Show U UI u. P PI League Holds Dinner Party Problems concerning the railroad were dis discussed by speakers who also expressed hope for tor general business recovery at a special dinner party of the Union Pacific Boosters' Boosters league Thursday night at Dick Gunns cafe At the dinner were railroad em cm- executives churchmen and representatives of other activities The league under whose auspices the dinner was held is is' an organization of 1500 Union Pacific in Salt Lake Heber J. J Grant president of the L. L D D. D S. S church and a director of the Union Pacific system told the gathering gathering gath gath- ering that good times are coming The Rt Rev Monsignor D D. D G. G HUnt of the Catholic church declared that it is a dangerous thing for civilization when industries one by one are arc taken taken take tak tak- tak en over by the government He said We must use our individual rights re reasonably and create public opinion to force other people to use their rights reasonably Declaring that America was the thelast thelast thelast last to suffer from depressed conditions conditions condi condi- former United States Senator Reed Smoot predicted that the country country coun coun- try would be the first to recover The need for proportionate regulation regulation regula regula- tion lion of all transportation service was stressed by Henry J. J Plumhof general general gen gen- eral manager of ot the Oregon Short Shor Lin Line railroad The railroads do no not ask for special consideration but bu they do ask a n square deal he as as- sorted ct George orge H. H Smith general solicitor of the Oregon Short Line railroad said There is too much regulation o of railroad service The railroads are not opposed to any form of transportation transportation tation Lation demanded by the public that tha can pay its own way Other speakers were R. R A A. KirkPatrick Kirkpatrick Kirk Kirk- Patrick special representative of Carl Car R. R Gra Gray president of the Union Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- cUic system Milton H. H Welling secretary sec see of state and R R. R. R Mitchell freight traffic manager of the tem tern Frank M. M Openshaw was toastmaster toastmaster toast toast- master and H. H O. O Williams chairman 4 5 I |