Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-26
THINGS AS THEY IRE
Railroads aud Their Collection Of
Freight Charges,
CROPS ALONG TuE sYlEE RWER.
The low Price Of Whcat.-Op ming
Up Old Gold Claims. Mining
aud business ltims.

a prevailing idea regarding Siltoads
To- lhat they have little OF no ainiculty
Ia collecting bills for freight charges
la general way this Is correct ~ far
as delivered consigumcnis Of freight
are concerned, tor, "a railway official
remarked to-day, Eve don't JET freight
pass out VI CUT hands till We are ture
cnr charges will bo paiI prom. tly"
hut In the present couiiuonof affairs
the railways are not takIng iu the cssh
Tor all the freight tscy carry. This
was shown by an act OF tho Union
Pacific this week with a carload Of
lumber. II had been sent 90 "a local arm
which could not raise too manry 10
pay Tor the freight Tue clusiguor
was notified ana was usku4 what
should be- done with the m turlai.
"5ull it TO other uunltfH 90 the best
uluIcs you can get, aud ftml, balance
uvsl Height AMI costa 10 US" Nus the
instruction ihut came, Tho railway
compiled, and bids Tor The carload
were collected from the ylfilus lumber
Hctlets in this vicinity. luu ngutCs
offered Hb we'd that the lumber mon
Wrru not flush with each; but tine
Highest bid, though Taicul0usiy
low Tor good timgf, WINS taken
tnr freight bill paid, and tue
balance rcmlited. ltissiiu To sly that
the lumber men who sent thut car Uu
au Orlcr from here DON'T want any
more business VI the SAME kluu.
Both o. tho through railroads here
are putting an unusual amount OF
freight into tue Ofage house, 10 be
sold Tor freight charges year hence.
THIS cot siste mostly Of small Iackalo O.
on which the cUutignco declines Ur h
unOhlu 10 pay charges, n u which the
cOnHguUr prefers 10 take chances
on with thu party ordering rather
than ~ uispgto VI It ut forced snlo Or
have " retuTno
VITA this class Of freight the rail-.
ways usually come out second best, AZ
they tcluum got enough 90 pay sx-
pUnsos. When the time COMES Iur
freight held for storage 10 DO nugtlOurd
tu, purchasers sometimes strike riUh
bargains, thou h occasionally lhuy gtt
the worst OF II. All OF the freight w dis
posed Of is sOlI IA The uf giuai package,
tue contents uf which are iftqutntly uh-
known. AZ wBs tho cAse at recent
sale, "a small cum was paid for trunk
In which tho putchnsvr tcgurod come
valuablus. The next package was a
mysterious looking parcel which
brought \ good lfice. When opened
II proved ~ be tfiCk which hul been
sent our aa "A sample.
"IhuTe IL an unusual amount OF
freight nOw.a'days that II held for de.
murraye," raiI railroad man tod y.
"Whcn the nhipmeut gets here the
COnsignee IL IUiihuI, but cash II ~
scarce that merchants arc unable 20
raise sufficient ~ pay the charges until
the freight iayl Ia the yard a lew days
overtime. As a rule the company
tres 10 he o. lcniont A. possible ia ue.
mufrHge Charge, but II can't afford o.
furnish storage irCu Tor any great
length Of time"
one important effect Of this Inability
OF cousignoes 10 phy freight charges
Ia seen IN the announcement uat
made by the Southern Pacific railway
officials. They say that while the
recent rotrenUhmUnt movement re-
uuCsd the working force ON that system
about 1000 men, another 1000 rm ployes
will have 10 20 within u short time.
This second reduction Is not due 10 the
falling On OF lr llic, hut because 30
much freight has been hauled Tor
which the company cannot collect pay
that there II not sufficient money
coming In 10 meet wages. Under this
condition II viii be better 10 refuse 10
take freight unless tue charges are pre-.
paid or guaranteed, aud do u smaller
volume Of business. j the old system
In continued, say the officials, the
southern Pacific viii not bs able ~
proceed much farther without being
placed In the hanis OF receiver.
rgOM THE NORTH.
James u. Poulton, OF this city, got
home last evening from one OF his
ia riness trlIs 10 Idaho. lie reports
everything Us being quiet along the
SNAKE River valley, which was the
field Of las visit on this occasion. The
people there have not been ~ success.
iul with their crops this year as II
desirable. la few sections good
cr0ps hAye been raised, but throughout
the valley the season has been almost
n filluTe Tor the farmer. Experienced
men there declared that In the valley
there was not more tnan One.fOuTth u
crop on tho average. Mr.. Poulton
thinks that this ~ a too gloomy view
n the situation, though from the
Information he has gathered In busl.
uess circles he does not think tho crOps
nrr moro than one. third OF what they
would lie Ia an ordinarily good year for
the ngrluulturist. The people la thai
section have no more wheat than l.
necessary for home use, the yield has
been 10 light. Much Of tho grain ls ol
inferior qualify tuis season. The price
VI wheat ,hcTB Ii quoted now at about
20 cents pur hundred pounds, or A.
cents per bushuL
WHEAT IN CACHE.
The announcement oomoa from
Cache valley today that the market
price OF wheat lu that locality Is
90 cents pur hushel. This Is for
The average quality OF tbs season,s
grain, which In below titt OF last year.
For tue best quality VI selected wheat,
which IL really good graz the mill.
pay 40 cents per bushe. it was stated
That Ia some Of tho small farming
settlements wheat was sold this week
as low a. 23 cents per bushel.
APPEAL 10 Debtors.
Following II sample Of an appeal
that l. being sent out by some Of the
establishments Of THIS local |
40 A. "a t,orfI.l ~ ny uTe Indebted IN Than,