The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
ORE FREIGHT WAR.
The Rio Grande Denies the Soft
Impeachment.
THE o. P. TAKES A BIG HAND.
Resolutions Passed Protesting Against an Ad
vance and Asking for Reductions on
FluYing Ores.

f1uXlng Ures.
Not more than dozen persons were
tors and transportation bureau of the cham
Der of commerce, to convene at the mining
exchange at 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
to protest against the reported demand
made by the Rio Grande Western for an ad-
vance OF 50 per ton on ore from Park City
to Denver and the Missouri river.
After counting noses, it was agreed that
10 o'clock was too early an hour, and the
meeting went over to O'Clock in the after
noon.
In the afternoon, there were present
President Simon, Secretary Gillespie,
Messrs Hanauer, Holden. Treweek. Van
Horne, Kearner, of the Kansas City Con
solidated Smelter; j. G. Davis, Freight
Agent Brown of the Rio Grande Western,
Wooiley, NJ. r. Evans, John H. Letter,
Joseph H. Young, general superintendent
OF the Utah Central; James Glenoenning,
X. &. Chambers, William II. Shearman and
Secretary Pollock, OF the mining exchange.
President Simon acted as chairman and
Secretary Gillespie as secretary of the
meeting.
The grievance for consideration was
stated as follows: 1--WE have been in
formed through reliable source that APP
pllcation has been made by the Rio Grande
Western railway to the Trans-Missouri
Freight association to have the rate on ore
from Park City to Denver and the Missouri
river advanced 50 per ton. Ii this is not
done the chairman of the Trans Missouri
association says that the rate on ore from
Utah common points to Denver will be re-
duced to 81 per ton and the Missouri river
$40 per ton"
ing telegram had been sent to the chairman
of the Trans-Missouri association:
SALT LAKE CITY, March Z, 1891.
Mr.. James Smith, Chairman:
DEAR SIR-The chamber of commerce and
transportation bureau will hold meeting this
afternoon to discuss the question of the rate on
ore from Park City and Utah common points
eastward, which is now before your association.
They respectfully request that your association
will defer all action upon this matter until re-
FRED SIMON,
President of S. L. chamber of commerce and
chairman of transportation bureau.
FRANK X. GILLESPIE,
Secretary of S. L. chamber of commerce.
'Have any of the men present anything
to say that will supplement your state
ments?" asked Chairman Simon.
There was dead silence no one seemin e
to care to let the cat out Of the bag. After
the pause had grown painful, r. G. Cham.
/ bers ventured to say that he, with Mr.
Ferry and others, had secured the present
rate. If it was advanced he was satisfied il
would shut down large number of small
! producers, as well as operate against the
larger mines which had the disadvantage OF
water, which greatly increased the ex
pense of mining.
Mr.. Brown, freight agent of the Rio
Grande, arose and with pretty strong en-
phasls stated that he desired TO say most
emphatically that the Rio Grande officials
knew nothing of such demand. His com
pany had never made such a request OF
threat and he branded the charge as false,
untrue and that they hadn't had the matter
up. He insisted that the report was made
without authority and to the injury of hi:
| line and he demanded that the person who
made it public be named.
Mr.. Browns denial created consterna.
tion and Chambers looked at Hanaue
while Hanauer looked at Eccles for an ex
PLANTATION and pretty soon all eyes were di
rected at Eccles as if he was responsible
for the predicament.
Mr.. Eccles started out to get the tele
gram upon which he had based the charges
against the Rio Grande.
While EccleS was absent, A Hanauer in
troduced a set of resolutions that were il
the main a plea against the. reduction O
freight rates, and vigorously protestin.
against the action of the Rio Grande
A half dozen prominent citizens jumps
to the conclusion that it was not right t
condemn the Rio Grande until they ha
been proved guilty.
} MIR. Eccles returned with a Telegram
stating that sthe Rio Grande would max
such demand and that the Union Pacifj
; would oppose it.
/ Mr.. Hanauer thought the telegram suff
cent evidence to lndict set of resolution
against the Rio Grande's proposed action
Joseph II. Young took his feet to say MI
Brown was as much the representative @
the Rio Grande as Mr.. Mellen was of tn
Union Pacific and that his word should b
respected as much.
= After a good deal prosecuting it wa
agreed that inasmuch as the meeting wa
called to resolve it should resolve.
Mr.. Brown thought it was taking undu
: advantage of his line at the instigation q
the Union Pacific. 1t was agreed to @
ahead, but to drop any special reference t
l the Rio Grande in the resolutions
Lawyer Van Horne raised his high hea
above the crowd and went through tn
Hanauer resolutions with both feet, claim
ing that resolutions protesting against an
l reduction in freight rates at this particuls
time would be ridiculous. He wanted
, reduction rather than an advance, at leas
| he wanted the resolutions so worded ths
they desired reduction instead of a
advance. He thought that there should b
lower rates on coke andfiuxing ores.
Professor Holden was on hand with
resolution that demanded lower rates O
cheap ores. and that rates be graded accort
, ing to their value. He gave his reason tia
5 much of the ores mined at Bingham an
other camps require concentrating, and til
: shelters of this city are unable 10 hand
them.
, 10. Young, of the Utah Central, state
that they had invested s1,0Oo0OO in roa
to Park City, and that they had right
live. With the present rate of 81 to
from Park City and $40 ton from Sa
Lake, his road could not haul ton of or
This short speech let out the cat tn,
t gave away the secret of an alliance b
tween the Utah Central and the r
Grande for the purpose of advancing I'll
. rate from Park City, that they might hay
|, fair competition with the Union Pacific.
q Mr.. Young spoke very plainly, statir
! that the Union Pacific had gone back on i
contract with his road and that now IL
: Utah Central was working in harmony vii
the Rio Grande.
The interests Of the smelters and Il
miners were so diverse that committee
five was named to draft set of resolution
that would be fair to MIR. Hauauer
well as to Mr.. Chambers and embrace ii
resolution of Prof. Holden.