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Show I UTAH BUSINESS IS IN DANGER Ogden should bo working with over increasing energy to prevent the rail roads granting to California greater advantages in rates than are now enjoyed en-joyed by that state to the handicap Ol all competing territory For instance, local wholesalers call attention to the fact that today California Cali-fornia can send leather east to Doston at a rate of 2.08tt per hundred weight, while the charges on the somo goods from New England to California are $S.78. Pickles manufactured in California have a rate of $1 66 to New A'ork. Westbound the rate to California is $2.42. Shipments originating in Utah, though nearly 1000 miles closer to the markets, must pay the California rate. Hone can be shipped from San Francisco to Denver at the same freight rate applied to Utah honey. Tbc rate on California honey from Pacific Pa-cific coast points to New York if only $1.36. The proposed lowering of freight rates from the east to California terminal ter-minal cities is causing every manufacturer manufac-turer and wholesaler in Utah and other intermediate points to be alarm ed. and they should be, for if the Cali-rornlans Cali-rornlans win, the wholesale, business of the Interior will bo wrecked and manufacturing will bo made almost impossible. I Ogden business interests have re-I re-I ceived word that, if the proposed rates I are adopted, California will receive an advantage equal to a back haul from San Francisco to Ogden In other words a coast merchant will be able I to bring In goods from the east and I ship them back to Ogden at a freight I rate no greater than a dire, i shipment I from the east to Ogden. I Tills is an attack on Utah buslneaa ll and industrial welfare which should I bo receiving the attention of the the 1 people of Utah. I The fight, if necessary, should be 1 carried Into congrcsw. I oo |