Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-17
MERCHANTS PLAN
To BUILD Up UTAH
Monthly Meeting Of M. & M. A.
Is Held al Columbus
Hall.
lNTERURBAN ROADS WANTED.
Goal Famine OF Big Proportions the
Outlook for Next Winter in
salt Lake City.

Matters It VIII he necessary TO ad.
Just before the work Of making a
greater Salt Lake and a greater Utah
can be carried forward TO results
were talked over by the merchants ana
manufacturers Of Salt Lake last night.
Among the topics considered mos,
important were the necessity 10 en-.
courage the building OF interurbsp
railroads, the necessity 70 encourage
the plan to carry freight and express
on Utah Light and RnUay cars be.
tween salt Lake and suburban points
the necessity TO lay 10 a coal supply
against the coming Of q winter FAM
Inc this year greater by far than that
OF last year the necessity 10 keen
ngthins the railroads until square
deal Is secured for all SINNERS big
and little, and the necessity TO get
next wherever possible TO inflated
prices, and stop them so that manu-.
facturers will be encouraged 10 come
~ and utilize raw products
Al present, it was pointed ont small
Shippers nave no fair chance in COM
petition with a few favored shippers
VINO ENJOY cheaper rates, there is no
posSiollty OF obtaining a rebate rate
Tor SUMMER coal and therefore con-
sumers VIII not profit bv postponing
me purchase " their supply against
the coming ~ winter. This is not the
tault OF the local dealers. but Of the
coal mine companies or the railroads
IN cases where they control the supply.
The method Of granting the summer
rebate 10 dealers is 20 open the season
June / and run IL 10 Aug / ON this
last date measurement Is taken Ola
the coal supply stored IN the yard and
on this visible supply a rebate is al
lowed. No rebate Us given 10 coal sold
IN the summer ana no. stored
MINE OWNERS RESPONSIBLE.
The committee Of the manufacturers
and merchants visited the local deal
ers, Mr. Bancroft Of the o. $. l.. road
and a number OF other officials. and IN
It's report established the fact that the
responsibility for refusing a summer
rebate is not on the local dealers. but
on the mine owners From local deal
ers Ii was learned that coal delivery
right now is slow. and uncertain, and
this seems 10 point 10 "a winter OF the
hardest kind OF severity. II Is there
fore felt that all gho possibly can az
ford II should stock their coal bins
now. and leave a chance IN winter for
the poorer classes who will suffer
most and who must buy their supply
IN small amounts.
AFTER NEVADA TRADE
Another item considered was the
Nevada trade. and many local mer-
chants reported that they had agents
in the new Mining territory and were
landing many orders Denver, always
awake 10 It's opportunities Is a COM
petition, a. is also Los Angeles but
Salt Lake Is the natural center for this
trade, and as soon as she goes after Il
right. Is conceded 10 have the biggest
chance to get g.
The advantages ~ the organization |
were well pointed out last night by Ne
phi L. Morris Of the board Of drec- |
tors. He said that many merchants had |
told him that when this organization |
was formed they were about on their |
last legs, and were ready 70 quit In |
disbursement. Now they were do 1
Ing all the business they could handle |
and were putting on extra hands. The |
sentiment In favor Of home industries |
has worked as q great lesveu IN local /
commercial life. The members were en-
.ertained last night with cigars, punch /
md photograph music. each contribut-
I'd by some member Of the association.
INTERURBAN RAILROAD.
on the iuterurban traction situation
he following report was submitted by
, special committee Of which d. o. VIII
ey Jr., is chairman.
About five years ago j. Z. McCdrron
rom Detroit Mich who claimed to
epresent eastern capital, secured priv
leges IN the way Of franchises through
'arious towns and counties. lie has
abandoned the scheme.
Some two years ago A. Y. Taylor and
.thers, representing local interests, con-
eiyed the idea ~ constructing an cleo
ric railway line from salt Lake City
outward TO Murray westward TO
Bingham Junction, thence by a circul-
Gus route back to the beginning. Fran
hises were easily obtained and work
vas actually begun, but Tor some rea.
on unknown 20 your committee that
cheme also was abandoned. or az
East Mr.. Taylor and his associates do
ot indicate any Intention OF proceed
ng with the work.
Recently Fred G. Palmer Of this city