Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-30
|c.,islon Of Interstate Com
MERGE Commission Received
With Joy in Utah.
NOW FOR CHEAPER COAL
.,.n,.cturcr Declares This Is
% 49,, only Thing Lacking to
Make the state Grow

he COMMERCE. N'"
..,,.,,lar ore much elated today over
a.clslon Of the Interstate commerce
,,s,lon reducing the freight ana
-,ser rates 10 and out OF Salt
',,,y and other intermountain
~. The average reduction in
onH ,stes is estimated to be about
ietn' nj which I'm the opinion or
,obbers ana shippers Will give
80 fske city an advantage as job
center which will enable II TO
,,,e with eastern and coast job
.ith the result that the cost or
- Mil be reduced and the people
KIM receive the beneht.
s.var,l OF the leading manufacturers
A business men this morning eX-
- 10 The News their satisfaction
IN ,bo results achieved by the traf-
h,,sau and members OF the bureau
S..ors Il was the greatest CONNER
~ dietary I'm the history ~ the state
vsr,ssentatives or the railroads were
II ,',t IN be- quoted TO- any extent in the
n .,,,,r al they had not been apprised
A .giauy Of The decision and as to the
Mates affected.
4 WHAT SHIPPERS SAY.
u Following are some OF the express
4 e1n. ON the effect fthe decision, AS
ssihered By The News:
4 J. &. Mcdonald. president Of the
EMcDonald Candy Company-The deci-
*sIon Of the interstate commerce conn
Emission in The salt Lake case is the
,rsatest victory for Utah in her COM
5mercal history. There has never been
snythink Ike II before. The jobbers'
trutfa1 aud salt I.ak Ia
amt help but become a great jobblng
center for the whole intermountai
h vest other cities have had their cases
decided BY the Interstate commerce
commission. hut the greatest victory of
ali was that of the Utah case. When
We went to the presidents OF the va
\ roas railroad companies with a re-
spec,ful letter. telling them OF the
gross determinations against the in
,k.mOuntan country. by which the
finished product lu many cases could
+ be put IN here cheaper than the raw
material from which the product had
10 he made after It's arrival here, the
railroad presidents ignored us conf
pIeely treated us like lot OF kids.
tWell we printed, bound and embossed
4 ID a silk leather cover the document
(. and sent to the railroad officials. and
gave them two months TO answer. The
4 two months went by and we were still
ignored Then through Senator SmoOt,
4 Senator Sutherland and Congressman
Howell We went 20 the president OF
the United States, and showed him
The conditions and what we had done.
The president saw that our cause was
Just and he instructed the attorney
general u the United states to take
/ the natter up. Then we began to get
results The Commercial club traffic
bureau presented It's case to the com
mission here In salt Lake city, s. II.
bao'ock as director and Judge Dey as
attorney conducting the case Their
work is shown IN the results: we have
secured terminal rates and in some
cases less than terminal rates for Salt
Lake and the intermountGin west. This
,as been accomplished against many
lseouragements. many OF the mem
Nf' leaving the bureau. and 10 OF us
we're compelled 60 stand the brunt OF
lhe expense But that Is all over with |
Wa ana the victory is ours. and the |
lT'pf viii get the benefit. / believe |
va my luea presented through the |
,p.aMhs or The News some time ago |
sa1 sat Lake was the hub OF the |
..,s.inountaln country with spokes |
,.Hnhg 10 Denver, Spokane, Seattle. |
Portland, San Francisco and los |
,nHseies all larger cities about equal |
. distant Salt Lake will now begin 10 /
,s'ns the wheel as the hub is entitled |
- ao' she viii be the commercial |
'n'er OF the intermountaln west.
orson Hewlett. OF the rIewlett
nv, manufacturing company-The re-
ION on freight rates made nv the
M. '.i commerce commission. i'm
's,, Vn,i,"h' Is the best thing that has
80 sr,,'', 20 20 tab for many years. This
80, tnat the Utah wholesalers and
loB ~ s' 'uieIs VIII be placed I'm a posi-
mn h,,st.ip''e WIN eastern and west
.g1Airs - interests. II means the
'o,,. .l"ter u means that every man
o,,n., and child In the intermountsin
49, VIII Do benefited bv ioyvor
$50. VI hFing Tor the reduction ~
Il, rates and the strong connect
.hole.'i the manufacturers and
No cor,,'s ana retailers. prices Of liy-
, co,,,I NN'IeA ARE absolutely bound
lanpsa.. uoNh II means that many
M "'tuters and wholesalers viii 10
10 -, our midst who have heen sand
Nj t'H goods here and who realize
I'M gong TO DE great center nnn
m ~. ltimanently TO get a share
rs,eS "., great fact has been demop-
N "a "Nlns what the business men
"a MAJ puu'hg together every busi-
ub ,rs,e iohslng to the Commerciat
ute an ,., pulr du has contributed
Id Y o,ba. olhl To this campaign.
eht rl,sr.- '", 'noers signed an agree
Yep M tbfs t..Ns certain amount to
Z M. s bureau for three wears n
"A ~. members Of the trafdc huroa,,
|. n y, sHyed with us in this het,,a
nri, w which Is Sometimes Gala
mtsi,a5y number. would have re-,
. s,,'' 10 have stood the br,r, 80
W. freight rates. " '"e nsht Tor
ste sgb. now won on the inter
as bs,~ The next big reduction ,o
. tho liver prices on coal. both
rne,, manufacturers and tbe ~
"a tbo ano This II ahsolutelv cor,sI,
lower opie OF this state can conn,
ny m. 'oaI prices this winter Ne,
. railroaSal mine companies and
oe m. ~ should be made 10 70
10 arr ,C'. but also the deaiers
. hauunn Islns Sl75 per ton FOR
a. shopi5 ana expense OF selling
! i ,os of at least so cents , ~ sn re-
NJ 'oa n on every price e''S TO 90 cents
me bguouc should understand ~.
broad GOV, ~ not making any ami.
rsii,ont they are the fria,ds
them az and are tho best ratrons
Va th.,." 80 VIII do all th.v car 80
'ines, M. up In this territory The
be able ,,, ~ o OF the state realise
IONS clt,e. oe,npete with other nros,
q basis - more must be lust as
are agh,9,h rates and this Is who,
are aeeo,nIs Tor and this is what
praise cannot be given to