Show XOE TO SERVE UTAH Tho The average citizen doesn't get set much chance to serve e his state About tho the best ho he can do Is Just to remain an average citizen making making- an honest U In living paying his debts and obeying S tho the laws Jaws But when a man Is elected eJected to the tite J legislature l ho I is in itt In position to do tIo S something definitely helpful to hl his state Or In case of oC war ho lie may defend defond de de- de- de rend fond his hIe country Or In case of ot pest pest- lenco or wreck or great tire lire he may maydo maydo maydo do heroic deeds for tho the service of or his fellow man mac Fortunately there Is not now and hero here either olther war pestilence nor great dIsaster disaster But thero there are victories of at peace peace and and service in tho UIO legislature e perhaps gives gi opportunity for the rhe I greatest of oC them Utah Is fortunately located Its to fo founders laid deep and broad tho the basis of ot Its future futuro wealth They made mado madea a city and a market markot here hero in tho the moun moun- Tho The state Is as solid as PennSylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania because the Ule farms make snake it so And it Is a. a as rich as California because because because be be- cause the mines aro are here bore All that in insures In- In tho the pre presence nce of many people the demand for tOr merchandise merchandise forever The railroad companies have found this a rich field Much luch goods arc are transported to Utah Long ago rail rail- r road owners owner devoted th their tr effort to building up U e cl ctt loa oX o the California Califor nia coast Cities In that region got the tile benefit of better freight rates than were allowed ed for tho the shorter haul to Utah Goods camo caine from the East to the tho coast at a less freight rate rato than thanas was as charged to Utah And because they had lad borne borno mighty burdens from S tho the start because the they were accustomed accustomed tomed to make sacrifices suffer privations privations priva priva- do moro more than other communities ties tho railroad companies found it po possible to discriminate against them And that has been the habit Eastern East East- em ern railroad men have have long chuckled over their belief belier that Utah Is a pudding And the tho people here have suffered tho the discrimination and have grown rown How mighty tho the state would become if Ir It enjo enjoyed ed rates as favorable favorable favorable favor favor- able as those to the coast no man can tell But Dut since Salt Lake has a population pop pop- of at a hundred thousand WITH the handicap It is safe sate to assume It would have havo been twice as populous if It It had received traffic advantages es simply equal with those of ot competing cities Thero Is now before the legislature I a SJ bill called a public utilities or or a public service measure It pro l provides for Cor such regulation of or the tho railroad companies' companies service within tho the state as aswill aswill will justice for tor Utah It will form an or organized and equipped bureau bureau hureau bu bu- hu- hu reau that can take tip up Utah's traffic problems with the state Inter-state commerce commerce com coin merce merco commission lon with the courts and with the tho general government whenever that Is necessary At present present pres pres- ent eat each merchant must make his lIght fight alone There Is no authority behind him Ills His eta to Is IB not backing bucking him In the demand for tor fair rates In itt Utah He Is at a disadvantage in conflict with the tho mighty railroad cor cor- And he be as a a. citizen of ot tho the suffers If It that public utilities bill becomes becomes S a law the railroad companies will have to mako make a fair rate for tor coal and ore within the tho state That Is certain And that alone alono means monc money saved sayed to tho the people It means the encouragement as t of ot manufacturing establishments establish establish- ments merits in every overy county of oC Utah It means cheaper fuel In tho homes homes- and tho the consequent Increase in the income of or tho laboring man man and and of ot every other man I Furthermore It will Insure adequate service and fair tall rates for tor cv every y ry chartered chartered chartered char char- corporation in tho the state Telephone Tele Tele- phone honc gas electric light companies tho street car systems all systems all public ice en-ice companies will bo be under tho the control and direction of the state By that means the rights of or tho citiZen citizen citi citi- z zen n will bo be cared for tor- Tho state is 15 stronger than tho the individual it can n nget get good service ant and fair tall rates for tor him although ho is not ablo able to get them for fOl himself el Where here adequate service and fair rates ar are provided b by the tho companies holding charter from tho state no Interference in inS interference In- In S would be necessary But when the tho rights of oC tho the citizen ar arcS arc Ig Ignored Ig- Ig nored and nored-and and they are Ignored In many cases the cases tho state could and would in in- and compel compliance with tho the principles of ot justice and of or right Tho The enactment enactment and enforcement of ot that law will mean a a. saving of ot rail mil S t J d' d to t t L t t i S a 4 lions of ot dollars to tho the people of or Utah It will t mean menn the iho liberation of oC our people peo pee pie from tram a a. commercial under Under un un- der del which the they have labored from the Ute establishing of or the S state legislators have toda today tho the power to help their people J If they will enact that law thc they will be bc doing a service eenIce like liko that of or a soldier In battle battIe like c that of or a hero In great calamity It will bo one of oC tho the victories of or peace peace peace- and will wUl be none nono the less le helpful to Utah because there Is ia no attendant hardship or Injustice inflicted on any anyone one |