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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
THE INSURANCE UNION
STRONG INDICATIONS THAT THE
ORGANIZATION is DOOMED.
The Commercial Union Assurance
Company Withdraws From the
Compact-SIay Lead to n Revival
of the Local Board Movement.

After all, it now begins to dock Is
though the Pacific Insurance Union
was doomed, regardless Of the favor
able reports which have been received
from the general agents in San Fran
cisco by the local agencies during the
past week. OF course, it is possible
that it is simply another OF those out
bursts which can be neutralized by
some little work, but the news came
from San Francisco last night that the
Commercial Union Assurance company
one of the strongest companies doing
business on the coast, had withdrawn
from the compact and refused TO longer
negotiate for q settlement of the differ
ences which have racked the compact
for the past several weeks. With the
notice Of withdrawal was filed a state
nent 10 the effect that the company
would cut rates at pleasure Whether
or not the notice Of the company's
cutting loose was simply a thirty day
preparer is not known, but the general
Supposition IS that all fornalities were
waived and that the company will go
1T alone, regardless of the rules or reg
utattons of the union. The dispatch
which announced the withdrawal of
the company was as follows:
San Francisco, Jan. 21-Tf'e Com
GneTcial Assurance company has with
drawn from the insurance compact,
and announces that It will write poll
cies Independent of the combine. with
| the privilege of cutting rates If it so
desires. Other companies are expected
to take the same attitude"
Closely following as it does the state
nl'ant that the union was rapidly being
reorganized under the name of the
Board of Fire Underwriters, and that
all but two of the general agents, Ma
gill, of the Home and Phoenix, and
Turner, of the Northwestern, had sig
niffed their Willingness to abide by the
action Of the committee. appointed for
the purpose of drafting al new constttu-
ton, and faVorably considered the re-
organization plan submitted by the
committee, the news Of the withdrawal
Of the Commercial Union will cause
CONSERVATION among the local insur-
ance men and probably lead to a re-
YiVal of the local board movement. 1t
is very evident that with three heavy
companies on the outside and the
thirty-day notices OF fifteen more
hanging fire, but little can be done with
the reorganization of the compact, IN
less some radical changes take place at
once. The Utah agents were in hopes
that the difficulties had all been prac-
tically settled, and this feeling was
shared by the conservative business
men of the territory. OF course, it is
still possible that the general agents
and members Of the union will gea to-
| getller, although the indications are
said to be rather unfavorabie.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
PERSONAL MENTION.

H. w. Taylor, OF Denver, is a Knuts-
ford guest.
A. D. Young, of Ogden. is at the Walk
er house.
Charles Minimum, of A1anti, is a Walker
guest.
Judge W. H. King. of Provo, is at the
Cullen.
j. D. Caldwell, of Butte, is Templeton
guest.
J. C. GARRISON, of Memphis, Tenn, is
registered at the Walker.
J. NJ. Harrington, of Park City, sheriff
OF Summit county, is ait the Cullen.
William C. Blaitt and wife, OF Detroit,
Mich, are registered at the knutsford.
C. A. Harrington, of Acton, Mass, is in
the city and is stopping at the Walker.
William henderson, of Evanston, Wyo.,
is in the city and registered at the Cullen
Judge McCfinnis, l.. R. Rhodes and i.
W. Shurtliff, of Ogden, are Cullen guests.
w. e. Heathcote, of the coal depart
ment of Omaha, is a the TeTnpleton.
Arthur f Warde, manager of the
Warde-Janes company, and Mrs. Warde,
are at the Knutsford.
]. P Murphy. one of the leading com
known in this region, is registered at the
Templeton.
w. K. Ralston and son.. Of Green River,
Wyo.; J. e. Rugg, of Boise; e. B. Davis
Il. E. Gordon and P. S. Booth and wife
of Denver, and Thomas Orchard, of Og-
Gen, were among yesterdays arrivals at
the Grand Pacific
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
Natural Gas Will Reach the Hot
Springs Today.
TESTS TO BE MADE THERE.
NOW UTAH,S GROWING HOG INDUS
TRY IS THREATENED.
Cudahy is UnderseIIing at All Points
Great Stock Held BY the Utah
Strengthening Company-Banl1ers'
Congress VIII Not BE Held For the
Present.

All records OF construction were
broken yesterday out on the natural
gas line and when darkness prevented
the further prosecution of work for
the day the trench had reached the
Hot Springs and the mains were but
half a mile behind Today the latter
viii reach the springs and then an
other test Is to be made. 1t is also
the intention of the management of
the company to put in a cut off and
provide a living fambeau for the next
week or SO in order that the people
of the city and visitors may see for
themselves just what they nave at
the Lake Shore fields. Continued tests
along the line show that there are
now no leaks in the entire system and
in consequence the loss of pressure is
as nothing. 1t should not be more
be made with the natural gas mains
throughout t1ne city.
In consequence of the near approach
to the city of the gas the stock OF
the American Natural Gas company
is mounting higher and higher, and
the heavy holders are not losing any
They are holding for 81 or higher and
do not seem in any hurry to sell at
all. There has been some talk Of
celebration when the gas is turned
into the mains, but as yet it has taken
on no definite form,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
AN INVESTIGATION.
THE COUNTY COURT STARTS THE
BALL ROLLING.
a Resolution offered BY sciectnan
Geddes at Yesterdays MeetinS-A
Road Supervisor Recommendations
Matters.

1t begins to look as If the county
court suspected something wrong in the
official acts of its predecessors. a rigid
investigation will be INDUCED in, which
will commence at once.
Mr.. Geddes started the bail rolling
by offering the following resolution at
yesterdays SESSION:
Whereas, the financial affairs Of this
county are such as to demand care
full investigation of all the receipts and
expenditures of the county court for
the years 1884, and
Whereas, the careful auditing Of the
books of the county clerk requires the
services of an expert accountant, there
fore be it
Resolved, That the selactmen are
hereby authorized to employ such &C
countants as they may deem necessary
under their direction and control To
tabulate ninutely ada expenditures OF
said court for the years mentioned I'M
der the respective headings, what eX-
penditures have been made; to aScer-
tain to whom warrants have been is
sued and for what labors OF obllga-
ton they were drawn and for prepar-
ing such other information as may be
desired by said selectmen.
The resolution was adopted and the
selectmen will make a selection soon.
| David NJ. Mcdonald, supervisor ot
road district No. 5, Big Cottonwood
was removed.
/ r. D. Maxfield was appointed super
visor of district So, Little Cottonwood
James H. Stay filed a protest against
che appointment OF Fred l.. Price as
fruit tree inspector, setting up that the
! latter is incompetent and demanding
an Investigation. Stay also set up thai
! he was a man of Is years practical
Experience and declared that his selec-
ton to the place would please every
member of the horticultural society
The communication was filed,
! Similar action was taken on the. prop
osition of the Quartzite Macadarr
company to finish State street worh
for 1920.
/ The FTfty-third school district petit
| tioned for $3.50, due from lands dis
posed of, which was referred to the
county attorney.
| o. P. Miller, of Riverton, applied fol
assistance in the case Of the funeral
expenses of Frederick Charles, which
request was referred 10 the charities
committee with power to act.
The court then adjourned Until
Wednesday at 2 O'clock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
Judge Thurston Talks.

Omaha, Jan. 21.-The Union Pacific at
torneys who went to st. Louis to assist
in foreclosing the first mortgage, returned
tcday. Speaking of the suit, Judge Thurs
Tor said:
ad s.eud na;n+ n,ha Sne p,epSrey has
inevitable. The first mortgage interest is
in default: the system i'm the hands of re
ceivers. The first instalIment of s6,475, coo
of the principal will be due january /
1896. and there is no possibility of this
amount being paid except by foreclosure
sale. This foreclosure of the first mort
gage on the part Of the Union Pacific
MAIN line is really the last foreclosure
TO be brought, The mortgage on the O. r.
& y. company, Union Pacifis, Denver &
Gulf. on all the divisions OF the Oregon
short Line, Utah & Northern, Kansas
Pacific, Kansas Central and several other
branch lines, are already in process nf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
SHEEP DOING Very WE'LL.

Coed reports continue to be received
from the western desert ranges regard
ing the splendid manner in which sheep
and other livestock are Wintering.
There is just sufficient snow to meet all
the requirements Of the flocks End Che
wool producers are In conSequs nca keep
ing in first Class condition.
In response to inquiries from Boston
w. L. Pickard, the veteran wool man,
yesterday sent a dispatch to that wool
centre in which he stated that the in
dications for d. heavy wool clip in Utah
this season are very hatteriTlg and the
outlook is favorable for am open and
early spring. Advice5 received from the
principal markets of the east indicate
more favorable turn in the wool sitlia-
ton and Utah growers are of the
opinion that they w;ll receive better
prices for their clip than last year. Nj.
Picl1ard is not yet ready to make any
predictions, but he advises the sheep
men not TO let their imaginatlons run
riot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
ANOTHER TRUST woR11zNa.
Utah's Hog Industry Threatened BY
the CudahyS.

the Cudahys.
Utaf1'S cured meats and hog pro-
ducts are being warred against by one
of the members of the great eastern
packers combination. which never
loses an opportunity of striking a COM
petitor no matter how humble.
through the vttals. If the present
conditions continue It Is highly prob
able that the, people Of this territory
will again be appealed to TO stand by
home institutions, when the latter are
placing upon the market goods IN
equalled by the imported and at prices
which meet all honest competition
The hog industry is fast becoming as
important to the people of the terri
tory as the beet sugar industry, and
all patriotic citizens will rush to the
aid of the Utah Strengthening COM
pany. which, for the past several
years, has been providing a. market
for the home raised hogs and is COM
peting in the open market with the
great packers of Omaha, Kansas City
and Chicago. OF these latter, Armour,
Swift and Morris are selling their
products in this territory at the open
iy quoted market prices, but Cudahy
is making a tremendous cut and
threatens to knock out the growing
Utah industry Right here in Salt
Lake he is selling hog products to
the retailers at Omaha carload rates
and in consequence is making some
terrible holes in the business Of the
local institution, whose products have
been pronounced unequalled by any
in the market and whose prices meet
those of the packers who are doir g
an open business.
On the first of the year the invent
ory of the stock held In the ware
houses Of the Utah Slaughtering COM
pany showed that the value of cured
meats. lard, bacon and hams, was over
800, 900, and since that date in the
neighborhood of $4,000 worth has
been added to the supply on hand.
During the week just closed the COM
pany received seventeen carloads of
hogs from all parts of the territory and
killed on an average Of one hundred
head of the porlers daily. Trade is
not just now very brisk on account of
the inroads made by the outsiders, but
the members of the company, to
whom the territory owes much for
their enterprise in Undertaking such
a work. feel confident that the people
will rally to their support and give the
company the same patriotic aid that
they have accorded to the Utah Sugar
company during its trials OF strength
with the trust. OF course. the n1er-
chants are the real people who can
give this aid and many OF them are
giving it in earnest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
FINIsHEn THE 10oKs.

The Salt Lake Lithographing COM
pany last evening finished the new
assessment rolls for use by the asses
sors of the twenty-seven counties of
che territory during the year 1895 and
me books viii be sent off today.
They make UP one of the handsomest
printing jobs ever turned out by any
house in this territory, or the east for,
that matter The rolls are in duplicate
and We're prepared under the instruc-
tions of the territorial board of equal
ization an accordance with the plans
adopted 10y the board at its last meet
ing. A number of new spaces and
columns were adopted and incorporated
in the lists, in order that the work of
the assessors might be simplified and
they be enabled to segrsgate the several
funds provided for under the general
revenue act
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
Railway Notes,

Mr.. W. S. Clarkson, for twelve years
past roundhouse foreman Of the North
ern Pacific at Glemdive, Mont, has
been appointed master mechanic of the
Rocky Mountain division of that road,
with headquarters at Missoula, Mont.
Mr.. T. l.. Cor'win, superintendent of
the Cascade division OF the Great
Northern, has been appointed super
intendent of the Breckenridge division,
with headquarters ait WilmaT. Mimi,
to succeed MI. j. NJ. Barr, promoted.
Mr.. Clarence w Murphy, who has
been in the office of the general pas
senger agent of the Atlantic system of
the Southern Pacific, has been appoint
ed travelling passenger agent of that
road, With headquarters at Savannah,
Ga,
Mr. Y. a. Riton has been appointed
superintendent of the Cascade divis-
ion of the Great Northern, with head
quarters at Leavenworith, Wash. Mr..
Riton has been roadmaSter of the CHI
cage, Milwaukee & 81. Paul at Chicago
since 1885.
Mr.. j. P. Hall, Colorado passenger
agent of the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa
Fe, has been appointed general agent
OF the passenger department for Co..
orado and Utah, with headquarters at
Denver, Colo, to succeed Mr.. H. Coll
/ bran, resigned.
Mr.. William H. Young has been APP
pointed auditor of passenger accounts
of the Boston & Maine with head
quarters at Boston, in place Of Mr.,
George E. Sturtevant, VINO has been
transferred TO the traffic department
In effect January Z.
The following circular has been is
sued by General Manager Warren OF
the Great Northern: MIR. ]. NJ. Barr
is appointed general superintendent Of
The western division. vice Mr.. J. d.
Farrell, resigned. appointment effec-
tive Jan. 10, 1885,
Mr. John F. Stevens, assistant chie9
engineer Of the Great Northern at Spo,
kane, Wash, has been appointed chiet
engineer of that road. Mr.. Stevens has
been assiFtant chief engineer since
March, 1893, and before that date was
principal assistant engineer.
W. Z. Troutnan has been placed in
temporary charge Of the Burlington
freight office at Denver, pending an
investigation of the accounts OF Frank
Adams, who has held the position OF
agent for five years. 1t is claimed that
by drawing money in phantom pay
rolls, he has defrauded the company
of $1,000 or $4,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES
General Passenger Agent Ben.
nett Back From Chicago.
THE TRANSCONTINENTAL
ANOTHER SESSION WILL RE HELD
NEXT WEEK.
General Manager Dickinson and the
Other Union Pacific NIagnates VIII
Leave Today For Trip Over the
short Line-GcneraI Railway
Notes.

J. H. Bennett, general passenger
agent of the Rio Grande Western, has
returned from Chicago where he at
tended the meeting CT the Transconti-
mental association. Those who have
followed the press reports of the pro-
ceedings Of that body Of diplomats are
aware that session was chiefly remarka-
BILE for the little Roadway made
To q, Herald reporter Mr.. Bennett
said yesterday: THE Transcontinsntal
association, which has been in session
almost continually for the past three
hSmOntlas, has made some progress look
, Rng towards the reorganization of the
association, but owing to certain eXigen-
cias it has been found necessary to ex-
tend the eastern limits Of the Old as
ISOLATION which originally was II lille
drawn through St. Paul, Omaha and
Kansas City to New Orleans. This had
been almost agreed upon to include
Chicago and st. Louis, when ma ters
arse in connection with the Canadian
Pacific differentia.s and the European
emigration business in which the New
England association and the Contra.
Traffic association are interested and a
conference with those associations
seemed imperative. Before concluding
arrangements for transcontinental as
ISOLATION, a joint conference will pro-
baby lie he'd in Chicago next week,
when it is confidently expected a salts
factory solution Of the difficult problem
which now confronts the passenger
situation will be reached
Just now Mr.. Bennett is engaged in
disposing of business that has accumu-
lated during his absence, but in all
probability he viii again be called 80
Chicago by the end Of the week 10 take
q hand in winding up the matters that
the passenger men have been wrestling
with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
That Bankers Congress Project Not
Feasible just Now.


On account of the near approach Of
the closing scenes of the present ses-
sion of the National Congress and in
response to the advice of some of the
most prominent people of the west, who
are Of the opinion That something viii
Mississippi country. and, IN fact, the
chamber Of commerce, who have Tor
the proposition TO hold a congress of
in this city, have abandoned the pro-
jet for the present, but will revive it
should the present Congress adjourn
without making some needed changes in
the financial legislation of the country.
The replies received from the many
bankers whose attention was calGed to
the movement plainly show that as a
general proposition the financial men of
the west are united on the silver ques-
tion and are ready TO make their formal
demands for recognition at the hands
of the national legislators. They are
almost all of the opinion, however, that
any move just at this stage of the
game would be worse than useless and
they almost to a man advise a stay Of
proceedings.
For some days past the committee
having in hand the preliminary work
connected with the proposed conven-
ton has been holding informal sessions
and yesterday, after a full canvass of
the situation, it was decided to hold off
for a time AID await results in Con-
grass
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
IMPORTANT BUSINESS COMPACT.
Morrison, Merrill 81 Company Have
Now Incorporated.
Articles incorporating

Articles Incorporating the Morrison.
Merrill & Co.. were filed with the
county clerk yesterday by Samuel Mer-
iii of Cheyenne, Seth W. Morrison. Ed
ward Merrill, F. P. Morrison and A
7. Merrill of Salt Lake, with capital
stock of $4,000, divided into 1000
shares. which are held as follows:
Samuel Merrill, ESQ shares; Seth w
Morrison, 399; Edward Merrill, 149; +.
p. Morrison and A. T. Merrill one
share each. S. W. Morrison is presd-
dent, Samuel Merrill, secretary and
treasurer.
The objects as set up are the carry,
ing on Of a general contracting and
building business, buying and selling
lumber and building supplies. The as.
sets of the company include extensive
yards and business in both Salt Lake
and Cheyenne, with this city as the
general headquarters. It is really d
consolidation of interests and marks
an important change in the local busi>
ness world
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
GIVEN DAMAGE.
A Case That Has More Than a Pass
ing Interest.

A Case That Has More Than a Pass
ing Interest.
San Francisco, ian. 21.-The UNITED
States Circuit court of appeals today
decided against the Pacific Postal Tel
egraph company, in the case appealed
by it from tine Judgment awarding
$500 damages to FIeischner & Co.
Eighteen months ago, Fleischner & Co.
learned that a debtor in Seattle was
in financial difficulties. The firm no
titled its attorney in Seattle to attain
the goods Of the debtor. fling with
the Postal company a telegram CON
tanning these instructions. The tele-
graph company's wires at Seattle went
down, so the message was not delivered
until the following day. In the mean
time, other Seattle creditors had at
tached all the available assets, so
Fleischner & Co. were unprotected. The
court, in affirming Judgment for the
firm, stated that the telegraph COM
pany should have notified Fleiscnner
s. Co. that its wires were down.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
UNION Pacific aAGNATBs.
They viii Start Over the Short Line
Today.

St Louis, Mo, Jan. 21-United
States Circuit Judge Walter H. Sam
born today handed down a decision
upon application of z. Gordon Dexter
and Oliver Ames, second trustee for
the first mortgages bondholders of the
Union Pacific system covered by the
first mortgage. The decision OF order
covers seven type-written pages and IN
effect grants the application. The re>
9oeiVeTS appointed are the same as
those now in charge of the system, VIZ:
S. H. H. Clark. Oliver W. Mink, Z.
Tllery Anderson, John w. Doane, and
JSsrl ericz R. Coudert The order pro
[-i4eS that the funds already earned
S1sy the road be used by the receivers
10 settle The debts and just claims I'M
der tlle present receiyeTship. In adj
ditiun the court reserves the right to
order that any deficiency Of such funds
shall be made up from the future earn
sngs under separate receivership.
In effect The decision today simply
seQuestrates the Old main lines from
the rest of the system, only as the ac-
counts are concerned, within easy
reach Of the mortgages.
The property covered by the first
mortgage referred TO in The order is
Nthat placed upon the main line of 1,036
miles extending from Omaha TO Ogden
road and the branches. while under the
management OF the same receivers, will
have a separate system of accounting,
although they viii be run by the same
executive.
Before he issued the order Judge San
born stated that ne had changed one
clause, making future earnings TO a
certain extent liable for present in
debtednesS, as he felt that too much
protection could not be given the pres
ent receivers IN the Aules case. he
stated, however, that before making
any order to pay any of the present
operating Indebtedness. ne would al
ways give the plaintiffs in the fore
closure suit the privilege Of a hearing.
Attorney Pierce, for tine compliments,
stated that he was perfectly satisfied
with the order.
The judge then called for the APP
pearance Of the Union Trust company
and that Of the Union Pacific Railroad
company, Mr.. Pierce represented
one and Attorney Kelly, in behalf OF
the Union Pacific, the other.
Judge Sanborn appointed Mr.. Kelly
= special clerk and messenger for the
court TO carry the order and the APP
(. pear2nces 70 the cisTk's Offices of The
northern district Of this circuit az
Omaha and place them on file.
Judge Sanb0In stated. after the order
had been issued, that the appoir tment
Of the new receivers in no wise changed
The manner of operating the system.
but that the future surplus earnings of
The main line would now apply 10 the
payment of the first mortgage bonds.