Show REFORMING TIlE THE TiE RATES HATE One of or the effects of oC the recent railroad rail lall- ri- ri road lesl legislation laton will wi be a reforming of railroad rates rales which will vili wi be bc of Im Immense Immense lm- lm mense advantage to Salt Sal Lake and other Interior cities cItes heretofore any city located oca like liO Salt Sal Lake has Imas been heen at al a a mighty dis dis- advantage nd A business man who settles set set- ties tes anywhere but In a seaboard city Is a fool Cool That Thal was C fOrmerly the time aggrieved ag rig- aJ- aJ grieved expression of oC business men when thc they came to scrutinize their freight bills his in I in 1 the light of their knowledge o of what competitors In coast cities had to pay pay There has always been heen a slon strong claim hy by the makers and preservers of or railroad rates lalos that thal the they must give ghe especial fa favors fa- fa vors OL to coast cities because these hail had the tho advantage of water competition and if the railroads di did dil not meet tIme the water all rate the they would not get Jet the business at all aiL It I j is not to be expected that the effect of recent legislation will wJ be to put nut pu Salt Lake on a level lovel with Portland Port Port- lan land for example The he absolute lance tanco ar argument rn can ati not bo ho realized In iii fact But the effect will wi be a decIded decided de de- elded reforming of oC railroad rates and rind It will wi be lie one of the tho most helpful things s that thal could possibly happen halpen to this ch city Salt i Lake has of or course coure been at a a good g deal ot of a disadvantage as a distributing p point because of tho time old system of freight charges There are goods which could be shipped from eastern points through Salt Sal Lake to Portland and iid back to this city as M cheaply as the they could bo be shipped di direct dl- dl cl- cl meet lect to to Salt Salt Lake Lale from lom the Initial point That Thul condition will wi be largely not largely not en eim en timely trel remedied This city cly will be 1 In better heter position to compote for COL th the commercial business of or tile the Intermountain lain tain region than U It I ever or c has been In Inthe Inthe the past This ThIN Is Js naturally a 3 distributing point and with wih tho time advantage of a ful fair fall adjustment of freight fleight rates will wi ad ad ad- vance rap rapidly 11 Iy Nothing could be he of so much benefit to tu the cl city and anti to e cr every commercial Interest here as the result of ot that work orle which has ha rosul resulted from President Roosevelt's Roosevel's ts t's Insistence on eu a revision revision- of rates The Time advantage will vIli I be felt cit I at al Denver o of course and und In comparative Il degree rec g-rec h hevery In c every y larger cf city of or the far West cst Bu But lut Salt Sal Lako Lake occupies a peculiarly favorable favorable favor favor- able ablo position tU and with wih a boiler better ad ad- 01 of ot tho the charges for tor carriage there theme cnn can cn be bo no doubt it will wi como come Into Us Its Is own Both loth Spokane and Denver anticipate antici pate a betterment of condition am and representative men In both those cities cites havo have taken talen steps slops to bring to lo time the notice notice no no- tice of the time authorities the time conditions which demand readjustment Neither Is so 50 much Interested as Is Salt Lake but time the work the they are arc doing will wi pave pa c the tho way for 01 the demands Salt Lake Lal may make with an au assurance of oC securing In ing the benefits to which the city Is Isel el entitled And nd after that It will H take tako talt a a very sanguine man to estimate the measure of or good our people will wf re mc- mc |