Show irm 1 FALLEN I 1 FROM GRACE public indignation nt at iho the railroads WHICH DO no li umEss between ogden lal and alt tit lola lila City fia The ete eates en on friday were vry very I 1 there has ham been much indignation on the part of the public against the railroads doing business between ogden and salt lake city on account of the rate charged to persons who desired to ht visit salt luke laks city on the occasion ot of tho the funeral of 0 the ilia late president tailor taylor T tho lt 0 i fare a r e f for or t the i io r round 0 u n d tr trip i p w was nis t 2 just jus t 0 one n c 1 halt i al f ti the L s re u 1 ai m r rito ito L t e 1 in v view i e w of the fact that heretofore much lower rates luve have been made under less lam important circumstance circumstances this ibis action ie is put down aa as a piece of extortion it ia is well uell known that a one dollar rate has frequently been made between ogden and SAU lake city for excursions and it it could be done at one time there appears to bo be no rea on ton t m why by it coul 1 not lie done at on an other offers of thu this kind are made to persons getting up excursions and in in addition to this a commission I 1 is given in regard to the present pre case the companies it ere appealed to and it was explained that it would be much more profitable to themselves to make a lov loii cr er rate but they were ere ab durate and refused to make any concessions to ogden the whole matter appears to have been decided in silt salt lako lake city on july the utah central and the D R G took passengers from ogden to salt lake city and back again for only a few days later however hoft ever when a fr far greater number of people werft er t an anxious bious to visit the metro metropolis polls the price charged was seventy five cents more of course there is a fixed opinion ten in tho the minds of the public that the railroads can conduct their business as they see nt fit they are under no moral obligation to accede to the demands of he the public but dut financially the roads gained nothing by their action on tho the other hand it is evident that their revenue on that day was much less than it boull have been had a popular rate been given arub probably 2 people venc doan down by team to salt lake city if tho rate hae liae been one on dollar not lass than people mhd were anxious togo capital on that day would have patronized the railroads As it vas was a ve iery ry largo large majority of those people staid at home chile many made tho the trip by team instances are known where men rode down in their on own conveyances m ho were able to pay the amount charged by tho the comp companie com pant aniz 9 and incero too for that matter but they were indignant and determined that the railroads should have none of their patronage justice ia is what hat the public i is askin askins for and the more its appretis ap appe petIs tia ure are disregarded rm riled the greater its indignation a tion becomes bc comei if some ot of the threats mado on thursday and friday by indignant citizens were carried out the railroads rail roada in question woul I 1 have to pretty lurd hard forcial for coal with which i to feed their iron steeds it is the general opinion that tho tile railroad managers have seriously Beriou sly blundered this time and th the a pecuniary loss to their roads probably affects them more tha than a any other phase of tho the question n |