Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-10

of coal annually which could be ha
with California lie completely shut efl
by railway rates and manipulatious,
aud that amount OF foreign coal IL used
Instead, to the injury Of Utah business.
And beyond this there IL tho local CON
su ptloB. Everybody knows that we
ought to have SO c1al 10 Sat Lake,
| ogden ami Provo, and a proporii0uhie
price At other towns along the railways.
who prevents 40 Gho railways. II a
niue owner not In tho railway mons
coal combine attempts TO reduce the
price ho BE- shut out sud suppressed BY
an Ubiquitous doubling up Of freight
rate,; aud tuis city goes on and pays
s2a ton more than che should on hail
"a million tons Of coal annually, whilp
other oitIos aud towns are no better 90.
] but bow IL the failure or success OF
the funding bili going 10 help or hin.
der 10 In these matier2 II IT. success
viii fssien on ~ Tor another f.ty years
tho burden that has been borne for
qunttof u a century; or u it, failure
will relieve US within the next five
years AMI bring equitable ffeigh, rates
20 that the farmer and the coal miner
eau get their product to an outside
market, and 30 that coal can DO shipped
to our cities ut tue price 1t should be,
the answer to the question Is given.
For the determination Of these matters
u IL 10 tue interest Of Utah that due
consideration be given 10 suggestions
for a change. So far ~ the rsilwaye
are concerned, there Is no promise that
the success Of the funding bill which
they support will cause the sllghtest
variance In policy. II there is any
relief In sight It must be- ON the other
eide.
Without being committed to either
View Of the case until after thorough
investigation, It IL only ialr to our.
selves 10 hear and weigh tho argu.
mouts presented on 70 vital a topic.
The opponents Of tho funding bill, who
now have nearly n hundred thousand
signatures 10 their petitions In the
West, make tins claim: II the bill Il
not passed then the government will
take control OF the Pacific roads aud
cause their operation upon basis that
will net discriminate against any sec
ton OF county; and NJ Utah always
has been discTiminatsd against In tue
matter OF shipping her products, chs
has all 10 gain ami nothing to lose.
la the coal bu iness all mine owners
eau enter the market with their out.
put upon al equal basis, aud not b,
shut out by excessive freight tariffs.
Again, say the anti.iundlng bill
men: We want direct road 10 "a,
coast, aud have talked Of the Deep
Creek line, which never has amounted
to anything else but talk. Win u,
Central Pacific track under govern
mpnt control all connections mus
be ueAled alike. A road from
this city arounl the south on,
Of Great salt Lake, and within
reach Of branch nues to Dsc
Greek, would bin the Central Paoin
In less than 40 mlles. That woul
give tho through route desired. 4
build au Independent road TO Califol
MIA would cost s2O.OJO,OOO. The "iork
could be- constructed for Ices than ong
twentieth of that amount, anu be- Iui
az satisfactory. with tbe funding bi
passed this could not 10 arcomplishe
IN the next halt century.
Thus It will be- seen that In the item
Of the local coal supply and III
direct route 10 the coast, aside iroI
other considerations, there Is sutiicioI
connection between the funding bill an
the vital interests of Utah to call Tor
, careful examination Of the matter.
would no, be- Wlss 10 pandor 10 An ant
railway sentiment aud 10 heedlessl
into movement antagonistio to IN
Pacific rOadi; nor isita fair thing I
the people TO permit tho railway me
I to smother full aud free discussion
+, the topic. We want TO SEQ Utah Q,
i litvod from the unjust and opprsssiy
: railway Discrimination that Is holLin
her back IT, industrial development
ana We want to fnd the quickest an
, easiest Way TO accomplish that result
For this reason We believe that ever
legitimate echome which affords
prospect Of success should DO give
thorough public investigation.
this respect tins government dealinl
with tho Pacific railways Is ou
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