Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-03
STILL ASKING
MANY QUESTIONS.


| NANAfN NNNNHNNNN AAAAN "NNA
You are aware that the shelters o.
the West have gone into what II
known as the smelling trustf'
nm painfully aware " H.
what would you think ~ the dis
cIimlnsuon Of freight rates brUuEht
ABOUT by the heavy influence n the
trusts 20 destroy tho shelters who re-
nained out d the trustT'
~ would be UNJUST"
what do you think of bringing all
The Industries under ono management %
y favor no condition that will de-
struy competition"
DO YOU think these trusts have come
= think they havei but there viii
arise rival trusts"
Have any Of your plants been dis
Yes"
MEN HAVE HOMES.
Had any OF your men homos7"
what eject will 1t have on tho value
q those homesr'
II VIII decrease a."
hereY"
To do g."
And It Is your opinion that II will
Nc ltuft W trust
Yes"
"Tho question now" continued Mr..
Bell, 'is. how can these trusts be- con-
trollesi." Mr.. Tefhunc thought the rail-
road problem was the key 10 u. lie
could find no fault with men who on
denvored to enlarge their business, the
only thing h. how are they Ia be- pre-
vonted from abusing their power
MI. Kennedy asked a fcw questions
No. followHi
"Arc you In favor OF labor organlza-
tiona2"
"Ycs. SIR"
Are there any farmers working perl
odlcaily In the Hmcltcrs7'
yes, SIR"
How many7"
About twenty per cent"
"flo you know ~ any religious organ
ization In this country dlacOurnginE the
men from entering into any labor or
ganiEation3"
y never heard % H."
do you believe that mining u equally
rs profitable here ~ IN Idaho and Colo
RADIO"
Not 80 profitable a. In Colorado;
but equally a. much 20 NJ IN Idaho.
However. l think n We except the Grip
pie Greek district. mining IL na pruht-
able herr AZ In Colorado
The two gentlemen discussed pro and
con. the question Of labor organizations
for some time. II was thought by Mr..
Tsrhuue that labor unions would en-
nance wages here TO some extent II
was now after one o'clock ana the eN-
animation was postponed until after
luncheon.
MIR. Hanaucr. the we'll known amclt-
inE man. was before the commission the
entire Afternoon and the quest ona put n
him and others show that the invcsu-
CATION of the committee N most
thorough and penetrating.
SENATOR CHAMBERS TESTIMONY
state Senator Chambers was on the
stand yesterday afternoon up To a late
hour and was the only person examined
IN addition 10 cN-cOngrcssman Allen.
Hts testimony related TO the operations
Of the eight hour law. wages u miners,
freight. etc. Mr.. BELL asked.
"Do you believe that the money In
vested In mines gives as certain returns
as money Invested In other lines Of
buaiuprHT"
~ man engaged In mining takes
more chances. but. n successful. he
makes more han In other lines Of busi-
ness"
Have you had legislation. State or
national. which has Impaired the In
duatry 20
"Ycs-the demonstration OF silver"
TO what eNtents"
1T has had the eject % closing many
OF the mines, and unless the ores Of the
property contain hy-productH which can
be worked W, II has been SHOWN that
there n no longer any profit IN the sill
Yer mining industry Dry ores have to
carry from nfty TO hundred ounces
of silver 60 pay, and the veins should
be- large enough 10 make the production
comparatively easy, az that
'''rhe result " that icEinhtion was,
then, To close down all purely silver
mineBT'
"Ycs. u has done 30 In Montana ana
miners 10 seek new FIELDS Of ocoupa-
ton, with the exception Of the young
men. who travel from camp 10 camp
RAILROAD RATES.
what do you think Of an railroads
eharEing the same rates 10 all par
tlcsT'
u think they should do so."
Have you studied the unit problem
In connection with the question:
NO. but I think It should be based
on car lots"
you mean by that that the man
shipping one car should get the same
rate 10 the man who ships train
load2'
"while I don't own any railroad
stock, think very large shipper
should get a better rate than the small
one, because the profits 10 the former
often consists Of the difference he may
be- able Co obtain IN the way OF
freight rate. The man who ships
single ear, In nine eases out OF ten has
ore worth many times the value per
ton OF the shippers trulnload. I admit
that man might ship n lower grade
Of ore IN car lots II he was permitted
10 tack his car on 10 the big shippers
trninload, ana In any event the dis
elimination ought 20 be very slight.
believe In sliding scale, according 10
the value Of tho ore. and would have
a very low minimum rate FOR poor ores
and gradually raise Il TIL the railroad
Got "a good price, IL would stimulate
the Industry and give many men em-
ployment"
CONCENTRATION OF WORK.
"How viii the concentration OF min
Ing Interests Affect the Slater"
- think II viii be- beneficial; mines
adjacent 20 each other-by the Invest
mcut ~ large amounts Of capital,
backed by men well able TO develop the
uudoveluped propcrtlcs-wlll give em-
pluymcnt % q great many more men
lhan they have done IN the past. when
held M HeNernlty. As matter Of fact,
the Individual, In most instances, N
unable 10 mine on his own account. The
concentration OF work at one SHAFT on
opening encourages men 20 invest. IL
Is not a monopollaation OF real estate.
~ Judged IN comparison with other
KINDS OF real property, To Illustrate.
The company which I represent st4rted
q drain tunnel In 1855, at a time when