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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

George w. Ristine. receiver for the
Colorado Midland, arrived in this city
yesterday accompanied by Mr.. Baldwin
and Mr.. Steiffel of Chicago. The party
came in over the Rio Grande Western
in Receiver Ristine's private car 81,
and went north over the Union PACING
last evening, accompanied by General
Superintendent Bancroft and Passen-
ger Agent Burley in the OLA, which Will
go as far as Huntington.
During the afternoon Receiver Ris-
tine was in consultation with Colonel
Dodge in reference to traffic matters
that are of no interest to the public
at this immediate stage of affairs, and
afterwards he visited the Colorado
Midland local Office, expressing him
self as being we'll pleased with the To-
cal aspect of things in all concerning
that line
George w. Rfstine is conceded to be
one of the brightest and ablest traffic
men in the country, and his past
achievements have so stamped him,
The Herald representative called upon
him and when asked if there was any
thing significant about his present trip
he replied:
oh. no-nothing special, or that
could be taken as more than the ordi-
nary inspection trip. We were out look
ing over our own line and came on to
Salt Lake, after which we concluded
to go on TO Portland and thence down
to San Francisco. [ am unable to say
if we will return by this route, or
not
How is Midland and Colorado bust
ness generality"
It's steadily picking up, and the
roads are gradually working out The
Midland is doing good business. in
both passenger and freight 1t took us
some time, with the press of business
going on, to get our motive power and
rolling stock to the standard we have
set for it, but it is now in first class
shape"
DO you sometimes hear Mercur
mentioned by Colorado people?"
Mentioned? More than that. AL
though we have our great Cripple
Creek. Leadville, and other great pro-
ducing camps, still the fame of Utah's
Mercllr reaches to every nook and cor
ner OF Colorado, and people over there
will shortly commence coming this
way. / was in Mercur last fall and
my faith in that camp has grown with
Developments believe it will be a
great producer"
1t may be added that Mr. Ristine
firmly believes Utah has a great fu-
ture before it, and that network of
railroads will yet be reaching out for
the trade that will be built up provid-
ing, however, that capital is not club
bed away by vicious legislation in the
way of railroad commission He be-
lieved that no such measure would be
passed, as the people knew fully the
baneful effects of such measures in
those states where it was being tried.
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ON THE RACK.
Traffic Managers Before the Inter
state Commerce Commission.

Traffic Managers Before the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-Attorneys and
managers for half a dozen different rail-
roads were on the rack before the inter
state commerce commission today. There
was no formal complaint before the com
mission, but instead the commission was
itself the complainant Last October the
railroads competing for the Colorado bust
ness became involved in a rate war and
schedules were made hourly. Coal was the
principal commodity on which the Sched-
ule of freight rates slid with marvellous
rapidity from .320 to 81 a, ton. 1t was
business that induced the commission TO
call their representatives before it today.
The railroad representatives all threw
the blame upon the Chicago &, Northwest
tern which started the rate war The
following We're present at the opening of
the sessions: Attorneys kenna and Dun
lop of the Santa Fe: Robert Mather of
the Rock Island; Traffic Manager Halnlin
and Attorney Dawes of the Burlington;
Attorney Willard of the Pennsylvania;
Hansen of the st. Paul; Traffic Manager
Monroe of the Union Pacific; Attorney
Bowers of the Alton, and Chairman Midg-
Mr.. Midgley told about the rate war
the subsequent efforts to restore the old
rates.
the continued hearing at Washington. Mr..
Hamlin of the Santa Fe, said his line had
made three cuts in the coal rate. The
first time at the Northwestern, the sec
ond to meet the Santa Fe and the third
to meet the Alton.
Mr.. Bowers of the Alton was next
questioned. He admitted to his line hav-
ing met rates right and left about that
time.
''And if the commission had made such
rates as 81 a ton on coal,' said Morri
son, "you would have denounced it as an
act of spoliation, unjust, a usurpation and
such terms meaning the same thing that
you fellows know right well how to use
when you think someone is hurting you
at guess l would have said all that"
meekly replied Mr.. Bowers.
Mr.. Mather of the Rock. Island, denied
that his road had been in the general
slump of October 6, but Chairman Nor
rison interrupted dryly: But ] see that
you tumbled into the fight right lively
the next day
The hearing will be taken UP at some fu-
ture time at Washington.
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SALE-NOTICE

TRUSTEES SALE-NOTICE is
hereby given that under the power con-
tanned in certain trust deed executed
and delivered June z. A D. 1893, by Will
liam Middlemass and Roseland Middle
mass both of Salt Lake county, Utah. to
me, Fred W. Rose. of the same place, as
trustee, to secure the payment of prom
issory note executed and delivered on
the same day by the said William Mid
dlemass to Melissa d. Clinton and c. J..
Clinton, of the same place, for 10000 with
interest thereon from its date at twelve
per cent per annum before and after
Judgment, payable quarterly, which trust
deed was recorded in the Office of the
county recorder of Salt Lake county
Utah in Book 4 T. of mortgages on page
457 on the 18th day Of June. 1899. and
covered the real estate herein after de-
Scribed now therefore at the request OF
the said Melissa D. Clinton and c. L.
Clinton who are the owners and holders
of said note and trust deed. and because
default has been made in the payment of
said note and the interest thereon since
the 9th day of December. A d. 1885, and
the said owners and holders of said note
have according to its terms declared the
principal due, !, the said trustee, will on
Wednesday, March II, 1895. n u o'clock
noon, at the west front door OF the county
court house of Salt Lake county, Utah,
sell at public vendue to the highest bidder
for cash, and will apply the proceeds Of
the sale on said Indebtedness above
named and the costs of sale. including a
reasonable compensation to the trustee
and his attorneys. and unpaid taxes, in
slIrance or mechanics liens, the follow
ing described real estate situate in Salt
Lake county, Utah, to-wit: Begin
ming at point twelve feet south
and fifteen feet west from the
northeast corner of lot g. block
20. Mat "A, = Salt Lake city survey, thence
south q9 feet. thence west 13S feet, thence
south % feet, thence west 1873 feet, thence
Mace of beginning. Together with a right
of way commencing at the southeast cor
ner Of said lot s, thence west Is feet,
thence north $50 feet. thence east 10 feet,
thence south $50 feet to the place of begin
ming: also commencing at a point 11t
feet north and 10 feet west from the
southeast corner of said lot g. thence
vest lao feet, thence north 30 feet, thence
cssf 40 feet, thence south Il feet thence
west 1875 feet thence south 1876 feet, thence
east l3S feet thence south y feet to the
place of beginning; and will sell all rights
Of redemption theretoi and will execute to
the purchaser or purchasers a deed or
deeds in fee simple Of the property sold.
Dated at Salt Lake City and County,
Utah, February II, 1896.
F. w. ROSE, Trustee.
Zane & Costigan. attorneys.
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FOREIGN FINANCES.

New York, Feb. 2O.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram
says: The stock markets were active
and strong today This was chiefly on
investment buying, but business is be-
ginning to overflow into other mar
kets. Consols recorded a price of 10.
Of the speculative stocks Argentines
were most in favor, in fact there was
almost small boom in that direction.
Americans were better. closing at
about the best. That market is COM
manding more attention again.
Kaffirs showed a renewed animation
chiefly on Paris buying, Gold was
bought for South America There is
practically no demand for it in the
United States. The Paris bourse was
active and firm.
The Berlin market was quiet.
The only feature of the Bank of En-
glands return this week was a further
large increase of e., 900, 600 in the public
deposits The coin and bullion in
creased 1857 900, of which 100000 was
gold imports, the details being f205, 600
imported from Holland, 5000 from Par
is and $4,000 from Australia, and $1,000
exported to America
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Railway Notes.

Ex-Assistant superintendent Snyder.
of the r. G. w. is now in Pennsylva-
MIA.
c. Ira. TuttIe. Union Pacific live
stock agent, returned yesterday from
Nevada.
DR.. T. &. Beatty was passenger
out on yesterdays r. G. w. No. /, for
San Francisco.
A. C. Cleveland yesterday shipped
five carloads of horses from Oasis,
Utah, to Chicago.
Local Freight Agent Henderson, whe
succeeds Mr.. McGill, was around
headquarters yesterday.
Claude Williams. of the Milwaukee,
leaves tonight on r. G. w. No. q, for
the Leadville ice palace.
Travelling Agent Gorham, of the
Rock Island, has gone to northern
points to rake in business.
Query-Win the Dolly block be large
enough for the large and happy family
of the Rio Grande Western people?
For the Paderewsk concert at the
tabernacle on March 4, and the Sousa
band concerts following. both rail-
roads have made a rate of one fare for
the round trip, good returning until
March T.
The Santa Fe has the knife out, and
on March the commercial agencies at
Philadelphia, Buffalo, Cleveland
Quincy, Minneapolis and omaha will
be closed. with others to follow in the
near future.
President Fargo, of the express COM
pany bearing his name, has at last
consented to become identified with
railway interests, and will be made a
director in both the Northwestern and
the Iowa Central road.
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HOW THE c. p. WAS BUILT.
Huntington Again the Stand at
the Senate Hearing.

the Senate Hearing.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Nor
gan today continued his examination of
Mr. C. P. Huntington concerning the af-
fairs of the Central Pacific Railroad COM
pany in connection with the hearing
which the senate committee on Pacific
roads is conducting. The questions sub
mitted today were based largely upon the
report on the Pacific roads made by the
Pattison commission but Mr. Huntington
said he did not remember ever having
read this report. He said the Central Pa
cific had been built on assets amounting
to S44000,000, of which $2S000,000 consisted
of government bonds, but that it had
cost more for all the securities which
were sold for less than par in currency,
and with the proceeds gold Was purchased,
currency for each 60 cents worth. 1t was
necessary to use gold in all transactions
on the Pacific coast when the road was
constructed. He admitted that he. Hop
kins Stanford and Croker were the mem
bers of the contract company, but said
that they took UP the construction work
because they could get no one else to do
it. When the organization of this company
was under consideration he wired Croker
saying: Take as little OF the stock as you
can and as much as you must"
When the work was completed the con-
tract company owed about $10,000,0O0 and
although it received $5,000.000 in Central
Pacific stock, its assets would not have
paid its debts. The company, however,
came out ahead in the end by holding
the stock until its value increased. He
declared. however, that he could not re-
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making the upset price 1t would also
be well to bring those parties owning
terminal facilities into the suit, in or
der to settle the question whether the
terminals should be sold with the road
The government should not sell its lien
upon the properties, for, though 1t
would relieve the government, the lines
would be left with their old complica-
tons. But if it came to question
whether the government should oper-
ate the roads, it would be better, he
thought; to surrender all its rights
than ITO make such an attempt. If we
can rid ourselves of these railroad
scandals. the value of our stocks all
over the world would appreciate.
Coombs grew irritated at the repeat
ed questions from Sulzer which he
thought were not couched in proper
language, and inquired whether Sulzer
was attempting to bulldoze him. He
said he did not think the government
should guarantee the bonds of the road
il sold
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NEW YnRK GENERk1.

New York. Feb. O-Flour-Receipts
15.1OO barrels; exports, 1860 barrels;
dull and heavy; stock being offered at
old prices but bids reduced.
Wheat-Receipts, $500; exports. 1922
500; spot, dull; No. ., hard, 747s deliv-
cred: options opened steady on light
spring wheat receipts, higher cables
and cold weather west, turned weak
under liquidation and doubts as to
accuracy Of yesterdays export bust
ness, and declined all day, helped by
dull trade and absence of cash ee-
nland, closed 1s@1s net loss; February
closed 725z. May. II 3-16Q713s. closed
ia.
PetroIeum-wealoer: united closed
'l3:
Pig Iron-Quiet: southern 11.75@13. 25;
northern, I3.C0GlS So
Copper-Firm; brokers, 1000; ex-
change, 10.T5011.0c.
Lead--Steady: brokers. 500: ex-
change, 3.171z.
SiIver-672.
Tfn--Quiet: straits, 1s.25@13.s5.
Piates-Easy
SpeIter-Q Quiet; domestic. 400
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Shakers Arc a Happy Community

Shakers Arc n Happy Community
1t is said, but the shaker who shakes
because he can't help it is by no means
happy individual. So shakes the
person troubled with chilIs and fever
The quivering and shuddering sensa-
tion is followed by no less a plague,
namely burning fever, which is fol-
lowed by a perspiration bath that
leaves the unhappy sufferer "as weak
as a cat" a most unfortunate smile.
by the way, as the cat, for it's size, is
a particularly muscular animal IN
der the above circumstances vital
stamina is soon used UP. What will
recupepate it? Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which eradicates malarial dis
ease in every form and repairs it's ter
rible ravages upon the system De-
rangement of the liver always accom-
panies malarial disorder To the relief
of this complaint, as we'll as consti-
patton and dyspepsia. the Btters is
admirably adapted. No less efficacious
and thorough is it for kidney trouble,
nervousness, rheumatism and neural
gia. A WineglassfuI three times a day.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. Feb. 2O.-Cattle-Too many
cattle are coming here and the tenden-
cy of prices is in a downward dfrec-
ton, trade today being slow at weak
prices. Common choice native dressed
beef and shipping steers, S.2O04 40;
stocker and feeder market dull: cows
L75GL95; calves. lower.
HoSs-In spite of the greatly de-
creased numbers received here and at
other western markets prices continue
downward, sales today indicating a fur
Their decline Of &C. Common to prime
sold at 3.s50410; fancy light, 415S74 %
Sheep-There was good trade: inferior
to choice native sheep at 2 5O03 60
prime to extra, 3.70@4O0. YearIines
sold at 3.75Q4.O0; westerns at $4,000 Ga
and lambs at 3.S50z.75.
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The Missouri Pacific man is loyal to
Utah, and no mistake, judging from
the following clipped from the Omaha
World-Herald:
Colonel Henry Bertram Kooser,
commercial freight and passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific in Salt
Lake, is in the city. Colonel Kooser
has grown fat since leaving Omaha and
locating in Salt Lake, and he says that
the skeleton of an Indian would get
flesh or the bones if located in Utah
Business is good there, the mining out
look was never better, and there is no
question but what Mercur will be the
greatest camp in the world in a year
or more. Colonel Kooser and J. O..
Phillip left for st. Louis last night"
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member what the profit was TO the COM
pany or to it's individual members.
Utah RATES.
An Agreement From Chicago to Og-
den and Spanish Fork.


CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-Work of organ
izing the Western Passenger associa-
ton has now been completed. 1t was
announced today that on March l next
the agreement would be in effect from
Chicago to Ogden and Spanish Fork
The Rio Grande Western. the Den
yer e. Rio Grande and the Colorado
Midland will then be in full member
ship. All of the lines between the Mis-
souri, river and Colorado common
points will go out of Idaho and Mon
tana business in either direction via
Colorado common points and Ogden.
The effect OF this will be that the
business between the Missouri river
and Montana and Idaho via Colorado
common points and Ogden will be
routed over the Union Pacific system.
On it's part the Union Pacific will main
tain rates between Idaho and Montana,
and Colorado and Utah will refrain
from any practices likely to demoralfze
Colorado-Utah rates.
A serious quarrel has broken out
among the transcontinentdl roads over
the division of what are known as
circle rates-that is, going by one
route and returning by another Inc
origin of the dispute is the refusal OF
the Illinois Central to accept lower
proportion on tickets reading from
Chicago to San Francisco via New Or
leans. and returning via Portland and
st. Paul, than in tickets returning via
the direct routes from San Francisco.
It's refusal in this respect leaves little
or nothing for the roads from st. Paul
or the Missouri river to Chicago They
declare that the Illinois Central should
not be allowed to sell Pacific coast
tickets at short line rates via New Or
leans, but it persists in doing so. A
rate war may be the final result of the
CONTINUOUSLY
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the property, lots, parts of lots and
pieces Of ground within said district to be
affected or benefited by said improve
ment, namely, lots 5, 8, T. and 8, block
%, plat B.: lots . and 6, block "a. plat
b.; lots 5, g. Z and 8, block 50, plat s'B':
lots and 6, block 56. plat b: lots and
and part of lots and Z, block %. plat
F.; lot .. block 80 plat ''F''; lots IA, Il,
Is. II. Is. 10. 20. q. q %. q, % and rs,
block 2, Ehrich's subdivision of block 60
plat F.; Salt Lake City survey. All pro-
tests and objections TO the carrying out
of such intention TO make said improve
ment must be presented in writing to the
city recorder on or before the 18th day of
March, 1896, being the time set by said
council when it will hear and consider
such objections as may be made thereto.
BY order of the City Council, of Salt Lake
City, State of Utah, made January 9th,
1896.
DAVID S. EMERY. City Recorder.
Sewer Intention No %.
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NOTICE.


THE NABOB AND COPPER CHIEF
Mining company, having its principal
place of business in the city of Salt Lake,
county Of Salt Lake, state of Utah
Notice is hereby given that at a meeting
of the directors held on the 31st day Of
January, 1896, an assessment of one
twentieth of one cent per share was levied
on the capital stock of said corporation
the Nabob and Copper Chief Mining com
pany, payable on or before the 9th dav
of March, 1896, to F. ]. Gunnen, the secre-
tary and treasurer of said corporation
at the Office of said corporation in the
city of Salt Lake, county of Salt Lake
state of Utah. Any stock upon which
said assessment may remain unpaid on
the 10th day of March, A. D., 1896. will
be delinquent and advertised for sale at
public auction, and unless payment is
made before, will be sold on the 31st day
of March, A. d. 1885, to pay the assess
ment, together with costs of advertising
and expense of sale.
FRANK J. GUNNELL. Secretary
Office at No. 81 East Second South
street. Salt Lake City. Utah.
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THE PACIFIC ROADS.
recommendation That They Re Sold
to the Highest Bidder.

to the Highest Bidder.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2O.-Mr
Anderson, receiver of the Union Pa
ciic railroad, and Congressman
Coombs, government director, appeared
before the house committee on Pacific
railroads today. They asked that the
Union and Central Pacific roads be put
UP for sale as a whole and given to the
highest bidder. Anderson submitted
an amendment, giving additional safe
guards to the government, to the bill
presented to the committee by him
providing for the issue of several pat
entS to several roads. The Union Pa
cific, he said had used the proceeds of
the sale of lands for the payment of
interest on bonds. What was done
with the money secured from the
bonds he did not know. The Union
Pacific was very much misunderstood
as to its financial ability for, though
pay every bill for operating expenses
The proposition to sell the properties
in two separate parts was not good.
They should be sold as a whole and in
that way would bring a much higher
price than otherwise. All appropria-
tions for any other solution than sale,
he said, would meet with opposition
from congress, Tor however merptOr-
ious they might be, it was impossible
to secure unamimity of opinion from
so large a body.
Coombs agreed with the proposition
that the roads should be sold together
and in order to carry out the
original plan. they should be
a through line from the Mississippi to
the Pacific The government would
probably obtain SIS, 900 from them.
It might be well, he thought. for the
government to protect itself by
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Fraudulent stock.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-In execu-
tive session today the committee on
Pacific railroads adopted the resolu-
ton offered by Boatner Dem) of Lou
isiana. calling on the encouragement
for his opinion, whether the govern
ment could proceed against the direc-
tors of the Union and Central Pacific
roads to recover fraudulent stock is
sued by them and could follow the
stock and property into 51e hands of
innocent purchasers. and if not, what
recourse, in his opinion, the govern
nent had in the premises.
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All is not yet smooth within Western
association territory. and
there is liable to be some "doings"
now any day. There is quite a flutter
on about Omaha, and even the lines
out of Chicago west are not at ease,
by any means. The Herald stated some
time ago that an incongruity of river
tickets would bob up and mar things,
and it will be found that the evil is
not yet remedied except in part.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
City Council of Salt Lake City. State Of
Utah of the intention of such Council to
make the following described improve
ment, to-wit: Extending and laying sewer
along the following named street: On the
south side of First South street from its
intersection with Twelfth East street, and
defray the cost thereof estimated Nat 81. 80
per linear or front foot, or five thousand
and siXty-two dollars and twenty cents
S5,062.20) by a local assessment upon the
blocks. lots. parts of lots and pieces of
ground within sewer district No. l. being