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Show t INTERESTING DIS-i DIS-i GUSSIGN AT THE i CJffC i That Cache County and every other , county in Utah and all the tntermoun tain Btates will bo seriously affected t if tho "long and short haul clauso" ' la changed In favor of the Pacific coast was very evident to thoso present pre-sent at tho special meeting on Monday Mon-day evening at the Chamber of Commerce. Com-merce. Mr. H. W. Prlckott, manager of tho Utah Traffic Bureau, Mr. P. C 0111, chairman of the Traffic Com-mltteo Com-mltteo of tho Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Sam K. Smith, secretary of tho traffic Department of tho Salt Lako Chamber of Commerce Com-merce were present and discussed the problem with tho local members, Mr. QUI stated emphatically that the fight was not against tho railroads rail-roads but one section of tho country against tho other. Our fight is against tho Pacific coast In particular, i He summarized what the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce lind nccompllsli ed In tho past In tho reduction of freight rates. Tl)Is work .had, cost the people of Salt Lako City approxl-ately approxl-ately $30,000 and now that tho fight , has coma up again for a chance In tho "long and short haul clause" It will cost approximately 140,000.00, to push our causo and protect our-j solves. This Is too much of a burden .for ono city to bear especially when all the country In the tntermountam , states Is affected. Hence the Inter-, mediate nates Association was or-. I ganlzed to put up a solid front and fight to the limit, for a square deal. ( Castern Washington, Oregon, Call-, B fopla, all of Nevada, Utah, Arizona, ft Now Mexico, Idaho, Wyoming, nnd ft Montana have a common cause and i ft are members of tho association. All S of these states and sections are re-jB re-jB tt Presented by their Chambers of Com-BJ Com-BJ merco and they are putting up the K money to carry on tho fight.. " H Mr. Prlckett who is one of the Bj best railroad traffic men In the coun-1 Bt try gavo an interesting talk on the( Bj present railroad rates and tho pro-. BJi posed changes. Ho was of the opln- BS ion that the present rates for tho m- flfl termountlan states on staple articles ( Bt specially, were too high and In some ft? cass were exhorbltant. For example , Be tho present rate on canned goods , K from Omaha, Chicago and eastern. Br points to Salt Lake City ana San j Francisco ar the sam. Tho proposed ft change is to reduce tho rate to San ft Francisco approximately 8 cents Hi from thoso points but not to reduce V it from, those points to Salt Lake City H. and other lntcrmountaln points ana ft still the railroad must haul the fl; freight several hundred miles farth-ft farth-ft or to got to San Francisco. Tho same Bj Is to apply on' many other articles. ft In fact if a person lived in Los Ango- les he could get a car load of steel I from Pittsburg $800.00 cheaper than ft if he lived In Salt Lako City. In fl other words you could construct the fl Now Houso Building for $80,000.00 ft cheaper In Los Angeles than you ft could In Salt Lako City. All duo to ft tho lower freight rates on the Pacl-B Pacl-B flc coast. Mr. Prlckett pointed out ft many other Inconsistencies and the ft necessity of the cities of tho lntor-H lntor-H mountain country being united In. ft, this important matter. ft Mr Sam K Smith of the Salt Lako B'i Chamber stated that Utah's quota or( Bj the expese was $6000.00 and that ft i amount Logan and Cache County had Bt been assessed $500,00. ft President Oco. B. Bowcn who act-Mi act-Mi cd as chairman of tho meetllng call-Bj call-Bj cd for a voto and it was unanimously ft decided that tho local Chamber sup-ffti sup-ffti port tho movement. Ways and Means ftf! for providing tho assessment of $500 ft. as Logan's and Cache County's share, ft will be worked out by tho directors at K Cki th0,r roco'lnK Nov 10th- ' At no closo ot tno meeting an ln- Wi format discussion took placo at which ' m a number ot questions on rates woro tt asked Mr. Prlckett. Mr. Prlckett i j; asked that tho local Chamber write' 1( him a lottpr setting forth our troub-1 k les with respect to better freight ' rates into Logan and Cacho Valley I ' and ho .would do all ho could to as- slst US.' I t Tho first hoarlng boforo tho In- "t torstato Commorco Commission, j, "Long and Short Haul Clauso" will j tako place in Chicago Nov, 11th. Tho Intermediate Rates Association will bo woll represented by Mr. Prlckett, Mr. Gartner, W. S. Mc-artlr- and many other compotont traffic men. Mr. Gartner Is tho attorney at-torney for tho association and he Is considered ono ot tho best traffic attorneys at-torneys In tho ontlro country. If we don't win boforo tho Interstato Commorco Com-morco Commission tho case will bo carried to tho United States Supreme Court- If wo do not win there it will bo carried to tho halls of Congress. Thero will bo no let up. |