| Show THE FREIGHT RATES the conference will give salt lake more favorable figures As mentioned in yesterdays news the committee on railroads of the salt lake chamber of commerce and silva and griffin ot of ogden hadan badan extended conference with J A munroe esq assistant general man ager of the union pacific relative to the agitation ont rates for and out of utah the following address on behalf of the chamber of corn com merce was wae read J H munroe general freight agent U P K R R dear sir the business community of salt lake city has long and patiently struggled with the problems arising from our oar relations with the railroads we have studied the problems airey fairly airly and nd carefully and have earnestly endeavored to reach a solution of the same whisby hi h while protective of our own interests would not interfere with or injuriously affect the rights of the abe railroads or other bolher communities we hoye haye suffered loss and our industrial pro progress as has been to say the least re tar carded d bv the inability or the unwillingness of the abe railroads to deal with us on a basis that would enole enable us to develop our vast resources and make our city a distributing point tor or t the he axlen extensive s ive territory which woul fla d 1 y p pay y to us the tribute they are no now f forced reed to 0 eve pay ato to more eastern supply bentres centres cen taj tres we have long since recognized that without fair consideration or of our claims by the railroads it would be useless to try to make our city the supply depot tor for the territory fed by these roa broadu ti the power to regulate freight rates implies the power to determine from locality supplies should be purchased the re regulation lation of bf these rates tor for the territory nor north leof of the union pa line has been in theli ands of the managers of the union pacific railroad the rates heretofore made by these managers mana geis have rendered it impossible possible in for salt sait lake merchants and manufacturers to compete in the territory named with eastern rivals and it is 60 only ITY through the necessary concessions from the union pacific that our business men can hope to successfully enter that field we have collected and collated the necessary data showing kow how through the action of the railroad mentioned which con the trade of the territory north of salt lake we have been completely shut out fro from inthe the northern markets and placed entirely at the mercy odthe manufacturer wholesale in merchant e reliant and jobber of denver and omaha cities winch which have fattened at our expense because they are the pam pets of the railroad syndicate we realize fully the truth of the principle that railroad companies no more mare than private individuals are re obliged to sacrifice their iown own interests to the claims of otliss othas money koney invested in any enterprise is entitled to a fair return it is a maxim however in law as well aa of morals that each one should so use nse his own property as not to injure that of others sic autere utere trout two ut non bedas and especially ally is this true of railroads wense con cessions sessions ces from the people are based u upon 0 the expectation of corresponding bendell bene benefits Ell if in aBkin Kf or protection against the evils complained of we demanded concessions which would be incompatible with the right ant interests of the railroads our appeal might be justly denied but benave we have studied the rightful claims of all and upon our un standing ferstanding der of them have based our demands A railroad management may he actuate by two kinds of policy freight and tran I 1 I 1 por tation may be regulated n with ith a view vie 9 immediate revenue or upon a ti v 1 II 11 mie to result from the ato growth r th of df populate I 1 1 amrid ald the befit efow growth h ot of ba business cribs to railroad managers whose fire 0 of office ma may depend on the magni f present revenue the first policy would be preferable bat even with such a policy lie no conflict can arise on the part of balt Lake interests the attractions actions and resources of salt lake and neighboring cities are sufficient to draw angely on the capital and population of the east with the influx of both business is increased and could be increased insall lake and the vicinity almost indefinitely the very inauguration of such a policy weald be sufficient to make thou undo abandon omaha and denver for homes and business investments in utah let it be understood in the east by those who are forced to accept monthly ia coin boin from the government for the bonds thy they surrender that such capital can be safely ely aud and lucratively invested in in utah that our resources and attractions are batel than any on the continent and that ae the factories mills and shops cannot be CIO closed oid at will by the railroads that the mutes mures need not be shut down don through the impossibility of shipping their products or treating their ores for want of salt located ith in mountain heaps within a short abort haul and the owners ownen of these millions will MU throng to to when all our facilities and advantages are aret and neither capital nor labor is is deterred from locating amongst us through fearon lear of railroad discrimination or other difficulties our city will operate as a load tope to attract the hundreds of thousands who atre are now living on less hospitable territory and the prosperity pros penty of the railroads wul aul be increased proportionately that we have the resources and at tr actions no aup will deny can deny let the railroads but permit us to utilize them ind and avail ourselves ourse hes of the advantages thy afford us let them if necessary aid us by a generous prospective policy in developing our resources and making known our attractions and it will be bc but a short time till salt lake gity city will bess be as beloved of the railroads as omaha or denver put out to reduce the situation to a practical issue immediately we beg to state that our citizens feeling at various times and having long felt that they were not being farl fairly dealt with by the union pacific Ra Kail read presented their grievances to general man ager Shelby who promised that they should rem receive proper attention and considers con consideration sidera uon and that a remedy would be applied we waited patiently for a reply but in in vain our oar troubles continued and after hiving haying waited till patience beci became fine exhausted our oar chamber of commerce marce and business men generally determined to discuss the difficulties open ly and make application ot of whatever remedy might be suggested businessmen our business men inteer this purpose last week but deferred action at the suggestion of the re presenta tives tires of the union pacific railroad Kail road that a conference may be had with potter and munroe of that road we have studied the situation carefully and suggest as a basis of understanding dundei standing that the following rates be fixed to and from the points mentioned on dies and but bul lion ores from salt lake to omaha flo 1000 oo 00 bulion from sa t lake to omaha 12 00 ores from wood river eiver to sal t lake ores oreg from tintic gintic to fal 11 jake ake oreil orea from park city to al t larce lake 2 50 ores from salt lake to denver 8 00 itras it was suggested to manager shelby and the suggestion favorably considered that freights from salt lake regardless of clas should be hauled to the northern linit limit of idaho at twenty five 35 25 cents per lbs IDS and Pocatello west at 50 50 cents this suggestion we again repeat andi believe that suck such arrangement would be just and equitable to all parties we also suggest that our salt manufacturers be enabled I 1 ed to enter the minin mining g territories of the north with their products and for that purpose that a rate on salt of seven dollars QI M per ton be fixed from salt lake to butte city montana respectfully cAWly submitted W H REMINGTON JAMES glendenning T R bowes I 1 G P F CULMER we the jhb committee fro from m the the egden board of trade tl ripa sentiments contained 1 l heroin Y H p Q SILVA fallowes fallowed fall owed in I 1 n mr r manrae granted quite a i oj concessions lh it red erene re leron to the mining interests he wl give no definite answer rt it 0 9 it was generally conceded that to this t in was waa the tha greatest injustice the will be brought to the attention of general manager potter and it is that reasonable concessions will be made before the question is allowed to drop outside of the bullion and ore shipments mr munroe gave satisfactory answers as to rates for shipment from local points it was agreed that there should be neutral ground tor for both salt lake and ogden and the decision was to this effect that northan north an the utah 4 northern to mendon the advantage id rates should kut A to x den that th t south S 0 uth on the utah to AY S 0 salt ake b be catlen ii imlej len ta an ada the rates that ja thoen kadeg andi scho ogden have the advantage buebe d te these be points all rates should be W e camon on the same rate obtaining m both I 1 places this makes all territory aaby beyond ond a point of about fifty abea north rth south and east neutral fr roand the questions were not finally disposed of however Mr munroe taking a list of articles on OB which special rates were wanted and agreeing to answer within three days A meeting of the chamber of commerce willbe win be held on wednesday evening next at which the committee expect to make a final avinal report I 1 |
