The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-10
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FREIGHT RATES
Work Accomplished by the CON-
merCiaI Club.
WILL SAVE MANY DOLLARS
CONSIDER IRRIGATION MAT
TIERS AND SMOKE NUISANCE.
WILL SAVE MANY DOLLARS

THE local dry goods firms and the
dealers in mining machinery have
the Commercial club TO thank for
a reduction In freight rates on dry
goods and a stationary rate on mining
machinery from Chicago 10 this city.
The efforts Of the club in that direction
will save the dealers thousands Of dol
lars in freight rates. and the consumers
reap the benefit.
At the meeting Of the board of gov
errors Of the club last evening the COM
mittee on railroads and transportation
made it's report. The meeting of the
trans Missouri freight bureau In this
city last July was due 10 the efforts OF
the club. At that meeting the MEM
bcrs of the committee came in touch
with the members of the bureau and
laid their plans looking 20 the protec-
ton of the local dealers when IL came
10 freight rates.
/ Colonel +. G. Weber. who is chair
man of the railroad and transporta-
ton committee reported that he and
/ the members of the committee had Sc
cured from the freight bureau a read
+ justmeut Of commodity rates from Chi
/ cago 20 salt Lake on dry goods, which
Is really a redutuon, and secured a de-
lay IN the proposed Increase on freight
rates on mining machinery. The pro-
] posed increase on the latter was 10 go
| into effect on oct /. Al present the
rate is so cents per 100 pounds; the in
crease would have made it Sl.25 per 100
pounds
Irrigation Matters.
-. fal
committee on irrigation, reported, show
ing progress Is being made 10 amicably
settle the existing differences between
the canal companies in this valley. He
further reported that steps were being
taken to secure Utah's share OF money
for irrigation purposes under the new
irrigation law. The amount which the
state viii receive viii depend upon the
ratio Of improvements intended.
The matter of abating the smoke nui
sanCe was referred 10 a special com
mittee of five members Of the club. Th'
personnel of the committee will not b.
diVuIged The men were instructed Il
make a secret and thorough investiga
ton into the present violation Of tn
ordinance, and report back TO the clul
as soon as possible, at the same tim
making recommendations as to Wha
steps should be taken to cOunterac
that evil. The committee was ais
asked to look into the matter of dam
{ age being caused by smoke; just HOY
property owners and housewives ar
affected thereby to their detriment.
Big Meeting Saturday.
The club will hold its next regula
J meeting Saturday night. when the sub
P iect for general discussion viii be 9TH
5 citys water supply and irrigation mat
ters in general" Prominent me
81 throughout the state viii be invited
a attend and address the members an
p their friends. II was decided last even
. ing by the board of governors. in orde
q to secure large attendance. and at IN
z same time awaken general interest o
4 the subject, that each member can II
o Vite three or four OF his persona
i friends. or those whom he may thin
!, would be interested in the discussion
10 attend the meeting.
IS The president of the board made I'll
/. announcement that the club had 81
+ cured for Salt Lake the 1903 conventiC
e of the National Association of Sta
r Dairy and Food departments. II
l. convention will attract TO the city ne,
October state officials at the head
TX those state departments from pra
y tically every state in the Union. tt
q last meeting was held in Seattle.
q The following were admitted to men
% bership by the board; Edwin McGu
"a rim and George W. Morgan of Sa
&c Lake, Wesley X. Walton Of WOodru
~ Rich county. and W. V. Rice Of Pa
n CITY.