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Show .TELLS OF MENACE ' OE UNFAIR MTES i Utah Industry Threatened by Tariff Discrimination, Discrimina-tion, Prickett Says. Rotarians Hear Plea for Adjustment; Other Topics Treated at Meeting. That the industrial life of Salt Lake is threatened by freight rates which discriminate dis-criminate against Utah in favor of California Cali-fornia industries was the burden of a statistical statement made yesterday noon at the regular luncheon of the Salt Lake Rotary club by H. VT. Prickett, manager of the traffic service bureau of Utah. -Mr. Trickett ."aid that, al-,ouRh al-,ouRh existing tariffs to California JKonx from Utah are higher than from . California to Utah, t he federal railroad administration is contemplating fur-' fur-' ther increases of tariff rates on certain commodities and products originating in Utah. Among the rates proposed for increase is that governing the shipment of plaster plas-ter from Utah to California terminals, the raise recommended being $2 per ton Xon this product. A similar raise on salt, from Utah is proposed. Should such increases be permitted these products prod-ucts of Utah will be forced out of the California market entirely, he said. Charges on shipments of canned goods arc to be increased 25 per cent, Mr. Prickett told Potarians, without any raising of rates from eastern state's which compete with Utah products in the California market. Prickett to Protest. "They propose to increase rates even on the confectionery goods shipped from Salt Lake to the California market,'' mar-ket,'' Mr. Prickett said. lie added that the intermountain territory population consumes only 20 per cent of candy manufactured in Utah, and if tho higher rates in contemplation arc permitted to become effective "Utah will havo no market for tho 80 per cent surplus. Mr. Prickett explained that ho will leave this week for San Francisco to appear before a joint freight commission to protest against any proposal that tends io boost freight rates between Utah and California without a similar adjustment adjust-ment of eastern rates west and California Cali-fornia tariffs to Utah. Mr. Prickett was promised unlimited support of. the Eotary club in his efforts to obtain an adjustment of rates that will give Utah air even chance with eastern and western competitors in the western field. Figures showed that brough the sorvice bureau of Utah Salt 'Lake has been saved millions of dollars through adjustment of rates at various times in tho last ten years. In the absence of President AVill G. Farrell, F. C. Schramm was selected to preside over yesterday 's Rotary club meeting, which was the first in nearly 1 ten weeks. f Plea for Membership. Joseph Decker, president of the U'tah Automobilo association, offered an urgent urg-ent plea for increased membership, explaining ex-plaining that only by weight of great numbers could this organization be ex-1 ex-1 pected to successfully further all the great projects it had in hand. Ho told j . of the 'splendid work his association has ! accomplished in bringing about assur-) assur-) ences of early completion of surfacing of the state highway in uncompleted sections between Salt Lako and Ogden. "The state highway department has promised to have all the work completed com-pleted in time for tho International liotary convention next June," he stated. He also told of tho organization's organiza-tion's successful activities in procuring procur-ing a uniform road sign to be placed on state roads to the exclusion of all others. The state has purchased the .signs but the automobile association is pledged to set them at its own expense. The cost for setting each is $3.50. Mr. Decker also told of a sustained effort of his association is making to obtain a permanent and considerable reduction in tho price of gasoline in Utah. "Wo have just had gasoline reduced re-duced to 27 and 20 cents a gallon 'for the two grades put out in Utah, but this is not enough.'1 ho exclaimed. "We must hafi a 25-ecnt rato before we 'are on an even basis with California," ho announced. In the course of his subsequent sub-sequent remarks, Mr. Decker said Utah is paying an annual bonus of $1,500,000 for gasoline at the present price over that required of California. The speaker also explained that Gov- ornor Bamberger has asked tho associa-, associa-, tion to support with all its forces a ' scheme to get a $2,000,000 road bonds V proposal through I lie coming legislature. legisla-ture. Ho appealed for 1000 members in the association from Salt Lake alone, and 10,000 in the state. There are 27.-. 27.-. 000 auto car owners iu Utah, according 'T to Mr. Decker. . Tho road committee of the club was Requested to make a study of all bills proposed for presentation in seeking federal, aid in road building in Mali, and choose the one which offered the best advantages for the state for support sup-port bv the Rotary club. P. B. Garoutte, Utah lenresenlative of the American Steel & Wive company, read statistics pertaining to health conditions con-ditions in Denver, comparing thorn with conditions obtaining in Salt Lake. His contention was against theater opening. open-ing. Thcro was no discussion ot the matter. , . n . 11 The next meeting of the lieitnrv club will bo next Tuesday, and probably will be the last before the Christmas hoh-i hoh-i (rays. |