The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-25
RAILROAD AND
Mining MEN CONFER
Celebrated Circular No. 8"
Discussed at Important Meet
ing Held Friday.
FULL CONSIDERATION OF
ALL ISSUES INVOLVED
General Opinion Seems to Be
That Demurrage Order Will
Be Modified.

The now celebrated "Circular No.
81 promulgated by the Utah Car Ser
vice association, which proposed a re-
duction from four to two days in tho
free time heretofore allowed on coal,
ore and other commodities, was the
subject of an important meeting and
discussion at Oregon Short Line head
quarters on Friday, at which the rep
resentatives of the smelling and samp.
ling industries presented their side of
the case, and it was gathered from
various sources after the meeting that
there will in all likelihood be at least
some modification Of the obnoxious
edict.
The meeting was summoned by {. ii.
Griffin, commissioner for the car service
organization, and representing the
smelling and sampling companies Of
tho Salt Lake valley were Charles. W.
Whitley, general manager American
W. Heintz, general traffic manager
United States Smelling, Refining and
Mining company; Herman II. Green,
assistant manager Bingham Consol-
idated Mining and Smelling com;
pany; R. Il; Claiming Jr;;, general
company; David w. Brunton and j. +.
Woodbridge, Taylor & Brunton Samp
ling company; Charles d. Roollidge,
general manager Pioneer Sampling
company.
Conserving the interests of the rail
roads IN the controversy were w. n.
Bancroft, ce-president and general
agent, and P. L. Williams, attorney,
Oregon Short Line; E. T. Ridgway,
general manager, and S. V, Derrab, dis
trict passenger agent, Denver & Rio
Grande; j. H. Burtner, district freight
and passenger agent Salt Lake Route;
j. w. Young, president Sanpete Valley,
and Mr.. Griffin.
The Issues Involved.
The terms of the circular were freely
discussed by both sides to the contro-
vcrsy. As is known, under the old
rule or order OF things four days were
allowed the samplers and smelters each
for the proper handling of cars Of ore.
The demurrage thereafter was charged
at the rate of 50 per day. Any less
time than three days at the samplers
would embarrass these companies
greatly, although they might accept
two days upon cars whose contents are
TO be disposed of by contract and not
by open bids. Three days, however,
extent, and while none has so ex~
pressed themselves it is thought little
complaint would follow such a deter,
mination Of affairs. The new proposal
was for two days free time and de-
murrage OF 81 per day, and it is be-
leved that stipulation for three days
and 81 demurrage might be an amicnble
basis of compromise, although none of
those who attended the meeting would
discuss the matter.
Question of Discrimination.
The contention raised by the legal
department of the railroads that per
mitting the smelling companies four
days and other shippers two days was
discrimination was met by the attor-
neys for the rehners, who contended
that there was no similarity between
ores and other commodities, on account
OF the various processes the former
the question ef naI tnelet15s %as
eliminated. The irreparable injury
which would be done to the mining and
smelling business, and other points in
volved, were carefully gone into.
A point raised by the railroad com
panies was whether or not they should
provide storage facilities while the
samplers awaited bids, another issue of
considerable importance.
It has also been suggested that ar
rangements might be made to have the
railroad traffic officials visit the smelt-
ers and samplers and see the various
processes and thus further assist in an
elucidation OF the difficulty.
The discussion of the matter in the
press has aroused unusual interest and
has brought it squarely to an issue, so
that no injustice should be done The
feeling manifested at the meeting was
such as TO Indicate an earnest desire
on each side to meet the issue fairly
and honestly, with justice to every in.
terest involved, and it is believed that
when the matter is finally determined
1t will be on basis in harmony with
the best interests Of all concerned.
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