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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-13
Appointed.

Little ROCK, 12.-Judge Caldwell,
OF the Federal Court, was to-day
ap aointed receiver Of the Memphis
g Little Rock railroad.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
April u, 1854.

April II, 1854
Cliff HOUSE.
A Wells, Kansas: P Elson, @ t Wise. c
d Ntckeson, d Murphy, San Francisco; ] D
Livingston, Bradshaw; II Parsons, Ogden,
b Hansen, Bingham; 81 O'Brien. brand
Junction; Robert Rhea, Alamoso; 8 II CAN'T.
Moline, = - O'A'-'
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ID. Muller, st. Louis, Mo-, says:
"Brown's Iron Bitters gives perfect
satisfaction to my customers"
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WHOLESALE PRODUCE LIST

List of Buying Prices OF Produce
4 the Salt Lake Market corrected
Semi-weekly for the SALT LAKE
HERALD. by Sears 6 Gjddle'
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WHITE HOUSE.

WHITE HOUSE.
F Il Hoffman, shoshone; shepan, Spring.
Vile; ID FoTdsnski, Frisco j GlanweIIer,
Leadyiile; Smith, Alta. Harsick, Mul-
ner' Ogden; " Reed, E H Stockwell, J eros
son, j Liehtburn, Arizona; p @ Atnsyocth.
1asno; d Tepson, ROading, Pa; N J Naston,
Tuttle and wife, Kansas City; H Holman
anu VIE, hleo' Col; G Stafford, " South
worth, V junction; r " DAVIS, A NcKen.
1le, Park City: Y Smith, G l. Jenson, South
cottonwood; Donaldson, Bingham: g Smith
Ogoen; D Elicit, FIJI more; Mike Furgeson,
Sanpete.
VALLEY HOUSE,
D B. Rowhill, Green River; S d Dsnlon. F
HeyWood, Denver; III j Cruise, Pueblo; A Il
N1mocks, Detroit; D Gray, Allegheny; J "
House, Desmer. Nova Scotia; ] Monteith,
Philadeiphis; s L Davis, Boston: w Marcus,
Laramie; Ward, Wells, N; 81 Clifford,
Grand Junction; j P Thomas, Chicago; 81
Carr, Kansas; Harrington, Boston; Noses
Arnoia, w Harrison, Silver Reef; W Carver.
troy; Mrs Bonner and three children. Middle.
ton; Il Garnet, J W Scott, Concord: ] Evans
Aurora; Scarf, Woodstock; ] ID Wilcox,
cover Flat; James Holman, N D Moling,
WALKER HOUSE.
L Van Vhet, San Francisco; Rawlins,
Eagle Rock; E Calvin, Pocatells; @ NJ Row
icy and wife, Q Rowley, G H Skidmors,
Gray and wife, n Silver, W Seayer, j Rug
sell, ID Taylor, II Weddle and wife, New
York; E Thsyer. Sslida; r Marsh, PuehIo;W
l. Church, Pittsburg: r Butterworth, Miss
A Pruesser, d Wettle, wife and family,W
ID Billius, wife and family, Grand Rapids; W
!nsiehart, Evansville; W W HulVer and wife
Miss Herbert, Miss Thompson, Minneapolis;
9 Ing lis. ] W Kinkle and wife, Chicago; 3
d Zum, Philadelphia; 6 Z Swallow and Wife,
Colorado; Il E Mckinney, Kansas:
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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST a,I
rEK,DA4 S2iAINTs.-Services ia tbs at
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
Railroad Development.

Tribune and sun, Jackson, Tenn.
The extension OF the Huntington
system Of roads to Nashville is now
assured. Its further extension to
Jackson, where connection will be
made with the Mobile & Ohio and the
Illinois Central Roads, and thence to
Memphis, shortening the route to the
East and rendering the New Orleans
& Memphis Road competing line to
the Northeastern cities from the Gulf
and Southwest, is also question only
OF time and comparative short time.
1t will be great road and will lead
to the construction OF other roads.
The immense iron fields of the Ten
nessee River country will be brought
into process OF rapid development.
The vast timber regions lying in virgin
splendor between this city and Nash
vile will be developed and made TO
add their millions to the wealth OF the
State. The beautiful Tennessee Val
ley and the many fertile valleys that
with their dashing streams debauch
into it will spring into newness Of life
under the inspiration of easy trans
portation and Of capital and popula-
ton. Other roads will be built as
feeders, as connecting lines and
IS rivals. There will be one to
Sheffield connecting with Birming-
ham, one to the north tapping the
Cumberland River at Clarksville, one
to the northwest reaching out for
Cairo and st. Louis, one from Jackson
direct to Birmingham in the interest
of the /. G.. road and OF the city of
Chicago, and one from Nashville east
to the Cincinnati Southern and on to
Knoxville. Its effect upon the rail-
road development Of the State cannot
now be calculated. A railroad boom
will follow its construction that will
not stop until the matchless resources
OF Tennessee are provided with ample
facilities for development.
All that Tennessee needs to lead her
sister States in diversified industries is
transportation. She has the COAL the
iron, the stone, the forests, the water
power, the soil and the climate, and is
capable OF the largest diversity of in
dustries and production OF any State
in the Union. The encouragement
OF railroad building is therefore the
wise and the paving policy. No OBJ
stacle should be thrown in the way
and no hostile sentiment encouraged.
The morning of a grand day
for Tennessee has come and every cit
izen and every interest should unite in
efforts to make it brighter and bright
er. Let the people, the public men,
the press, the railroads and the CAPT.
talists work together for the common
good. This is no time for cant, or
grumbling, or snarling, or demagogy.
This is the time for the harmonious.
cooperation of all interests and the
people in the work Of material devel.
opment.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27

are our chosen arbiters. When they
80 unanimously declare the law Great
ing the State Railroad Commission a
nullity, does it not look as II the party
would disregard the law as interpre-
ted by the courts and refuse to bow TO
their decree?
Sensible men must know that the
roads chartered by the State, without
reservation in the charter as to the
States right to alter or amend, cannot
now be subjected to the control OF q
State Railroad Commission such as
the last Legislature created.
In the North American Review of
September, 1883, is published an arti-
ticle on the subject by Judge Cooley,
the distinguished law writer, and the
following language is used:
where charters exist, which have
been granted without the reservation
OF the power to amend or repeal, the
State must abide by the grant, and il
it was improvident, must suffer the
consequences. All that can be done
is to see that the incorporators them
selves observe the conditions OF the
charter according to its true intent,
and, if they fail to do SO, to forfeit it.
This is the rule of constitutional law,
and it is also the rule Of public honor
and integrity"
This states the case in a nutshell,
and ought to put quietus to all this
rant about Railroad Commission.
They annotinterfere with the vested
rights OF the railroads, and politicians
should give us rest on this question,
which ought not to be dragged into
politics. 1t is purely judicial ques-
ton, and the courts have decided it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
The Work Of Demagogues,
Dresden Enterprise.


The Nashville World continues its
attempts to fire the public mind with
hatred of the railroads. Why it will
persist in its wild opposition to so i'm
portant factor in the development of
our State as railway building, is mys-
terry, unless its inherent Bourbonism
naturally impels it to oppose all kinds
OF progress. 1t certainly does not re-
fleet the popular sentiment in regard
to railways in Tennessee, for the peo-
pie can see no occasion for the Worlds
bitterness unless it is fearful that
Savage, Gordon & Co. will be de-
prived OF sinecure offices. Our State
Convention, through its entire pro-
ceedings, manifested no animosity to
our railroads-indeed, when it struck
the railroad question it trod cautiously
over that ground, for it recognized the
danger of manacling railroads, and
would not dare insert plank in the
platform tavoring a mandatory COM
mission. Now, as our present advi-
sorry commission has not stood the test
OF judicial opinion, what could be ex-
pected OF one OF mandatory nature?
The fact is, the whole scheme is faulty
and the work Of demagogues in favor
OF placemen. There is small economy
and less sense in paying large salaries
to three men to fill useless offices of
which the people have grown heartily
tired.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
A Signal Failure and a Buii,n.
Eha1ly,.i11n r.,a,..

This enterprising journal 10 NAa|
against a commission for the rstf
ton of railways. 1t is red.hot ia NJ
Hon. T. B. Ivie for Congress, who vu|
the red-hottest man in the las. Legs|
lature for railway regulation. How 4
this Word.
The Gazette favored a railway cou|
mission when it believed that ii could
do the people some good. The y
pertinent has been tried, and has, VI
believe, been signal failure, and ll
so far been declared an uncon:th,
ti9nal body by the courts. Instead
giving any relief to the people, it IN
poses a burden OF $4,000 per yeGa
the people to pay for their existenz
and not a cents benef. that we hiT
ever heard OF. We were willing !
try the experiment in hopes it mFH
accomplished good, but since i b
failed we want to wipe it out and 90
the expense TO the people, at lsi'
until the court oil last resort gives .
opinion on the subject.
Then, if there is a way by which
Commission can accomplish SON
good to others than themselves, '
are for it, but we don't want saws
at the head under any kind Of q
cumstances, because that would md {,
another failure and an expense to d
State, judging the future by the gS'
AS to the Gazette being Tor Hon. H.
Ivie for Congress, the World certain
states a fact. We recognized his en-
nent fitness for the place and suppg
ed him with all the power and lln'
ence we had. We will do the SAN
thing again whenever the Major s y
the nomination OF his party for W
prpSS
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
Railroad Commission.
Tribune and Sun.

A Bolivar, Tenn, correspondent Of
the Nashville American, in a recent
communication to that paper, makes
the following remarks:
The Tennessee Railroad Commission
act has been declared unconstitutional,
null and void by the courts.
A similar bill in Mississippi has
been passed upon by both the Federal
and State Courts, and declared to be
null and void as in conflict with both
State and Federal Constitutions.
Judges Baxter, Hammond, Key, Hill.
Pardee and Woods, of the Federal iu.
dietary, and Judge Peyton, learned
Chancellor of the State Courts in
Mississippi, have al! passed upon the
question and all reached exactly the
same result. 1t is, therefore, almost
certain that the Supreme Court will
affirm these decisions.
Why, therefore, the continued
clamor for State Railroad Commits.
sion? The Democratic party pre.
tends to be law-abiding. The courts
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
THE DEMOCRATIC srANDARD-BgARgR.

Gov. Bate has been complimented
by the Democratic press Of the State
with unanimous and enthusiastic
approval Of his selection as the stand.
ard-bearer OF the party in the Guber-
material fight. Few men in the South
have attained to his popularity. None
OF the leaders OF the Democracy have
more signally won the conf
dence OF the people in his
honesty and fidelity. His admins
tration has been Endorsed by every
organ Of the Democracy in the highest
terms Of commentator, and, compared
with the previous regime, gains a
lustre that can but be catering to the
gallant chief who redeemed the State
IRON the control Of the Republican
minority. Aside from shining
record on the field OF war-and that is
a potent influence with the thousands
who remember and delight TO honor
their valorous heroes-Gov. Bate
can point with equal pride
TO his achievements in times
OF peace. The States affairs have
been managed with ability and accord
ing to the strictest rule of business
principles. He could turn over, to-
day, clean set Of books, backed by n
iull treasury. His closest attention
has been devoted to the interests con-
fided to him. Every matter presented
to him, however trivial, has received
his careful consideration, although
such attention TO detail has involved
arduous work and confinement far
beyond that accepted by previous Ex.
ecutives. lie was presented to the
Democratic voters rs man OF honesty
and ability; his first administration
has notably sustained this claim. In
his present canvass, he can point to an
unlmpeachable record, term of faith
iul service to the people-the strong
est argument for their suirrages. The
State press has teemed with praises OF
his administration and OF himself per-
sonally, Such unanimity among
the Democracy points to his re.elec.
ton by an even larger majority than
that with which he was honored when
he first received the highest Office
within the gift OF the people of Ten.
nessee.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
GEN. BASIL DUKE,
A Personal Card Explaining His Visit
to Tennessee.

To the American:
NASHVILLE, Aug. l6,-In your issue Of YES.
terday find letter written from franklin.
which contains an account Of m visit to that
place, and my course while there, so inaccu.
rate and unjust that am unwilling TO let II
go uncontradicted.
1t is with extreme reluctance that make
this publication. for newspaper controversy
and the notoriety 1t entails is in no wise agree
able to me, and only strong conviction that
ought not to suffer Misrepresentation al.
ready done, or, by silence now, invite its rep.
etition, induces me to notice and correct your
correspondents statements. That which he
has written, and the comments made upon IL
by daily paper published in this city. have
given my presence in Tennessee publicity
neither coveted nor deserved, and place upon
my conduct here construction as unwar-
ranted as II is offensive.
Your correspondent says. "a distinguished
visitor was in town last Friday, the day fol.
Basil W. Duke, of Louisville Ky, the Legisla.
tive Attorney for the ELLEN N" Railroad.
He interviewed several Of our citizens and
made no concealment of his business-tbat
OF getting up election figures and statistics of
this and former elections, the vote of eacb
civil district learning the feeling etc, the
strength OF the Independent or disafTected
vote, and various and sundry matters Of in.
terest One OF our prominent citi.
Gems, with whom he discussed matters. toid
him frankly he had better go along back
home and remain there, and the people Of
themselves without the aid OF foreign corno.
rations, and that any intermeddling with 1o.
cal politics would be regarded with distrnst
and suspicion to say the least"
The party who penned the passage have
quoted was evidently resolved, while engaged
In the task OF traduction, to allow himseIi
the largest latitude and make his work com.
pendiOus and elaborate. ] said and did moth.
Ing during my brief stay in Franklin which
would justify any part assigned me by this
Imaginative writer, except that was desir.
ous Of learning and sought to ascertain The
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
sinecures-Ofiices without Duties.
Fayetteville Observer.


The Railroad Commissioners are
without any commission to execute,
and they have nothing about them
now that looks official except drawing
their salary-this is their only official
act. The courts have decided the law
which created these offices unconstitu-
tional, and the people who know any
thing about them and the duties which
they were to perform are satisfied that
the business OF the railroads could not
be carried on by men who did not
know the difference between the
driving-wheel and the steam. chest.
Each Of the political parties in Ten.
nessee has nominated three men for
Railroad Commissioners, and we are
sure not one Democrat in ten can name
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27

the RS,I nominees Of the pa,tv ~,
Republican in fity p couIs, and not !,
Tor other Offices wers - Il sandu,3
ticket the names Of tb 20 omit irons!
the parties for Railroad ScSoniles
i for them. Nobody hSt i Dc .s any Vstsss
them, few people know 10 w'a.hh S, \
t 40 know that the o av 49,
salary. 'eh' 10 draw N
No better proof Of N. n
these officers is needed eie ~ Ssselealss1
t tbte indifference Of the u ttaa 'As !,
to , elected in November ns Officers d
Men and parties mn. next n
i build 11!I a strong and lasting .t %ast
Ign, rance, as the priestb0uNsa'u I
sometimes done, but The ' na n
Of the building depends on pe sal
ignorance; but the par Tv s %
u, Tlar prejudice will have ave. > vsSSlaledsaMI
Inc clamor against railr qmTi' eaasI
pay ltt'e or no dividends J. NAA
holders, has subsidized, and !, q SOD
u! bloody shirt order, the ' Iss, 1
stature naat will be apt to reduce sss =. W
rent expenses $1,000, and thu ne :, Gu
gentlemen will be relepats,ess .elsls
shades Of private life. s''ed 70 ID
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
USELESS AND EXPENSIVE.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.
Wants q Railroad.
Smith County Record

Smith County Record.
The subject Of the Railroad Com
mission is attracting much attention
throughout the State, and is calling
out from the press much unfavorable
comment. Even the papers in those
localities where the commission would
do the most good III it could do any
good at ally, are, many Of them, speak
ing out in strong terms against it. It
has been made party question, and
this is considered very unwise.
But il the people in those localities
are convinced OF the unwisdom OF
that policy, and ask that it be aban-
doned for the good Of the State, how
much more ought we to do 30? If
there is anything we do need in this
section Of the State il is at least one
railroad. We have contributed our
part OF the taxation to the building OF
the roads in other sections, and have
none ourselves. Shall we, after do
ing this, take that course which
will forever prevent us from
getting such benefits? Shall we
allow few who have such
advantages to draw us into aiding
them to cut us off from all hope OF
getting similar benefits?
Surely no sane capitalist would in
vest his money in an enterprise, know
ing that the State would Immediately
appoint guardian or committee to
take charge of it. 1t is humiliating
enough for semi-lunatic to have a
guardian appointed, and often disas-
trous enough to his estate; but for
the ablest financiers Of the country to
voluntarily place themselves or prop
erty under guardianship cannot
reasonably be expected.
The commission, then, can hardly
fail to hinder railroad enterprise. But
this is what We peed to develop our
section more than anything else.
No party, it seems to us, should take
position against the declared law Of
the land as settled IN accordance with
our free institutions. The Railroad
Commission bill has been declared I'M
constitutional, and it cannot be exc.
cuted until the cases now pending are
disposed OF. 1t seems to US that we
ought, at least, to let the question be
held in allegiance until the courts have
decided what we can legally do.
Otherwise we may be found fighting
against law and rightful authority,
and we are opposed to legislation
which interferes with private or
vested rights when so declared by
proper judicial tribunals.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
Down with Railroad Commission

talIatln EAumlntI'
The Nashville World, for thirty Day
after the meeting OF the State C0nI
vention, very wisely held its tonga'
upon the subject of Railway COmnt
sioners. This was more than ~
would-be Commissioners could stang
Mr.. Gordon thereupon started y y
Nashville, and simultaneous win ls
arrival, the World began its iornd
rawlings.
We have said repeatedly, and ny ~.
again affirm the people are sick olua'
Railway Commission question
Savage, Gordon & Co. must nav v
offices, in heavens name give lneD
something not so expensive and oa'
aging to the State.
We want more railroads. oumnll
County is interested to the extent !.
three hundred thousand dollars IN II I.
uncompleted road, which, but lol w \,
miserable commission, would now "
running its trains. p,a
We are sick, very sick, Of this hAD
way Commission.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Nashville American.


We are coming face to face with the
Railroad Commission problem. As
lar as Tennessee is concerned il is
simply business matter. We pro-
pose to treat it so, and to inquire what
is the interest of Tennessee. If we
understand the position OF the few
papers in the State insisting upon a
railroad commission, they advocate a
supervisory commission, or a commits
sion with plenary power over the
roads.
If the head Of the Railroad Com.
mission, Col. John II. Savage, is cor.
rectly reported at Sparta, his present
canvass over the State means a more
rigid law to be enacted than the one
under which the commission was
created.
Applying business principles to the
question OF a railroad commission, the
whole subject is disposed of in few
words.
What does a railroad commission
cost the State? Six thousand dollars
salaries per annum, besides other ex-
penses.
What can a railroad commission,
under the present law, or under any
law proposing to supervise the rail-
roads, fixing the charges, ETC., do?
Simply nothing-nothing in the world
until the Supreme Court of the United
States decides the question now pend.
ing in that court upon writ of error
to the United States Circuit Court At
Nashville, in which the law under
which we are now acting was declared
to be unconstitutional.
Are we right in this? Who will
gainsay il? The question is Federal
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27


There are two or three newspapers
in this State claiming to represent the
Democratic party as constitutionally
ordained organs, that are trying to re-
vive the deiunct Railroad Commission
question, to the end that it may enter
prominently into the present cam
paign. Seriously, now, if these Dem
ocratic journals desire to endanger
the cause Of Democracy, and compass
the defeat of the Democratic State
ticket, they only have to continue in
their course, but it is the duty of the
Scimitar, as an undertaking and un-
disguised Democratic sentinel, to
notify these distinguished mouth
pieces OF the Democracy, so to
speak, that the woods are full
OF orthodox Democrats who are
radically opposed to the theory that
the State Legislature can, by enact
ment, ignore vested rights in railroad
companies, or other organizations OF
capital for the enhancement of private
interests and the promotion OF public
enterprise. These Democrats will re-
pudiate at the ballot box any attempt
that may be made by few would-be
leaders to fasten such a pernicious
doctrine upon the Democratic party.
Moreover, the railroad men them
selves, from the highest to the lowest
in station, and numbering from twelve
to fifteen thousand voters in the State.
all OF whom are Democrats, want to
support the Democratic tickets, State
and National, but will never consent
to have John H. Savage & Co. lord it
over them as legislatively appointed
bosses. To the gentlemen who con-
duct the newspapers to which we
have alluded, the Scimitar desires to
say: Beware, you are treading on
dangerous ground"