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Show . . ". ! i i . O ' .:. : : " . ; ' . " ' , - ........ ....... i . . ' Brcry nouseliclder. Wto Orns a Freezer, Ererj :: BreWcr, ; - Restaurant : . :Kccpcr;;'Stockman and I ;feincr Affcctei f : . ( ioCAI.' SALT . P3UCXS. Iast summer , ..... , , . . , . .f 2.00 Z4it -winter .......... 5.50 2:owt. t .' , ... . , . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.00 The price of coarse salt has suddenly sudden-ly and . without explanation on the part of Its local controller, the Inland Crys-. tal. Salt ' company, been Increased al-. most 100 per cent . , .. '- This Increase of price not only affects af-fects brewers,, tanners, restaurant men, stock-raisers . and ...caterers who use large-quantities of coarse salt but will be at once felt In every home in the city where an Ice cream freerer is used. Price Now ?10 Per Ton.". '- : During the past six-months, salt has j -been delivered to the wholesale dealers ' for 35.60 .- per ton. According to the statement of the salt company which i enjoys a monopoly of the salt business : -In tfels . In termountaln . region, the I wholesalers will pay 39 a ton for the ' product they have , 'previously . pur-i pur-i chased for 35.M. The dealers say that I they have been notified that 310 per ton j represents the prevailing price. ; "What a XTholesaler Says. . ' t On of the largest wholesale dealers In Salt Lake In discussing the sudden Jump In salt said today: - "The only explanation I can offer is that the Salt Trust has a monopoly and can -.dictate the -price .without fear of imolestatlon: The Inland Crystal Salt company has no competition here. IWhen the-' fight was on last summer it devered this salt that now costs us 310 forVlTrrf ton and put the ismall eon- 1 cernSit of business. Hide jsalt which we'haVe been buying for from 17 to 39 , per ton; the company now asks us to pay 320 per ton tor. The price of table salt -in small quantities has i net yet been affected, bntI-think It;. will -be OOn. -,.il: '--'i -' - ;V- v-J ITr. Clayton'! Explanation. :LU -; Z ' L A.' Clayton, treasurer of the Inland Crystal Salt' company, was reticent about making, any explanation of the Increased -prices .thisv morning,; - but finally said: . I . "While the fight was on here we gave salt away and made people presents for taking It Our territory here Is so small that we cannot make any money when there Is competition." . 3 . . "Did you succeed in the fight of last year, when you sold salt at 32 per ton In putting the small companies out . of business r asked the reporter, t "Well, we have virtually no competition compe-tition now. he admitted, "We're too firmly established here for any one else to make a profit In the business. And we would be glad to quit the business ourselves. . . . ;,'; ; ! The Territory Supplied. ; " '' . "How much i territory, do you sup- ''Utah, Idaho, Arlaona, Montana. Nevada Ne-vada Wyoming and a part of Washington Wash-ington and Oregon." ; "You have bought out several local companies that were incorporated to manufacture salt haven't your "Some of them we bought and some went out of business because they lost money." Mr. --Clayton, replied. i |