The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-09
TRYING TO SHIFT
THE RESPONSIBILITY
DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF FOOD
TRUST COMBINATION DODG-
ING ISSUE.

SALT LAKE, Sept. Back ped
aling with all their might, the man.
ufacturing and retail tradesmen of
Salt Lake are attempting to break
loose from the wholesalers and shov-
ing the latter into the spotlight, force
them to take the brunt of the public,
newspaper and grand jury investiga-
tions into the operations of the food
trusts here.
The Manufacturers and Merchants
association is making a spasmodic
effort to get out of the limelight.
President Orson Hewlett has repeated
ly declared that no wholesaler or job
Der in this city is a member of the
Manufacturers and Merchants asso-
citation. Last night at Barratt hall,
before an audience of 800 butchers
and grocers, assembled to listen to
the address of John A. Green, secre-
tary of the National Butchars and
Grocers' association, President Hew-
lett reiterated his declaration saying
that mo wholesaler or jobber in Salt
Lake belongs to the Manufacturers
and Merchants association, and
prices of no commodity have ever
been discussed in any meeting of
either the membership or the direc-
torate of the M. e M
After the meeting adjourned a
dozen big grocers declared they
couldn't understand why the M. & M.
is so strenuously insisting that the
wholesalers are not members of their
association, if the wholesalers and
iobbers have been and are honest
in their dealings with retailers, and
have no combination for the mainten-
ance of fixed and exhorbitant prices.
In the midst of it all, with ac-
cusing fingers of blame pointed at
them by the public, the Manufactu-
rers and Merchants association, the
Butchers and Grocers' association
and few others, stand the whole
salers and jobbers, silent, for the
most part. The judges of the dis
trict court have taken under advise
ment the matter of calling the grand
jury asked for by Attorney General
Breeden and the district attorney.
There is little doubt that the opera
tions of the Butchers and Grocers'
association will be thoroughly inves-
IlSdueu, QeSplle numerous dllludVllS
that may be furnished on the profits
made in the business. 1t is reported
that the ranks of the wholesalers are
getting shaky. This cannot be con-
firmed President Hewlett of the M.
e NJ, at last nights meeting named
over half dozen big wholesale firms
which he says are not members of
the M. & M.
A meeting of the four district
judges, C. w. Morse, George G. Arm
strong, II. d. Lewis and M. l.. Ritchie
was held yesterday afternoon at 1880
o'clock, in Judge Morse's chambers
and the Breeder petition was thor
Oughly discussed. 1t was decided to
hold one or more meetings during the
next week and in the meantime to
consider more fully the advisability
of calling a grand jury.
When asked concerning the mat
ter, Judge Morse said: ''If any evi-
dence has been secured it will keep
until we have had more time to con-
slider the problem presented to us"
The judges seem to be of the opin-
ion that the constitutional provis-
ions allowing them to call grand
jury whenever in their opinion pub
lie necessity demands it, is sufficient
basis for any action they may take.