Show HEYWOODS HEYWOOD TELEGRAM TO THE WEBER CLUB CLUBA A R K telegraphs from Washington that the tho Interstate Com Corn Commerce Commerce merce Commission has seen sufficient merit In tho the charges of or discrimination made by Ogden against tho the Oregon Short Lino Line to warrant a hearing to tobe tobe tobe be held later lator Tho charges made mado by Ogden briefly i stated arc are these t Salt Lake Lako City twice a year is granted ranted special rates of or ono faro fare for forthe tho the round roun trip covering cowering nearly all tho the country Ogden hay hav having hayIng ing applied for a similar rate rato once a year has hns been denied that privilege Inasmuch as railroads mako or un unmake unmake Unmake make whole communities even oven states by b granting favorable or unfavorable rates Ogden In this contest is resist resisting resistIng ing In a discrimination which tends lends to destroy this city to io the tac advantage and great advancement of Salt Lake This question touches ono one of or tho the most Important functions of or tho the Inter Interstate Interstate state Commerce Commission that of stopping stepping in and halting tho the crushing power of a 0 railroad directed against the welfare of oC a n community Salt Lako Lake and Ogden aro are rivals in inthis inthis r this territory and an any nn discrimination Intended to build up Salt S t Lako Lake and andI I tear roar down Ogden Ogdon within this Hold field of commercial activity must if tolerated result in disaster to Ogden Ogdon A city eft tho the size of Ogden can not successfully resist such a discrimination and here hero tho the wisdom of or our legislators In na national naI national I deliberation has hag ba shown Itself In protecting tho the weak against tho the strong by enacting and making pos possible I sible through 1 a commission the tilo enforcing ing of a law I which declares that no I l f railroad engaged in Interstate ate traffic I 1 shall hall unfairly deal with rny locality l Twice a A oar in spring and amI fall J I Salt Lake Is granted a n special rate rato which Ogden has ha boon be unable to ob obtain obI I I thin tain Twice a year ear covers cOers tho the market markot markey marketing Ing season of merchant and ria I merchant and while Salt Lake Contin Continues ues to enjoy enjo that advantage hat aro are chances of or g success successfully successfully fully with Salt Lake LakeIt I It is unfair on the tho p t Of ot the Ore Oren rf n n gl rl jUar the theof progress progrESS ress of o this city to tho the advantage of or f Salt Lake and aud we wo believe that the tho Interstate Commerce Commission when they the are me lc presented with tho the facts faeL will not hesitate to order or er tho the Oregon I line inc to live lI up to the letter of th rw w which declares f again 13 an a 1 tf cr re rc c indefensible A R BOWMAN DOW IAN |