Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-08
RAILROAD RATES.
fbs transportation Bureau Takes
Further Action.
AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT.
Issuance OF a Circular Letter 10 Inc
Business Men OF Salt Lake.

The subjoined circular letter has
been sent out 10y the Salt Lake
Chsmber Of Commerce;
To the Business Men Of Salt Lake
Citys
The rule OF self-preseryation is rec
| ognized as the first law of nature.
| Unless q united effort on the part of
| the business men is made at once TO
protect themselves against further I'M
Just Determinations, tie freight rates,
instead OF being lowered, as was an
ticipated. will be advanced from JAM
uary LIST, 1891.
The following telegram has been
received:
ITO George a. Lowe. Salt Like City:
"Rates will advance materially in JA-p-
| airy. Can get off ear before advance tstes
place If oreerei immediately"
Fred Simon received the following
dispatch:
| -Unles. prompt action IL taken by your
Chamber OF Commerce and by the business
men Of salt Lake City. all rates from
Missouri River points wall be advanced b.
| January. Act at once"
VIII the business men OF Salt Lake
City allow themselves to be led up TO
the slaughter bench without making
an effort TO prevent this calamity,
when by n uniied effort on their part
this can not only be prevented,
but by so doing they can compel the
railways to do justice 10 this commun-
ity, by making the reasonable conces- |
sions to which IL is entitled by the |
immense volume OF business s1ncen-
trated here.
The transportation Bureau, AFTER
processing in the most conservative |
manner and amer consulting with the /
most prominent business men, has l
concluded that the time 70 act has /
come.
A number Of sui, Committees have
been appointed who are circulating
lists, like the one submitted TO you,
for your signature.
Afser the business men have been
canvassed, the bureau will
decide whether sufficient support has
been received to proceed in the man
ner indicated, OF whether it Is best for
the committee to tender its resigna-
ton and allow The business men to
take care OF themselves as best they
may.
fnen follows the interview be-
tween Chairman Simon and J. IL.
Bennett, general freight and passen-
ger agent of the Rio Grande West
arn road.
The circular thus proceeds:
1t beyond doubt proves tha. un-
ess the people of Utah regin 10 take
are of their own interests, thew will
undoubtedly md themselves in the
anne position as the State of Nevada {
low is in. The Chamber of Commerce,
through its bureau, will act ut once ,
~ protesting against these discrimin-
tons, and IL the people OF Salt Lake /,
lily will stand shoulder TO shoulder
here is not n question of doubt but '
hat they will be abe to obtain these l
to which they are Justly a
atitled. Promp, action, however. is
ecessary, and il remains TO lee seen a
ow the Chamber OF Commerce and n
= Transportation Bureau will accom- n
lish the work entrusted TO them by !,
ne people. =
o GENERAL FREIGHT AND PAssES- q
GER AGENTS. u
some time ago the board OF directors n
the Chamber of Commerce appoint h
4 committee for the purpose of :
ding the necessary work to obtain y
lch concessions from the different u
iilway companies as would aid in e
wing this city such advantages in D
eight and passenger rates as il was q
ntitled TO by virtue of its location as
centre OF business. The committee b
as investigated such points as came II
nder its observation, and not only a,
'nsidered the points in favor of this n
~ and Territory, but also has en-
savored TO be just with the different =
ilway companies. When il is taken :.
10 consideration that since the first III
ilway entered this city. over twenty
'ars ago, emily very slight reductions bt
we been made in freight rates; and ss
hen it is taken into further consid- al
alton that within the last four years, al
is city alone has doubled its popula- 4,
IN and trebled its business with the ~,
ilway companies centering here, it q,
not asking too much to request that n'
eight rates be reduced instead of
ing advanced, in order 10 place Salt n
Ike City on a par with other distrib- r.
ing points, Therefore, acting with to
e authority OF the Chamber of Com in
cree, the transportation bureau una al
mously requests Tint in the re- To-
ju, time Mt of rates for 1881 the trans nj
ssouri tariffs be reduced to the fol- 80
wing basis, from the Missouri River -
Salt Lake City, viz: ~