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Show SALT LAKE FREIGHTS. Tho Tribuno is rejoiced to see the shippers of Salt Lako taking such a lively interest in tho matter of freight charges, and so many of them ."joining tho Traffic Bureau of tho Commercial Club. It has been understood for a great many yoars that the freight rates to Salt Lako were so adjustod as to afford a crushing discrimination against tho business men of this city. Mr. Kindel, in his recent talk here, demonstrated the fact conclusively, aud showed by unanswerable figures and in detail, oxactly how this injury to Salt Lako in freight discrimination works practically" to tho hampering of the trade of this city. Mr. McDonald also gives graphio illustrations in his business busi-ness of how the freight discrimination injures a3 botwoou shippers from Salt Lako to Los Angeles and shippers from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. Tho discrimination is very groat as against Salt Lake. And tho reasons for that discrimination, both as to tho excuse that it is mado by reason of ocean rates and by competition in railroads, aro both shown to bo fallacious; for tho ocean rates cannot cut any figure from tho fact that they aro so slow that it would be impossible to ship his goods in that way, as they would spoil in transit; while as to railway competition, compe-tition, Salt Lake City -is also classed as a competitive point, precisely as Los Angolcs is. The truth is that as to railroad rates, Salt Lako City being a competitive competi-tive pout, wo should have practically the sn mo rates from tho East that Los Angeles onjoys. Tho difference, if anj', should bo so trifling as to amount to very little. In fact, wo soo uo reason why Salt Lako City should not obtain identical rates with Los Angeles. That would give- this city something like a chance, and would build up hero a great distributive center, which would bo of immenso profit to the railroad rail-road companies. If thoso companies can .haul freight seven hundred aud fifty miles beyond Salt Lake from the East at tho sumo rate that the' charge for the haul to Salt Lake, surely tho shorter shipment would afford them a greater profit. What Salt Lako City needs is to have identical freight rates with tho coast. And as the haul is from seven hundred and fifty to ono thousand miles leas, it would bo vory difficult for the railroad companies to show any reason why Salt Lake City should not receive as low freight rates as thoso of Los Angeles and San Francisco. In fact, it would bo far easier to show why Salt Lake should receive lower rates than thoso at tho coast than to show that she should be charged higher rates. The business interests of this city clearly demand reform in this matter, and The Tribune rejoices to seo tho business men here taking such a lively interest in tho discussions, and trusts that they may be able to so handle thoir case as to get substantial relief. |