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Show THAT COMMON POINT QUESTION There has been much discussion of late relative to a common point as to freight rates, for Cacno vauey. Many of our merchants havo almost forgotten forgot-ten that freight shipments from the east to Cache Valley, either local or car load lots were, up to and including the year 1890, wera delivered at all our depots at the same rate per cwt. as they wcro delivered at Salt Lake, Ogdcn and Rrighan Cltv. Brlgham still enjoys the common point advantages, ad-vantages, When Cacho participated in tho common point, sho had a population of about 18,000, while now It Is not far from 28,000, and Is not considered entitled to that advantage. Somewhat Some-what poor analogy. About the time the Short Lino contemplated con-templated building the road through Rear Rvor canyon and continuing the main line along tho west side of' tho valley from Cache Junction, tho peo pie of Logan fcarcdthls would mitigate miti-gate against the remainder of the valley. This was in tho year 1890. In consequence of this cut-oil talk, Logan Lo-gan became aroused and held a mass meeting and protested against tills contemplated cut-oil, realizing that It would work to our disadvantage. At this mass meeting a committee was named to confer with the U. P. officials of-ficials on this Important dues' Ion. Accordingly on the 4th of June, 1890, tho following gentlemen, composing com-posing a committee, met with railway olllclals: T. B. Cardon, F. Turner, J. T. Hammond, R. S. Watson, Georgo W. Thatcher, A. F. Farr Jr., O. D. W. Fullmer, R. F. Riter and A. 0. Rarber. Moses Thatcher and Joseph Howell met with the committee but were not members. Tho railway officials of-ficials present were tho following: |