Show 1 J GRID JURY SLAPS SUPS 1 1 TRUST TRUSTON ON WRIST Saucy Criticism of Officers of ol Combine But No In InS In- In S r. r RETAILERS AMEND WRONGS Order Prohibiting Pi Puce Price ice JugS Juggling Jug Jug- S gling gling Farn Farmers ers Market Sugar Sugar and Salt Sait 1 i In sixteen typewritten pages the grand Jury Jur which has been lug Ing the food tood combine In Salt Lake finds linds that there Is absolutely no reason L to to believe belle that a combination exists Ir II i Salt SaIL Lake to control the prices on food products The Tho report on the In Investigation inS In- In S of or the grub trust was filed Hied yesterday and is ns as complete an ex exoneration ex- ex of oC the retailers Jobbers S wholesalers produce men un and others I Ins RB ns the they could conk write rIte themselves 1 One of or tho the most remarkable features feature of at C the lie report Is the statement that th the I and anI Grocers' Grocers combine adopt adopt- C j cd ed an amendment to the tIe Ia b-Ia by laws WB h hr r puts puls a stop to the tho countenancing o or of luw la violation This wan waH done S I cr ber 2 2 while the grand grant Jury was yet et I Ii In S session lon 4 Former Secretary Lorenzo Jensen who has hus been dropped IJ by the association thou lion is h criticised and BO so Is W. W J. J Von Don neilan who l lOft left rt the tho last spring JA 1 The Tho association Isn't blamed for the actions of ot Its officials nid Is cautioned to be more careful In the future The grand jur Jury finds that on Ma May MayS ay S 20 25 G 1907 the Salt Lake L. Fruit and IroS Produce Produce Pro Pro- S duce exchange was organized and anI has 5 conducted nothing but a credit depart depart- mont ment No evidence was found b by the grand Jury to show that a n combination exists to do anything but to regulate r collections S About ten years yeats a ago o. o says sars the report nine wholesalers scattered throughout I Ir the state organized the Utah Utai WholeS Wholesale Whole hole S sale saie Grocers' Grocers association which later became tho the Salt Lake and anti Ogden Traffic S fic C and Commercial association The 1 Jive 11 and anI let iet et live lI policy dominated this organization declares the grand 1 jur jury The advancement and anI prosS' prosS prosperity pros pros- 8 S' S of tho grocery Interests was I also 1150 a chief object I s. s Retailers have been unanimous In f. f I their statement that they think there Is no combination among amont wholesalers to 0 regulate or make uniform the price o of goods Is another conclusion St f. Jensen I IN Crl Criticised 5 The Thc grand Jur Jury finds that tl-nt the Salt Sail SaltS'S 1 S'S Lake Retail Butchers antI and Grocers Grocers' asS association as as- S was organized in 1903 that It 5 has lias a n. membership of ot 22 1 persons and firms and anI 13 of ot these arc are now actively engaged In business In Salt Lake S Whatever er the articles ma may S say l of or the S object of the corporation it Is plain Sc I from the conduct of or Its affairs by the theLI LI members at their meetings that tho S great majority of or members have ha en enS end endeavored en- en S d d to to op operate te ri along legitimate nu lines 1 l f i t S J The grand Jury jUlY goes oes on to explain l ll l' l the workings of oC the association and anI then says The secretary of oC th this Is asso association up to to to July uh 1007 1901 was W W. J J. J Donnellan S Since then Lorenzo Jensen has held the position These two men havo have un undertaken undertaken un- un 5 5 5 to meddle In matters foreign 55 to their duties and apil entirely outside the scope of the association In n seer several soy sev S. S er oral eral l instances the they have acted unwisely unwise unwise- f ly h and in a way wa that justifies us in InS S condemning them In the strongest terms L Again Mr lr Donnellan the former secretary r. r has moved movell awa away from this state Lorl Lorenzo Lor Lor- l enzo Jensen the present secretary of ot oJ the association Is no longer drawing if a salary aa as such secretary and is devoting doYS de do- YS voting his time to other work e after the association should be more careful in selecting Its secretary and anti I x should see sec to It that he sticks to his 1 business and does oes not undertake to regulate ate the tho business interests of or the S. S S city Now lie Be Good GOUt 4 S The grand JUl jury goes goc on to Ia say that Ufe list of or prices current published i. i In the tho the Retail Merchant the official ts s organ ors of or the association Is not adhered to h by the members bers who have havu Individual Indi t j-t vidual problems lo to work out and should be discontinued On the night of ot tho the second day of December 1907 says saya the tue report at atu ata u u. rc regular ular meeting of the association un an limen amendment to the by hats's was passed J amendment had hatI been disS dis- dis S cu cussed for tor Hc several ral weeks b by tho the members mem morn hers bers of Qt the association and Its purS pur purport S port lort was fully tull understood by b all of or S tho the members It vas wae passed II by th the I unanimous vote oto of all members present pres pros eat ent and rea rends reads Is an as follows I This association through Its of officers officers of- of 1 1 committees or members is torI for for- I S1 over cr prohibited from establishing or ort t- t maintaining a current price list Hat for tor groceries or meats anti and Iron front regulating 4 II I or making uniform or attempting to toS S regulate or make uniform the retail retal 1 price of or grocers or 01 meats either cither among wi its illS members or among non members Any 11 member of or this thle ul association who r does docs anything In an attempt l to carry carryout out iut any one of or the things above c prohibited pro pro- I 1 shall at nt once and anti without ut any action on the time part of the association j. j forfeit his membership and become a 1 non-member non of ot this association ThU amendment to the laws by-laws seti settles set set- j I ties beyond all question the purpose of the association as to tho the regulation o or of prices and puts the association in com corn accord with the laws of ot this state l lter After ter going into an analysts analysis of oC staples sUm sla pIes ples spices and other things timings the time grand grund Jury Jur turns its attention to produce Th Time Tho report finds that the retailers have havo an ai opportunity to regulate prices under present conditions and suggests a farmers farmers' farm farm- ers ers' market as a remedy The Time grand Jury does not think tl that at the 80 SO licence for tor peddlers should be bc lowered buThe but bu butTh Time The ell city authorities at an nil carl early I date Iato make some provision for a n farmers farmers' farm farm- tarm-I tarm ers ers' market About half haIr a block should be- be beset set aside at some point near the that It is accessible center of ot town so 80 not riot only for tOl merchants but for housekeepers housekeepers house house- keepers who vimo desire to go there and bu buy direct from rom the formers farmers to which place the tho farmers should be required to take their produce when the they bring it Inthe in inthe the time morning nail and where It If thc they are arc dissatisfied dis- dis satisfied with the tho prices offered by time the dealers thc they can remain throughout the Ia day and sell out to persons who come with baskets desiring to lo buy bu simply situ sim II ply for tor tam family II use The rhe city could set aside ceria certain In erace In this area to be Identified b by numbers which bich space could be used b by a farmer Carmer continuously continuous continuous- I ly for Cor which he ho would bo be required by hy bytho bytho tho city elt to pay a reasonable amount arid and a certain nominal fee be charged each of ot produce that enters this m market Time The fun funds Is derived derived de lIe- de- de rived Crom roam this source would ouId be necessary necessary sar sary for tor maintaining the tho market In iii a sanitary condition Hip Hr The fhe grand Jury also finds that the thc rents and other exp expenses of or time the grocer glocer have ha advanced ad until he Is compelled to lo charge more fo foi his goods goos For every 30 30 worth of oC goods gootIs It costs time the grocer 10 to lo deliver them Then follows a long comparative ta tabie table tale ta- ta ble bie le showing the cost to lo the thc grocer roeer of goods he lie sells The Time comp comparison is between be- be tween 1906 and anI and nI the percentage percent percent- age go of or Increase ranges from 1 14 to 10 40 pel cr cen cent t. t Time The grand Jury hasn't found a n satisfactory saUs- saUs factory explanation of or time the high price of or meat and doesn't give Ive one As to butter the gran grand jury jun that thai the tee price Is controlled al at FJ Elgin ln III and the local creameries have noth- noth mg tug to lo do wIth it There is no imo organization of millers and no combine In flour says time the re rc rc- rc port i Sum Sum-mr nr Suit Snit The Time grand Jury jur reports that The Inland Crystal Salt SaIL company compan a recently the Ulah Utah corporatIon was until only company manufacturing refined salt In this state stale The salt sail produced by It il is sold to wholesalers In the Salt Lake City market n at per pr bale bule with 5 S per c nt oil tt Tho name article Is Is to lO Sp Spokane Spokane I kane Wash at a cost of Cj 63 cents per bale for freight and anI there sold to the time wholesaler at ut per pcr bale balc terms the time same ns os In Salt Sail Lake City that ls is Is the Utah company demands In the time home market market mar mar- ket 90 cents per bale more than it accepts from the wholesaler at al Spokane The Time freight to Denver r upon a bale of oC salt gait is 43 45 cents and the thc selling price there Is The freight to Portland Otc Ore upon a bale of or salt alt Is la 4 43 45 cents and the selling price there is About 75 per pel cent centor of or the output of or the Inland Crystal Salt company is s sold old in the homo home market and the balance goes to lo points where it must meet competition The Utah-Idaho Utah Su Sugar ar company compan the time Amalgamated Sugar company and anti the Lewiston Sll Sugar ar com company any are arc Utah corpOrations corpo corpo- rations Their product marked Extra line Une standard granulated su sugar ar i i is sold In the tIme home ma market at 5 53 per sack f. f 0 o. o b b. b cars Salt Lake City cash In ten days Evidence taken November 21 1 1907 The freight upon ullon a sack of sugar from Utah to Chicago lii is about aboul E 55 5 tents cents I and this sugar sells sehl in iii Chicago nt Rt j per sack terms the tho same as In Salt Lake City To Kansas City the freight upon a sack of oC sugar ugar is 15 IsIS 15 IS cents cent and the time selling sellIn selling sell sell- In ing price there is Ij 19 per sack About 25 pe per pcr cent of the product of oC these companies com coin panics is sold III in the home market wIt to-wIt i Utah Idaho Wyoming and anI Montana time the remaining 75 per pe- cent going lo to other market markets mar mar- mar mar- ket where competition Is such that ItIs itis it itis is sold at the time prices above In indicated The Time reason for this discrimination Given b by these companies Is that in order to lo run the factory factor economically a surplus I III II IB is made matJo and that thai 1 surplus goes Int into markets mar iziar- where it 1 meets competition Rn and sells either below helow actual cost coat or at al a Ii very small margin above o cost And AnI the thc further furth furth- er or reason that If It these Utah Ulan companies J should cut cul the tho price In tIme the home market the large laige companies elsewhere would In- In a light upon the Utah Ulah companies companies compa compa- nies ales In their home territory and destrOy y the market however this discrimination against the home market b by Utah Ulan corporations cannot be reached by Ly a a. grand ra d jury but should be considered b by the stale slate legislature legisla- legisla ture and laws Jaws should be passed that will wil correct this evil ovll The rho state ala may grant or ormay orto ormay to may y refuse to lo grant glant a corporate franchise and anil It if it grants rants It II ton may do so upon the conditions It sees fit ILL to lo Impose Wo We 0 have examined 75 jj witnesses mainly all business men most of or them theta have come before us and given gl freely treely any Information information in In- formation wo we have requested Some have given in detail the tIme figures of or their private business ss affairs that have b been n necessary to give she us us an nn Insight Into Into the situation They have b been cn frank and free with us usand and so 50 far taras faras as vo wo can see have nothing The Time articles of ot u agreement of or tho time dif terent ferent associations above mentioned ant tho Limo con conduct of time the members of or the lie dlf dit brent associations do o not Justify us Ir returning any indictments for violation of or the chapter of laws of oC Utah Ulah to Poole Pool and Trusts |