The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-07
In RAILWAY CIRCLES
The Scare Raised by the Rio
Grande Western.
BAD CONDITION OF AFFAIRS
Meeting to be Held this Morning to Protest
Against the Proposed Action-Other
Railway Matters.

The communication below reached
President Simon of the chamber of com
merce last evening, and a meeting of the
board OF directors of the chamber of com
merce and the transportation bureau tc
consider the subject has been called at the
ROOMS of the stock exchange this morning
at 10 o'clock. There should be full and
prompt attendance of all, that the impor-
tant matter may receive due considera-
ton:
Mr.. Fred Simon. President Salt Lake City
Chamber of Commerce, Salt Lake City, Utah
DEAR S1R:-We have been informed
through a reliable source that application
has been made by the Rio Grande Western
railway TO the Trans Missouri Freight as
soclation to have the rate on ore from Park
City to Denver and the Missouri river adj
vanced three dollars (S3) per ton. If this
Is not done the chairman of the Trans Mis-
souri, association says that the rate on ore
from Utah common points to Denver will
be reduced to 81 per ton and the Missouri
river $40 per ton.
1--WE think this position Of the railroads
unfair and unjust to the mine owners of
Park City and to the smelling industries in
this valley. We do not think that the mine
owners of Park City should be compelled
to stand an advance of So per ton of ship
ments of their ore to the east on the de
mand of the Rio Graude Western, or any
other railroad corporation, and neither do
we think that the shelters of Utah should
be crippled, and, in fact, closed down by
threat OF the same corporation to reduce
"a rot 40,
would entirely wipe out of existence every
smelter within this territory, unless a pro-
portionate reduction is made in the rate on
bullion, and reduction of at least so per
cent. on coke, iron ore, coal and fiuxes of
all kinds. IL seems to US that while the
shelters of Utah are satisfied with the
present condition of affairs, it is unwise
and unjust for the Rio Grande Western. or
any other corporation, to agitate the ad-
vance in rates from any locality, or, in fact,
reduction that would cripple US without
making the necessary reductions as above
stated.
while it might benefit few In the ter
ritory, the great majority of miners having
low grade ores would be unable to ship to
the east and the home industries paralyzed
would force them to cease operations and
close down their many mining industries.
"We would thank you to take this matter
up vigorously, agitste the question in the
way that is best for the smelling and min
ing interests of Utah and see if sufficient
pressure cannot be brought to bear upon
the railroads named to compel respect and
attention and foster the industries of our
territory.
SIN order to get this matter before the
public at once and obtain proper express
sion Of the people, we would recommend
that this question be placed in the hands of
our daily papers so that the matter NAV
reach those interested without delay, as
we are informed from the east than these
rates are liable to be re-adjusted within the
next forty eight hours.
''Yours truly,
"R. G. CHAMBERS,
"E. P. FERRY,
"a. B. EMERY,
"DAvID KEITH,
az. j. DAILY,
I'D. c. MCLAUGHLIN,
IN. S. AscHhEIM,
sc. WHITLEY,
"a. H. HANAUER,
wv. H. REMINGTON,
SAND OTHERS,