The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26

ITS main line. approaching Dixie At Mo-
oena, and is no doubt fully cogniEant
OF INC wealth locked up In Washington
county. and its complement Iron county.
within whose confines arc 500. 0Go, 900 tons
OF iron orc from which iron can bc pro -
duced and laid down on the coast more
cheaply than from any other known DIS
trict.
ono cannot speak Of Dixie without a
word about TIC wonderful scenery of the
Mukuntuwcap and Parunuweap canyons
set apart by President Taft as A ma
tlonal monument. These tremendous
canyons. and the wonderful temples and
towers OF the valley OF the Virgin fur
nlsh Tor artist and author subjects that
arc unsurpassed on this continent. Tho
slghtseers OF the world VIII some day
travel far TO view their maGnificence.
Summary: The minerals and oils. and
The incompatible climate and soil Of
DlNlc, together with tho facts that the
Asiatic and Pacific markets arc adyauc-
Ing moro rapidly than any other. and
that this district is only 500 miles from
the deep water port OF San Pedro, as
southern Utah and it's great market gar
den 10 the south future that Is beyond
computation.
Reduced Freight Rates.
November II was notable day for
Salt Lake City and the intermountain
empire, Tor II was tho date on which
the new Missouri rIver-Salt Lake City
tariffs went Into effect
The reduction on class rates ranges
from 40 cents per 100 pounds on first
class freight 10 cents per 100 pounds
on ''l'' class freight. Changes in rate
arc also given on EOS OF the commodities
most commonly handled. averaging 80
cents per 100 pounds on commodities
shipped from Chicago In carload lots
Some idea OF the meaning OF this is
sraspe0 when you consider that IL you
ties, one car OF each your freight saw
ing would be more than enough 10 start
a bank OF $4,000 capital and to equip
IL completely, Ii Is estimated that. based
on the amount OF freight now transport
ed. Utah will save $3.50, 900 annually
AS matter OF fact. the sum will be
greater than that. for traffic growth. al,
by the rate reduction.
Extend Jobbing Territory.
The decision OF the interstate COM
merCc commission which brings about
these reductions will mean that Salt
Lake city wholesalers can sell. and re-
tall merchants all through the country
can buy, cheaper than before, and that
the radius OF the territory served by Salt
Lake City's jobbins trade will be in
salt Lake City can now sell to Nampa,
Ida, at a lower freight cost than Chi
cago. The old rates would not permit
our jobbcrs To extend their operations so
far into the northwest a similar extern
sion OF territory Is made 10 the east.
west and south.
JneSe facts IN turn mean a lowering OF
the cost OF living all through the terri
tory Salt Lake City serves. an Increase
In building. more settlers, more valuable
land, an increased attractiveness Civ en-
to the intermountain empires invitation
TO outside capital-a general stimulation
all along the line. IL VIII give new life
to our manufactures. IT will result In
profit TO carrier. we'll as shipper
through the increase OF traffic, both in
tho hauling OF freight into Utah and IN
it's distribution throughout the inter-
mountain empire.
Now is the time for us TO redouble our
efforts To upbuld Salt Lake City as well
as the whole territory OF which IL is the
commercial capital-to secure the busl-
ness we should logically have. II IS our
opportunity. Let us make the most
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