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Show WANT LOWER RATE8. Manufacturers and Merchants' A mo-elation mo-elation Working for a Greater Snlt Lake. Salt Lako City. Tho Manufacturers Manufactur-ers and Merchants' association of this city, following tho load of President Orson II. Howlott, aro making a do termlncd campaign for reduct'on In railroad rates, in order tl r th local manufacturers and Jobber-' -jay fur ther extend their trade wh tl. 3 BUr-rounding BUr-rounding country, and ma! of Salt Lako City tho Jobbing center for tin trade In this western section. It It contended thnt Salt Lako has all the advantages with tho exception ol equal railroad rates with other Jobbing Job-bing centers, and It Is proposed to go to work for n reduction In rates. At n recent meeting of tho Manufacturers Manufac-turers and Mcrchnnts Association soveral membora spoko on tho sub Ject, all assorting that Salt Lake should go after tho trado in southern Novnda. Ono member Bald that the houso ho represented sent a mnn Intc that country and that ho met with great buccuss, getting enough order to sond out four cnrlouds Bhortlj aftor. OtherB told or th i v c - f tTictr agents in Hint country nr. I declared Salt Jiko was tho natural Jobbing center for thnt country, ospeclnlly aftor tho 8an Francisco disaster Omaha and Donvorwcro covoring the torrltory, too, but Snlt Lako had many advantages over them. Ono man said that all tho deators In southern No-vnda No-vnda wcro willing to buy from Salt Lako merchants If thoy would com-poto com-poto in prices with tho other Jobbers, nnd thnt his houso hod secured a commodity com-modity rnto of G7 cents on certain articles. ar-ticles. President Howlott Is quoted ns say. lug: "Salt Lako can compoto with Donvor nnd Los Angeles on equal tnrms. Tho only question Is as tc railroad ratos. An Inquiry Into this matter should bo mado at onco. II ) thero Is any discrimination agalnBt ' Salt Lako Jobbors nnd manufacturer thoy cannot know It too quickly. If, on tho other hnnd, the railroads are treating thorn nB woll ns tho Jobborj nnd mnuufncturorR of tho competing cities aro being trcnted, tho retention of tho prcsont trndo nnd Its Incrense rost ontlroly with tho Salt Lakers Interested." |