| Show r SALT LAKE BUSINESS BUSINESSMEN MEN TO TOJ i J FIGHT UNJUST FREIGHT RI RATES YES I WEt V fiRE T TY Y i FIRS Ik i. i l TRAffIC t 4 y BUREAU J I. I 1 j of h. h f fr Pledge Pedge Financial Support r t to w th the Movement for a Square D Deal al for Utah 0 t M t. t ARE U DETERMINED TO WIN lt L Lake ke Manufacturer ct er Tells Tells I t 2 Instance tall e of Ha Handicap Given I Him b by the Railroads J I JOKE IS JS A SERIOUS ONE I Yf Al AI DoJ d to Success s of the Hie Traffic Bureau Is l Removed L f- f Twelve of the l largest rest business business busi busi- t il ness concerns of Salt Lake Lak b. b 4 J applied for admission to the I traffic bureau of the Salt SaIt I I Lake e Commercial 1 l club yes yes yes-I i I er com c firms which I I include many of Ith the largest larg I I est shippers in inthe the the interI inter- inter 1 I mountain country not only pledged their hearty sup sup- 0 to 11 r Ii J e u m h W r f. f 1 l' l 9 n cy J 1 e ge g u l il Jt l 1 p t 1 1 ti i fio hoc tHe tite m 1 of f 6 r the r iff bureau yes yes- t the result of off Of the Jle t p first t re real l d days day's ys y's work on the l rt a-rt tt o of f t a rs i in iii the n in ca canvassing va J g for i t me members ers and wIthin a few Tew I weeks ks it is expected ed that th-t I We ve s Js t every every- ry important merchant manufacturer ma and nd large are shipper shipper ship ship- tl per per perm in Salt Lake will have J d t h e 1 tI- tI i f fi f J Vl i T ritt tit after the thc meeting at ut the CornI Com Com- I 1 t rub Moida Jl a when G George Georget l t i T i T J wIll told the business ss men of Jf 1 th it lt th they art are objects of ui Ul J i 1 in freight tr lg rates V v prominent roI bu Lne Oleo uie who have havel l 1 t f sinew Become or of or th the ir BL- BL r U us us to UI tie the HUC- HUC I f. f i Th II Tin flU o 0 fa tat fai f week capped cappell b by the of can- can rass for 01 m r r has d l tho 3 1 1 dC t IJ he success of thel the the- i l' l J bureau an and attI said sali last that tb y retarded the adon of Or t lh tC C bureau U as a thing or l thc I s-i s ruri of or or the tite J r- r tb J of or the i. i u. w P. K McCarthy said will bo ho to tow tot bureau the tho I oh pt of t S h tl Ir fl tiL of shippers In InK f w pr nt united K part p rt o the count country I to the raIl rall- f v toads and anU nd demand that th railroads IJ V 7 c clase the Ue direct discrimination against t at m and manufacturers wool Jj rs nn 1 live stock raisers anti and r of Utah g. g r th- th It t with the railroads dJ vV by no 10 o means fancied funded they are aro 4 and antl an movement that will willi i or P 1 r to give 11 Continued on Two 1 ft t. t SALT iii LAKE LAIE BUSINESS MEN MENTO MENTO MENTO TO HiT FREIGHT RATES S Continued front from rom Page Inco One Our i t 1 IK tic hu business interests of or Salt Lake nd ad Utah a 0 fair show with outside will mean good dollars In lit the of or business man In the tate late Shippers have C boon beau Jeon paying Jl unjust In this Is part of tho the l CO country n try for tor forlong tori forS S i long tong that as a. a 0 class thoy they have come corne near taking this as ns a mutter rr of oC course courso and an nn occasional S protest i has boon hoon met and silenced d by byS bythe S th the plea of or the railroads Look book what I wo VO havo have dono done for tho of r rI I this state Now It Is time tune for tor the bua- bua bess men to turn to the tho railroads and anday I ay say a Look what the thc state has haR done doneS S for you ou and demand fair treatment A nl ni Incident While hUe J. 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G G McDonald was conr with other othel members of or the traffic bu bureau bureau bureau bu- bu reau yesterday afternoon his traffic manager was vas arranging for the ship n nent ent of or a largo order of chocolate to toI I Los os Angele Angeles Ah AI related by Sir Mr Me Mc- Donald an and man mm last lat night IIII-ht hero l is 18 the situation J that confronted tho the Salt Sail Lake L camly manufacturer Tho The rate rote clerk In ono iio of the local freight t offices quoted quote a u rate rata of ot 1 I 51 I 1 from Salt I Lake c to Los v for chocolate The Tho rato on nn chocolate fromI from I Philadelphia to Salt Snit Lake Lako Is 90 and andS S th the rate on chocolate from Philadelphia Philadel I 1 phia to Los Angeles s as given to th Salt Lake Lako manufacturer was only Heros Just what We wo found said suld S Mr nr McDonald The Philadelphia manufacturer can ship his chocolate to Los Angeles Ans for and nit although hough I the distance is miles less I haY ha hato to pay to ship my mr raw rn TV material mat from front Philadelphia to Salt Suit Lake Then after paying this to Salt Luke Lake If It I enter the tho Los Angeles market In competition with the Philadelphia manufacturers I havu to lo pay 1 11 31 freight Ight from Salt Lake to 10 Los tos Angeles Angeles An An- geles or only 44 H cents less than the tite entire charge from Philadelphia to lo the theS S Pacific coast Look at It another way If It I manufactured manufactured man man- my chocolate In Philadelphia In InI I could ship It to the Pacific coast fur tvr a hundred pounds Instead tead I take talt my raw material at Philadelphia I or New Ncr York and ship It to Salt Lake Hero I manufacture the goods and then send end them on to the coast and Instead of retting getting n a frel freight ht rate of 1 17 75 It costs me 2 90 O to Salt Lake Inke find and to the coast or 1151 This discrimination against Salt Lake lI c cs n. n i balance of ot exactly Il In InN In of J S N J I Juke Joke I Heros the touch louch of or humor to tho thu 1 situation that was furnished yester yester- da day Tho The railroad people were asked It if there wa was not some mistake when a 3 rate rat of from Philadelphia to Los Angeles was quoted and 2 90 from Philadelphia to Salt Lake The Tho railroad man said ld tho the lower rate to Los Angeles was on on account of or water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter competition We Va called caned his attention attention attention atten atten- tion to t the le fact tact that chocolate was perishable freight ht and under no ell cir could It ft be shipped b by water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter from Crom Philadelphia or New York to Los Angeles 1 or Of ot course th the tho railroad man agreed Li to lo this stating that It would take about sl sK six months to ship chocolate around b bv by sea The fhe next s from Crom the rato rate clerk lerk was that It was va probably on account of ot the railroad competition to Los that thal tho the lower tower rate rale was given en 1 for Cor tho the greater reater distance Isn't there railroad competition competition compe con between Salt Lake alte and the East Enst 7 we naked asked ke Then It fL was that the railroad railroad rail rail- road man said It looked as though there ther was Wag something wrong This Is ono or of iho ho things thinS's the traffic bureau burt of or tho the Salt Lake rAke Commercial club I ls is going to correct Bal said Mr Ir Mo- Mo Donald We Wc c mean b b. b and w w- w ha have vo finances self respect and business business busi busl- ness sense and energy to push It through h |
