Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-05-14 | Page 4 | Victory for the West

VICTORY FOR OR TILE WEST I The adoption of ot the long lone and short short 51 rt haul baul amendment to the railroad bill billt by b the Senate is particularly p gratify gratifying ing to the cities in the ln the th country who have ave so long lone been victims of unjust discriminations The citizens ns will be gratified gr also to know that the th result result I Is due to the un untiring untiring tiring efforts ot of the senators from fro this section of the country count The people of and Salt Lake w will take additional pleasure In the fact that Senator Reed Smoot was foremost in the fight at all an times tir es and in effecting effect effectIng was one of ot the main factors Ing the compromise co that made victory l tory possible t But the railroad bill is not yet yel reL a ala la law After being passed by bythe th Sen Senate Senate ate it will Katie to rIn the gauntlet first in the conference committee co room and after that In both Houses House It It Js is isto to tJ be hoped the long lone lon and nd s amendment will survive the th several trying ordeals Being an act of justice edt fit Cannot ln ot ba balong long lung delayed now that has been started If M the e present Con Congress ConI Congress gress grecs turns the proposition I down it lt will come ome up tip U in more dris drastic form fohn next time r The amendment as as s finally adopted bj by b the Senate makes It lt illegal for Cor the tl e railroads to give lower low r rates for Coi a long 1 aul than for a short sh rt one the th short bout lul l ul being included within 1 the long Iong longone longone one unless they the are specially permit permitted ted to do so by b the interstate commerce com commerce merce e commission and the Is upon the railroads ads to make out out a case case caseS Senator S Smoot in inan an Interview last after the thee vote was taken ex expressed expressed pressed the opinion that he compromise compro compromise compromise mise amendment will give the relief so gO long demanded by the tha intermountain intermountain tain country His opinion n will m have hay have great weight owing to tae interest i interest ter sr he h took in the matter and and his efforts et orts to bring other senators to leis his way way l of thinking The people of this section are not looking for the best of It All they want ant is an even een break and an that they seem in a fair way wa to get bet All honor honer to the men who made tire the winning fight