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Show INLAND EMPIRE FREIGHT RATES CONVENTION. For years coast cities, under the "water competition" fiction, have held an unfairadvantage in freight rates, to the Injury and retardation of Inland In-land cities in their commercial de-jelopmcnL de-jelopmcnL The Spokane rate esse decision, de-cision, whereby tbe railroads aro instructed in-structed to reduce rates which are deemed excessive, is the first victory won by inland cities in this dlscrlm-j dlscrlm-j inatkm, but the fruits of that decls-I decls-I ion are to be kept from the cities or the inland empire,. if railroad schem-j schem-j ing and the concerted action of coast trade centers can prevent the carrying carry-ing out of the order of the interstate commerce commission. The Standard, reallJag how important import-ant it is that there shall be organized organ-ized effort to resist the machinations of the interests favoring the forcing of excessive freight rates on the interior in-terior cities, wyi commence a campaign cam-paign in favor of holding a confer- j nece In Ogden of all those whose in-, in-, terests -are identical with . the merchants merch-ants of this city, and we hereby in- j vile the wholesalers and jobbers, the smaller , merchants, the city officials and all public spirited citizens of the j "Inland Empire" to meet in Ogden the week beginning Monday, Sept. C, lor j the purpose of organizing an association, associa-tion, or congress, which shall form- ! ulato plans for the better advance- j mcnt of the business interests of all concerned. The call should be for the "Inland Empire Freight Rales Convention." Within the next few days this paper I will call upon the Weber club and ! other commercial and social organizations organiza-tions to aid in giving publicity to this movement and In making arrangements arrange-ments for the reception of tho delegates. dele-gates. ' 9 |