The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
Manufacturers Meet to Di,,,
Work of Traffic Bureau /
Washington.
DECLARE EXTREME CARR
TO BE PRIME NECEss,
Fear Changed Tariffs Mj,hf
Harmful TO Certain I-tss
Industries.

Many thousands of dollars .
represented IN a mo..i,.
Thursday afternoon In M,
mont building, al which The vo,,. !
traffic bureau OF the Co,nns.n,.,
was taken under consideration 49,,
cusscd.
The meeting Was called for IS.
pose u looking inio the prono,.a
which the traffic bureau is -
10 the interstate commerce rc,,isi1 Ma
at Washington CITY nest we.k Ys''
forests most largely rorrcscnreA ~
%ppUslcie Tor Tie meeting wot. 49,
n"rlcs and cement cunpanie,
state. \ meeting was bed NJ
day afternoon. az which nme
men interested were prceart
meeting definite action was dsfe,,aa
iii THURSDAY -''''sl
according 10 statements rbur.f,..
traffic bureau is 10 ask for ~.
in freight rates on certain rcno -
that the manufacturers ayrar, IN
juIc the Utah industries and "a ,hr
time not be Of any benefit 10 liz
suincr IL was brought out bv tb,. :.
crS that the reduction OF tsa ,1
SS'l'SlI'IAN-iI il'l-4Nl lalGs Nug I--T
them to local points will c1us. sssf,,
concerns To ship larger auantitie, h
iobbsrs. thus ovcrstocklus tNc -,
and causing The local iNl,hers -
from eastern factories II u,iors 49,,
Utah factories will be unable IA
in tho open market u waV fi,-ths,..
conteuded that the jobSor.. wo,S !
into direct benefits by tie Yelnr,t..
rates and that the cOnsunIcr wov55
get III" reduction.
Upon tho other hand. {, yss asa.
that the work OF the traffic ;yuresu sh
not ne intprfcred with hefore m.
mission If any advantage is 10 BE- .,
before that body
Compromise or Telegram.
Taking up the cudgci for ths /,
bureau. j. g. Mcdonald OF the yeI
aid Candy company and Orson 4. r
lett Of the Hewlett Bros company
emphatic i1 th";r demands that he
llc ou!can be left untTammeled In lis
before the commission.
Al this point IN The dlscussion
ton was made that a te:esrsm -
Wayded to the interstate co-nmerer
mission. setting forth the fact raj
reduction uf certain schedules wi
TuinuuS 10 Utah home Industries and
the interests 50 affected be mention,
the telegram. q
Dr. VIII l.. Elerbeck OF he 4
Plaster & Cement company ccere
compromise proposition that was ad9-
20 the general satisfaction OF an ;
enl. The ma after Was settled M 4
ing The proposed message 10 the 4
hcrS "g The traffic bureIu NOW al 4;
t1Eton City, \ II Love. " s,
Carthy and :. l. Babcock. viii,
OF commentator for tho wUrL ali
accomplished hv the bureau.
Al the meeting, among the men
insisted that the proposed schedule !
work hardship On Utah manufact.
were l.. ". Bailey of tho Utah Pod
Cement company, George W Lockta
The Utah CONDENSED Milk company
Joseph y Anderson Of Morgan. ..
scntinE tho Morgan cameriss.
men spoke al length Oh the fate Il
canning factories. tho CONDENSED
concerns and the cement plants n
state IL the Utah Geld is thrown
to the eastern factories under n;
freight rates. I, was conten6ed Nv
men that the bcneiil OF thc loSer.
OF transportation would not he ded1
from the cost TO the cOnsll1lsr 2n1'
the good that might be INTENDED n
members of the commission would
in the making.
Many Attend Meeting.
The meeting was presided over
Il. Cutler. -. +. Collett of the =
facturcrs' asSoci9 tiOn acted rs secf,'
Among those present and The IND
they represented were: ". j. PaH'
the Star, Wasatch and Riverside
nerleS OF Ogden: George ". Crail'
Lake Valley Canning company q
den; a representative each for W
den Portland Cement company az
Union Portland Cement company y
den; II. j. Moran and l.. VI. BzlE
The Utah Portland Cement COMPANY
VIII J.. Eilcrbcck of the Nephi =
and Cement company: j. G. Mclo
OF the Mcdonald Candy company:
II. Hewlett OF the Hewlett Bros (,
pany; George W. Lockhart OF 'ns
Condensed Milk company; w. ;. u.
of the Morgan Canning company.
gan: l.. .. TAFT. who represents
canneries in general: Eugene ~ M
the Utah Canning coo,nsny: ~,
George :. McAllisier Of the H. 7
Shoe company and y. w. carton
Inland Crystal Salt company.
Those taking the stand IN isw
leaving the traffic bureau 10 ac
sees best averred that the manplse
ing interests had been urged ~
OF times To present their sac
question to the bureau. ms
claimed. had never been done.
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