The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-16
Communication of President
JeGery to Real Estate Asso-
citation Settles 1t.
OFFICIAL DECLINES TO
COOPERATE IN NATTER
Members of Association Are
SoreIy Disappointed at
the Outcome.

As announced exclusively In The Trib-
une previously there Will be no cclcbra-
ton in honor of the completion or the
Western Pacific railway. AT the meet
ing OF the Salt Lake Real Estate assoc
citation Wednesday noon n communlca-
tion from President E. It. Jeffery OF the
Western Pacific was read. In which Mr.
Jeffery placed a wet blanket on the
proposition.
w. ]. Halloran. chairman OF the spc-
cial committee appointed by the real es-
tate association. had written TO the head
OF the railroad company. The letter
which he received Is elf-cXplauatory and
follows:
New York. June 10. 1910.
Dear Nh. Haloran-It Is very Kind oi
the Salt Lake Real Estate association 10
extend an invitation, through you, 10 Mr.
Gould and Inc 10 attend proposed cele-
bratlon In honor OF tho completion OF the
Western Pacific railway and. although
Mr.. Gould IS In Europe, L am sure | can
speak for him. we'll rs for myself
in thanking the association and its presl-
dent.
May 1 be pardond for suggesting that
it might be better to forego public cele-
bration of the completion OF Salt Lake
Clty's new transcontinental line? l no.
ticc that the inspection trip TO Wendover
and back by the governor and Legislature
last year has been misunderstood and
mlsconstrued by the Commercial club
traffic bureau in its bulletins. scattered
throughout the stale: and u public cele-
bration such as your association contem-
plates might be used TO the disadvantage
OF all concerned by further allegations
that there is some Interior object in view,
with regards yours sincerely:
:ew ]. Halloran, Esq, Salt Lake Real
Estate association, Salt Lake City.
Utah"
Surprise Occasioned.
J. /. Perkes OF the association read
the letter. following which there was a
moment of surprised silence. To many
OF the members OF the association 1t came
as Il blow. They had not known that
for some time the committee appointed
to arrange for the celebration was IN
doubt about the affair. President George
M Cannon of the association was given
authority TO reply TO President Jeffcry's
communication.
Some OF the members OF the associa :
tion are free In saying that they believe
the railroad company. through President
e, T. Jeffery, disapproved of The action
OF the Commercial club traffic bureau In
scoring the railroad company with regard
to coal rates and other matters of inter
est, President Stephen r. III. Love pres
ldont of the bureau, had the following TO
say:
'The statement OF Mr.. Jeffery is de-
cidcdly far-fetched. When tho last leg
tSldlllTe WIS IN ScSSlpn IL Dlll WIS DelIS
considered for the establishment OF a
railroad commission to exercise powers
by the government in interstate matters.
The railroads Immediately formed a jun
ketins party and took the Legislators over
the state on pleasure trip.
I'm recent bulletin issued by the
traffic bureau we took occasion TO de-
nounce that sort OF business on the
ground that perhaps the legislators felt
themselves obligated more or less TO the
railroads for the good time and there
fore. gave them shade the better of
it. Now Mr., Jeffery is angry and wants
to get back at lis. He says that n cee-
bration for the opening OF the new Gould
railway might be taken up by the Com
mercial club tariffc bureau and used as
another means Of knocking the railroads
and the coal rates, the same as the
iunketing party OF the Legislature was.
Mr.. Jeffery is angry and he considers
this an excellent opportunity "a take n
sound rap at the traffic bureau. 1t is
merely a means of counteracting the coal
rate fight which the traffic bureau is pro-
noting
At the conclusion or the discussion Il
motion was made and passed that the
celebration he declared on