The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-13

only held off through Union Pacinc IN
fuence. 1 leave for Denver tonight,
and we propose now to force them 10
make that rate from Chicago if we can
get some line to join us"
Fred Simon Talks.
Fred Simon, who started the great
fight five years ago, which resulted in
a compromise, and who has been
working ever since whenever the op-
portunity presented, to secure lower
rates, was especially pleased. To a
Herald reporter he said: The new
tariff, if it is permanent, will be one
Of the greatest boons that has come
to Salt Lake and Utah in nan years,
and ecure without a struggle what
the transportation bureau and cham
Der of commerce fought so hard for
four years ago. When on the verge
of, victory tnen, we were defeated by
the shrewdest combination of railway
men hat eve gathered here. 1t
means a reduction of 20 per cent on
incoming freights, and if the railroads
will now make favorable concessions
On outgoing freights it will make this
city what providence destined 1t to
be-the greatest commercial centre
of the inter-mountain region, the only
city properly situated for that pur-
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holds good with respect to
the mining and smelling interests. and
if a united effort is made by the bust
ness men representing the various in
t~erests, this city will have a popula-
ton of 100,0 600 at the expiration of
five years, and they will all find ready
employment in the various channels
of manufacturing, mining, smelling
and commercial branches.
Relic of the Old Fight.
Mr.. Simon has been for years a
leader in the fight for lower rates, and
he has an immense amount of data
on the subject.
One souvenir which he has preserv-
ed is the circular letter to freight and
passenger agents, issued on December
Is, 1890, and it is particularly interest
ing at this time. In it is given the
rates then in force on many classes
of freight from the river TO Salt Lake,
with the concessions asked To TINS
Is added. for the purpose Of compar-
ison. the reduced rates announced
Yesterday morning, from which 1t Will
be seen that the average of the con-
cessions is as large as asked for at
that time.
The circular is as follows
Some time ago the board of directors
of the chamber of commerce appointed
a COMMITTEES. for the purpose OF dong
the necessary work to obtain SUCH con-
cessions from the different railway com
panies, as would aid in giving this city
such advantages in freight and passenger
rates as it was entitled to, by virtue OF
its location. as a center of business. Inc
committee have investigated such points
as came under its observation, and not
only considered the points in favor OF
the city II territory, but also has en-
dsavored 10 be just with the different
railway companies. When 1t is taken
INTO consideration that since the frst
railway entered the city, over twenty
wears ago, only very slight reductions
have been made in freight rates; ana
when it is taken into further consldera-
ton that within the last four years, this
city alone, has doubled its population and
trebled It's business with the railway
companies centering here, it is not asking
too much to request that freight rates be
reduced instead of being advanced, II
order to place Salt Lake city on a pal
with other distributing points. Therefore
acting with the authority of the cham
her of commerce., the Transportation bu'
reau unanimously requests that in the re-
adjustment of rates for 1851, the trans
Missouri tariffs be reduced TO the foI
towing basis. from the Missouri river to
Salt Lake. city, viz: