Show r r + Invitation Accepted t It is told that a certain lady of a i western Kansas town desired to show kindness to the uaptaln of tho local r stale militia company and wrote the d the following Invitation Mrs requests the pleasure of CUltnllls company at n reception on Friday evening eve-ning 1 r A prompt reply camo With tho i s exception of three men who are sick t U with measles Captain s company j accepts your kind Invitation and will como with pleasure to your reception lorJdAY tvenliiff I Si r lend paying stock For a clearer definition defi-nition the average earnings should bo based upon Ibo entire stock and not upon the best paying portion of it unless un-less there Is Eomo reason why tho 2500000000 representing tho 34 pal cent shouldnot have received any dividends divi-dends at all In tho final paragraph of the editorial edito-rial It Is stated that I should nol bo allowed to pose as n business man having no interest In common with mho shippers Inasmuch as my con corn shipped an average of 350000 tons of finished product during 190C and 1907 and wo were obliged to receive moro than 350000 tons of Iron to furnish fur-nish this plus enormous quantities of coke coal and other supplies I can safely claim to have shipped in and out 7COCOO tons n year and as hero are no railroads who can afford to haul this material or any part of 1t without having a revenue from It an Increase of 10 cents a ton on my hauling charge would amount to 75000 and therefore there-fore I have business Interests In coin mon with other shippers Tho 350000 tons of finished product shipped represented repre-sented In tho neighborhood of 10000 000 This 10000000 represented most ly labor with the exception of tho cost of the ore and coal in the mines All the balance was mado up of wages and profit on the different conditions of the raw material until It was fin ishcd product My Illinois plants produced GO percent per-cent of this amount or 6000000 a year For three years our Chicago plants have not run moro than half capacity Therefore there was 3000 000 a year less In distribution because of a corresponding shrinkage In sales As most of our Iron and coal comes from Illinois this 3000000 a year was not distributed In Chicago as would have been the case had we worked on tho same output that we did In 1906 and 1907 And a great deal of that 3000000 which was not paid was taken out of tho business firms situated situ-ated In or near Chicago by tho non purchases from their varied business on tho part of tho community that would havo received the 3000000 a year for three years That Is tho reason rea-son why I have a right as a businessman business-man to deprecate any unfair or uncalled I un-called for obstacles that are placed In the way of my business and Iho hun dred other varieties of business In hls country that ore affected by the money put Into circulation by the railroads When It Is further considered that my business conslllules but 10 per cent of the cost of n car and that there were nine othor unIts similarly affected affect-ed most of which would have been tributary to Chicago anyone can see how Important It Is to his individual Interests that tho railroad companies should have ample funds to make these Improvements and purchases and will realize how comparatively easy It will bo to stand a reasonable advance on tho freight for any material he will need It ho Is receiving Increased orders Chicago T A GRIFFIN Advertisement = It Is no wonder brides are dellpht when they tee what beautiful WOdd ellver we display sterling slIY1I presents may be had of ui from jV or three dollars up to the trq e b elabOllte liver services costing hundreds dollars All solid big value with of unequalled guarantee ou V I SALT LAKE CITY Jt Today and Every Day HEWLETTS Luneta Fresh ttoajta Steel Cut Coffee haa a most dclldoui aroma and taste limeta comej from a modem plant All chart grit ud poor beans removed Itoasted blended OoflcecxiicrW Vourtro ltd census tbls fine coffe for aou a POIU14 Ask for f it today California Summer Excursions Tickets on isle dally Los Angelei and return direct 140 00 with illjhUj higher rules for tickets returning vii Han Francisco or Portland ShortHI t and best line to Ooldtlcld and Toao Cab Two Dully Trains with Iullmin Standard and Tourht Steepen Din ing Car and Free liecllnlDs Chili Cars For tickets literature and In formation call at City Ticket Offlw 169Main Street or addrcts JllMia Uerfleld A 01 A Salt Lake Cllr RUBBER tiAJ E STAMPS E IIUUULII u i nun w EOK9 JUEOKS Etc U line Rubber Type Outfits and tuppliei In list Mall filers receive prompt attention SALT LAKE STAMP CO Salt UkiC < |