The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14

]. H Bennett, who returned on Fri
day from trip to Chicago to attend
a conference of western passenger
men, was seen last night by Herald
reporter and he gave some interesting
information regarding the result of his
trip.
He said that "at the transcontinental
meeting the principle subject under
consideration was the question Of rates
between eastern points and points on
the Pacific coast, in the discussion Of
which the Canadian Pacific was IN
deubtedly the disturbing element. The
Greai Northern and Northern Pacific
showed a disposition to accept reason
able differential rates, but the cana
dian Pacific was so unreasonable IN its
demands that the American lines could
not. with the least degree Of consis-
tency, yield TO their differential rates
which they considered would be neces-
sary in order to give them large
share of the san Francisco traffic,
both east and west bound. In the con-
sidera ton Of the rates, the American
lines exhibited a patient and conser-
vative disposition, devoting a whole
week of valuable time to the question
at issue However, no satisfactory
conclusion could be arrived at and the
meeting was compelled TO adjourn and
leave the matter open.
The rates to be put in effect on &C
count of the NIidwinter fair also
formed a subject for discussion and
ali the eastern lines seemed disposed
10 encourage the enterprise by max
ing rates as relatively low as those
made for the Worlds fair 1t is already
agreed that the rates from Ogden to
san Francisco and return, including
five admission tickets to the fair, shall
be $35, which is a concession of $3.50.
Thirty-five dollars represents single
fare to San Francisco now, and so the
concession, when the admission tick
cts are taken into consideration, means
less than one fare for the
round trip, which is quite
liberal. The rate from Salt Lake IN
der this arrangement will be $500
The rates from Missouri river points
will be $3.50, without the admission
tickets, and from Chicago will be $3.50
Under this arrangement the one way
rates to Denver and Missouri river
points in effect during the Worlds
Fair will be put in effect again. This
will make the fare SIG TO Denver and
S25 to the river The round trip rates
could not be secured because this is
a west bound proposition.
The question of the limit to be
placed on Midwinter Fair tickets was
The next to come up for discussion,
and it was agreed that the extreme
limit should be April 30th. But this
was not considered suitable by some
parties and since the meeting ad-
journed an understanding has been
practically arrived at by telegraphic
correspondence extending the limit to
include July Is. in order that visitors
TO the fair may be given an oppor-
tunity to visit the various points of
derStOod by all lines that tickets via
the Rio Grande Western will be made
good for stop over at Salt Lake or
Ogden within the limits designated on
the tickets. This is a concession for
which the Western has always con-
tended and insisted upon as a condi-
ton on which that road would become
a party to any agreement, and in
this case it has succeeded in carrying
its point in such a way that these
Utah cities will be immensely benefited
by the influx of visitors to the fair.
@As regards the figure Utah is now
cutting in the east, many questions
were asked in Chicago as to the re-
liability OF the recent reports OF new
gold discoveries in the various districts
of Utah, the people of the eastern
country deeming it somewhat phenome-
nal that upon the practical termina-
ton Of the demand for silver, gold
discoveries should so suddenly be
brought before the public and gold
camps should spring into existence. But
with the facts and figures at hand ii
was not difficult to convince inquirers
that the information already promul-
gated is in every way reliable. From
the interest being taken in this subject
and the authentic advertising of it
there seems to be no doubt that eastern
capital and enterprise Will turn its at
1ention TO the opportunities offered by
this territory, not only in the way OF
gold mining, but in the hundred other
plain ways, and the products and re.
sources of the region will be sought
after with eagerness. Examples of the
development of these are daily offered
The onyx mines at Pelican Point
shipped d car OF their product to Denver
short time ago, and while it was
being polished there, a Philadelphia
saw it, and as a consequence, three
carloads have recently been shipped tc
the latter city to be used as wains
coating in one Of the public buildings
The copper interests are also attract
ing a great deal Of attention, with the
combination of the smelter and the
rich mines that are being developed
in Deep Creek, Eureka, Moab and
other places. Gold discoveries are con.
stantly being made. That these anc
other things are attracting attention
is evidenced by the fact that The
Chicago Tribune, which by the way
has done a great deal for Utah in adj
vertising her resources, on Dec. 81, de
voted nearly page to an exposition
of the advantages and resources to bt
found here.