercial club may claim credit for the success of financing the campaign, for attention is ea'led to the fact that practically every influence of the club was employed in s-eeding up the fund campaign during the Inactive summer months in order that the campaign might be started during early fall. Trustees of the transportation fund campaign are C. W. Xibley, Lafayette Hanchett and Lester D. Freed. The 1 transportation executive committee consists con-sists of H. N. Byrne, chairman; C. P. Castle, Joseph Decker. P. L. Doran, Lafayette La-fayette Hanchett, S. H. Love. F. S. Murphy. Mur-phy. Merrill Xibley, H. A. Schweikhart and F. A. Sweet. The summary of" the needs of Salt Lake in connection with the transportation transporta-tion campaign as outlined by Mr. Prickett Prick-ett is as follows: In compliance with your request, I manufacturing Do.iub, :ium wiiii jobbers receive direct the same class of goods. 6. Distributing rates Statistics are now being oreDared which will seek a readjustment of our distributing rates on faff'c moving to points in Colorado, Nevada Ne-vada and Idaho, that should, in connection connec-tion with decision in complaint filed for readjustment of westbound transcontinental transconti-nental class and commodity rates, place our manufacturers and jobbers on a basis of equality with their competitors. Reduction Is Attained. 7. Machinery Petitions have been filed applying for readjustments of rates on sugar-making machinery and ship machinery ma-chinery from Utah to Pacific coast points. Thus far we have recently obtained reduction re-duction of 15-,i cents Der 100 pounds on sugar-making machinery moving to California Cali-fornia terminals, and on ship machinery moving to Portland, Ore., and Seattle. Wash., a reduction of 5 cents per 100 nounds. These reductions should prove of materia! benefit to our manufacturers of the commodities referred to. S. Proposed genera! advance In rates by the railroad administration There are insistent rumors to the eeffect that the administration contemplates making another an-other general advance in transportation rates. Statistics have been prepared by us, which are intended to show the inconsistency in-consistency of a oercentage advance in rates and in what manner Utah's interests inter-ests were adversely affected by the 25-cent 25-cent advance which became effective June 25, 1913, In comparison with other territories. To illustrate: During the calendar vear ending December 1. 191S, the income of the steam railroads serving Utah was approximately S535 per mile of railroad in excess of the standard return guaranteed said railroads by the government, govern-ment, whereas, during the same period, the income of the railroads operating east of Chicago was approximately S2362 per mile of line less than the standard return, or the amount guaranteed to them by the government, while under federal control. con-trol. The percentage advance in our transportation rates referred to has resulted re-sulted in greater taxation being levied against our people than other sections of the United States. The loregoing are only a few of the more important subjects having the attention of this bureau. A great many others could be mentioned. Those herein referred re-ferred to, we hope, will suffice for your reauirements. (Signed) H. W. PRICKETT. Many Contributors Named. Among the contributors to the Transportation Trans-portation fund are: American Linen Supply company, Arnett Mercantile company, com-pany, Auerbach company. A.'ihton-Jenkins company. Arrow Press company, Alkire-Smith Automobile company, D. A. Affleck, Aluminum Potash company of inrir:i A won h -(V T oil I in cr.mu.Tnv I panv, Western e:-.. t ' Supply company., - sheim Shoe company Seed company, Voyles Meat & Grocery company, Weber Coal company, Western Optical company, Wasatch Coal company, A. W. Wright, E. B. Wicks. Western Heating & Sheet Metal works. Walker Bros. Dry Goods company. Walk-Over Shoe store. Western Newspaper union, Windsor & Co.. Western Furniture com- ' Trusf company. Freed Furniture com- I pany, Ernest. M. Fowler. Felt Lumber company, Wii! G. Farrell. Gardner & Adams company, Gray Bros. A; Co., the Galigher Machinery company, Granite Lumber company. Glen Bros. -Roberts Piano Pi-ano company. Granite Furniture company, com-pany, J. A. Greene-.vald Furniture company. com-pany. Gibson Commercial company, Grady Motor company. Guarantee Tire & Rubber companv, Itobert R. Hampton, Holt Hat company, R. K. Hardy, Hal-loran-Judre Trust company. N. M. Hamilton. Ham-ilton. Hewlett Eros, comnany. Mead H. Hoeion. Hememvay & Moser company, Huddart Floral company. Husler Flour mills. Hyland Motor company, Inter-Mountain Inter-Mountain Eiectric company, the Hand Clothing company, Jennings-Hanna Warehouse company, Jeremy Fuel and Grain company, J. S. Jensen & Sons, Kaysvllle Milling company, Kahn Bros, company, Kelly company, Kempner Insurance In-surance agency, A. Keyser company, Keith-O'Brien companv, Kimball & Richards, Lambert Paper company, Landes & Co.. W. E. Lawson. Layton M II in g & Elevator company. Lewis & Whltaker Cigar company. Little & Little. Levson-Pearsal! company. McFarland Lumber company, E. W. Lloyd. McMll- I lan Paper & School Supply company. McConauhy-Losee Lumber company. I W. M. McConahay, McKendrlck Shoe company, Martin Coal .company, George W. Middleton company, Miller & Viele, W. H. M.tchcll, Miller-Cahoon company, H. W. Moore & Co.. Morrison. Merrill & Co., F. S. Murphy & Co.. Mutual Creamery Cream-ery company, P. W. Madsen Furniture company, Modern Furniture company, E. F. Miller, S. W. Morrison. Elias Mor-'i-is & Sons' company, Motor Mercantile comnany. Marsh Coal company, Mulletl-Keliv Mulletl-Keliv company, Xoall Bros. & Armstrong, i National Shirt shop, Joseph Nelson Sup-: Sup-: p'v companv, M. Nelson Manufacturing j company, jess C. Olson Distributing I company, Max Ottenheimer, the Paris ! Millinery company, Fyke-Druehl com-! com-! panv, Pembroke company. George W. Peck companv. Pacific Xash Motor com-I com-I panv. Pac'fic Seed house. Prince Con-1 Con-1 solidated Mine & Smelter Supply company. com-pany. Porter-Walton company, Peterson Real Estate Investment company, Pierce. I Critchlow & Barrette, C. A. Quigley, Incorporated, In-corporated, Randall-Dodd Automobile company. Limited; Redman Fireproof & Storage company. F. C. Richmond Machinery Ma-chinery company, A. Rlchtc-r company, Clarence E Raybould, Randall Republic companv. Robinson Shoe company, Edward Ed-ward Rosenhaum Bros, company. Rio Grande Lumber company. Richey & Co , I Henry v.K:ppo Bros.. Selbach Insurance agency, Salt Lake Pressed Brick company, com-pany, Salt Lake Clearing House association. asso-ciation. Sharrnan Automobile company, George V. Schramm, M. D. ; Salt Lake Mill & Elevator company, Stewart Bros. Coal companv-. Schramm-Johnson Drugs, Symns-Utah Grocer company, Salt Lake Mattress & Manufacturing company, Sh.elds Stationery company, Standard Coal company, Strevell-Paterson Hardware Hard-ware company, the Salt Lake Hardware company, Smith-Faus Drug company, Solomon-Ingham company. Sweet Candy company. Salt Lake Boiler &. Sheet Iron works, Freeman P. Bassett, William A. Stickney Cigar company, Salt Lake Wholesale Drug exchange, T. H. Smith & Co., Sugarhouse Lumber company, Ed. D. Smith & Sons. Standard Furniture company. Salt Lake Furniture company, Stewart, Stewart & Alexander, J. D. Spencer, Kasner J. Fetzer, A. E. Tours-sen, Tours-sen, Tyng Warehouse & Storage company. com-pany. Telegram Publishing company, Thomas Insurance & Investment companv-, Utah Implement & Vehicle company, com-pany, Utah Lithograph company, Utah Wholesale Grocery company. Utah Office Of-fice & School Supply company, Utah Woolen mils, Union Paper Box company, Utah Soap company. Union Manufacturing Manufactur-ing & Packing company, Utah Lumber company, Utah Pickle company, Yogeler Burdett Oxygen company, Bissinger company, com-pany, C. C. Hackes. Bailey & Sons com - ' pany, H:. rum Eennion & Sons company, I Baliif-Rolapp Brokerage company, John ! F. Boes, Beveridge Motor company, Wil- j liam D. Brown, Charles F. Barrett. Bet-tilyon Bet-tilyon Home Builders company. Browning ! Automobile company, Burbidge Coal company, M. B. Boothby, Bruneau-Hill Investment company, Tom Botterill Automobile Au-tomobile company, Callaway, Hoock ; Francis, Capital Electric company, J. I. Case Threshing Machine company, Citizens' Citi-zens' Coal company, Crane Rohlfing com-parrv, com-parrv, Cullen llotei company. Chevrolet j Motor company of Colorado, Earl M. ; Crandall, Consolidated Music company, Crawford Furniture company. Crager i Wire & Ironworks, the John E.liott Clark ! company. Columbian Optical company. Crane company, Cullen Ice & Beverage company. Dayncs Jewelry company. Day and .Night Clothes shop, Daynes-Beebe Music company. Decker Jewelry companv, com-panv, Dunynn Coal company, Decker-Patrick Decker-Patrick company. Denhalter Bottling company. Dorsey-Parkinson company, Druehl Drug company, S. D. Evans. I Eastern and Western Lumber company, Ellison aeency, Etdredge-Ha tch Furnl-1 ture company. Fairbanks-Morse com- I pany. Pallas, price & k'chardson. Farm- i ers' Gra n and Milling company, Fischer-Kittlo Fischer-Kittlo oal company. Fritsch Loan & I |