Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-03
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
II Is Asked 10 Grappls With Tho
Railway GuIdIls Bill
Extends au Invitatiou 60 tho National
Association ~ tir~ EuEiHtors-
Now Members. LIE.

The usual observation-disclosures meet.
ing OF this Chamber Of Commerce do.
rectors convened last evening, Vice
President Adams presiding.
The chief item Of business consisted
Of set Of resolutions introduced by
Sit. Fred 5im0n, protesting against the
passage Of the railway iuBding bill
- Ter A. u relates d the Cen.
trail Pacific railway. The blll N now
before Congress, aud Provides an Vz-
tension Of my years to pay tho gov
eminent mortgage, and tho resolutions
Introduced afu similar 20 those pre-
scented elsewhere by those who are
opposing the extension. Mr.. Simon
explained that he was not drsif0u. Oi
doing anything antagonistc o. the
Union Pacific, but that his efforts were
directed wholly against the CuItfal
Pacific, now n branch Of ths SOU htrn
Pacific system, and which had never
done anything for the benefit o. Utah,
though II had drawn vast amount Of
revenue thefs'rOm. Tue resolutions
no proposed were ne follows
Whereas, The Central Pacific railroad
" now before Congress petiuouing for An
extension tor may years To pay an ohli'
CATION amounting To about sidnO1,vOo
coming due the poodle ui the United
s % o. In January, isu2, aud
Whereas, The Central Pacific railroad
N bonded tor $50 O,ulO over aud above
this 100000, sud
Whereas, An entirely now road could
be built for less money than tho snid s2i,-
10000, and
Whereas. There II thoreforeuo security
Us. o Al.
| OF S1G, 100000. aud
Wherea., THIS debt Of So, zoo, 900 NV
I proven by government reports ias large
| " been accumulated against the Central
| Pacific railroad in consequence u tho di-
| version Of traffic 20 other roads con.
trollod boy G.. T.. Huntington aud othor,,
/ and
Whereas. Tue stockholders Of the Cen.
/ trail pacihc road, being said G. T.. Hunt.
l ingi1u el nl, are under thD laws of tho
] stalu at California personally liable Tor
! this dOht ~ slh, 900, 900 and are able to pay
l 10, having grown rich in au unlawful
/ manner mo expense ~ tho people uf
| tue Iultyd @iatosa proven by govern
meut reports aud
WborJs., Tho citizens Of this Territory
arc dependent unou said Contra, Pacific
railroad for thuir transportation we,i-
ward aud are vol Informed ns 10 o.
Whereas, a committee Of Congress has
reported o bill recommending extension
OF thiH debt pf said s70,uOJ,UJu Tor hfty
/ years aud no adequate security In given,
| uut pfutonso " giving security il made,
aud
Whereas, Tho passage OF such a bill
| Will immediately relieve q. T.. Hunting.
ton OF al from personal liability aud cause
- lg-' no tho people OF tho uniuj Stalos
| OF 5iJ,UJOUJO.
Resolved, That tho Chamber Of Com
/ mUrro NJ Nalt Lake city, lst! A. repre-
| sentiug tho business Interests " large
| territory tributary 90 Tho Central pHCih.
! railroad, are opposed lu any funding bill
/ whatever, aH lar ~ thu same may relate
/ o. mo Central Pacific railroad, End, A.
/ ciuEsus Ut this Republic ~ condemn as
violation NJ Justice aud morality. ihe
] report hy % committee Co Congress rur-
| ommeueug the funding OF tue Central
! Pacific railroad deb Tor My years
Resolved, That we protest against ma
tiuuAl legislation affecting Tho financial
| foiulsU N dishonest mtlIiUualTes, while
poor aud unfortunate, though honest,
debtors aud thalr boudsmeu arc daily
held 90 the payment ~ tneir obligations.
Resolved, That a copy OF tho foregoing
/ Doc forwarded Co our du.ggAig loo CungruHs,
thU Hon, j. l.. BawlIus, aud thA hu boo
urged 10 oppose tho Kelley "mndiug
] bill, no far as tho same relates 90 che
| Central Pacific railway, with his usual
| yIguT Ana that u copy Of those TUru w.
! lions 300 H0ut 40 The President OF tho
! United ~iHto,, 10 members Of both HOUSES
Of Congress aud 10 lhe press oi tuo cDuu-
] uy.
a lively discussion followed. some Of
] tho directors strongly ayuring the udup.
| ton OF tho resolutions, while uthurH
/ urged that % might boo iup0lito TO do tu.
! Finally th0 whole mater was laid ON
| the liable, 90 boo taken mp again urAt
] Tuesday afternoon, 30 which limo tho
board adjourned.
The resolutions were fully discussed
Aud action thereon was deferred until
| the special meeting % DO held next
| Tuesday afternoon.
Another Interesting item Of tho
meeting was tho request OF tbs chief
engineer VI the IRE department, James
| D-yiup, TOT M authorization nom the
chamuur 10 invite tho National AssO.
citation NJ File Chiefs 70 hold their
uext annual convention iu this city,
Mt Duylnr leaves tomorrow (3ntur.
uayl tyr Montreal, 90 attend tue CON,
yeutilu there. The chamber unhusi-
tauugly granted SIR. Dryiut's request.
j. W. Wnilscar Hul q, l.. Fuller
stated that thoy INTENDED pubilsn,ug a
new paper in the interest OF the cham
Der auu the ma uAuiurert' bureau, auu
naked for endorsement. The request
WA refpffsI 90 o. mmlteu,
Twelve new memutrs were added 10
the chambora llsi, aud the finance
ogmmittes males report