Show FIGHTING FOR CONTROL Pacific Coast Salt Companies COmpani Engaged in ina a Life and Death Struggle Sit Jan 30 The In the history of the salt trade trad on the Pacific coast is now at its height interest are warring for the control of the market On one side IB Is what is left of toe the old combination known 96 as the tue federal salt mit trust now new known as the Imperial Salt company On the other side la the Amalgamated Salt company which Includes hi Its membership the owners of many salt works around the Bay of San Sn Th The market markit price pj for salt ha lis fallen filen so low b by reason of the war that thai no more aloes quotations are made unade in inthe Inthe the A cargo of wa ws Drought brought from Mexico The market In the north had bad some of this salt That which wa was in San Francisco IB Is reported to hv he cost per ton including duty sad and freight and was put out at a rate of SUO per ton It is kit reported that he the Amal Amalgamated Am company has ha on hand something Hk like W M ton tona of salt rait and that the rhe ln Im company has bs remaining of o the old Rock supply tons tn It t tf l by th Amalgamated Amalgamate people that when the salt trust was dissOlved the old of the Federal Suit Salt went over ocer to the Imperial company and tried to control the wait salt market which eventually led Id to open war |