Show SAN PETE happenings A mass meeting of 0 the representative citizens c and business men imen of the temple tempie city of san pete was held on wednesday evening for or the purpose 0 of passing suitable resolutions protesting against the passage of the wilson bill juhn jha lowry ST sr acted its as chal chairman and petar pi ur P I 1 dorlag as secretary speeches Speech ca were made by john lowry john patton joel shoo Shoemak maker cri fordinand ferdinand alder and others other tho the following resolution was unanimously unanimously adopted and ordered ordera forwarded to both houses of Cong reset Res resolved elved that we tho the citizens of manti sun san rate pet county etab utah irrespective of at political affiliation la in muss musa meeting as sam gambled bled most moat earn earnestly earnesta estl y protest against the passage of tho the wilson bill and ur fitly request that the bounty on sugar bo be not reduced and the duty on wool lead and lead ores bo be not removed or reduced the citizens of monti mantl id vicinity acini ty ore ere more mom directly interested in wool but feel it t their duty to prevent it if possible hostile legisla legislation tinn against any industry in the territory the central utah wool company comp any with a ith headquarters arters in this city shipped during aseh over pounds undo of 0 wool and nearly carloads of 0 sheep tho the net losses over will reach more mom than besides sides bankrupting at least 73 75 per cent ot of the sheep men unless a speedy specify change Is made in prospective legislation le isla A large amount of wool shipped from this point remain unsold in the warehouses of boston the compit company ny has received a telegraphic offer of eight cents cent sper per pound for pounds stored in one house the otter offer was promptly declined if the wool was sold gold at the figure offered the growers crowds would realize about four cents the charges in freight storage commission I 1 insurance ns urance and interest on momy advanced would consume the balance As some of the growers Er have received an advance of six cents they would be the commission houses lio ures two cents on art ever every pound of wool sold TITE THE COAL SITUATION everything Is quiet in coal mining circles during the past ten days groups of welsh miners could be seen seca upon the street corners discussing the different for salo set a and leasing of the edmonds property the san pete fete valley people have evidently labored hard to get ret control of the mine they submitted various none of which were accepted the company still holds a W 40 option which dora does not terminate till tho the first of may the miners miner claim to have coal in sight bight to that value but have offered to sell bell according to the terms of the contract they want money which it seems seema the railroad people have not on hand band One ono offer made by the welshmen Welsh men Is to accept the purchase price in tour four installments another pio proposition position la Is to lease the mine to the railway company for per week neither of these have been accepted president bruback and superintendent kerr have left tho the city and the miners have iesu ined woric work at the mine coal la IR being beani hauled into manti and sold sell at 1 I 1 per too ton THE r RAILROAD WAR no changes chances have been made in the policy of either cither the rio grande western or the san pete valley railroad in the rate war the freight and pax paa traffic seems about equally divided many people mistake the conditions of a tree free ride over the sin in pete valley end and get very when compelled to pay full fare the rates from fir am mantl manti to coplit have not been reduced nor are people permitted to ride free when going to and from intermediate points the cut Is only for rio grande western points tho the rate to salt lake Is 14 the same game as from nepal with tho the san pete fete valley haul baul tree free some new coaches and it a new engine have been received by the san at icae valley i n pany painters are arc at work putting on fresh coats and new letters on the rolling stock everything LIS Is assuming assum lne cl a prosperous air about the little road offices it ti Is announced that the fight will continue tor for seven years if the western does riot not sui render and present pre sent the white flag dae the people seem to take the matter as purely it a business proposition and are arc not anxious tor for the warfare to stop JOEL SHOEMAKER mantl manti utah jan 25 |