The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-08

As to the new rates recently put in
by the Southern Pacific, working a
hardship upon Salt Lake jobbers, ii
can safely be said that the matter
will be adjusted and the jobbers here
given that protection they have asked
and are rightly entitled to.
Matters of such moment require
some time to adjust, especially when
concerning others beyond the jobbing
field on the one hand and The offending
road on the other hand. Those others
are the Rio Grande Western and the
Union Pacific, and will undoubtedly
result in a conference between the
Traffic representatives of the three
roads concerned. From this it viii be
Il once seen that there are more than
$50 factors in the present difficulty.
&S the present time it looks very
feh as though conference held by
tnse railway people would result in
favor of the Salt Lake jobbers with
out the latter having to greatly exert
themselves in the matter. Such solu-
ton Is possible, and in that event the
Jobbers would have easy sailing.
The Rio Grande Western and
Union Pacific have not issued any new
n
tarlfIS, and this points to a settlement
by conference.
The members of the Jobbers' asso-
citation deplOre anything betokening
retaiiatiYe spirit and so far as they
are concerned will take up the matter
at the proper time, and on the lines
as previously announced in these col
umns providing it comes down 10 them
Tor action. They may meet several
times week, or every day, IS
meetings can be held at any time by
cali Of the president. There are many
things that could well be taken up
day and passed upon if the members
c. aid spare the time. but so far as
the meeting in which Southern Pa
citic rates may be taken up with the
railroad people, the transportation
committee viii first make report. the
directors VIII take such action as is
necessary looking towards a joint
meeting. and all Will go along har-
moniously on lines governing such
well regulated bodies. The Herald
man yesterday seen and talked with
number of the merchants, and all
were in favor OF proceeding calmly in
the matter. One prominent merchant,
who Is most aSSuredly on the inside
ana IS not given TO airing his views
save on matters with which he is con-
Nersant in business way, spoke his
piece as follows:
From the tone of articles published
by the Deseret News concerning the
coRtention between the Southern Pa
cifsn company on the one hand, and the
Union Pacific and Rio Grande Western
on the other, relative to the proper
basis Of rate making from San Fran
cisco to Utah as compared with rates
an the same articles from the east il
would seem that the Southern Pacific
rfDr9,Fa nv ie
oerstood or is being wilfully misrep-
resented. The fact is that the South
ern Pacific has not started war
against Salt Lake jobbers. On the
contrary, it is disposed to give to Salt
McSe, as Well as ogden. the widest
5Yzsible opportunity for markets, not
only for its products and manufac-
lures. but also what they are com
PEELED 20 import for consumption. In
view of this fact. it seems to a reason
able mind justifiable that they, in
competition, should be allowed to make
rates TO and from San Francisco that
are the same per mile as 10 or from
other commercial centers of the cOun-
try viz: Chicago, St. Louis. New Or
leans, Galveston, Pittsburg, New
York. etc.
1T is our understanding that the
Southern Pacific is willing TO publish
to and from Salt Lake City and Ogden
az competitive tariff on the above ba-
SIS. which. being true puts an en-
ttely different light on the subject
from that shed by an evening paper,
aD3 should call for the support Of the
Southern Pacific's position by the
merchants. as best serving the inter
ests of this community. Salt Lake
merchants want what they are justly
entitled to in the way of rates. and
believe they can bring about a settle
ment without going to any such eX-
tremeS IS some people advocate, We
want to do business, and do it in the
spirit as viii best subserve the in
terests of the people here.
The merchant giving his views does
not believe in being a party to any
real or fancied grievance that exists
between the roads themselves. and IS
content when our merchants here are
getting a square deal all around, as he
! ITS it. II can be said that the South
Pacific will in no way refuse to
Get, through their representatives.
fifth the railroad people, the jobbers
- both, even though it may require
bther than the local field to be present
in the end it VIII be seen that The |
Herald has been correct on matters |
pertaining to the present rate ques- /
ton.
THE COAL BUSINESS.