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Show RAILROAD RATES. Tbs Transportation Bnreaa Takes Fnrtner Action. ax istebestim: docdmest. lituanre or a Circnlar Lettrr to the Ilatlntse Mtn of Salt Lskf. The subjoined circular letter has been sent out by the Salt Lake Chamber ot Coramerct: To tho TIain Men of &alt Lako Citjt The rule of self-preservation is rec-ofmized rec-ofmized as the first law of nature. Unless a united etfort on the part of the business men is made at once to protect tbem&clves against further unjust un-just discrimination, tLe freight rates, instead of being lowered, as was anticipated, an-ticipated, will bo advanced from January Jan-uary 1st, 1691. The following telegram has been received: -To GeorfT A. Lowe, lt Like Citr: JUlci will mdranee niterialr is Ja'U-arrtcin Ja'U-arrtcin srioll ear before kdrasce Uke puce it orcerr 1 imm(XUtclf . Fred Simon received the following dUpatch: UBlesi promrl action la Uken by ronr Chamber or Cemtaeire and brue bntine m nan or Salt Lake Citv. all rates from MiaaonrlltlTCrpolnu wulbe advanced b Jannarj. Act at once." Will tho business mon of Salt Lake Cityallow thomsolveH to be led np to tho slaughter bench without making ao effort to prevent this calamity, when by a unued riTort on their part this can not only bo prevented, but by ho doing they can compel the railways to dojutice to thiicommun-itr, thiicommun-itr, by making the reasonable conces-xiona conces-xiona to hich it is entitled by tbo immenv) volumoof baaines4)nrin- trAted here. Tbo Transportation Bureau, after proceeding In tho most conservative mannerand after consulting with the moat prominent business tnen, has concluded that tho time to act Dan come. A number of sntrcbmmlUecs havo been appointed who are circulating lists, lik- too one hubinitled to vou, for your signature. Afxr the business men have been caroroily canvassnd, tho bureau will dscido whether suffldent support has been received to proceed in tho manner man-ner indicated, or whether it Is bct for the committee to tender Its resignation resigna-tion and allow tho business men to take cure of themselves as best tboy may. men follows the interview between be-tween Chairman Simon and J. II. Bennett, general freight and passenger passen-ger agent of the Rio Grande Western West-ern road. The circular thus proceeds: It beyond a doubt proves thst unless un-less tho people of Utah tegin to take care of their own interests, they will undoubtedly find themselves in tho Ram? position as the State of Kovada now is in. The Chamber of Commerce) through its bureau, will act at once bv nroteslini ncralnat thM i4irfinin. ations, and If the people of Salt Lake City will stand shoulder to shoulder there 's hot a question of doubt but that Ihsr will be able to obtain these concessions to which they are justly entitled. Prompt action, however, is necessary, and it remains to be seen how tbo Chamber of Commerce and its Transportation Ilureaa will accomplish accom-plish the work entrusted to thczu by the people. TO dEXERAI. rnEIOlIT AMD TASSES-OER TASSES-OER AOEXTS. oome timo ago the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerco appointed appoint-ed a committeo for the purpose of doirlg ths necessary work to obtain such conces.ions from tho di!lront railway companies as would aid in giving this city such advantages in freight and passenger rates as it was entitled to by virtus of its location as a centre ot business. The commhtce lias investigated such points as came under its observation, and not only considered tbo points in fa or of this city and Territory, but also has endeavored en-deavored to tw just with the different railway companies. When it is taken into consideration that since the first railway entered this city, o r twenty years ago, nly very slight reductions n a been made in freight rates; and hen it Is talcn into further consideration consid-eration thar.witbin the last four year, this city alone has doubled its population popula-tion and trebled its business with the railway companies centering here, it is not asking too moch to rc-iuest that freight rates be reduced instead of beta; advanced, in order to place Salt Lake City on a par with other distributing distrib-uting points. .Therefore, acting with the authority of tho Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, the transportation bureau unanimously una-nimously rmaeats liAt lu tliv re I aJjU'tmcnt of rates for 1891 the trans- Missouri tariffs be reduced to the following fol-lowing basis, from tho Missouri Rier to Salt Lake City, viz 1 S 4 6 j;.y uis tt -i !L5 ti2 5-3J 175 1M isa m A B O 1) K 11.10 Si 1 -tl t .71 -C 1.0 ja .so .to .to We aloask that passenger rates, from January 1, 1801, or such other reasonable time as can bo agreed upon, up-on, bo et as follow, iz Missouri Kivcr to Salt Lake City and return, $17.50, tare one way, $35; Denier to Salt Lake City and return, ?i0, one way, J?; Leadvillo to Salt Lake City and return. $23, one way, X: Grand Junction to Salt Lako City and return, $20. one way, $18. We furthermore ask that mileage books be issued for one thousand miles, good through such different Territories as the various systems centering cen-tering here may cover, including Utah, Idaho, Montana Wyoming and Colorado, at the rale of SK cents per mile. Such books to be good only for tho party in whose name the same is xn-ulc out. The hardships bnposed upon this mercantile community in the past, in this respect, have been very great, making it almost impossible for tho whole-ale houses to send out Ihrir Inn cling gcn-s to any part of the states cast or w est of us. We also ask that the freight rate from this point to Lcadville be calculated upon 60 per cent of the rate (both ways) between Denver and Salt Lake City. In regard to local rates from Salt Lake City, the committeo desires that such an adjustment of traffic may be made as will rncourace the distribution distribu-tion or merchandize and manufactured products to the surrounding Territories. Terri-tories. In order to secure a commodity commod-ity distributing rate, which will enable en-able Salt Lake City to become not only a wholesale but a large manu-facTuring manu-facTuring point, the rate from Salt Lake .City to surrounding towns should be so adjusted that tho less than a carload rato from the Missouri river to any local point within a given radius- should .not bo less than the carload rate to SaltlLake City, with the local rate added from Salt Lake City to such point. While this ne-ccsitatcs ne-ccsitatcs a reduction in local tariffs, a commodity rato which will create a large distributing center for the inter-mounts inter-mounts in fc ates and TerrilorUs, will ultimately increase the production, and consequently tho revenues of the railway lines handling such traffic Having in view the mutual welfare of the community and of the transportation trans-portation companies, tho Chamber of Commerce urgently requests tho cooperation co-operation of tho railway lines entering Utah in the development and expansion expan-sion of our manufactures, mining, agricultural ag-ricultural and commercial interests. Salt Lnki City is devoting its energies to the growth and increase of the many industries and products which this intcr-mountain region contains in such vast extent and variety. To encourage en-courage immigration and population, and tostimulate local travel and activity, ac-tivity, passenger rates, both from tho Missouri River to Salt Lake City as well as rates upon miieago books for commercial men who travel from tho wholesale houses of this city, ought to be reduced to more nearly a level w ith rates cast of the Missouri Itiver. To such railroad lines as will grant the conversion asked for, the business men of Salt Lake City pledge their support and patronage. v. C. Allen, Fkeo. Simon, Commissioner. Chairman. The Transportation Bureau al sent out esteniay the following letter let-ter to all freight and paa'cnger agentsof the different railroads bavin; bav-in; Salt Lake connections: Dear Sir Realizing that no redress would be given to the business men of this city unless a concerted effort was made on their part, the Transportation Bureau has finally adopted the course indicated as per circular enclosed herewith. This atcp sras not taken without tho mostcarcful consideration, and weigh-inzthe weigh-inzthe pros and cons or the outcome ot th movement inaugurated. This community has borne the pressure of tho railway companies I with more patience ttanlssny other bnincs point of like impoiwice. While facilities hac been extended to California, to Washington, to Montana, Mon-tana, Utah, which voars go had already al-ready live times lh volumo of business busi-ness than Montana bad at that time, was al no time considered worthy of notice. , Increasing In population and business, busi-ness, itgalnst tho lica lest odds, from vcarfcear. no cfTortwas made on the part of the railway companies to give in return a reasonable concession for the immense amount of monies re-cohedfromy'arto re-cohedfromy'arto year, for freight and passenger rates. Smcltinu plants were built hnndreds ofsjiiles away from this point, compelling com-pelling tbo ore producers to ship their ha. which should hat o been reduced and refined here. Pa-senger raLss were established, which made it possible for tho people of the East to travel to Oregon, California Cali-fornia and Montana at the same cost charged to this point, while the distance dis-tance was all tbo way from five hundred hun-dred to a thousand miles farther. It is not necessary to state any other grievances: they arc so glaring that they would be 'apparent to tho most casual observer, and are certainly known to thosa gentlemen who havo made freight and tiassengcr rates a life study. The move Inaugurated is not for the purpose of inflicting hardship upon anv certain road, by dh erting freight from lU linos. It was simply prompted prompt-ed by tho law of self-preservation, which goterns everything, whether individuals, or a combination of individualsa in-dividualsa community. If our railway presidents, who live hundreds of miles apart, could combine fur the mutual protection of their respective road,whyare not the merchants of a community justified in combining their Interests far the common good? riease note the enclosed circular careful!-. In a few days we desire lo call tijion you for a conference, when it will rest with ysit to determine what redress you will givo to this community. Very respectfully, I'ncn Simov, Chairman. ir.&B. Allcv, Cammissioner. |
