Show THE SALT CONI combination how flow prices itell ian n ft coder L this tie all when the bill was being considered by tile the vand means dinean coin at its public beatings several interests were represented which demanded inan led that silt salt be put on tho the tiro list this created intense alarm allione imori im the producers of salt in nw new N w yui buik it bbate they att at once sent a committee to washington with petitions and protests the gist oft which was that if salt were made free thir th ir works would havo to bo be closed blosl 1 in n supporting their demands lei n aels they p plind ank M with aprile to the that they hall ivr taken advin tage of the opportunity which the sitf gave atheni to corner the market and hat they hal hail never a i trust trus to control and regulate re the lus output and nd v anve tnt T prices one on e of their committee mi at kerr saul said had it not been for I 1 icv lit Vine Aine rican I 1 R salt a I 1 t anil IT I 1 11 had tat 10 our ur w works 0 rk 3 beyn been anler a trust people would have beai considerably lusher higher prices for their salt today by such a show of philanthropy the salt falt men inen prevailed and the mckinley McKi iiley bill became law with the duties claties on salt retained as is they were in ia tl tit 0 t lantt of just as soon as 15 tile the bill became a liw law ait producers lucers who had so lon ion abstained from fori forming ninga 1 truit out ont of pure phi philanthropy held a meeting ine etin and formed what they chose to call the western weste r r new salt sal ill association they also issued a circular which declared detla sd that the oba L ct t C of f the combi nation was to inai ur iiona forin rather than llian angl higher er prices and then they lira ira cedi ced l tu to advance the mar ket prices the effect el ot oe this advance is shown in I 1 the ti e following follow iii table tabe whish which gives the aces i year aap ind ani tle me present prices P rices tasse were ware fur i n asne s ie I 1 by ona ina of the larges lares dealers deal lers in ia salt lit in caston iton aug ait october sm i poun boves SO D CU 0 il li board i boie ook ui of waind boxes boies alli I 1 11 I 1 M po bab bagis i lh IR 14 barilli of VO la inlet 1 I I 1 f I 1 10 iohd pound io jd bas tier ter birrel t f i 1 i bags I 1 gna suo droes does this history of the sau salt in austry under th hf M I niney Kry banff ta ii ilir I lir on out the ti asi iw t on of tro the N diw tv Y york k or tb IT avi I T 3 tt the ta difini i i I 1 I 1 arii r li ta larff r ff mea asi at ir |