White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-13
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SALT LAKE DECLINES TO TAKE
SERIOUSLY LOCAL BUSINESS
MEMS RESOLUTION TO TRADE
ELSEWHERE.

Notwithstanding the fact tnat at d
mass meeting attended by about fifty
representative business men of this
district and which had it not been
for the fact that the condition of the
roads made auto travel impossible,
would have been attended by prac-
tically every business man in this
vicinity, a resolution was adopted
which will result in a loss to Salt
Lake City of several hundred thous-
and dollars in business each month,
vet the Salt Lake plutocrats (if the
statements published in certain news
papers In that city are to be befieved)
simply take the position that they
have the Ely merchants by the throat
with one hand while with the other
they are going to dip into the bank
accounts of our best citizens at their
own sweet will and use that money
honestly and legitimately earned In
this district for the purpose OF build
Ing race couise oho's
outside of Salt Lake. Then by the
methods they have employed in try
ing to fool US for some months past
they will misdirect tourists coming
over the Lincoln Highway. III they
happen to get by the Salt Lake plu-
tocrats with a dollar In their pockets.
and steer them to the pet race course
where il seems natural to assume,
Judging from certain activities in
Salt Lake. that a burying ground
will likewise be conveniently located.
This is the resolution adopted at the
mass meeting and which the business
men throughout the district. acting as
body, are putting into effect with
considerable alacrity:
"Whereas. II has been made TO
clearly appear that certain influential
men In salt Lake City are endeavor-
ing 10 divert the Lincoln Highway
travel from its well defined course
through this district. and
Whereas, such diversion would be
greatly detrimental To the business
fore, be IL
Resolved, That we, the business
men of the Ely district, In mass meet
ing assembled, determine TO trade in
cities other than Salt Lake and
where the substantial citizens are not
so opposed tn our business interests"
Representatives of Salt Lake
houses in the past claimed ignorance
of any movement against the inter-
ests of this section. The matter was
repeatedly called to the attention of
certain houses there, and invariably
the business man here would receive
a reply to the effect that the matter
had been referred to the Commercial
Club or the Rotary Club or some
other club which had no interest in
us. and with such replies came the
outstretched hand for additional
orders and additional business to as
sist them in carrying out their teach
cry. When this excuse was worn
threadbare then the suave gentlemen
came along with the story of how
they were endeavoring to benefit us
by the Wendover route. and explained
how by mlsguiding the tourists and
sending them to the north they
would be given the Joy ride of their
lives. and after taking In oregon. Mon
tana, Washington. Alaska and cir
cling around tho North Pole four or
five times they would eventually be
cropped in Ely, where we could care
Tor the poor fish as we saw fit. In the
item cleverly hidden in one of the
Sale Lake newspapers on Thursday.
however, their second excuse seems
To fail as ignominiously rs did the
f'st beca $50 they say among other
things
Local business men are not in
clined to consider seriously the threat
OF Ely merchants to boycott Salt Lake
business houses on account OF the re-
routing of the Lincoln Highway
through Wendover instead of Ely.
The majority of Salt Lake merchants
are inclined to ignore the threat.
They declare that Salt Lake has made
no attempt to route the Lincoln
Highway through Nevada or any
other district except Salt Lake City.
Local dealers are of the opinion
that the Ely merchants cannot afford
TO toycott Salt Lake goods because
OF the difference in prices here and
at other commercial centers.''
II they are trying to benefit us.
what do they mean by the statement
on account of tho rerouting Of thu