The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-15
Commercial Club Bureau
letin Tells Why Stats {
stitution Is Ignored
NEED F0R>DECISIVE Il
ACTION POINTE,
Every Citizen Of State Al
by Excessive Rates /,
Coal. q

"Coal Rates Must Conc
says the Commercial Club IT,
reau IN another bulletin issua5
day, and the bulletin, warm;,n
the campaign for cheap fusI.
some features OF the historv
state, which show why tho CONS
has been ignored by every la
Of Utah, After calling attent;c,
fact that the state Constitution
XII, section l5) Is expressly
tory that the legislature shall !
maximum rates Of transpoyta,:
bulletin says:
Al, every legislative session sine
mood began this specific conx3'
mandate mas been totally iencr
the Inemners OF both branches AZ
lsia'ure thereby been persister
mindful and grossly negligent
sworn duty to the people of the Il
In The constant failure Of the'
ture 10 observe the positive Tar
state constitution. which each s.
member had solemnly sworn h
and To establish reasonabla +.
freight rates upon coal alone a.
even IL so poor as to have hie
homo represented by but q eIn.
cottage, every widow and orpha:
householder OF whatever derrS<
farmer. every merchant and evsr'
facturer within tho state, hss B.
Is being constantly md COZ
wronged.
The Union Pacific and oreeo
Line. as well as the Denver & IN
Railroad company. being each
TO, have positively refused 10 redr
rates on coal for our people.
The shipments of coal into n
over tho first two roads mention
mainly Interstate Ia characfc|
rates are not subject TO our 81
troll.
The shipments Of coal over d
yer g. Rio Grande railroad arc Ioc
In the state, wherein tho coal
produced. and are entirely slI|
control and regulation by thu le|
Of the state.
The Denver & Rio Grande xniI|
been and Is being loaded to o71
with revenues from the traffic'
state. It's settled policy with oil
clearly appears to be that nothI
be appreciated, but everything
and absorbed which the state 4
duce.
Effective Lobbying.
The only apparent concession
peartDg from that railroad conn
terests was that dead-head excu|
the members OF the last legIsII
enrapture their delighted seHeg
enhancing scenery eIemplifled
stretches of salty desert along
OF the Western Pacific, with n
and free drinks accompaniment
results Of the JUnket so far as !
discovered were the thlckeninT
already luxuriant bush OF cobV|
the eyes official. and the smoou
of the rusty wrinkles in the all Z
bellies OF the near statesmen,
cidentally costing the people OF I
hundreds OF thousands of dollar
ly through their almost crlmlnoI
in not devoting their time pad
the state in establishing reasons
on coal alone. How the railroad
Jl.tSl IlaNc IAAptA
sophisticated simplicity. But
the interests OF the people ~
elected 20 represent?
A new Legislature Will assem-
winter. The voters. the peoplq
state, should see 10 II that 4
men OF strong sense and sound
are sent thereto, and who VIII
perform their clear and bound
toward them, N
The governor OF the state shot
erly pass this subject OF railW4
portation rates TO the legiaAru
uncertain terms, and IL reasonap|
are not forthcoming during the
an extra session should be called
crying and most urgent need
our people be completely and N
lsled.
There are no politics In this "a
It Is intended for the good or
pie.
Coal rates must come down.