Show REAL ESTATE MEN F FRAMING PETITION S I Efforts Made to Create Sentiment Senti Senti- 5 ment Against Railroad RailroadS Railroad'S r 5 S 'S S Y Commission S S 1 4 i J M M. M M M. M STATES POSITION S j S C. C O. O Harris Speaking e for Bu s S Interests to Gh ive Reasons Reasons- II Why h LegS Legislature Leg Leg- S 1 Should Act ct ct on oti Matter I V S iti i S To counteract lie tho effect of the Iho petition poti'S peti poti- S 'S or r tion circulated among the business busIne I hous hou's of Salt Lake by the Manufacturers S Merchants Merchants' association yesterday yes yes- J the local Keal Iteal Estate a association c 2 1 S Lion tion has hns prepared a n similar petition peHrson directly at nt variance with that of oC the M. M M. M anti and will take Lake It HI around S S through h the tho business lne s houses of or Salt SaltI 4 I Lake ako Monday for signatures against I S 'S the tho selection of a Railroad commission commis S Ion sion for Cor Utah at the s session o of the S It legislature which opens tomorrow The M M. M. M i. i sent SNit out many canvassers can uin- f f S vaol ers amon among the bu business in s men mell yesterday yes yes- e S S alit and received recel hundreds of or signatures sig sig- natures advocating the establishment S. S of at the commission lon Practically all of oC S tho the business men attached their names and th tho o will vIll be he shown to Ill the tIu members mem bers of oC the legislature as ns a means of 1 getting their support for COl the measure J. J S Manager C. C O. O Harris of the l I M. M M. M has hm received ed thousands of names from rain S all over o tho state stall attached to the petitions In favor tL O of or a commission lon One letter In particular interested td the S association It H was received from flom 5 5 5 S 'S Eureka Eurela In rather a a. grimy condition t S hut hill this vas AVOS explained by hy the thc note 5 attached b by the superintendent of It th the S Eagle ami atul Blue 1310 nell l mine when he j i. i said Mid PIl Please n t excuse l the dirt ellIt for 01 this s p petition was wn passed ed through the S. S I In mine inc There were more mOIe than titan fifty 5 5 signatures attached S i I Stirred VII Up S The fact act that the railroads are arc beS be'S be- be S 'S S Ing stirred up UI b by the proposed bill i is isi i- i hown In Iii the fact that a n. new now S S 1 freight rai rates have hav been heen announced d. d 1 showing ho a reduction on former rat rates wild C. C O O. Harris of th the M. M M. M last lastS S nl night ht speaking for fOl the HI c This means a n good deal to the people S S of oC the time state but hut the rates rate art are still stillS S S out flit of all nil reason Inson S 44 4 Tho TIm Real Heal Instate Estate association Is S making makinI a gl great nt row over O the prop proposed s S bill hill But Hut as us a n matter mailer of fact the thereal fi k real estate estale tate mt men of Sail Salt Lake do elo about S 'S S1 10 0 worth of or business with the till railroads rail 1111 i b S S roads annually The freight rates do donot 5 5 not Itt Interest t them m much and therefore 5 5 the they are ure against It H. Anti And nd this thlIn In spite of oC the fact act that It is the tho only organization organization urgent urgent- rS' rS F S In iii the tle state stale which has com come comeS S S out against t the proposition The Real Iteal S Estate a association of Ogden is In favor Cavor favorS S S of a commission lon and is working for Cor It Other big organizations who ho aI are arc fighting lightS light fight S ing lug for COl the commission lon are ure the M. M M. M representing many of oC lit the best hest S business Interests ts of the state the theS S Retail Butchers Grocers Grocers' as S Hon llon Including hundreds o of the re retail all r 5 merchants of tho state stale th Wool 5 S S i 4 F Growers Growers' a association which I ships k 1 IV i t 1 i r I J S. S thoU thousands Q of tons o of fand sheep heep V S rl annually the railroads M Utah I i j. j i d V S 4 j S o a of I CO all nil of T. T union labor loli Af organizations In iii Utah S S other organizations Irac 1 filly thy Illy all of the Commercial clubs club in instate C state have Im Indorsed wd the move move- lent eat Ve c have hn received ld thou thousands ands of S Tames nines on petitions asking that thai time the bill billbe be he put through at al this session of oC time the timeS S legislature S Matter Mailer atter of or cOne c. c S One of or the arguments against the theS S lull hill Is that the tate state can not stand the expense When hon one considers that 5 tho the commission will not cost at the 4 S. S outside more than annually S. S and that If IC the r railroad rates are ure re reduced ye- ye to a n reasonable rate It will vilI 5 S mean man a difference of if more than limn 1 to the tho business Int interests ts rc-ts u of S the state it looks as It If there Is little littleS S g ground for that contention The mereS mere melc S I matter mattei of or coal rat rates s would mak a aS S difference if properly a adjusted of or at 4 S 'S S least Joost annually to th the tho Cot rou- 5 5 sumers umer because e with better freight t. t S rates rates- the dealers woul 1 be he forced to tn toS S lower their rates to 10 the consumer tb S They say NtY that the Interstate Com Coin commission lon will to lo 5 S a melco jl ha a S S c rC regulate fill all JJ this hu business The com com- ml mission lon Is doing for Cor the United States Stales I V just what whal we AVO want ant the Railroad cornS com com- S t S 1 luo 10 to ao tin IJ Ulan tn n. n fhe govern so n- n c. c I board can handle InterstateS Interstate S S VV t but has no jurisdiction on CHI local S. S I t. t i business Ant And all Inter interests who V r S to t Ii any extent know Iwo that the rates arts are S nl about o three times as high as lIW thova they thov a S should bo ho here hen In lit Utah t 1 J- J Will m Help Belli N Roads I T Ta TiC c I Mr h I argument is iR that such sucha l S. S a n lull hill will keep the railroads out o or of S. i. i lIt if Hiattt suite ann ami Harass allt and retard them 5 S S This Is ls ridiculous as ag the 1 I f will help all lIew ime roads which knock at It the time door of Utah Ulah It IL will place the thc S i V Io II new ones on the same m basis as the oh olO S ones CInes and make malo competition better heller S at It will no not keep keel the railroads avat awa ava away t I or stop roads that are an now in progress pro Ino S 'S J S 4 gress ress of construction The Thu railroad ro a will follow v the business un and S I more business with them If It the railroads rail j 5 S roads Avill give just rates raie g on coal more marc S S factories and other will com coni S S t here bert mean business JJ Uusi- Uusi S flOSS noss means more people Anti And more S l pc people means new railroads S S It I seems s foolish to lo say ny that the 1 1 S limo lime Is IK inopportune e and that thai AVO we weS S S should hould wait AA until Utah Is 1 better ietter setS set set- S i S tied lied before beCore or organizing 01 the commis S I r- r Ion sion If It we want to lo make mall the state stale stateS S grow grew now v Is Es the th time lime to lo commence t S S If It we had started this fight light fifteen fifteenS t years ago ng-CJ we would have t had decent S S depots at the Short Line Lille and ancl Rio itlo S S I Grando Grantin years eal a ago 0 Instead ad of or getting gelling S 'S them now r 5 t Boast of oi Railroads S I S S S S I- I S boost boast that they have hay haveS hayI I S twelve senators tied tlell up and that this l S 1 will vili be sufficient to lo balk halk un any railroad L that will be detrimental to toS S S S their thell nut But in face o of the 5 S thousands of names we have ha received a I from all nil over f the state late this a i S llon believes that the senators will willS willI S S not be he Indiscreet enough to forget S. S S the dC- dC desires of their constituents from rota rotaS S I J every ovey section of or the state by refusing z to to listen lIten to their theil demands 2 I a |