Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-24
RAILROADS RATES


Commerce. Drops Into Poetry.
The new secretary Of the Chamber
NJ commercc, Mr.. Meloy, has issued
the followins'
Ala Joint meeting Of the directors aud
,.s,,sns,tation bureau OF the Chamber Of
ren,nerec. held nj their rooms In the
,,haarJ 81 trndc'' building last night, the
,,i,Iative stops were taken IN the most Inn
no,tapt matter which has anitntei the
nndercurrcnt o. public sentiment In this
sn,nnunlty for some time past, namely,
do matter of discrimination against salt
lake city by the railroads In freight
=, Il uroposod by the Chamber Of Com
-. sstreupthenad bythe moral and sub
assntiai aid ~ tho merchants, to lay the
foundation for nm aggressive battle, aud
10 prosecute 10 final aud satisfactory
termination the dormant controversies es-
i.ilnq between the shippers Of this city
and The different railroads centoring here.
IL II not necessary at this time TO cllo
.xamplcs of this discrimination, as all
shipparr know full well that II exists to u
ssrrce almcst criminal. Tho nagrancy
ofthe discrimination II something 10 be
wondercd Mt, ~ II approarhosa point
calculr II to utterly destroy commerce.
MHN " uANIlNNfl ny wv NhHfNAA"
4 40 qr = that " II a matter OF wonder
that long before this concerted action
las not been carried TO tho greatest ~.
IRENE In bold Rnd fearless efforts To lit
this burden OF oppression from tho
shoulders Of tho shippers, aud 10 break
the woke Of slavery TO tho railroads which
entwlnes the neck Of every merchant In
this city. Tho Injustice II such ~ TO sug-
.,o.t The prupricty of the most extreme
.s.I ~ U.sfla 10 aulrh aIgua will
be taken.
Tho transportation bureau. aided by an
able and experienced commissioner,
who will have his headquarters At tho
chamber OF commerce, are about 10
open IRE; and they will not lay down
their arms until Justice Is done Salt Lake
city.
be used Ia calling tho attention Of The
Trans Missouri or Trnscontinonial
Tmfiic association Ia existing grievances.
ia fair and impartial adjustment II not
by them made, and that quickly, tho
hard gloves ~ tho law will DO invoked
and tho battle will he carried into tho
arena OF the Interstate commerce COM
mission.
This has been a iong-sunoflng aud
paiicut community. and now unwilling
In. hut positively aud nrfnly, she claims,
anil viii have, equal Justice with her
sister rtios on the south, east and west.
In order that II might be- possible tn up
build great misunderstanding centre hero,
10 maintain and extend The trade and
commerce ~ salt Lake city, IN order
that our comparatively low grade mines
may bo worked, In fno, TO the end that
sail Lake cay may not only live AMI
maintain her present status, but that she
may become what nature has intended
that she should bottle greatest met
rouolltnn, industrial and trade ceutro boz
tween Chicago and the Pacific. Tho
chamber Of Congress now filcs y. prcg'
nant cayeat against the methods ~ tho
railroads Salt lake CITY II now ready
10 spring forward 10 her proper place
among tho great cities ~ the Wc-t, but
before sho can DO that hat i necessary
The anticr,d monarch NJ the waste
srnnFs from he hrnthery couch IN haste,
hut err biz nect career be took
The dew drops from bis nhnhs he shook
II might also b. we'll TO remember that
Salt Lake CITY has some noighborng
would-bo Giles.
"Iiut, wheu the sun his beacon red
Had lind ed on nenNoirlichs head
The deep m0uthcd bloodh1und't heavy bay
hesounded ny the rocky way,
Add faint from farther distance borne
We're heard the Changing n0of and nora"
Now 10 carry on fight OF this Kind
money ~ reqnrcdi aud tho directors Of
the Chamber 81 Commerce have Instruct
cd their secretary TO call upon the mcr'
chants Of Salt Lake CITY and present tho
following paper for their signature
We, the undersigned. whose names ap.
pear below, hereby agree To pay On the
i-i day Of each month, the sum sol oppo'
site our respective names, provided that
not less than q total Of 500 per month Il
pledged, Tor the purpose u maintaining
The expenses II the salt Lake Transports
ton Bureau aud for the further purpose
II submitting 10 tho Interstate com
inefce commission Eases against tho rail-
roads for their unjust discrimination
against salt Lake city. These suhscrip-
lions IN hold good aud be binding for tn,
period of one year. unless In the opinion
~ the Transportation Bureau and by no
tlco 10 Us proper redress has sooner beer
obtained for the grievances aud dis
ordinations now existing In freight nnt
transportation charges against this city
and Territory. II. V. M1.LoN,
Secretary Chamber Of Commerce.