Show SALT lAKE SHIPPERS MUST PAY fREIGHT Local weal Manufacturer Shoots How flow Coast Competitors Have Advantage of Moro More Titan Than Per Cent CentA A striking example of how Salt Lake Lalee shippers must pay the freight Is Isi shown i In a 0 freight bill for goods now on the tho way sold said the representative of a prominent manufacturer today toda Tho The bill Is for tor a carload carlond of ot cotton cotlon piece goods g Including domestics sheet logs ings etc and the tho shipment Is coming by b way of water from rom Now New York to Galveston and by b A T S F and D DR DR DR R G to lo Salt Snit Lake Inke There are CO GO pounds In the car and ond the rate la is It per I cwt or a total bill of oC freight for tor the shipment of If It this same Game shipment had been lIeen con consigned consigned consigned signed to manufacturers on the Paci Pacific Pacing fic ng coast cont at nl either San Francisco Portland Seattle or Los Angeles the tho rate would have been per cwt or total freight charge of oC and this too for service The Salt Snit Lake manufacturer for tor service on tho same shipment would have havo been compelled to pay p In freight charges the tho sum of oC MAJOR nINE MINE IX IN I TOWN Originator of Unit System S of Rail Ran reading Is If Old West est cst Pointer MaJ Charles Hine of oC the tho Union Pa 11 Pacific Pacific road Is In the city today tOIl a on en route roule to lo the tho Pacific coast from Chicago where whore ho Is an officer on the tho staff of Julius his department be being beIng being ing that of oC organization and amI methods m The major majol Is a recognized organization export tho the author of oC the recent and desirable change In the scope of or au authority authority authority of oC subordinate officials by 0 which much red tape lape was dispensed d with and officers hitherto restricted to certain localities In their administrative tive tivo powers were given general Juris Jurisdiction jurisdiction diction which results In an with authority to act being present at all the more prominent centers along the tho tholine theline theline line MaJ Hine IB is a 0 West Point 91 01 graduate graduato graduate ate ato He was assigned to the tho Sixth Infantry then at Fort Thomas ICy Ky and Improved the opportunity to take a course In tho Cincinnati law school and was WIlS admitted to the tho bar In 1803 1693 3 while a 0 lieutenant He resigned his commis commission commission sion In 1895 1805 and took to railroading beginning as os a freight brakeman on tho the C C C St L road roal MaJ IHno Hine climbed up step by step stop next as switchman conductor chief clerk trainmaster assistant sup superintendent right of way agent and mind general superintendent besides hold holdIng holdIng holding Ing various staff start positions J O During the Spanish war he served as a major of volunteers In Cuba In 1900 MaJ Hino was Inspector of safety appliances for forthe forthe forthe the Interstate Commerce commission slon and In 1907 conducted a n revision of business methods of the department of or the tho Interior at ot Washington After Atter till 1111 tilling ing other Important stations the major was appointed to his present position where ho originated The nine fine system of ot organization recently recent established on tho the Harriman lines TELEGRAPHERS WANT STRIKE Cincinnati Dec Dee H Railway tele telo telegraphers employed by time the Baltimore Ohio Southwestern railroad In demand domand demanding Ing InS a new llew wage waO scale and a 3 change In workinG conditions are arc meeting with the tho same opposition from Crom tho the company compan companas as are mo the Big Four telegraphers In their demands It was Mounce today It Is IB understood the Baltimore Ohio men wore for a IE Hi per cent coat Increase C C Bent general manager of ot tho the Baltimore Ohio Southwestern de do declared declared dared the tho demands are unreasonable after the company compan carried the tho men on the tho pay rolls at ot tho present schedule during the financial depression of ot 1907 1 The Tho Big Four telegraphers have hav not yet yel completed their referendum vote on ona ona ona a strike but 90 per pOl cent of oC the tho votes that are aro now In favor a strike and two thirds of oC tho the total have havo voted JAMES JAES J HILL HLL WANTS MORE Spokane Wash ash Dec 14 James J Hill Hili of ot the Great Northern railway and Howard Elliott president of ot the Northern Pacific arrived hero bere today and held a conference with Jay P Graves Gra president of ot the Inland Empire system The purpose of or the tho conference Is said IQ to be the tho completion of details for tor tho the Great Northern to take control of tho Inland Empire system which controls electric lines running from rom this city to Coeur dAleno dAlene Colfax and Mos Moscow Mosco Moscow cow co Ida and several miles of ot street t railway In this city Hill Hili and Elliott are aro en rm route to Portland Or OrMEN OrMEN MEN RETURNING TO WORK Butto Butte Mont Dec Deo 14 Tho Broth Brotherhood Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen of at Butte Butter who without an nn order from rom their na national national national union but unofficially and In sympathy with local members of the National union went on strike Dec Dee 1 closing some nome of the mines In Butte Butto and throwing men out of ot work worle will 11 return to work tomorrow tomor tomorrow tomorrow row Vice President McIntyre of the B RT R n RT nT T so jO states this afternoon As only three members of or the union un union unIon ion are aro out hero here normal conditions will willbo willbe be bo restored and tho the mines horo hero and the smelters smelter In Great Falls 1 are expected to resume within a fow few days ARBITRATION PREFERRED D Chicago D Dee Dec c 14 HA A second confer conference once ence between railroad managers and ond representatives of or the union was held today but the committees commit committees committee tees tee have havo not begun actual business The Tho managers It Is said saki lId will stand out against any ny wage advance preferring to take their chances with an arbitration arbitration arbitration tion board A committee representing trainmen and conductors on all tho the eastern toads roods ads will meet here Friday to canvass a vote ote recently taken on the tho question of de demanding demanding demanding manding a uniform schedule and a n gen Ien general general eral advance to bring wages on eastern lines up to the standard that prevails west of oC Chicago TWELVE NEW MEN Seattle Vash Dec 14 The Northern North Northern Northern ern Pacific today employed 12 experienced eXp experienced rl men to take tho the places of strife striking ing switchmen according to Supt of ot Terminals C E R Tho The new newmen newmen newmen men came from Portland and Canada Tho The Northern Pacific now has IS 18 engineers engi engl engineers and crews at work PLANS FOR POE Chicago Dec Dee 14 Tho purchase of at timber cr lands and their reforestation by bytho bythe the tho railroads of the tho United States was urged by Gifford Pinchot chief fores forester forester forester ter of ot the thA department of agriculture at ot a 0 conference here today of ot presidents and of ot tho the leading railroads Mr fr Pinchot suggested tills this scheme aa M aaa Mn asa a n means of preserving pros tho the forests and at the tho same time to provide railroad ties and posts for tor future futuro use Replying Rep to the suggestions by Mr Pinchot President Mudge of or the Chi Chicago Chicago Chicago cago Rock R Ck Island Pacific declared that In view of ot the possibility that within 50 IiO years tho the railroads might bo be bounder bounder under government ownership ow the tho national government should provide for tor forthe tho the future needs of at the tho railroads SPIKE AND RAIL Rates Same Sumo ns os Other Lines Supple Supplements ments to tho the transcontinental bureau freight tariffs havo havu boon received In Inthis Inthis this city Including those of ot the West Western Western I ern Pacific As was anticipated tho the Western rates do not differ dUrer materially mat from the other lines linea New Nen Motor Car CarThe Tho International Smelting Refining company comp s 40 D pate paa gasoline motor will b be In town Wednesday It Il Ls is to be used to carry workmen In place of ot the steam train which can then be devoted entirely to freight |