Show lEGAl TALENT IN BIG ARRAY Large Gathering of High Traffic Traffic Traffic fic Officials to Attend Rate Hearing CASE NOW READY ATTORNEYS BUSY WITH DE DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE TO BE PRESENTED L A M M M t 4 M M M M 4 4 The interstate commerce commit commis f slon considers the hearing to t be held f fIn In Salt Lake one of its most moM Import Important f fant ant said E IC E B Clark a P member f 4 4 of th the interstate commerce commis commission f f sion who arrived in Salt Lake City f from Washington D C f Mr Clark would not discuss dIcUS the j f coming railroad rate hearing further f 4 than to say RY y that it was wa an import Important 4 4 ant one Mr Clark will wilt be Joined today or tomorrow by 17 Charles J J Prouty an another another f other member of the interstate com corn commerce f merce commission The two will sit Mt attIn f fIn 4 In the railroad rate hearing to com corn f 4 mn imme e in Salt Lake on Wednesday f 4 4 Both members of the commission 4 4 have haxe sat In previous hearings in Salt f Mr Clark Is s well known knon In Salt f 4 4 t Lake Lako and the west He wa was formerly f 4 fa 4 a conductor running out of ofA Ogden f 4 1 M t H t M M M H Hi HS 4 A S H Babcock traffic director of the Commercial club traffic bureau says he has vast stores sto of ammunition all alt primed and ready to be fired in Sn what Mr lr Bab Babel IM lk el IC says is l the most moat important im battle C VL Ht fought in hi Utah Mr Babcock has ha haJ all completed his 4 n J strategic plans pans lor ls disposed and IS s anxiously awaiting the opening of hostilities which will be besin em sin in the federal court room rm Wednesday j I Mining at 10 when C e C Dey Dy club traffic Commercial the will wi present arguments to the Interstate In Interstate Commerce commission showing t T Itah tah business men are compelled to tot tol toh tw l t h unjust tribute to the railway barons M 1 mL med to the teeth teth the th fighting sections railroads arrived In force forcest ti Ok the great aved for st geat and more are a coming today toay i J Some Sorie lame came tae from San Francisco others oten New Now York Chicago Omaha and andi Chi i Iron ither her big cities where for months they tey lie L i e c been preparing for this struggle 11 v W J moans means meat so 8 much to Utah and the ther r in re west In a special car from the th Pa me coast cot came caine Charles S Fee Fe gen genral genral ral passenger agent of oC the Southern Pa P Pail ciu dU il G 1 W Luce general geer freight agent ant tu r tl same system and their assistants niHl nd associates consisting of H II A Jones Jone f 0 fl W Durbrow W H Hathaway Hathaw P E B E cr nt n C B Sealey Sae and I P Benja Benia Ta all ull al of whom are quartered at the thelm lm 1 1 11 New York came cae J J C Jeffery Jeffer for the te Gould Gul system tem From Irom Chicago F C Dillard assistant assistantS S M ral counsel of ot the Harriman Harn system arild to assist at N H of Omaha v hu hI is the direct dirt representative of Robert Lovett Since E B E H Harma de der r sc st Mr lIr Lovett is the man mn upon whom th t task of taking the great gt railroad or orn r c n S place plc has devolved Mr Loomis s Mr AIr Ir Lovetts Lovetta assistant will wl bear bar the bunt lunt of the fight for the Harriman Hama S stem 4 Railroad Forces Arrive Also AKo at the Kenyon are ar the te following men all al of whom are here for tIle tiie tlE specific purpose of ot seeing sn that the rates now in force fo are not changed J J A city freight and an p pr rr for agent for the te San S Pedro Per Los Lo Angeles Ales Salt Sal Lake railroad at Denver T D I Blake lake of the traffic department Salt SaltI Sl I ik Route Riverside Cal Cal J J L Marens Marena MarenaC C agent for the St Louts Louis Lui Southwestern Railway company at Kan Kansa sa City ty Mo Andrew Andrw J Dutcher traffic for the Harriman lines lne Chicago TI H I S Baker chief cef clerk cerk of the Chicago Cl r t Western ester New York Yok Private car ca No 36 1 of the Chicago Bur Quincy railroad brought to Salt SaltI St I Like ike C G 0 Burnham assistant to the firt first vice le president General Attorney Hale Haie Holden and Attorney Edwin Ewin Spen C r 1 Traffic Manager J J G Woodworth i if f j the Northern Norr Pacific W P Kenney Kenny traffic manager of the Great Northern wr and A A J J Donnelley of the ic Pacific T Ti Th principal work done do yesterday on onte the te thE railroad side ae was wu by Mr Loomis and Mr Pillard Dar With Wih Mr r Loomis Lm shortly after breakfast at the te Knutsford they to the Oregon Short Line Une general t offices All Al except F H Plaisted Palt assis assist alls tnt tint t int general freight feit agent were unprepared pared for their coming Mr Plaisted has been bean connected with the th traffic department of the Harriman Harm lines Imps for many years year To him most mot of oft tc t clerical work wok of preparing the th de d fOnse of the railroads has hu devolved and a with wih a force for of clerks he has ha been pre pee prepa pr pa fi o volumes volume of matter mater to offset oat the th complaint of ot the Utah Uth shippers Resting on Arms Mr 11 Babcock of the Commercial clubs traffic bureau buru calmly watched the arrival ava of the enemy He had finished doing do Tithing he could cud do and was w resting on his hs arms This battle said sai Mr Babcock is Ising ing like lie the David Davd versus Goliath Uil aIr Here wt wc t have Judge Jue Day Dey Dl a very ver t tupin nn tent but only one opposed t t tut tito pick of the railroad lawyers lwe opp of the United States State I believe he be is quite a match for tor all al of them them but when he h II ics ses s arrayed against agall him h a score re of the corporation lawyers lawer I o think I will wil feel fel very vey much as u David Di did di when I 1 0 i nt out to slay Jy the giant Also Als like likeD D David tv he will wl feel fe l his cause cW lant is Just just j This Thi rate hearing heang continued continue Mr i k should hould interest every man m manman man and child chUd in i Utah If I we win wi the th nu r hant will il save sv enough in freight fight rat rait ra to make a nice little bank bk account at nt he it ie end nd of the year Yer Mr r attention was waa called cl to In a I San Francisco newspaper u il d i attempted to belittle the importance I lr f r U i Salt Sll Lake heating hearing If it I is I un UnI I n j itan t answered Mr Babcock why fir ar Ir th biggest bi men of the t railroads here t tj i light Hj I ti it They do not waste wat their time hr or on insignificant t matters matel When en a cow is k you ou do d not see s anything of cw either eithe Judges Loomis Lomis or Dillard Diar It ft I is I only w fl the very biggest biest cases C arise aris that thy come ore out to fight They are a here heren ri n T w u and they realize realise as we do d that the te freight rate rat fabric of the west wet r on this thi decision dilo This Ils application for tor Just rates rte is for fo the whole people concluded j Mr Bab Babcock Babcock Bb cock Ute It I is Ii I not for lr any one O particular business but the welfare of the entire Ur stati and contiguous territory is I in 01 d in It I Every Ever should hu do what he can to help |