Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-01-20 | Page 1 | Liberty Bell Will be Here next Summer

liBERTY BEll i 1 L WilL VILL BE HERE NEXT SUMMER Tho old liberty bell famous the world over ocr for its connection with v th the revolutionary re period is to pass through h Salt Lake City Fisher Harris secretary secretary secre secre- tar tary of tho the Commercial club is in receipt receipt re re- re of a letter Jetter from A. A W. W Hoyt Hot president president president dent of the Portland Or rose festival stating that the thc bell will come west c. c early in Juno June and it can be seen by br Salt Lakers if tho the e city ty so desires Secretary Harris has hag put in an application cation and says sn's tho the hell boll will bo be here and will be received with patriotic exercises ex cx- of some Jome kin kind The Tho people of ot Philadelphia who have ha had charge chargo of tho historic old bell havo o finally inay consented con con- to let it be bo taken to the thc Portland Portland Port Port- land carnival and also to tho Seattle exposition next summer slimmer It will be bo sent out un under er a body bodyguard bodyguard guard Juard and will bo ho handled bandied with tho the very verv best of care The Thc railroads w will Jl h nauL u a 1 if H it irce fr frn n rom irom n M r In tn 10 in T In ln r J At xa Af t 1 nauL u a it irce n rom irom M r 10 in T r J At xa t 1 p J first it was thought that tho the interstate commerce act would not permit this but the commission ruled this mornin morning morning- that tho carrying of tho bell free o or of char charge chargo o could como within the limit of the act The Tho following dispatch on that subject subject sub sub- was received this mornin morning PORTLAND Or Tan Jan 20 Chairman Chairman O. Martin A A. Knapp p of tho the interstate commerce commission commission has ruled that tho the transcontinental railroads which carr carry tho the liberty bell e to tho the Portland rose rosc festival festi and other celebrations on tho the Pacific may carr carry tho tIm historic his his- tone relic free freo of DC char charge c. c Chairman Knapps Knapp's s 's tele telegram says that if tho the liberty lib HI erty bell is it to bo he taken to tho Pacific coast for state or municipal governments govern govern- ments for or charitable purposes or to and from irom a fair or exposition it ma mabe may bo be carried free free- The Tho railroads had a al already al ready roady offered to do this thill provided pro the commission would consent