Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
Logan Merchants Use Effective
Trade Argument With Salt
Lake City Firms.
MUST NOT HELP U. OF U.
II il is Done lOganites Are Not
Slow 10 Say They viii do Bust
ness Elsewhere in Future.
several Meetings Quietly Held With
Problem Now in Hands Of Merchants
Aud Manufacturers Assn.

How would Utah Ike to have the city
OF Logan secede from the state? The
proposition has been mentioned as a
Joke during the more heated hours OF
the controversy, over Cancellation
matters, but now il seems that at least
as far as salt Lake Is concerned a
commercial movement Of that kind Is
on.
salt. Lake merchants have received
word that unless they help out the
cause Of >-,i-consolidation and help
Logan merchants 70 retain the college
in the northern town, then these same
salt Lake merchants can 90 whistle for
orders. and Logan viii place hers with
anybody IN preference. ogden pre-
ferred. The matter has assumed a very
serious phase to the salt Lake mer-
chants who wouldn't for the world do
anything to antagonize Logan, and
during the past week there have beei,
conferences ito see wat to do" IN the
matter among several Salt Lake firms,
and the question has also been dis
cussed In committee meetings OF the
Manufacturers & Merchants associa-
ton,
NO ACTION TAKEN.
As yet no definite action has been ia
ken. The college Consolidation question,
the merchants feel Is one for the doc
tors Of education TO fix, and 1t Is one
they do not know 80 much about they
explain. and feel very Incompetent TO
pass judgment upon hey are fearful
IN this case that they u mlngle In a
matter too complicated 10 see their way
out OF. and one that Is branching out
into every corner Of Utah life, agricui-
tural. educational. political. and COM
mercial and becoming question OF
too many sides 10 catch hold OF hand
lily.
For the past year a careful align
OF friendliness has been goin yith
headquarters In salt lake. aad the
objective the bringing here Of Cache
valley trade, II has been fairly success
ful and the merchants do not look
kindly on the prospect Of having the
good feeling broken up by the ap-
preaching conflict Of forces over the
matter Of consolidation. Just what ac-
ton will mature from the present dis
cussion II Is difficult yet 10 state. as
opinion sremains unsettled as 20 the
best course 10 pursue, II is wei know n
that during the last legislature strong
pressure was brought 10 bear by Logan
merchants against the employers OF
state Senator Stephen H. Love. who
was a consolidation leader IN the SEN,
ate. II was urged then that his Arm
would lose heavily IN rs Cache valley
business II Mr.. Love did not change his
course.
DIFFERENT CAMPS.
just now there Is much concentrating
interest in the matter Of consolidation.
as a decision by Gov. Cutler ON the
question 81 calling a special session
OF the legislature is expected daily.
ana only a few days remain Oh which
II is likely that he will act. The vari-
Gus camps are forming for the battle
With more or less sharply defined lines.
There Is one which may b. styled
Friends Of Logan, which includes the
Logan merchants and townpeople.
Their most radical battle cry is that
the consolidation movement Is one ON
the part Of Salt Lake citizens TO
swipe' the Agricultural college ANA
move II 10 salt Lake for the edihcation
Of this city's people Then IN educa-
uonal circles. there are the friends Of
the Agricultural college who urge that
consolidation would he the death Of az
ricultural work In Utah. that an agri-
cultural student would thrive very
poorly among companions seeking
Greek letters and higher" learning.
and also IN educational rircles the
Friends Of the University of Utah"
who conceive the fight as one prlmari-
~ between the two Institutions who
are pictured as rival institutions. each
having It's trends and each preventing
a unison Of educational effort IN the
higher branches They urge that sep
araied The state Is separated and Fac.
tonal together support can be con-
centrated To make a great school. with
no enemies az home To- help one in.
stitu,ion up by holding another ore
down. ln political circles one fac
ton Is holding IN. looking for chance
10 fasten the responsibility for the move
upon some other faction. with fun set
OF wind cages up 10 see what political
capital can be made out OF the situa-
ton.
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