The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-26
CHICAGO TRIES
To BEAT ZION
Local Men Resent Attempt to
Steal Convention of Railway
Passenger Men.
COMMERCIAL CLUB ACTIVE
IN BLOCKING SCHEME
Representative Railroad Men
Throughout Nation Opposed
TO Change of Plan.

On receiving UP from Ieho"''
source that the members OF the Trans
continental Passenger association were 10
take vote on abandoning the plan lor
holding the mid summer convention IN
Salt Lake next month. j. Il. Game, sec
retarv of the Commercial club, began got
ting busy with the wires sending
message to twenty Of the members ask
ins, Them 70 block such action. advising
them that citizens of Salt Lake have pre-
pared an elaborate programme Tor ther
entertainment OF the messages sent out
up until late Thursday afternoon ht,een
favorable replies had been received at
the club.
No reason has been given out Tor talk
ing second vote on the place for hold,
ing the convention II is known that
Chicago guards with jealous eye THIS
semi annual meeting OF the PASSENGER
agents of the big trunk lines and once
before. several years ago: the convention
was recalled from meeting at Portland
by the same action started TO pass up
Salt Lake this year. However. il is be
lIeved the majority OF the general pas
senger agents and traffic managers max
ing up the membership OF the associa-
ton Will vote against changing the meet
ing place. The general tone of the re-
plies To the messages scnt out indicate
that the convention will come here ac-
cording To the previous vote.
Local Railroad Men Loyal
Rep1 1eseniatives of the roads passing
through Salt Lake are using every effort
in their power 10 avert the possibility
OF change Garritt Fort, passenger
traffic manager for the Union Pacific; ID,
p. Rurlev. general passenger agent OF the
Oregon Short Line. and +. a. Wadlsigh,
general passenger agent of the Denver e.
Rio Grande. began working TO hold the
convention for Salt Lake as soon as they
received notice OF a second vote
The result of the canvass will be known
here before the end of the week. prob
ably tonight.
SURPRISE To even the railroad men Of
Salt Lake. There had been no intima-
ton that the executive committee was
contemplating changing the meeting
place. Plans have been brought 10
finish for the entertainment of The MEM
hers OF the convention while In the city.
No detail has been overlooked 10 make
the three days' stay In Salt Lake profit
able and ENJOYABLE to the visitors. Dis
appointment will he general II by any
means the convention should fail Ia come
by the Commercial club 20 the. different
members OF the association they were
urged 10 forego any disposition to change
the place Of meeting. The telegram WAS
wordNd as follows
Commercial club committee of sixty
prominent citizens headed By Governor
SDry and Mayor Bransford. has prepared
elaborate programme for entertainment
of passenger association Abandonment
OF meeting would be bitter disappoint..
Inent 10 our citizens Hotel Utah will
commodatons We are ready to turn
over our town TO YOU and YOU must come
and take it Can we count upon your
vote against abandoning meeting? An
JOSEPH f. CAME,
Secretary Commercial Club
Favorable Responses.
Among the answers received to this
message are the following:
From l.. l., LomaX. passenger traffic
iG, vail Co
Francisco. Cal:
Your telegram twenty-fourth Wired
chairman and others interested. Making
Salt Lake for next Trans Continental
Passenger association meeting Am do
ing everything possible for YOU"
From Il. c. Peck, general passenger
agent san Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
Lake railroad. Los Angeles. Cal;
Yesterday wired vigorous protest and
have wired all agents Suggest direct
wire TO Charlton with request that he
From F. A. Wadleigh general passeu
ger agent Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
Denver. Colo:
Your message repeated 10 me on
train | moi only voted In the negative
on the proposition 10 transfer trans
continental meeting from Salt Lake City
10 Chicago, but yesterday wired all lines
members Of the association west of Chi
caGo and st. Louis. urging them also To
vote in negative. In my telegram
prepared An elaborate programme of en-
tertainment and IL would be a great dis
appointment should transfer he made
Doing everything can TO kill the propo
sition."
From &. II. PAYNE. general passenger
agent Missouri Pacific railway. st. Louis
Mo:
"win be very glad indeed to use our
efforts In holding meeting at Salt Lake
as arranged for"
From 4. l.. Craig. general passenger
agent Chicago Great Western Chicago
Have pleasure In advising ! have al
ready voted against proposition to take
trans continental meeting from Sal
Stands for Salt Lake.
From +, a. Miller. general passenge,
agent Chicago. Milwaukee ST. Paul
Chicago. H..
your message received. As soon a:
proposition to abandon Salt Lake meet
ing T; p. c; 4: was received. we passed
negative vote"
From William McMurray. general pas
seneer agent Oregon Washington r. r
& Xavisation Co: Portland. Or;
mental association and sincerely mop
original plans viii be carried out.
From w. ;. 81. George. general pas
senger agent Missouri. Kansas e Texas
ST Louis. Mo-:
I'VE are opposed to any change bein
advised Chairman Charlton"
FROM T. u. Fisher. general passengc
agent Colorado Southern railway. Den
YER Colo:
Telegram received. Have wired Chair
man Charlton We prefer Juno meeting c
association To be held IN Salt Lake a
originally agreed
From c. II. Speers. general passeng4
agent Colorado Midland railway, Denve,
Colo:
This company voted against an
change in arrangement for place OF meet
| Ing. Believe opposition 10 change will b
sufficient to prevent It,"
From w. j. Black. p. T. NJ. Atchlsol
/ Topeka e. Santa Fe railway. Chicago:
we voted In favor Of holding Trans
contincptal Passenger association meet
Ing at Salt Lake and Will be representc
/ If meeting is held there"
From George w. Hbbard. general pa!
senger agent Chicago. Milwaukee e. p,
gc' Sound railway Seattle. Wash:
Your message received. We ha,
voted against the proposition to chanl
place pf meeting.
From A. VI. Cleland. general pnsssr
ger agent Northern Pacific railway. S
Paul
Yours cath. Sincerely regret 5ecau
Of press OF business my Inability 10 a
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