, 1870-03-01
THE GREAT SALT FRAUD.
An Interesting Expose OF rhc mo-
nopoltAtS-AkcwW Words to 11xs MIC
E8tthY.

CarthY.
BUFFALO. n. T., Feh 10.
To The Editors Of tie Er<nin3 Pat:
eb.erve that the Hon. Deanis hsCa:tny
charRes the Eetn'ng Irst before ne o1 o. ne ile
strsctu,es on hA coo,pe With regard 70 ne tAnn
on salf. Nj. NcCArsny would have It beaeved
1hst te Il put euRnuT Interested In the uonsirous
Tns, 9ae con eonpso; ' Hs: ~ hosts to his election:
1est lis plaee o. the Ways and Means Commit.
tee IL N 60 degree oH1pK 70 his representing
cs!Ect Tor portion Of oleh Nh'ca @ 70 present pr
ta11n greatly fayorr, rot had hts acion Ga ne
sna ,ea. aasion ns .s ses sa.tae 7e;e
osne1x'se. al or any Of the nonopohes that wese
Tass the SHARES Ct the oaoudara Salt Company
represent all ",he capital invested IN the manu-
factrre 9! - OnondRRa "ealt;"
were al m.es Il sas iss aaI
and wire larRe1y due TO a fortunate "speculAuoa
IN coal lands" erd That for tntee years pist tos
company nss ros earned more than nix per cent
Tnls he defended the salt interest which be
lmE ed!ately represented ~ one Of tne tndustsles
which !. Ras the duty OF tho whole county 10
That ioe oasdsRa Salt Company, including
il Directors, were opposed 10 and scron % 10
tara question and that he ia In 10 WAY Indebted
to lher influence os wlshes for the poedSon he
Wni Mr.. NcCarsy Say soat these specifications
ale tFue7 Wul he LAY so1s either Of tnem Il tue,
IN ShE hfC41 Nn46 0I Inc lefh7
As Tor the ptouts OF snltmaking st the Onon.
daes tsltLe1, the simple truth Is that under the
present tai nj the Solar or coarse eals that can
10 nsde there. amounting 70 aboas two millions
OF tushe1H per year. and 1oous khree millions OF
lite OF 10 LED sals, can be sold a: fully double TIA
70 51s psoa 1ea o. .ss taa e
| aEy other-whlle about thEea millions more Of
Cue can be sold a. Email pront N Neg iusI
neetA otcer sat. But 10 do this, It Ii absolutely
| et.entlal thss tee manufacture Ard sale OF all the
l sri: made On the FtseIJatlon shall be Thoroughly
| contiecd Atd the qlAnI1t5 nhoe 70 restricted As
| lct TO bk cone buldone0me, and tn1t one comps
py tnall have tre et tRe handling Of Il TniA N
lie eait wostt, and this cout.ol can be nad BY
pallrg 10 the cu ners Of Them more for their use
inar tess cac hope OF eIp~cs 10 make BY running
| them Themselves. Tnia contrut tue tAlt company
aactcre Of sali, = Nj. mccarthy vopid have ii NJ.
e.npeD1. wbs1eas tue orsin.i esp Of Of tnss
company wAs. bur Si6n coo, To wh.ca a like som
was added rom IT. prots or surplus N February,
slGta 42s6 al but Sill. .2aa 50 being Of tue earn
| .IRa tf 1ne years l662 ana 1ata. Tne fostpoatA
ess1aId e. cnanon Was made Ia Tho winter OF
The CAPITAL Invested IN tho manufacture Of salt
consists Of The salt works, OF which the salt co q.
esnSsea S5 IL .'on. hS Il per M cent whicn IS 10
nt - tnan sa!t making, in which ou: sttoooo nat
Sov Is 10 The Inception ana organization o: tn
in Isss The owners OF tnc sa1: wozts s1cceede
, trg the statute declaring II nliade1cAnof fof in
, dS'dua1B 10 tomoine or col sptre fer tue purpos
ie,inp Win lie i; fsee nanuiscsure oi sat On ID
stateN SSH reierTaticu, or nxtng rafting. or regu
l.une p1!ee rspsa'ns sso tns 'am ~ enson1
,ssnss!!:: esy soa xa s
Il 1elottvey 70 The saIs works then ia cxtsrence.
4 favored worttI orga1,zed themselves The prcser
+ Their falt WORKS for tern Of tea years, nx,nR
j. value TO each works relative 70 the Va.ne o. ~
10 be uose easa doaoe VIZ. ne he
could hare been rod sos rrcvtsu! 70 ne Ag!tst;o
g. ior The change fn the sals law. The anuua! reg
tes g a1
on that va,uhilon- It Is fasr. It y truthful IL
mccarthy 10 represent the fictitious a2a Nnol
salt eompsny, ~ 20 much capital leg,t,masely I
vetted IN the manufacture Of SAT- 7 -.
Z; Tftre ste s1e nne.sat works On tae reiervaEo
il capable Ct makirg 90 000 coo Of ousnels annual
II the brpe can be had. Their average annu
product h1s been bat 5,oco.oeo for the pas! t
Mr. Mccarthy knouf--no man 1uows bet:
Ire thau ne-that the t&t company vas organizes
IL restrict tie MAI uEnrure Of tRt. was necesea
ess to to Is per cent Of ,neir vaiae TO nsks The :
d. rhtch I20 could produce But 1t wBs neceass
ln- 1t MAS .ocupeLsable 70 ne rurnoscs q the co
pany. That the other 800 should not make any,
-. only wna. tcc company plesaed-
AZ tuder The liberal pollcy Of the State, prev1ous
'ue 1872, y one who chose could hASe ~ M los j.
Is, IS works wsze erected % y, no Hattet how r
m Or small, the state would supply re neoess
ev- cher, Is wei u nox,l being one cent per bns
The itr weighing ard iEspsclpg tue has T1en
eea owner wished 10 remove It !ron no Wotf4
nor Men with stroEK arms 1nd spall meaus Teft
uscted to the buttnest very little sEtl or train
tot teirH required. The result was. that every z
osk ket tnat eouo ne reached Mas snspaeo ssn VI ca
and Of fal, ase.aseh over twelve or ,htteec ceota
ITO tushe. at The workF, unless controlled oJ resu
M, Tat toe bussress was profitable, or at least
a. .rR, DO better evidence IL reeced taao tnas
was sai. wcrts were slWals ln eHctM o1 vaA:
o. oEeniS ii ihia aas bstn charged noue bat 4
ten w6o Fave watched the trade can folly sppreci
the lp 1s:9 under an unres'tc1ed mahulaeinse, ~
tre Vsikr. Since tnea 1t has ragged ,fon
for TO . 10, standing p1estI sssadl! fos me
tos 5s'fs s1e,sses :! about
Iete each. fLekais Wolka soppoAe9 IL 70 !
raj Itocd idle ne phss ten 5eass re e"nsIs q
not Mccarthy would na5e u believe Y lextAn
a.gs part Of the cost OF ka!tmskina Al the Onont
oe 1s ,ae pee Ct one e iae dsy cers!t
sed evtfy enc Of us,s hela up a. "ons Of Tue IN
eIA. | HemeE10f 0fF tEAt Gfc<y EA4k~ Vh3e INV W
nuld | reservation vas IN existence previous 10
ina is, ISIS, or It could ge: 60 btire. So 1esei
hts lsE. .-
70 TO ReneEher, too, that tha State Of New
hose ht nre large portion Of the cost OF na.l
linss Its enliEet, for which II makes no cnarNe Nh
taiiy tne matter Of coArse u SOLAR SAIL whst the
edu. GOES rot DO Godh Eupah1ue does. 1adf,
vas been SAID, cannot be taxed. Who uoT vi
four 20. ..,.
En4t 1ir. Mccarthy will aoma day be heartily Aah
Aucs Of hts F." Repatriation" ~ It cantos buy lowe
was ID The estimation Of all who ROW anything
z 10 character OF The monopoly he 70 dis!ugeno
day champions. Very respectfully, &C.,
q OF y. ". HAM