Show a ti MIL l WORKERS S HE HEAR CIVIC STATE CHIEFS As one of the most Important faa fac t OrS ps In the building of the west nest the ds must be en given an nn opper ty to survive e Governor Go George said In addressing a m meeting W t the Denver l. l k A Rio Grande Western d officials and In In- n ted fed guests at the railroad she shoos 3 iid ay night The meeting was held 3 under the auspices of the tho Association iCOn tion n of Mechanical Crafts Helpers and Apprentices M i Speakers besides the governor were ere President Heber J J. J Grant of or the I L. L D. D S. S church Senators Reed Smoot land and William H H. King and J. J S. S Pyeatt president of the D D. k R R. G. G W. W senAtor Smoot flayed the I fisted competition of automobile bus bus' times lines and predicted that the time Is ot far tar distant when the railroads will be protected d through go I 1 action against this tYr of com com- i t r Wise r-Wise Wise legislation will wUl be needed to the railroads out of their plight Senator King declared He said he believed a bill bUl would be pr presented atthe atthe at atthe the next congress providing for In Interstate commerce commission con trot of bus lines i The railroads of or the United States Mr Ur Pyeatt said have 20 billion dol dol- IKS Invested In on which they are paying taxes and Interest while hUe the bus lines linea use the public highways He declared that further reductions In railroad willbe willbe will be nece necessary unless some rome relief Is granted r President Grant Grunt recalled that lie he herode rode on the first passenger train of the Denver k ds Rio Grande In 1882 1832 fa In discussing Incidents occurring durn during dur duro ing Wg n the early days daj's of or the road t f. f Nearly ear and their families fam lam tiles an and Invited 1 guests ests attended I |