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Show oo 1 NATIONAL GUARD MAY NOT QO TO EXPOSITION Salt Lake, April 17 Unless the question of rates can be satisfactorily adjusted the National Guard of Utah will probably not make the proposed trip to the Panama-Pacific exposition this summer In lieu of the regular encampment. en-campment. The railroads have offered of-fered the rate now in effect. $35 for the round trip for each person, but I the officers of the guard express the opinion tbat a rate of $25 for each poreon should be granted The membership of the guard totals tot-als about 600 persons which, at $25 for eaeh person, would give the railroads rail-roads a gross revenue of $12,500 and the guard officials derlare they will not consent to the higher rate, which would represent an expenditure of S17.500. If the trip is made no horses nor artillery will be taken from here and such as ma be required will be procured in San Francisco If Iho trip to San Francisco is called off the guard will go Into camp for ten clays on the maneuver grounds at Jordan Narrows. |