Show LOW 0 I 1 HE M J n 4 i ELDOM r in the history of the S salt lake city commercial club has it engineered so success ful and 1 r nr ant a celebration as that which took ook place last evenly when nearly 20 20 representative u men of city and state joined forces in observing the date upon which the reduced freight rates established by the interstate commerce commission to utah common points went into effect the enthusiastic gathering not only snaked ark the of what is conceded will be a new era in the business development of cf the state but also recorded a signal tribute and honor to ahe the member of the commercial dub club traffic bureau through whose indefatigable J efforts the reductions ionN were secured the affair was in jhb mature of an elaborate banquet many men kroml prominent in the public ey eye of the state bit h U at tho the festive board and in air al ato speeches hes paid ash lush honor to the tariff bureau members demas UA story tory ol 01 thel ram and betting setting forth what the freight rate reduction would eventually mean to utah near ly every phase of business life fe was represented la in producers merchant i and consumer consumers who were argea by the states executive and others to tu put forth renewed and united efforts with the common end in view of a greater state made all the more pos sible 1 through the new rates railroad men abbert it was generally conceded that th the e 0 only air disappointing feature ol 01 the celebration was the total absence of railroad official officials and representatives although many prominent officials we wet especially laed invited to tp participate la in the affair no apt a single representative wan was present telegram st were read from many rho ha had neen invited As toastmaster of tie evening C A 1 quigley Quig lcy former president of the corn com mercial club ot of salt lake city and a member or of the traffic bureau scored the railroad men for not being represented he ile declared that they bad had elected a splendid opportunity of showing their public spirit and good lie sentiment toward the commonwealth he lie asserted that although a number a officials were in tho the city and hae fireweed reau ed to attend the gathering they bield kad been intercepted and sidetracked under threats of boycotting while w ra route to the commercial club beginning tho the campaign the first speaker was W X halloran who poke spoke tot the cc cluba clubs efforts in past yean years leading up to the by ii 10 lo board of governors on october 2 1 if ifsits of the traffic bureau of nine to look into the th rate question with a view toward securing a HOW now and bet ter adjustment lie ile mentioned the visit of or president taft to salt lake three years ago when the nations chief executive was quoted as saying that the interstate commerce commission should be given more power to regulate rates and declared that since t condition has ban prevailed the traffic C bureau had accomplished what would prove prote of vita 11 hi to the development of lae no ii diate ate u ahe tra trat c bureau members have done work well he eald said their efforts have been untiring and without reward except for the tho hope they held hold in the ultimate issuing of just and equitable freight rates for utah they have haye tousnt jut the controversy in a quiet honorable manner and to them I 1 extend la in behalf of the am commercial club the heartiest of congratulations ions 11 toastmaster C A quigley said it bait salt lake city alone that will prosper through the success of the bureau but also the entire in ter country dd her proud phare la support ot 01 10 e nove and other cities stood by ur it fall times every eiery man culled called upon ras found willing it our railroad friends are to feel offense at anything mat has happened I 1 am ft it a loss lost to karc tho the reason wo we did not go into tho the campaign with either a bis big stick or a bludgeon we wo worked humbly honestly and sincerely tor for what we believed was right when we went before the commerce commission we went to ask justice we presented our case and vt wan on x fair tight fight prior to activities it was as decided that one certain man was essential to toe aniaz az of the undertaking that man was S it babcock traffic manager of the road to him Is due all the honor that a silvered tongue might make plain A guarantee of 1800 was put up by local taw mr babcock undertook the campaign he lie stood all the abuse and blander that could be gathered from 8 stagnant minds railroad men spoke ol 01 ol 01 him in contempt but upon bis his shoulders tell fell the burden which be he carried manfully to victory he ile was the big sinew of 0 war for our campaign I 1 am sorry that hia his duties in denver prevented him from joining us heb tonight despite thia this showing ho he bald said 11 1 I suh still humbly offer them my freight this gathering gat nering Is representative not aier clr of salt lake city but ar efto of all utah the railroads are not hero here represented which looks to mo me as though they care much rauch about our business and sentiments As the next speaker ep eaker GA Gyer vernor nor spry congratulated the members of the traffic bureau earing saying they ther had accomplished a work de of the plaudits ot of the entire community ha ift said ic to part when I 1 look before a ne e I 1 realize continued on pago a 4 that it Is easy to find such men from among such suck a clas as hs I 1 eee see before me it Is to through such a casa eliss el iss that utah mah has accomplished what she has there la Is no question as to the advances utah has bax made abo time wll wp never neve r come when salt lake city and utah meu men will be found wanting in loyally loyalty our advances are due to love of home industry and enterprise on the jie part ol 01 our Pro Pr ogree greas only begun our people are about to begin many mant more big anti arises leading men will gito give their support to these propositions and within the next ten tort yeara years I 1 look for greater developments and accomplishments in utah than during all her former history combined 1 I dont believe in being too har bard 4 on the railroads because I 1 see a vast amount of work ahead for alem big railroad concerns will do for utah what the tho oregon short line has ha done for southern Du thern idaho I 1 am heartily in favor of honestly and justly fang freight rIght rates as aprI in utah ani anc the intermountain heglov it will have a reaching far effect and means a splendid readjustment like ike the names of the traffic bus eau members this date will bo be a household phrase from north to south in utah la in my mr bumble humble opinion the cost of living has been too high in salt lake and utah aa as compared with other communities and he the commercial Com merda club has till still much to do the reduced rates will now make it possible for jobbers and business men to reach out after an acquire that hat bel ness la in other of the state which Is going to the outside ou talde the illiah country la Is an ora empire piro within our own portals and I 1 firmly believe the next few year years wilt will see a population thre there of or more dixie la in another country that has we bust af afia is of offer ua us transportation do development must come there an andt duLat hak li Is all that ie Is nece eary to secure bust 1 mess a that Is 1 now going outside the 11 tate k unit unity of effort efort la lit required and I 1 am tb 1 atal hat that such a e condition ie Is drawing nearer every day the time coming when men of all creed creeds and views will for a bleer bigger better betta utah with tho the claw of a men here toul gat nothing ie to impossible our logan slogan should be go out ater alter those things that belong to us tf right lo 10 calati and justice work ahon sho lder older to shoulder th |