Show GE GENTLEMEN mN OP or TIlE THE TURE Let us talk It over Men Ien say ay there thereS S will bo be no law at this session providIng providIng providing provid provid- ing for regulation ree of or tho the railroads That the public utilities bill win will not be favorably ta considered Men in the Senate and men In tho the House both say 10 they do not want ant to do an anything to cripple or hamper the railroads that they feel the tho state ette Is too greatly helped by railroads to warrant any hostile legislation Of 01 c course urse the bill bUI contemplates S something more than regulation of or railroads It goes to a n supervision S always in the Interest of ot tho the citizen n 4 of of all oU corporation charges and conditions conditions con con- where such corporation n holds charter from tho the state And in itt no case is there either In Inthe Inthe Inthe the bill lUI or In tho the heart of ot any citizen of or Utah a a. desire to lay ono one straw in tho the honest way of ot either railroad or an any other corporation Not ono one The whole purpose of ot tho the bill and tho the whole desire or of the tho people Is that tho the railroads and other corporations corpora corpora- shall lay Jay no unequal or unjust burden burdon on tho the people At present the tho charge chargo for carryIng carryIng carry carry- Ing coal conI from tho the mines to tho market mar mar- hot ket Is too high That is demonstrated Because of or that high rate a serious burden is 19 laid 1 on ever every home homo In every o city of ot the state and on mo most t of ot the tho for farms for coal is tho the almost universal uni nfl versal fuel In Utah Because of or that high rate roto for tor carrying coal factories aro are hampered New ew establishments are arc prevented starling starting And In this region of ot abundant resources and limitless material we have havo to buy nearly o er every manufactured article with tho the tr trademark demark of ot an nn Eastern maker upon It At present tho tho- railroads charge more for tor carr carrying goods from Chicago Chi Chi- cage cago to Utah Utah- than the they charge chargo for tor torI I carrying tho samo sarno goods from Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago through Utah to tho time coast coast coast- hun hundreds ros of or miles farther on At present t railroads car carry goods from Crom tho coast through Utah to Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago eRgo and other Eastern points for less than they will haul them to Utah points Now ow right at tho the beginning Is that fair rail to tho the people You are aro not asked to harm the tho railroads but you ou certainly r are asked to prevent harm to tho the people of ot tho state of ot Utah And rates of ot freight arc are a n. harm when the they discriminate against our state At pr present sent railroads car carry goods from the tho Eastern market markot through Utah to northern points at rates lower r than aro are charged when tho the goods aro arc delivered in Utah It Is Impossible for Cor forS Utah merchants to build or hold trade S against tho the competition that custom Insures Isn't it a a. fair proposition that Utah S Is entitled to rates as low as any competIng competing com corn point Isn't it truo true that rates to Utah should bo be no higher hor than rates through Utah Should tho the state be discriminated against Should your our constituents bo be forced to pay more for rOl carrying carI goods to market mark t than other people have havo to pay pay service ice being considered Of courso course the has grown oven even with the tho handicap That is because of tho richness of tho the material re resources resources resources re- re sources and the quality of the tho Utah manhood But if Ir It can reach four hundred thousand people with this handicap how great will vill Utah grow grown In n ten years of such treatment as tS asIs asis Is accorded competing territories l' l HIt If H It has lived ed in spite of or tho the discrimination tion how mighty might would Utah become if It treated fairly And Utah can not grow without adding to tho the business the business tho profitable business of the tho railroad companies The Tho richer rIchel our people get et the richer will bo be tho the railroads that servo serve them Wo We appeal to you in tho the interest of every overy interest Interest including including that of tho the Wo We urge you ou to give tho power to require fair freight rates rate in Utah That will Insure ability to 0 get fair Call freight rel ht rates on state inter-state business It means much to your peo peo- plo It is a 3 permanent benefit lastIng lastIng lastIng last- last Ing for tor all nil time time and and richer than an any mine that could bo be discovered for tor Ms Hs ts blessings will wUl be divided fairly among amons- all the people |