Show WANT LOWER RATES Manufacturers and Merchants Asso elation Working for a Greater Salt Lake Salt Lake CltrThe Manufaclur ers and Merchants association of this city following the lead of President Orson II Hewlett are making a determined de-termined campaign for reduction in railroad rates in order that the local manufacturers and jobbers may further fur-ther extend their trade with the stir rounding country and make of Sail Lake City the jobbing center for the trade In this western section It U I contended that Salt Lake has all the advantages with the exception ol equal railroad rates with other jobbing job-bing centers and It is proposed tc I go to work for a reduction In lates At a recent meeting of the Manufao hirers and Merchants Association several members spoke on the sub jcct all asserting that Salt Lake should go after the trade in southern Nevada Ono member said that the house ho represented sent a man Into that country and that he met with great success getting enough orders to send out four carloads short after Others told of the success of their agents In that country and declared Salt Lake was the natural jobbing center for that country especially after the San Francisco disaster Omaha and Denver were covering tho territory too but Salt Lake had man advantages over them One man said that all the dealers In southern Nevada Ne-vada were willing to buy from Salt Lake merchants if they would compete com-pete in prices with the other jobbers and that his house had secured a com nudity rate of 57 cents on certain ar tides President Hewlett Is quoted as say tug Salt Lake can compete with Denver and Los Angeles on equal terms The only question Is as tc railroad rates An Inquiry into this matter should be made at once II there Is any discrimination against Halt Lake jobbers and manufacturers they cannot know It too quickly If on he other hand the railroads arc treating them as well as the jobbers nnd manufacturers of tho competing cities are being treated tho retention of the present trade and Its Increase rest entirely with the Salt Lakers In torested |