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Show CllAllBER OFCOJijIEUCE The Transportation Korean Iteporl". eir Jlcmbrrs tlcctcd. The Hjard of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce met last night in regular setslon, Acting Piesldent Simon In tlie chair. The following Is o synopsis of the mo?t important business transacted. Philip Klipple, Moylan C. Fox, B. W. Morrison, F. C. Campbell and E. J. Smith were ilected members. Seven new members were elected at tlie list meeting and a number of other applications are now pendiug. The secretary submitted a statement state-ment of tbe financial condition of tbe chamber which, while satisfactory, satisfac-tory, showed that a number of members were nut so mindful of tbilr obligations to their fellow members as might be expected. The secretary then read a list of the possible and probable members, and theseveral directors Indicated which persons named they would Interest In the chamber and endeavor en-deavor to eecure tht m as members. The directors instructed the secretary secre-tary to call tijion fcach member who has tot paid his dues iu full and stale that tlie directors would lie pleased to have such members liquidate liqui-date their accounts. President Simon announced that as chairman of the transiwrtation bureau ho desired to make a rejwrt. He said that seeing tint the new iadmlnl'tmtiouor the Union Pacific railroad werediesrrlmlnatliigagainst this city in their rreigiltaud passeu-gur passeu-gur rales; the first move made by the iKire- 1 wan to Mlrollleur the lending lend-ing business men in the city and ascertain whether they were ready to stand by the bureau lu a united eflbit to protest asJnsttho discrimination. discrim-ination. A tin alar '-'.tcr was next addressed to Mr. Ecj'cs iuforming him of the action of the bureau, protesting against tile ipcrease in pasacnger rates to the west, and asi-Ing asi-Ing them to act. Telegrams have been received from Union Pacific officials announcing that they w ere ready to hold n con'erence. The trantportatiou bureau had been holding tegular weekly meetings, and ho hojied tol prepared to make a full report at the annual meeting. Among other matters to be presented pre-sented by the trausjiortatlon committee, com-mittee, one of the directors stated that the rate upon slack coal from Rock Springs to Laramie, Wyo., for manufacturing purposes, was only $1.25 per ton, while to Salt Lake City, about twenty miles less distant, dis-tant, therate was $2 per ton. the cost of the slack coal at the Hoik Springs minesbeingonlySt cents per ton. Tho board of directors suflgested that the transjiortallou burcru should invesllgalu the matter and try to secure for the manufacturers of Salt Lake City the same rates thataregiveuto Laramie and other liolnts. Tim importance of manufactories manu-factories to Salt Lake City and. Utah requires that fuel should bo reduced to as low a rate as cau be done consistently, con-sistently, tor the reason that with the enormous dexlts of Iron ore, and a great variety of other minerals, min-erals, tlio traffic fur railways would bo verylirgely Increased byestab-lishlug byestab-lishlug new smelting works, puddling pud-dling furnaces, iron rolling mills, glass works woolen mills, potteries, cement wctkS, packing houses, beit sugar, canning aud oilier factories. fac-tories. The committee aunounced that the express agents would bo called upon and an effort made to secure n reduction in express rates. Tbe meeting then adjourned until next WeJnesdayeveniug. |