The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-21
TALKS Of RAILROADS AND
SALT LAKES OPPORTUNITY
Senator w. A. Clark Discusses Branch
Lines and Urges Local Merchants
to Go After Nevada Trade.
Phoebe Road Under Consideraon-Sme Center Will Re-
main Here-ThinkS Bryan viii Be Nominated
and Elected.

seriously just now. | was asked as TOD
the possibility of locating a smelter u
San Pedro and told the people il would
be impossible; the whole country is al
garden there and the residents Wouldn {
tolerate the fumes of a smeter. More
over, as / told them. the plan was i'm /
practicable because both the coke and
the ore would have to be hauled long
distances. Utah is the natural source Of
fuel supply for smelling with its unlim
tied beds of cOkiDg coal, and the smelt
ing business i'm this region will always
be governed by the fuel factor. That is /
one reason Salt Lake is already a great
smelling center and will certainly be
greater; it is a guarantee that the city
is destined TO be a commercial capital as
well as the railroad center of this re- !
giOn.'
Favors the Rate Bill.
Turning to the recent session of con-
gress and the political situation, Senator
Clark said the rate bill which was the
most important legislation of the ses-
sion, was a good measure.
LAS drafted i'm the Hepburn bill, ha
said. the bill was crude and might have
been used to the great injury of the rail-
roads without giving the shipper any par
ticular benefit Among other things it
provided that a rate fixed by the inter
state commerce commission should stand.
no matter whether it was cOnfiscatOry or
not. until it was set aside. An unfair
year and compel a railroad to haul bust
ness at a dead loss but if il was set
aside at the end of the year, the rail-
road would have no recourse. no means
of securing compensation to which it was
entitled. The law, as it nov stands. gives
the shipper every protaeJiOn provides for
rates fair to the shipper and the rail-
road alike. and protects every interest in
a legal. constitutional way. Some Of It's
provisions will have to be interpreted and
it will require some time to put it into
working order, but it is a good law"
Thinks Bryan Will Win.
Then the political situation came up.
and the senator said ne looked to see
Bryan nominated and elected to the pres
idency.
There has been a curious change Of
sentiment regarding Mr. Bryan he said.
People who once thought he was too
radical have come to believe in his good
judgment. his honesty and his ability to
handle big questions. In my judgment
he viii have no opposition for the nom
ination. though there may be some fac
tiOnal IntagOnism from men who would
like TO revOlutiOnize the democracy and
depart from its established traditions
President Roosevelt has been a disap-
pOintment to his former supporters and
to some of his warmest admirers be-
cause of his tendency to do things i'm
IetuOusly without due consideration. That
is a mild way of putting it; in the East
republican leaders put it much stronger
and say he is dangerous in his position
because of his tremendous power as pres
ident and his habit of interfering in
everything whether he has any business
10 mix in or not. One bad break. such
as he is liable to make any time, might
work incalculable harm TO the country,
and the conservative East is uneasy about
him, because it never knows what he
will do next"
In conclusion. Senator Clark said he
was glad 10 be back in the West again
The session in Washington had been an
extremely arduous one. involving hard
work with little chance for rest, and il
was good TO get back to the mountains
again At noon today, the senator will
be the guest of the board of governors
of the Commercial club and he expects
to leave for Butte tonight.