Show COAL AND SALT butte is making a long kick and a strong kick at the union pacific company because of its coolish attitude upon tho the coal and salt questions wednesdays butte intermountain inter mountain contained lie the following it docs does not require much figuring to render reader apparent the monstrous injustice of the present rait falt policy of tho the union pacific according to that own figures the estimated cost of the transportation of salt is three fourths of a cent per ton per milo mile which is equivalent to per ton from ogden to butte at the present rate of 12 per ton for lia tiling tie the railroad company thus realizes a profit of per ton on every ton of salt delivered in butte on coal which is hauled forty nine miles further than salt the tile cost of transportation por tation per mile is virtually the sa bamo in 0 making the coet coot of its carriage to butto butte per ton before the gauge from pocatello was widened wid enca tho the cost of mining tile coal is charged at 2 per ton though it is much less thus the actual cost to the railroad company of a ton of coal lid lild down in butte is it is eold hero here at 8 to large consumers and for lei less to somo romo of t the he biggest concerns leaving a profit of per ton thus N while hile coal is dell ered in butte at a profit of per ton the railroad company exacts a profit of per ton on palt salt we submit these figures to the attentive consideration of the union pacific committee now in salt lake and challenge any disproof of their approximate correctness last niga the following dispatch was received by tho HERALD from butto butte the board ot of trade hero here has appointed a committee commit tco to draft a memorial to the management of the union pacific railway ailway It showing the seriousness of the salt situation and ask asking ing for relief the rate on salt is now 15 per ton from salt lake ogden while coal is hauled hero here from rock springs wyoming much further for to 0 per ton the profit on each especially on salt is is immense but discrimination in lavor favor of coal against salt is particularly complained of by mill men and the directors of the alice which alone used tons of salt per month in the reduction of hilyer ordera d their mill to close down october let unless better terms of transportation can bo be secured the demor memorial 1 I 1 will bo be reported to a full board tomorrow to morrow night |