Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04

tai ~ the state and the center Of great
mining, commercial. banking and other
industries Of the state and surrounding
country That ever since the settle
mcnt Of said city the said Mormon
church, as a part of IFS policy and the
teaching of its faith, has held In April
ana october Of each year. nc said Salt
Lake city, It's general scmi-annual COM
fcrences Of the entire Church, and which
a large proportion OF It's members wher-
ever they may be located, regularly at
tend. That the said policy of holding
said conferences In said city was ostah-
lished by the said church wholly indie
pendent Of and flee from any control or
influence Of either of these defendants.
ana before either Of them was organized
or had an existence.
That there regularly attend said con
ferencCs many thousand people. com
ing from all tho localities aforesaid In
which the members of said church
are located. SO that the said gatherings
~ said Mormon Chruch. at said semi
annual conferences. are wholly distinct
ana exceptional from any other gather
ings or assemblies within the said
state of Utah. and produce largely
increased travel over the lines of rail-
road OF these defendants over and In
excess OF any other gatherings what
soever within the said State of Utah.
That the facts aforesaid constitute sub
stantially dissimilar circumstances and
conditions from those EXISTING at said
Ogden city on the occasions referred
TO In said petition. and Justify and
make reasonable and lawful the rates
established and now In effect in the
transportation of visitors 60 said CON
ferences These defendants further
alege that rates 10 tho state fair held
AT salt Lake city annually are not
given or extended FOR any sum or rate
less than that that is offered and eN-
tended TO the said fair annually held
at Ogden city. These defendants fur
tner allege that the state Fair assoc
citation, through It's officers. hahitu3ny
tx the period of their annual fair al
sat Lake city in the early part of Oc-
tober and at the same time OF the ass
scmbling Of the October scmi-annual
conference OF the Latter-day Saints
Church. and thus secure for persons at
tending such fair the same rates as are
granted To an persons during tho period
that the reduced rate is in existence on
account of said conference. chat the
action of said state fair is wholly indie
pendent of, and beyond the control. aud
has never been Influenced In any man
ncr whatsoever, by these defendants, on
of the rate secured 90 the persons at
tending the state fair are wholly in
cidental To the period fixed and the ass
sembling of the members of the said
Church at their said semi-annuni CON
fcrences in October OF each year.
These defendants further allcgc that
the fact that reduced rates are intro
duced for limited period TO and from
salt Lake city on account OF the said
semi-annual conferences of the said
church docse not impose upon 10 any
obligation to establish or introduce
special low temporary rates for gath
erings such as the four-state fair or
other assemblies at other points, and
that the refusal of these defendants,
or either of them. TO grant similar rates,
or any reduced fare whatever TO such
other assemblies. these defendants, or
either of them. to grant similar rates,
or any reduced fare whatever 90 such
other assemblies is not in violation of
any OF the provisions Of the interstate
commerce, or any other law.