Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-19
Salt Lake Seems 10 Have a Few
Offerings for the Trust
Buster
STILL ANOTHER LAND GRAB.
How Corporation j. acquiring Thou.
sands of Acres Under "McaHGcr-
ins Shore Line" Vet

LAKE VINO would De John b' since IL
has become generally known that the
trail OF government prosecutions has
reached Utah. and that the Utah Fuel
company Is 90 De- the first offered up on
TIE public p.uly the question IS be-
coming prevalent of boa tar the most
searching .nyesiigs alton could ~ into
I'ah commercial propositions without
hhdiug conditions that are contrary tg
Inc new public spirit, and against the
lstter N toe .cw Stale and federal
statutes.
The spirit of .he recent prosecutions
IN the east o. that any commercial
concern must deliver the goods 10
pr,iends 20. and then charge only what
u has To- 10 pay expenses and make a
fair profit and 10 seems that almost
stery concern Whica does business on
other principles Is becoming q much
hlt target ln the hre Of public dlsap-
proyal and JAN sentences.
salt Lake seems 20 have a few offer
ings Tor the trust buster. and the muck
raker and the query Is being expressed
To-Day Of how far the prospective prose-
cutlun ~ the coal companies viii carry
with u attacks on other concerns. Al
most every combine in restraint Of
trade Is being discussed. and express
siOns can be had on whether or not they
can D. reached by federal or state laws
JUST A FEW.
Among the mos, discussed are an
other land case along the lake shore
near the Jordan river mouth. where
private parties are acquiring title 10
thousands Of acres OF new land with
out the state having chance 10 collect
~ money for their sale. the salt Lake
Medical association. the combination
among all wagon shops. the Butchers
ana Grocers' association. with its fixed
meat prices. and d number Of other
local combinations.
The medical association was the sub.
Jet Of considerable discussion in the
once OF a local law firm this morning.
IL was mentioned that in e recent mall
practise case. doctors who privately
had denounced the defendant physician
appeared in court TO defend his work.
ana this without being summoned or
receiving witness fees. Il afterwards
developed. one lawyer explained, that
the Medical association had held a
meeting and delegated eight physicians
% go down and defend the brother
physician for the safety OF the pro-
tessIon. In almost any case " ordl-
nary illness IN recent months any doc
tor called win ask for about the same
fee, and the lawyers stated that the
printed iist OF minimum fees. published
with The authority OF the medical assoc
citation makes this association a CONE
bInaiion in restraint % trade and there
fore liable 90 the trust busting crusad-
ers
THE BUTCHERS
The case against the butchers Is based
ou the grounds that the natural mar
ket high and the natural market low.
the retail price remains Just the same
I'm fact IL has for years been az the
high water mark. established iu a sea-
son OF famine when 40 the meat had
90 be shipped Co., from Omaha. IL Is
not anticipated that a butcher who pays
but little rent Tor his shop and has no
heavy expenses rs selling al a fair
prOht When he charges az mucn for the
meat OF COW he bought himself and
killed back OF the shop. as another
man charges Tor a piece Of corn fattef
Omaha meat shipped In from the pack
iug house The fixed price maintained
regardless Of t1e Item 0f cost, and 20
cover the maximum possible cost %
first class meat has. lt seems rliscl
the anger ~ those who locally would
join the antitrust crusaders
THE PRINTED LIST.
In the case OF the wagon fxors the
fact j. that hey have got together am
Fixed up u agreement that makes 10
hudly worth while 20 TX up q wagon.
When the farmer hauls his wagon 20
lhc Salt Lake shop to have perchance
new felloe put iu a wheel he asks
the shop man f0r the irlCe. The repair
men doesn't know wha. d. say until h.
looks Up a printed u-i % prices, and
then he tells a figure that jars tne
farmer on his seat Every other repai"
man gives cut the same figure. and
when pressed % justify a price that
makes the farmer work q week 90 en-.
rloy the repair man an hour the fact
comes out hat there Is on agreement
ard the repair man IL obliged 10 live
a. 20 10 Or get into trouble with hi-
follow craftsmen.
WANDERING LINE
Down AZ the mouth Of Jordan river IL Is
faid that the great acreage Of new land
d going into the hands Of private par.
ues the parties On This case being ihs
New State Gun club. y seems they
have ,he law back Of ihem. and thee
is no fraud. only tho state is losing land
that ought 90 bring IL SO OF so PEI
acre. The Jaw under which the gun
club Re extending Us possessions Be- ths
ryceding waters act ana under this act
the land Of the company goes down %
/ the 'meand1ring shore line ahuttinF
on its holdings However az the mout
I ~ the river condition has arisen that
never was contemplated 90 the law. I,
considered that the shore line would
"meanGer' ~ most shore lines do iust
/ foot or two. or a rod or two, or may
I b. "a Few dozen rods IN this case M
/ shore line 1as not only mes ndered
/ 0u' has run away from home complete.
Isl, ana left thousands Of acres between
/ Itself and ;hc old abutting property
The new land II valuable duck breeding
] property. ana is so rare that anyo1.
/ ~ho loves duck sho0tinr would like ID
. hey. and it IL said "a new gun cluf
. would gladly give the state 81 an acr,
g.. a tract Of This newly created land
. on tho front ~ tho ola New state clu,
holdings
CARBON COUNTY SCANDAL.
I'm the matter of the carbon county
/ land matter. there we're no new de-
] yelopmenta today a former employe
. ~ the land office declared today that
n the reporters Tor q morning papei
would take a correspondence or a per.
sonal course in Utah land laws. thel
would have left q good deal unsalt
that Vas reported Yesterday morning
] Had The Carbon county coal COM
. panies and their secret agents " thel
had such gone IN Uncle sam Tor land
i Instead ~ the State 81 Utah. and had
Z Then sled on thc coal lands. as min'
eral lands offering "a pay SO an acre
/ for them. there would now be nc
/ government Investigation. Uncle san
/ decided ~ Utah only grazing lands
] L. L.