| Show TILT IlL T IN GOAL COAL IN INQUIRY UlRY TODAY Representative Tolton Resents Charge That He Is a Cor Corporation Agent FREIGHT RATES HURT UTAH flats Jow Pun lun Isk ish the tho J for thu tho En of 01 Compulsory Laws rite rhe joint In lag the cJu es for coat cOlli holti tin SUng mornings today Besides tho main busIness be bB taro fermi it ento live Tolton t to speak on u cm question of person n liege e eT T Tolton llon resented tile the charge chargo made mado in III s a morning paper to the effect as he In Int t It that ho was II t corporation and ana was working there Its In the Illo com coin miLlet for tor tiso tho ben fit ot of tho corpora Jons Uon rather titan the people IIo Ho road rad tim tho report pUblished In the organ ot of the tho Republican partY then read the r record oord or of which It pur purported ported to 0 be r a reproduction II and nil charged that the paper was attacking hm him because hI h represented the Dem Democracy 0 fl of at Injuring hint him with bbs hili constituency H lIe declared that lw h had bait wished to ask several questions ut at the tho present sitting silting but had harl refrained from doling so 50 for fear hIs latles would ho bo misrepresented Lawrence Lawrenc interrupted to ask usk It If It were truo thul WM was Interested In any ony coal laud or railroad company compan and lie he declared that ho was absolutely die Interested lie WWI was then thon asked It if lie Jo thought tim tho preSs representatives should be ox ex lie ho said his ha would not asle asic that but that they thoy confine themselves to a true of oC this record Johnson then joined In the discus sloe by suggesting that bat the tha Democrat to la member probably took the Iho misstate monte too to seriouslY on account of being made In the organ argall buth but he felt rell that tho reporter should truthfully record the of at the commIttee or else bo be Later Latr in n the tha session lie he prepared a rosa reso faith In Mr Tolton and requesting tho tha Int Re Republic public to ta correct Jn an t error in lt report of at yesterday TWO TODAY Two examined thIs morning They Thoy wore Manager C O 0 Harris or of the M M wh se lots WM was so poorly prepared that ho he unfortunately was found to ta be ot at earl arl mince with well known l facts In loveral In instances und Wm Vm S Mccarthy JI r of at the tho Salt Bolt Lake Mc Ir McCarthy advocated a lon It I had a neighbor lute President hero for tor instance anti ho he started to build n a fence 10 feet teet over my amy line I OlId wont want some sense other tribunal than ho bo to e o that It was corrected contacted I dont think the lie railroads reduce freight rates except pres pressure lIre so road Of t the tho rats rateS Into Utah being reduced It came camo as the tho result ot of pressure and that pressure was Willi not by Utah jobbers In whose interest then are the tha now new rates Why simply In the tho interests a of job hors bore Do you think put In Senator Law Lawrence ronce rence that tim tho railroads done aono anythIng In Ia the past l 10 years venn to help Utah jobbers and enable them to extend theIr territory Decidedly not On the tho contrary they have yielded t to pressure from other jobbers and brought in goods In Ina II a way to Injure Utah jobbers and lessen theIr heir held of r activity NO 10 When Whon asked as to the tho C et or at II a rate on tILl thi Utah coal then Mr earthy Carthy declares B that the owners ot of Wyoming and ana Utah mines were very steer together and all 1111 rail railroad railroad road heLd cea ceased ed so eo till far faras liS as rates aro concerned and that the only ony way to got better coal cant would bo to get more mare Indo independent pendent unlace mines for tor the state would find It if It reduced the tha rate irons to n a reasonable sum aUm that the tho company would and punish tho thimi pea peo people pie until they could got enough coal cOllI its In sight Bight owned Independently to tho railroads see that tho they would not enforce such punishment HOW JOBBERS ARE AiU HuRr The witness told tala how Utah jobbers ano Injured In Utah by the arbitrary rate which would allow a 0 Chicago jOb bar bel to land hIs goods gooda In lInn Manti II for tor Instance und under r the Iho price which the th SnIt Salt Lake jobber could obtain this by reason of at a 0 special rate ralo on through shipments when delivered away tram from trama froma a common point Mc III HarrIs WM was the first witness lIe was told to outline lila trip to the tho c coal nl mince on the tha party ho hI con conducted ducted to fled Ind out the cause causa for tor the tha coal shortage lie told ot of ridIng to the mines on the tho roar rear ot of a 1 Pullman and the tho cars Thero Thera mere none between Salt Lake anti Provo anti and many on sidings beyond brond that Joint Un Under don der isis hili figures totalled d by Atty Ed Allison Allson until It WM was that within three hours ot of Salt Lake Lako he hn had encountered 60 oata or of coat coni and 75 15 care of oC coke In transit to this el city ty He admitted that the tho mines vero found to be running to fUll tull capacity for eight hour shills but I were not working o overtime or double shifts S as MISSION OW OD t Id M 1 lie asked to name numo rates in III Utah that thal wore discriminating and tests men tinned the tho coal cOllI rat IS Its compared to a 11 arate rate In Colorado or of 61 50 cent per ton for 0 haul tram from Canyon City to 10 Denver a dl distance ot of miles IUt as compared with tot tal the tbt Castle to Salt Lake Lallo for lor which III charged 10 also mentioned Il a rate out beer to Green Oreon River front Salt Lake ot of S I cents cent per Ier barrel moro more titan thAn a rate rato irons Den DenI vet I to Green Oreen lIe Ho declared that the M and M had beets born In nn an et ef tort t to get united n against freight dl and ud over ever Its 1111 Inception such auch had beAn brought to its Ita He that coal COlli sold Bold lit Il U 4 per ton hero hore U II rac fec tories but much other shown shawls the tho rate to 10 ho 31 its In car loads v yered red to ot of the pun pur sot or lilTS hILTS SALT IAK nARD HARD Ii fr the second witness led lcd ho he had been In time railroad for Cor 0 years anti WM wes familiar with Jobbing conditions no lie lisa Iho railroads s were melting malting pluck much mOlley out ot of Utah Job jobbers nosy titan formerly tb y did touch much more business which under this lIa bIght rates rune run a rapidly Into limb not net prout Re men mentioned liaised Otto rate a MIssouri river Jobber could land IlInd goads in MenU lit et per hundred ii rate rata or of tot tor mu Do Salt lAke jobber obber flArES n KI KIAn Are An Vials Utah e f by Lawrence nce Yes Yell they are timko rako your our instance pf coah you are till talking king It itt In value from lUG 1125 10 0 In fl getting from he mains to the consumer NIt Just OO wiles yat I L too toa much A rate OCIl or a cent coat coal would be ample but bUI It ii make thIs thle rate rato th the oU eh u to ta bJ be to wOuld be pro vent men meat t ot of coal mIned In Utah hl tho state until the state outside sa or 01 the company Is ii tho ho for Cor enacting th WOuld law lair understand a great r nt tieni ot As I mined 1 In Utah is Shipped the tau cit nb coke col e eOn out or o On title this Point C O 0 had ha t tied Oed thai 7 75 per cent ot of the went scent Into coke and the Out oitt 1 h Per tiel cent went 16 15 per cent th ta the roads and 10 her coat cent to the ers or of domestic coal Au fI to n a maximum rate rale the tie said he would favor it Il on Coal bit on rt cOmmodities as it t tend to 10 confidence on the thi of at the Independent I operator wt 1 It a Is afraId to If Jen up Ul his idi Jr and linde Jt It hard to enlist support WOULD THE PEOPLE POPL The main burden ot of Mr Ir however was 11 that thI t was no 10 possible relief so 1 r en at It a present Parties controlled use ma market ket and could punish the itt for tor enacting laws No ito looked fat f rl Pet lIet only Whets enough coal it In i r a In Ownership to te u II I a on 01 the tho pr present sent force o thetis no not to 10 shut out OUI tiis hot ket lie He n a state I r coal coni mined In stew veins elna sad aei that lisa Iho ultimate ta IG I trouble must bo li found In hi er t l Isle his testimony he i Ill turned over to tl Attorneys Panie Williams or of the Short Line and aid tI L of oC the tho RIo Ria Grande Granlo for tor us yore Yere cross examinatIon such 11 III u LI I have been subjected t date ate by the tho railroad attorneys |
