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Show BREAKING IIP SALT MONOPOLY CreatWesternCompany in Conference, Idaho Shoepmen Ars Heavy Stockholders in Organization. Or-ganization. Thi3 Hns Enabled the New Company to Beat One Ccntrolled by the Hierarchy . Special to The Tribune. X I'tah, May 12. A. W. Mnnsur of Boston, one of the principal owners Of the Qr-at Western Salt and Soda company, com-pany, which has recently been tuch an effective element In breaking up the Mormon Mor-mon church salt monopoly, and is now the- probable victor over that concern which Kittle under the corporate nucm of the Inland f.'rvital Snli rrmpan. Is in 'cJ. n in a business conference with tlv ofllcers and tho other directors of the in v competitor whose salt beds and work .in- kr.itid .,i r.lith Mountain on the Lucln cut-oft Mr Mansur Is Immeasurnblv pleased with the progrfsa his company lois made since Ita Inception, and more than anything else docs It please him that his ciTorts and tboae of his friends and associates asso-ciates In the business have been Instrumental Instru-mental in i educing the price of salt to Consumer! In this region, and the ror.se-qui-nt greater production In the local Held and the shutting out of the Imported article arti-cle tiv.m Kansas and Michigan Mr. Mnnsur Mnn-sur win remain here for some tim in fact, until the new leflnery Is established and In running ordt I A number of the offlf-erB and directors of the Great WeHtern Salt and Soda company com-pany are residents of Ogden Including Ralph E. Hoag. Dr U V With..; and oth. re and one of them Is W II Phl!-brlcU Phl!-brlcU f American Falls. Ida. The hulk of thf Stockholders, however, are among the sheepmen of Idaho who are great consumers of salt, and It Is thi feature of the organization that has enabled tho new company to l-at the old monopolv of tht Church of jest-s Chrint of Latter-day Saints. |