Show REAL ESTATE EST ATE MEN TAKE UP POLITICS Go on Record as Opposing Establishment Establishment Establishment Es Es- of Railroad Commission WILL ADDRESS ADDRES THE PUBLIC Committee on Ways as a's and Means Is Js Appointed l to Organize Cain Cain- of or Boosting Business and politics occupied the attention of or the Real Estate association lion tion at Its special meeting In the Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial club yesterday In consideration tion CIon of the first a a committee was appointed ap tsp- pointed to raise funds wherewith to advertise the merits o of Salt Lake and ana Utah as ns desirable places or settlement and of or investment The second clement element ele cle- dc- dc ment meat politics was Introduced in the tho form of or a n motion opposing opposIng- the establishment establishment establishment of a railroad commission by bythe bythe bythe the state legislature ture The railroad commission matter was wa brought to the attention of the real estate men by C. C O. O Harris who appeared appeared ap ap- ap penrell in person and presented a n communication communication com corn from the Merchants Manufacturers Manufacturers' association In which It was set forth that tho the Merchants Manufacturers Manufacturers' association had taken talen up UI the tho matter of state tate regulation of tho the railroads and favored legislative action looking to that end It was respectfully submitted that similar action action ac ac- ac- ac tion Lion on the part of the Real Estate ns association would be bl desirable Some of or lie E Il In presenting the matter Mr Harris liar Har ris called attention to some rome or of the evils that should be corrected as for In Instance Instance In- In stance the tho existence of lower rates from the northern part of the state slate than from rom the southern part He said RaId that freight Is pooled at some points and the proper remedy for these dis discriminations discriminations dis- dis crImI criminations nations was In a railroad commIssion commission commission commis commIs- sion clothed with sufficient powers B. B F. F Colborn president of the Real Estate Estale association asked if it the tho idea was to have a commission lon with absolute absolute absolute lute power to control rates Mr Harris HarrIs Har liar ris said It wn was Thereupon Mr Colborn Colborn Colborn Col- Col born said Id that though he recognized d the courtesy due duc to a n guest of or tho the association association as as- he felt ell obliged to express his opposition to the plan He said the tho interstate commerce commission was adequate to meet all difficulties arising from rom discriminating tariffs and that tho the railroad commissions of other states had not proven successful Others Who wilo Spoke E. E B. B Palmer of the firm of Stowe Palmer spoke in the same vein maintaining that the tile railroads were doing a 3 great deal to develop the re resources resources ic re- re sources of or Utah and that they should be encouraged rather than hampered O. O F. F Peterson also opposed tho commission lon as did fIll A A. A Richter wise who said the railroads of or Germany German were a striking illustration of ot the inability inability It ity of government to handle the railroad railroad rail rail- road question R. R I. I L. L Pritchard of the Wilson Sher Sherman Sher- Sher man company agreed that a ai commission commie commis sion sion slon was not flot the best solution of or the problem but he pertinently inquired h why should hould the thc Real Estate Jo association association tion lion bother It Itself elf with wiLls such a matter pertaining not at all to real estate Mr Pritchard was kind enough to refrain from comment on the very slight practical practical dealings tho the real estate men have with the railroads luring during the course of or a n yea year 1 Committee Appointed J alter Walter Tuttle made a n motion that thata a committee of three me men be appointed appoint appoint- ed to draw up a r resolution and an address address address ad ad- dress to the public setting forth the views of the association on the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road commission subject The motion was passed unanimously and the tho president president president pres pres- ident appointed E. E F. F Colborn Eugene B. B Palmer and R It L. L Pritchard The association then got down to business and discussed cussed the project of raising to boost the tho resources of oC Salt Lako Lake and Utah A committee was appointed to devise a plan of campaign and report to the association association tion at nt the tho next meeting The committee committee com corn comprises the foll following following- W T. J. J chairman Serene Sereno B Tuttle O. O F. F Peterson A. A II Parsons Parson E. E F. F Colborn E. E B. B Palmer E E. S Hubbard and J. J T. T Stringer |