Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-24

eral, mas taken notice of some of these
complaints. and calls public attention
to the law governing such combina-
tions, and defining when they become
criminal.
SOME CONVERSATIONS.
Among the organizations against
which complaint is made is the plum
bers trust SO called, which fixes the
price of materials in that line at month
ly meetings, or oftener, with labor
prices attached at very high rates. the
wagon repair shop combination that
causes the blacksmith of today to look
In book to see what he is to charge
for small repair item, instead Of
figuring the cost OF time and material.
A case is given where few repairs
to a wagon, taking less than half a
day to make, were charged for at a
rate that would have bought new
wagon in about a day and a half. In
addition to these there is the so-called
doctors trust" which defends MEM
beers of their bills on the grounds that
this is the least the association al
lows me to charge" the druggists
combinations. the Butchers and Gro
GERS. the butter trust, so called and a
number of other trade combinations,
which have recently become conspic-
uous through demanding increasing
fees, or fees that gre so high they have
become kurdensome.
Attorney General Breeden calls at
tentior TO the following para graphs
under which prosecution of Illegal COM
binations could be commenced:
THE TRUST LAW.
l752 Unlawful Combination-Any
combination by persons having for its
object or effect the controlling of the
prices of any professional services any
81. LIZ 80,
ufacture or commerce, or the cost of
exchange or transportation is prohibit
ed and declared unlawful.
1853 Members Guilty of Conspiracy
to Defraud-Any person or association
of persons who shall create, enter into,
become a member of. or party TO,
any pool. trust, agreement, combination.
confederation, or understanding with
any other person or persons, to regulate
or fix the price of any article of mer-
chandise or commodity; or shall enter
into become a member Of or party
to, any pool, trust, agreement, contract,
combination or confederation to fix or
limit the amount or quantity of any
article, commodity, or merchandise to
be manufactured, mined, produced or
sold In this state shall be deemed and
adjudged guilty of conspiracy to de-
fraud, and be subject to punishment as
hereinafter provided
1855. Penalties Firms and Corpora
tions-If corporation company, a
firm, or association shall he found
guilty of a violation of any provision
of this title, it shall be punished by
fine in any sum not less than 800 nor
more than $4,000 for the first offense;
and for the second offense. not less
than $500 nor more than $4,000; and
for the third offense. not less than
$4,000 nor more than 100000 and
for every subsequent offense shall be
liable 10 n fine of $4,000.
1856. Individuals-Any president,
manager, director or other officer,
agent. or receiver of any corporation,
company. firm or association or any
member of any company, firm or as
ISOLATION, or any Individual found
guilty OF a violation OF any provision
OF this title, may be punished by
fine of not less than 500 nor more
than 81 900. or by confinement in the
county jail not more than one year,
or by both, in the discretion OF the
court before which such conviction
may have been had.