Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-22
FREIGHT RATES.
The Adjourned Meeting Of the
Transportation Bsreau.

Last evening the transportation
bureau Of the Chamber of Conn
merce again met to perfect the ar-
rAngements for securing q reduction
in freight rates. vice-President
Simon presided and stated the OBJ
ject Of the meeting.
Mr.. Lowe said he believed the
drst thing that should be done was
70 secure . reduction in local tariffs
from Salt Lake to points in Mon
tana, Idaho and Western Colorado,
where the rate at the present time
was $l.25 and SLID. These rates
retarded Salt Lakes progress very
much. Only a short time ago n
large manufacturing concern in the
East wanted to make this their dis
tributlng point but when they
learned Of the high local tariffs they
Of course declined. He thought
that there should lie some change
made In rates from Missouri River
points here. At present they were
four times what the rates from
Chicago to the river Is, and the dis
lance is only double. He believed
something should be done regard
ing coal. Salt Lake was paying
more for that commodity than she
ought 70, and it was q matter that |
merited immediate attention.
Mr.. Remington inquired Of Mr..
Lowe upon what grounds he could |
ask the railroads for q sweeping re- |
duction In rates from the East, 10 |
which that gentleman replied that |
be was not contending for a sweep
ing reduction, but q needed reform.
Mr.. Remington then argued that
the committee should not insist up
on any reduction in the present
tariff from the Missouri River here.
What was wanted was to make Salt
Lake distributing point. By leav-
ing Eastern tariffs as at present and
q reduction on local tariffs,
the Omaha man will be compelled
10 ship goods here and then re-ship
In order TO compete, but IL the Mis-
souri, Rivar rate Is lowered then he
has an equal chance with the Salt
Lake merchant, and all The labor of
the committee is in vain. Dry
goods, for instance, under his plan,
would come in as first-class freight
and be shipped out as fourth, and
then the Salt LIKE man would get
the benefit.
Mr.. r. X. Thomas thought East
ern rates should be put as low as
possible. The dry goods men were
In favor of that. But II he had
money he could sell dry goods just
rs cheap as the Omalsa or Chicago
man and make q profit. This was
becaiise the Chicago ami Omaha
man had such an extensive margin.
Some dealers in Chicago made a
profit Of 80 and oBe-.hint per cent,
and while, OF course, freight rates
reduced this profit. still there was
left. II rates were lower
On this class of goods his customers
would get the benefit.
Mr.. Remington said that the gro
Gerry men could not compete, how
ever well fixed the dry goods men
might be.
Mr.. Lowe suggested that the local
rate could be reduced 60 per cent on
goods shipped out, and that cut Of
10 per cent could be made On goods
into Salt Lake. The local
rate could be abolished
and q commodity rate established,
which would be a good thing.
Mr. Remington still adhered to
his original position, and asserted
hat to put his plan into effect would
be equivalent to q reduction II $50
per cent in freight rates all round.
Mr.. Allen favored a reduction #
he local rate; the extension Of Salt
Lakes distributi-o territory aud oh
.a,nins a fast hold wherever posi-
Die. This meant the increasing OF
men and the securing OF
better passenger rates. He wanted
he mileage reduced. Letthem pre-
pare a tariff and submit il.
Mr.. Simon urged elaboration in
he matter of passenger rates.
Mr.. Osborn: We ought to begiu
1t the bottom and get an outgoing
rate. What we want Is a general
on all lines of goods and
not favor any special lines. We
should get a rate lower than any
,.her point within our Territory.
Mr. Remington moved that =
Of five be appointed to
iraft q schedule Of rates to all the
.ities and towns in the Territory
10 Salt Lake, and to meet
he western freight agents and dis
,tiss methods which would be bene-
fetal aui satisfactory TO all con-
cerned. The chairman then ap-
pointed Messrs. Lowe, Remington,
culaer, Allen AMI Simon.
The meeting thereuPon ter2iin-
.fel