The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-06
Mr.. SIMON RETURNS.
What Was Done in the Matter of
Freight Rates.
HE WAS GIVEN A POLITE HEARING
But That Was About All-The Roads VIII
Concede Nothing-The West Must
Act Collectively.

InT. Tou OlulOu. preSlQenG Oh GQ6 Cuam-
Der of commerce, returned yesterday morn
ing with his family from New York. He
stopped four days in Chicago to see what
could be accomplished for the benefit of the
business men in the matter of freight
rates. While the representatives of the
different roads were very courteous and
polite, it required no extraordinary saga
city to find out that they would concede
nothing except what we would be able to
obtain by virtue of our own strength.
''There is one thing certain, u he said, THAT
the business mon of this city, not alone Of
this city, but of the entire west, must act
collectively with the same energy and
strength which every individual puts forth
who desires to make his own business
fairly successful. Notice, for example, how
other organizations in large cities work to
gain such points as they think will
benefit their own community or their
section OF the country. The transportation
bureau of New York think nothing at all
OF sending out 500 invitations to grand
dinner, inviting thereto the most promi-
nent men OF the country, particularly such
men as they think will voice their sentl-
ments, in order that the papers appearing
on the following morning may contain col
umns OF speeches, which, by creating pub
lie opinion in their favor, will bring them
the benefits they are DESTROYS of obtaining.
Such organizations do not only take up the
different questions pertaining to transpor-
tation, but they do not hesitate to breach
any other subject, such as silver legislation
and never rest until they have succeeded
in gaining their points and in defeating
those they seek to oppose. If such policy
applies to the strong in order to maintain
their strength and grow still stronger, why
should it not apply to the people
OF this part Of the country who are strug-
Cling from year to year to build themselves
up and to become with each year more in
dependent for the strength thus gained?n
Looking over the different states as you
pass through them from the east until you
reach our own territory, there is no part
OF the country more blessed than this.
Compare this territory with the western
part of Kansas, see the hundreds of un-
rooted and deserted houses and barns,
watch the detected look of those still re-
naming there, hear them tell you that for
three years they haven't had more than one
fourth of crop-that between the drouth,
cyclones and billiards. they hardly know
which to deem the worst, and
with eyes turned longinglyatoward rthe
west where irrigation supplies sure
and plentiful crop, where cattle and sheep
thrive in the hills and valleys, where are
precious and base metals, where cyclones
and billiards. are unknown, and you are
more than ready to cast your fortune with
your own territory and to assist in seeing
that it is developed in every direction.
''But say again to the people, and to the
business men in particular, that many other
communities are straining every nerve to
make their own cities centres of business,
and that we here must display the same
energy, unity of purpose, push and deter
mlnatlon in order to make our city that
great commercial centre which nature has
destined it by virtue of its geographical To-
cation and its many varied surrounding re-
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