The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-17
FREIGHT RATES
NJ. AND NJ. THEME
This Is the Principal Topic at
Manufacturers and Mer-
chants Meeting.
ASSOCIATION PROPOSES
TO KEEP ON HAMMERlNG
Attendance Is the Largest Yet
Enjoyed by the AS
ISOLATION.

The Manufa cturers and Merchants
association held It's third monthly open
session meeting in Knights OF Column
bus hall last night. This meeting was
by far tht, largest that has yet been
held by the association. About NIFTY
OF the merchants and manufacturers
of the city were present The main
subject up for discussion was the
freight rate question. The committee
on !nterurban railroads presented its
first report and brief talks on existing
conditions In Utah were made by sew
eral members.
The meeting opened with President
O. II Hewlett in the chair. Nehpi
Morris, secretary OF the association.
was the first speaker OF the evening.
Among other things he said that this
was tho age of organization. profes-
sional, social, scientific and In trade,
for the purpose of promoting interest
In these respective lines. That one or
the objects of the Manufacturers ana
Merchants association Is Ito create
sentiment In favor of home industry
and that members had already derived
benefits from it.
"One thing that the association cham
pions is business integrity said Mr..
Morris "and the establishing of the
guarantee against all inferior goods"
Freight Rates Discussed.
The speaker then entered into the
vital question under discussion-freight
rates. He said that SO far the railroad
traffic department OF the association
had no. succeeded to the fullest ex-
tent OF its expectations, but that few
concessions had been graned,
In other States. freight rates have
only been reduced after unf1agging eff
forts on the part OF the business men,"
he said. I'VE are not anita agonizlng the
railroads. but existing conditions need
adjustment. and the cooperation OF the
business men of the city will bring re-
suits"
j. r. Brutf then reported that the
failure of the coal dealers of the city
10 get together with the manufacturers
and merchants in talking over the pos
sIbility OF getting reduced rates on coal
laid In during the summer was due to
existing. contracts which would make
1t impossible to give any reductions to
consumers
On Interurban Roads.
D, o. Wiley chairman of the inter
urban railroad committee, then read
the first report submitted by that de-
partment. Following is the opening
paragraph OF the report:
For many years past the question of
interurban railroads has engaged the
attention, more or less. of men who
have been looking for place to Invest
capital and also of those who are in
terested in the welfare of Utah, and
some things have been accomplished,
although that which has been done
amounts TO but little compared to that
which might have been done and which
in all probability will be accomplished
within the next few years"
The report is a review OF various eff
forts which have been made In years
past to establish interurban railroads
in the State OF Utah. Privileges have
been secured from time to time by out
siders to construct and operate Inter
urban systems. but all of these have
never developed into anything ma
terial,
On Purchasing Materials.
w. J. Corkendale OF the Utah Gas
and Coke company was the next speak
er. He stated that In purchasing ma
terial for the construction OF the new
industry, with which he is associated.
that he had endeavored to procure this
material in Salt Lake. but that 1t was
impossible to do so, and was compelled
to trade with Eastern firms. He also
discussed the freight rate problem.
James I. GALLAGHER followed Mr.. Cork
endale, and his subject was also freight
rates. He said that By keeping at It
something could be accomplished. "It
Is q most difficult problem he said,
land demands our united effort"
VIII Keep Hammering.
Orvin Morris, traffic manager of the
association spoke of his recent trip to
Denver to meet with the transmits
souri, Traffic association In behalf OF the
business men OF Utah. He stated that
several matters touching on the reduc-
tion in freight rates in Utah were sub
mitted to that association, which Will
consider them at Its next meeting. Our
association" said Mr.. Morris. rs doing
everything possible to adjust the rate
problem, but 1t needs the united effort
Of every member Of the association to
accomplish results"
A number of other matters were dis