Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-05-15 | Page 1 | Great Credit for Smoot

GREAT CREDIT FOR SMOOT Washington May 14 Senator Smoot is being b rig congratulated ted by his col colleagues colleagues colleagues leagues on the long and short haul amendment adopted yesterday They give him a largo large share of ot the credit for tor forthe forthe the victory His speech was principally principally principally pally responsible for the lineup of senators who forced a compromise sat satisfactory satiSfactory satisfactory to the intermountain section The result will be the abolition of at discrimination dis discrimination discrImination crimination rates Since the tho railroad bill has bas been in the Senate Senator Smoot has labored In Incessantly Incessantly Incessantly for the object accomplished In Inthe Inthe inthe the adoption of at the amendment and he naturally feels much gratified at the result The amendment If accepted by bythe b bythe the House will result in lifting a great burden off oU the cities and towns of or the intermountain region which havo have al always always always ways bests bean discriminated against by the tho railroads