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if GOAL RATES PROBE
OPENED FRIDAY
I; ' MORNING
'j S haimioaiih Arcrsi:i or ham.
B ' '' I ri.UIMI TUAXM'OltTATIO.V.
H 'j
BBb t IntrrMato Comment- 'iiiinl-.lou IJ.
H ' AJiilniT .Mnndinll lit Charge- or In
H '' aulrr Wherein IStorMlnnl Itnto nnd
H i Poor Hcnleo I Allfgcil II) the "In.
BBY ' . lrjniilna ('ompanlc" of Curium
BBV --Tc.tliiioiiy of Wltucwif.
bYJ '
BH ' "i
BBV ' With nil array of representative nf
BBV i the ronl mining companies of Club
BBW i nnrt legal talent defending the Inter-
BBV I cits of the railroad, which praitl-
BBg I rnlty (Hint every owl In one of the
BBV j federal court rooms, the battle be.
BBg j tween the ronl operator uml tli mil.
BBV ' road. In which thn former nm ek
BBgi 1 Inir the removal or a differential rnto
H; I : nllcged to he operated iignln-t them.
V, A ', unit for nit adjustment of through
BBf ' , rates, lcgnn lal Friday before l. It.
BBm' Marshall, IntcrMato nniimprm exam-
BBh' Inrr. V A Hwret. prc-ldent of 8tnn-
BBl I tMrtt Con I company, wn on the wit
BBa J ntm Mnnd thn entire ilny. Piercing
BBi A dart of Mirtnnm were Mint I nick nml
BBi forth nt tlmifi, handicapping the
BBi i progress of the hearing ntnt apparent-
M 1 ly gaining little for cither side
BBi if From the character of the proceed-
B' ''If '"f the 'luentlon of cur shortage en-
BBV . H tcrrd Into the merlin of the cane
Bj jf equally iim much, If not more, than
H" Cf .the littler of rated. t being cnmlldl)
BBi, i ndmltted ly Hvteet thnt during n grcst
BBY i tjH portion of the )cnr the matter of rate
B i (H dl-crlmlntlon wan not n factor mm
BBV i Mj pared with the lack or car In which
BBY l to tilp the product of the mine of
BBY I Carbon county,
B, j I Complainant Tn Anion.
H I The complainant In the milt urV
B ' I Cnmeron Coal compuny. Independent
BBY ' I Coat and t'oke conipuii). Hprlnit Can-
BSV 'fll yon o I coiiiHiny mid the Htnndnrd
il t'onl iHimpAiiy. with the leni-r mid
. ill Itlo (lrande, Halt Uike Itolile. t'nloil
BH ' a J rnclfle, OrcKon Hhort Line. Oreiton-
BH,; 3 WAohlnRton Itnllronil mid NnvlKutlou
BH i i It company, Hoiilherti Pacific mid Weit-
BH J S vrn I'aclllc rallroadu hm ilefendiinlN.
BBa B; V A. Hwcct. president of Standard
BHm iR, foal company, flmt wltnetm for the
BHx ill complnlnantK, tatcd Hint the milieu
BBpl fit' of hln company at Hlmidnrdvlllii had
HB Jff heen ilrveloped mid eqiilpped nt n rout
BB1 mt of nhout ll.0flw.000. nnd had impniliy
BVt 91 for prodticlnit four thioiwuid toim of
BJ! ctial In nti clKlit-honr day. Ihirliw
BJ1 ml 11 the Utah mine ulilppwl lieiuwn
BJ ' Wm 1,000,000 nnd 1.600,000 toon of nml
BB ' Si to polntn oiitldn Utah, from n total
BB production of nhout 9.400,000 toon. If
BBhUjB thn rnllrnndA could fuinlxh it xufll-
BflSn dent ntimtHir of earn. If labor could
BHmWI lie nhtalned nnd If reiiMinnldn rule
BVtfal were offered by the rnllroadu the out
BaKI W& '"' rnul '" Increaxed with tho pre.
BB;' !) ent mine equipment to nhout ,tQ0.-
BKJtH 000 ton a year.
HLnjBj To 1 1 mo n y of Hnift.
BBkVC Durlnit the uprliiK nnd nummer
BBi(wit month, wild Hwoct. the opcrntloim of
BS ;fSv tna Ulnh inlncH ura icreatly hnudltsip.
Bf 12 ,,ri' '' ,nt differential rate of twinty
Bf J' JH five renin In favor of the producem of
BB ill! Wyoming, which hcIm pracllcally
BHnrf'H nn rmnnr "" '"oh coot t" outnlde
BBmIJ point, lli'cnunr of IhU report have
BS 7 Jllil t'omn to him that In many portlonn of
BJ i. U ldkho nnd Wyomlnic the people hove
BJ JH n compelled to hum fence and
BJ B1 outuultdliiK (' keep from mirfcrlnH
BJ ,Wn from thn iiild. If thn differential Here
BJ ; Bj removed the I'tah mine would make
BBj BJ hey hlimvnui to Idaho. OrvKon,
BBi BT WrtntilliKton nnd Montaiia durlnK the
BBJi BJ dimmer month. The Utah operator
BB' Bf enjoy nn llirough rain to Knium. Mix-
BBJj iB emir I nnd Nfbranka Hdnt, hut If a
BBL fl reajHtnahln rule to polnu In tliouc
BBJ IH etaten were Krnntuil the lindnee of
BBJI thn Utah mine would bo Rrcatly ex.
Hi mm punned.
BJi , fll Under croxx examination ho hnwvl
BJi Bk If granted n rnto of M.3S to Han I'ran.
BJ BJ clen, the conl operator of Utah could
BJ BJ rrrmpete with Auntrnlln, Japan nnd
BBV : H HrlllNh Columbia In upplylinr coal
BBc jjn for the uteamxhlp trade, now recelv
BBJ ft Inr their Hiippllea by water route. He
BBi aL "oJJ that It wa tip to tho railroad
BBn t Dt I , tn put nuch rate In effect that the
BBj pBj ' real operator of Utah could meat the
BBT m, ', rempetltlon of nil In ttomn place,
BB II Tfoa In other und water rompctl-
BB H Hon In other place.
B Ml A 1 Hliortaxr of Car.
BH M At the prrnent time, however, Hwect
BB 9 utmltttd, thn difficulty U one purely
BB B f a thortaRo of enr with which to
BB IB traniport ronl out of thn Htata. He
BB fjjl to admitted that while the bunlnem
BK V If ef the Wyomlnic producer wo iitead.
BK t P "y derreailnR, tho output of the Utah
BB ipfl in Inert wn Inrreaxlnir, I In Mild, ulso,
Bb' JtM tnat ,,1C btulneM done In California by
Bfl) ifm Utah nperutor hn materially Inu
Bfl Ul proved durliiR the pant mir or two.
Bfl M 5 that the preM'nt dtmand from
HBf 'mL California point I quite normal.
Bl Hf Hlnce tho time tin flret caxo wa
Bfl ft kroiiKht iiRalii.t thn railroad condl-
Bl 'ill Men have chnnjrrd nnd It I probable
Bfl H that thn relief now Indue kourIu may
HJ 4l " auMpendcd for n time, or until the
BJ Ul "f (he war, without appreciable
BBj 'jj effect on the bulnu of tho oihta
BBj Bl tern. At the wmn time, he wild, there
BBg 9 i no riMiHon why Utah coal Nhotild be
BJ C denied u murket In K'uimn. Miwourl
BBj SI d Nebraska, beoaiuw or dlwrlmlna.
BJ M l,sn ln rnl"- He Maid he would nut
BJ cmplln HRdlniit the Colorado mine
BJ ekjnyliiK I tah an a conipetlllve field.
B Eft Hweet rrtlewed the lomlltlon which
BJ n I exlMted In Clab. Idaho and Houth
BJ i I wetern Montana last winter liecaute
Bfl I f a nhnrtHRo of ioul. Till broiiRht
BJ II cut a rather wircHto remark on the
BB fll 1 "art of J. U. WIllouRhby, attorney for
BB If tho Denver n.u Itlo Orand. nnd re
BB jf I nhjlnir, Hweet ald
B jjjjl itlo (irnnile Iri llbuiUNl.
H, Snl "If you knew the tdtuallon as wo
J 1KB 4, wllh all the ulckno and vuffer.
!B Mb In because of a UorUK0 of fuel, you
BB Bl wuld not make such unfeollnic rrr
Bfl B :j-kf."
BBt BJ dweet tUted that In hU opinion thn
Denver nnd Itlo Ornndo had done
little to relieve the ronl ltuntlon nnd
thnt It I poorly equipped at Helper
with HHltchlntc nnd yard farllltlen nnd
had done little to Improve the method
of getting long train over Hobller
Hurnmlt.
ComimrlnR ronl with oil na furl, he
mid thnt even nt it low rout of 11.70
it bnrrel. laid down In Han Prnmlieo,
the Utnh operator could compels If
allowed a $4.40 rnte. At the present
tlmn there Irt no competition which
enn reduie the output of the Utah
mine, although Utnh hn not yet
dominated the cont market. If the
twenty-five cent differential I re
moved the conmimcr will get the hen,
fit During the mimmer, or Morn ire
month, the operator ntmorhed tho
ehnrge
rnrnlrhcM lllglity I'rr Cent,
Hhowlng by J. Cnl Hiring, prenldcnt
of the California 1'iul Denier' nKO
elation, thnt the Utnh mine fnr'nMi
0 per cent of the cytnl ronmimcd In
California, the eonl operator further
etitblhed the fact that the mine of
Utnh produce the roal, have n market
for their product nnd, according to
the contention or the complainant,
lire entitled tn lower freight rate to
meet thn competition of other cool
producer.
In the croM examination of V. A.
Hwert it Wa brought nut thnt the
cimt of mining coal In Utnh I KTcntcr
than In Wtomlng becnuxe of the fnet
that the teln are not n flat n lit
W omlng mid timbering h necciwnry.
The mine of I'lnb. It developed, lire
generally better equipped.
Hweel expreefed the opinion thnt
the differential of twenty. five t cut
a ton on 'nil conl shipped nut of Utah
In favor of the mines of Womlng wa
never eetabllnhed n it oorc of earn
ing for the railroad, hut nn nn em
bargo iignlnt tho Utah coal. ImpoKcd
for the purpoae of building up tho
Wyoming mine. Ileforo the Oregon
Short Line wan nhorlied by the Union
i'Acirlr, he mid, nil the mine id both
Mate enjoyed equal rnte.
Market Demand llrlitk,
During thn pant year And n half,
Kivert rnibl, the Utah operator found
n npirkot for more, coal thun they
could proiline. owing to restricted
produstlon on nrcnunt of lark of
trannpfrlatloii failllile. The differ,
inlliil nt Ihl tlmo'diie not materially
iiffccl the producer. Al th'e. mine
time he maintained that It I nn In
Jilntlie ttt the coniMimrr, which ha tn
almorb It. He Mated that nt the pre,
ent time the railroad are hauling
oihiir eoiuiiiodlle, In many InMnnic
over tiniunlnln rnnge. at n f night
rate lew lliiin that t'lmrged nn conl
from lh) Utah mine.
Hwret ndmltted that from twenty
flv ul to n dollar more wnH charg
ed for I'lah eonl ho hi n Idaho, largely
In tnune the Idaho ronumcr wn will
Ing tn pay It, biit equally n mm It be
caiiKe the Utah I'iifI compuny had
eeliihllahed n lower price for eonl notd
In Utah than for that wild In Idaho
I'lnli Coal I'rcferrtil.
W. U Clack, vice picMnent nnd gen
eral maunegr of the Diamond Fuel
comiHiny of l. AiircIcn, Cula , uh
Mnnllated the teetiinony cnnccrnlnR
the quantity conumed In Cnllfurnlt.
It. W. Franklin, traffic manager of
the Western WahlnRton Lumber n
Hoilntlon, muled that Utnh ioal I
twenlwflve cent hlRher In Wnnhlng.
ton than Wyoming coal nnd that
Utah iim I I Riven the preference.
II. I'. I.cwl. general manager of
the Htnndnrd Conl company, testified
In the grade nnd equipment on tho
Denver nnd Hht Ornnde between Halt
jke City nnd Helper, und while nil
milting that the nervlce hnd been
nomewlmt Improved during thn past
vHir or two, the Improved service hnd
not ri"olled In any Improvement In
the matter of coal transportation.
)t wn brought nut In the I eel I
mony of J. H. Hmlth, wile manager of
Hprlug Canyon Coal company, that
nhout five thoustind men arc employ
ed In the coul mine of Utah, while,
If proper transportation were furn
ished, permitting the mine to be op
erated ut capaclb. nt least 30 per
cent morn men would be given em
ploymcnt.
Many Wltiic.M- Called.
Other wllneiwe were O. N. Htrevcll,
president of Independent Coal and
Coke company, whit rxpresard if burnt
Isfnillon with the management of the
branch line of the Denver und lllo
Ornnde; Willjunt Oorton, sale ninn
agtr of the same company, who testi
fied concerning the coal trade In Cal
ifornia, and who mild that If the Utah
ml nc had the same rate an the mine
nt Kemmcrcr nnd Hock Hprlnir, Wyo ,
they would enjoy n broader market
In Washington, Oregon, Idaho nnd
California, nnd If given n rate of 14.40
to roast point tho Utah operator
could competo with water hauled coat
at roast point.
II. W. I'rlckett, manager of the
Traffic Hervlco llurcau of Utah, wa
(Continued on page four,)
ARE MH M
Work On the I'ricv to .Myton Hlaliwiiy
llctvntly InKVIcl.
Hwretary of Htute Harden ltennlon,
a memtier of the slate road cummin
nlon, tleorgn A. Htorr. wnrden of the
Utah penitentiary, nnd Ira II, llrnwn
Ing, road engineer, visited the convlit
camp nn the I'rlcn to Mvton roud last
HAturdny, where seventy-ono convict
and fourteen team tire nt this time
employed on tho Nino Mile aeotlon of
the highway.
Most of the work I being concen
trated on that section from tho oil
Una Anderson ranch thin way ami
Home good roault are being obtnlmd,
iwy the gentlemen mentioned, who re.
turned to tho Tavern Hotol at I'rlre
during thn evening. Convict now
employed will be kept there until cold
weather drive thrm out.
After thl. which will bo n month
or pcihnpa longer, the men are to be
be taken to sumo warmer climate un
til spring, per hap tho Ht. Qeorgv arc
tlon.
When It cornea to rral near beer
there la only one on tha market
That' "Snappy." Handled ho1etalr
Incullr by Price Commission company
Advt
CHURCH INVESTING
IN THE LIBERTY
BONDS
TWO ltUNUIti:i AND riFTY THOt.
HAND DOr.fiAIW IM.F.IK.FII.
Tvvclvi TliniiHmiil IVrson Without
lllsM'iilliig VoIcxj Consent to I'rolio.
si tlon of l'nxldcnt Jo-cpli I. Smltli
All the AtitliorltlcM Hnstalncil
largcnt uf All Conference.
Full twelve thousand high uplifted
hands In tho grent tabernacle, nt Halt
lnkc City taut Hunday afternoon si
lently but Impressively expressed the
decision of thn Church of Jesus Christ
of l.ntlcrdny Halnt to purchase with
part of tho tithing fund of the or
gnnlatlon, through Trustru1n-Trust
Joseph F. Hmlth, n quarter of n mil
lion dollar' worth of liberty bond to
aid tho government r tho United
Htnte In prosecuting It part In the
wnr In defense of constitutional fret
dom In the world.
Thl I th first time In the history
of the church 'that the tithe fund
hnve ever been diverted from their
ordinary course of expenditure for
purely ehurrh purpose, fltii.li nation
wn only taken after I'rlsrdlnt .Imllli
hnd mid that It was, the duty. of the
pcopln to sustain tho government lit
the war. Tho motion to purchase the
bond wa made by President Anthon
II. Lund, first counselor tn President
Hmlth, und was seconded by President
Charlo W. Penrose, second counselor.
When tho motion wn put by Presi
dent Hmlth with tha request thnt ap
proval bo denoted 1)V tho uplifted
hand, twelve thousand hand Wft6
railed In tho nlr, A dissenting show
ing wan' colled for, but uo hand wn
raised.
Urged tn liny llomN.
At the morning ses jlon of the con
ference Presiding 'tllshap Chnrle W.
Sibley gnve effective promotion to the
liberty bond campaign when he ald'
"You, sister, take my ndvlre. Don't
let your IiusIniiiiN mfpurnte themselve
from their money for something they
know nothing about If you hnve nny
surplus iiioiuj and many of you will
hnvo In these time of prosperity.
buy n liberty lMlnd On that you can
not lose. It Is good for nil llmo."
Illshop Nlbley had hlmsoir previously
sulwirlbed it hundred thousand dol
lars. To n large degree It wn Patriotic
Dn- thl closing period of the
eight -eighth seml-nnniial conference
of the churih. Two other Incident of
IKttrlollc chnnictcr were noted nt thn
morning session. Thn first wa when
President Hmlth announced President
llrlnham It. Uniterm n one of those
who would hnvo charge of thn outdoor
overflow meeting near thn bureau of
Information building. Lieutenant
Hubert, clothed In his khnkl uniform,
nnme from hi seat on tho slnnd
muong other member of thn first
council of seventy nnd went nut to fill
hi appointment. Thn other wn
when President Itlrhnrd W. Young of
Hnslgu stake, dressed In hi khaki
uniform n colonel of the I'lah nrtll
bry, pronoumed thn benediction.
America, In the Wnr.
I loth of these clrcutntnnctH served
to remind thn vast audience of tho
part the United Hl.ile I taking in thn
wnr for the maintenance of principle
of free government, which the mem
to rs or the hiirch urn continuously
taught to believe are of hoHVunly In
spiiMtlon, und huIkmmiiu'IU comment
hoard among altendanl ut the morn
ing HeMlon Indicated that the patriotic
example given them had curried
home.
Twentj thousand men, women and
children. It I conservatively imtlm
nleil, thronged Temple square Hunday
morning and afternoon. Two over
flow meeting were held nt each oc
casion one In Assembly Hall and onn
In the open nlr near the bureau of In
formation building. In the big taber
nacle eat and stood twclvo thousand
person. In Assembly Hall were forty
five hundred more and thirty-five
hundred other stood In the open nlr
nnd sang nnd listened to admonition
from their lender.
Thl elghty-elKhth conference of the
church wn by far the largest ever
hrtd In point of attendance. All of
the nuthorltlft were sustained without
n dissenting voice. The conference
wn Hunday uflernoon adjourned until
April next.
STATU I'AIH HIIOWH'nilST
PROFIT l'DU IiONd TI.M1.
When the gate of the Utah stnta
annual fair closed last Haturduy night
official were very well pleased with
the result of the exhibition. The
gnte receipts showed thnt over two
hundred thousand people had visited
the ground during the week, with the
result that the fair w,i n pa) Ing In
(dilution for tho first time In several
year.
"We had one of thn largest iittend
nncr at thn fair for a number of
I ears," a)h W. H. Itomney. president,
"and In overy way the fair wa n
marked uccm." Itomney attributed
thn succhim of the fair to the Inter
estlng exhibit and the novel side nt
tractions offered to thn public.
Tne food conservation displays and
demonstration. h added, brought
Neons of people to the groundH day
after day
The right ort of a county agent I
what hi title Implle the trusted
ngnnt. friend und counselor of tha
farmer with whom hn work. He 1
not nn outalder with quantities uf ad
vice, but a sympathetic helper of his
own people, learning by doing
The housekeeper should bn cure
that her family ha every day wimii
food from each of the flvb prlnclp.il
groups, nam-ly, fata, sugar, cereal,
fruits nnd vegetables, and meat, milk,
-heese, erars or legume.
Alluring Fashions
I In Millinery
$
J This is the millinery Btorc of better service anc
WiSmy0&&7!'m better stocks. Every day brings its new style. y,
vtK-IbB neVcr a"0W t,,C m0(,C pn83 US by or catcl- s nan
y fjJISSW PnK- YoU win find herc n11 tne odd and picturesque
A 4-3pr3!v " shapes for fall wear.
X J?fifctar. 7. Our line of hnts is worthy ofyour cIobc inspection
wM' iym II contnins " t,,c -nte8t whims from Fifth Avenue
X ' ''f 5"'' nnd n in ncrfcct tn8le-
j - I
y If your last order failed to please, try us this timc
v-n ?wa9 Vc c9Pcca,'y lelight in fitting discriminating cus-
t l4l )' tomers. We stay on the job until you are sntUficd
X a9
.
f Royal Society Silk . OoGU-
t and Embroidery Q
Cotton SI.. TO 8S.00
1
I BESSIE KENNEDY, MILLINERY
! Main Stroct, Price, Utnh.
V
HARDWARE
AND LUMBER
What do you want? No mat
ter, we hnvo It here. The qunll-,
ty I high and thn price I low.
1. 1 Wccler lumber Co.
COLLETT'S
LUNCH ROOM
One of tho ronlly flrst-clsss
plure In Kartern Utnh to dlna
Wa solicit tha trade of women
and children, being especially
fitted out for them. High-class
food ut reasonable price.
Prlci, Utah
saiooi, cHii.iiii..v ahi: to
oitnANir.i: koh m:i ciiosn
The stain board of education hai
decided that school children of the
tate may be organlrxd for I ted Croiw
work, nnd letter to thU effect are
bring sent out to superintendent of
tho varlou district. Thn artlou
comes In compliance with n request
from headquarter of the National
Hud Crowi at Washington, I). C.
The board ulso has decided that thn
special committee on vocational edu
cation, composed of I)r K. O. (lowAns,
superintendent of public Instruction,
Dr. J, A, Wldtsoe, president of thn
University of Utah, und Dr. B. O,
INttcmon, president of the Utah Agri
cultural college, should bn empowered
to name the statn director of voca
tional education, it soon as the pre
liminary negotiation now under wny
with the federal government are com
pletcd
The natlonul government will aid
thn Mtate In thl work by contributing
fifteen thousand dollar or more a
year
niU'HAItlllSTK Alll: WAUNIH)
to i:xTi:itMiNATi: tiii: hats
4 lints and mhe, whhh cause
'widespread dnningii during the
summer, are even morn destrur
tlvc during tho winter In or
churds. 4-
ThU warning, with tho ndvlre
thnt ineanr of extermination
should bo adopted, ha been
ounded by the Utah Agrlcultur-
al college's department of cnto
mology.
The rodenta are op lolly de.
structlve during tha winter, It Is 4
pointed out, because, being rut
off from other food, they make
Inroads upon the bark of young
fruit tret.
I
to
DMNK
"Tivoli White Ribbon"
The Most Exquisite Hcverage. It is the Real Think'
Minus the Kick.
Brewed in the old fashioned way, and containing th
snmo wholesome, nutritious Ingredients formerly em
ployed in the Famous Tivoli Products.
Thoroughly aged and fermented. Free from the Gassy
Bilious Effects usunlly found present in the unfermented
bevernges. .
O H. Wilson Selling Co,,
Ed Sheya, Local Agents,
Brewed By Tivoll-Unlon Co.,
Denver, Colo.
REMINDERS
If you arc desirous of buying or scllhiK any kind oPreal
estate, we wish to offer you Just a few reminders.
First, wo make n specialty of real estate, hence Vye can
give you good attention In your wnnta.
Second, we have exceptional faculties for Intcresti"
prospective customers. We get their attention where you.
probably would fail.
Third, handling property of every description, ne are
constantly in touch with buyers and sellers of all kinds of
property.
See us nnd ascertain if wo haven't a cuptomer for the
very piece of property you want to sell or that In j'
what you want to buy.
LEE-NELMS CO., foil
Booms 1 and 2, Silvagnl Building, Price, Utah
Fire Insurance, Abstracts, Bonds, Workmen's Coinpen
tion, Automobile Policies, Notary Work,
Conveyancing;
A. KOPF'S STUDIO
All Work Guaranteed and Price Reasonable.
PHOTOGRAPH WORK OF ALL KINDS.
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