The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-28

people In western Wyoming, south
ern Idaho and western Nevada, which
solicitors for his newspaper had eau
Vassed. that it would do them no good
TO subscribe for an Ogden paper be-
cause if the advertisers had offered
any attractive bargains they would
have TO pay more 10 come TO Ogden
TO trade than TO go 10 Salt Lake CITY.
which was thirty-SiX miles farther
from their home town than Ogden.
Mr. Glasmann cited instances OF
people in surrounding counties and
states who stated that they would
come TO Ogden IL they could secure
overs. He then told of the railroad
company allowing stgpover privileges
for merchants coming TO Ogden TO
buy goods but would not advertise
the Stopover privileges only in a builc.
tin issued by the railroad company
later and which were filed in The
Offices Of The railroad company at each
station. but was not posted In con
spicuous place and which the public
had no access to. The witness stated
that in his opinion fully one-half OF
The people who went TO Salt Lake
City twice each year at the time cf
the Mormon conference went there 30
trade, while the other half went there
for both religious purposes and TO
trade.
AS president OF the Intormounlain
Fair association, Mr.. Glasmann stated
that he made demand upon the Ore
gon Short Line railroad. the Union
Pacific railroad and the Southern Pa.
cific railroad companies 10 grant fares
to Ogden for the Fom State fair sim,
liar TO The rates granted 10 Salt Lake
City foi the conference and The state
fare. He stated that fare and a
third had been granted the fair asso-
citation I'm Utah only, and then a ratc
was made from as far north as Malad
and Preston In Idaho, as far cast as
RawlinS on the Union Pacific and as
far west as two or three counties In
Nevada and as far south as Salt Lake
City on the Oregon Short Line but
that the one rate for the round trim.
such as Salt Lake City was receiving.
was not granted 10 Ogden He stated
further that. in his opinion. une-half
the people who went TO Salt Lake
CITY from eastern Nevada, southern
Idaho. western Wyoming and north
ern Utah would stop in Ogden if given
the same rate
The witness was cross-eXamined at
length as TO what per cent OF the pop.
ulation of the country adjacent 10
and tributary to Ogden was Mormon.
He stated that east Of ogden in Ev-
anston and Uinta county, Wyoming.
the population was mostly Gentle as
it was west III Nevada, while in
southeastern Idaho the communities
away from the railroad were mostly
settled by Mormons. while those along
the railroad were most Gentle. He
stated that the people who wen; 10
Salt Lake City generally purchased
about six months supply OF goods at
the time
While Mr. Glasmann wars on the
stand the attorneys for the complain
ants introduced as exhibits, posters
issued b. the oregon Short Line Rail
road company as advertisement also
the railroad tickets, the latter to show
that the railroad company stated that
they were good for continuous pass.
age and nothing was said about stop.
overs being allowed The posters
were introduced 10 show that the rail.
road company advertised the State
fair as well as the conference and the
amusements in Salt Lake City twice
a year. and did not advertise the
Ogden fair
Before Ielng excused Mr. Glasmanu
stated that the rate from Rock Springs
Wyoming. to Ogden, which is 191
miles from here. was $170 and tine
rates from Rock Springs to Salt Lake
CITY. 22S miles for the round trip. was
S676
Commissioner Prouty asked Mr..
Glasmann what the cost of ticket
from Rock Springs 10 Ogden would be
al the Salt Lake rate. He responded,
$50.
The next witness called by the com.
| plainauts was w Warner Chase. who
testified as TO the purchasing of a
railroad ticket from Alexander. Idaho.
six miles west of Soda Springs. TO Oc.
] den and paying regular fare. when hc
/ had read advertisements in an Ogden
| newspaper OF a fare and a third foi