Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-15
C0LBORN QUITS
REALTY MEN
Issues a Statement Why He With
draws From Salt Lake
Association.
OPPOSES TRAFFIC BUREAU
goes Not Believe That the Real Estate
Organization should Interfere
Win the Railroads.

I Judge r. = Colborn, who recently
] Withdrew from the Real Estate associa-
; ton in this city. this morning gave out
: the following in regard 10 his action
: IN the matter.
i Il have W ithdrawn from the Real Es-
tate association. not because was
piducd at not having my own way
d but because / thought the association
fought not 10 turn the gTindstone to
sharpen other peoples axes IL seemed
To me that the association would have
enough TO do II II attended 10 It's own
3affairs. which, as 1 understand from
1.-The charter. are principally confined 70
promoting the sale of real estate ana
harmony among the dealers Win
the personal attitude Of the member
,ship IN relation to the agitation against
the railroads OF this state could
iiightfuly have no concern but as
member of the association ! could ana
iiid most vigorously oppose the associa-
ition's lending Itself to the traffic bu-
ireau OF the Commercial club. think
the coal prices OF this city are too high
and | do not quarrel with the public
demand for cheaper coal Or with any
fair effort TO secure reduction OF
rates. but ! do not join In the hue and
cry against the railroads, which 1t
iseems unjusty centers the blame for
.thoughtful man will ascertain the facts
and analyzc the situation, and VIII
place the responsibility where IL be-
longs.
Coal costs the consumer In salt
Lake sb.75 a ton Who gets the money?
The mine owners-quite half Of whom
ARE Independent companies, get Wa,
tho railroads get si.75, the salt Lake
hat mi n
the S5.75. | suppose that II the rail-
roads would remit rs cents Of their
charge and haul the coal for 81 that
would be considered fair, and then we
would have to pay So for coal, and then
certainly no one would say that the
high rate was due To the railroads
HAS Il ever occurred to our people
Ito inquire why the coal dealer who
sends a ton of coal across the street
from his yard gets as much for that
lserVice as the Rio Grande does Tor
hauling an empty car lls miles 10 the
mines over AZ per cent grade, ana
for returning that car with that ton
back to salt Lake? Has II ever occur
'red to the public that the Niger they
are after il not hidden in the railroad
coal pile, and that perhaps. the real
purpose OF the anti-railroad high coal
hue and cry Is to iniiame II to help
secure railroad Law and thus enable
a
comfortable salary and to seize ana
suck the public teat under the name
and style Of railroad com missioners'
RAILROAD AFFILIATIONS.
Il am not railroad man ! do not
work for the railroads except III the
sense that l write railroad literature
about Utah for pay. which Utah rail-
roads publish and circulate. II that
Is a crime | am guilty, and " IT Is a
crime for the railroads Of this state
TO publish every year many times more
matter about Salt Lake and Utah than
All of the other state and city agencies
combined, then they are guilty.
Il know what IL is to live in utah
Without railroad friendship for ! had 10
weary years OF IL. and ! know what
b. Is to live here now when they are
the mightiest forces I'm our advance
ment. Thank God and thank them for
he millions that they have spent anu
are spending TO develop this common
" calth and make this Significant
city.
'irhe railroad goose is laying MS
many golden eggs and am opposed
10 her assassination. We have rev
more things 10 ask from them, We
want the Rio Grande to build N.5Oo'OD
hons. we want q line to ST George and
mother one to Deep Creek.
1T costs me Sli5 Tor coal every year
II the railroad viii throw on It's on
ire freight. IL would cost me only $50,
nut | won't try to drive them out OF
he state II they won't do H. l want
he railroads To make money so they
AN spend H. and am willing that they
should have "A little profit while ! am
citing mine. But there Is another
phase TO this question that Is worth
cooking AT
THE wyoming coal mines can sell
he product they send TO salt Lake
or more money elsewhere and are
lutte willing to- do H. So can the
rio Grande These are ofiicial state
nents Suppose they decided to do IL |
iext winter. and then suppose we have |
! coal famine Wont IL be pretty chill |
y around here and don't you think the |
Real Estate association Will cool on
little?
Il like the Real Estate association |
md everyone in IT, and I am sorry !
hat I can't agree with it, but my go |
ng won't make any difference. II viii |
20 right along just the same and be
cal power FOR good in the community"