The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08
How the Combinatiop /
to Exc Ont Sevs
Big Profits.
BOTH PRODUCER AMI
CONSUMER ARE MI
Methods by Which q.
Loses Out While Can.
Is Looted.

ineie was q meeting Of
Lake commission trust al ro..|
urday. 1t was in the form Il
con IN a prominent cafe o.
Of the independents was inv''
however, failed to show 10. h.
the luncheon was over th,.
adjournment to room I4s IL b
hotel, and he was telephones t
conference was behind c,o..
but the independent mercb.
appear. \"
Not only does the comm;.
bino hold up the people of
and of Utah, but the sh;Y,,,.
likewise; though an old gsy.
which be is powerless to nrSvs
the combine gets three or a.
Here ls the way the game d
How Game Ia WON
Several days ago a carlosd F
berries arrived in Salt fsfs
to a member of the trust e.,
in southern California. MI
for the sake of iIlustration
ued at $1,000. That is vhst
signee was to pay for a.
When the berries arrived tbs
so The Tribune is info,msd
to receive the shipment. slis
consignment to be in bad e.
Then another member Of b.
got busy. His firm nceded T
of strawberries and needed 4
ly. The telegraph was broupS
and the California grower "
that his original shipment +
but that it was not in good h
might be, however, that tba &
could use the car here, but h
the alleged damaged condiH11
not worth more than $500.
Meanwhile, in view that h
were alleged to be IN bad h
other commission firm, not n
bine, got the food inspector a
the berries. BE did so. and
ment was found to be not o1I.
shape, but in excellent condI1
Made Two Profits
However, the telegraphio c
dence had accomplished Mhzi
tended, the shipper agreed d
5000. naturally, rather than
entire shipment, and it wa
There was a clear profit Of 4
on the deal. A handsome
divide at this end Of The li6
the berries were unloaded an
the trade at the regular Com
and another profit was msde.
grower and the consumer 4
suckers-both paid tribute d
bine.
II should be understood thai
ures named are used simply
trate. as the original consignec
to give the price when seen
purchaser did likewise. But n
was there just the same.
places n transaction like OH
cause the officers OF the Law
down and some would pay td1
for n case like this isLt0 put
ly, Just a case of grand larce1
The Tribune is also inforu
a car of tomatoes was handle1
in the same way. It is an ont
a shame that such q t7anzI
this 90 unpunished. That
does exist is beyond quest
dealer from whom you pure1|
food supplies will tell you th1|
got TO sell his stuff at the p1
the commission combine f.1r
will be shut out from obtan|
plies-will be driven out Of bu
Big Profits In Bananl
Saturday there was a shir
bananas received in Salt l9k'
press, The trust price for n1
5 cents per pound. This
came from Denver and the
charges thereon was So PEI
Dr. 2 cents per pound. The
has been in effect for some 0
Lake as a rule receives bnna11
.oad lots. The freight rate q
Orleans to Denver on bans
Der hundred, and from Men
Salt Lake, $1.25 per hundred
Now IL bananas arc sold .
price by the combination, y1
press rate Of 50 per hundred
making the combined thrQ
from New Orleans to Salt u
hundred, and o profit IS mso
man. as there u
,umer can readily see how
lp. An average bunch o.
Weighs sixty pounds, hsnee
profit over what the indepen
mission man in Salt Lake
Who is shipping via express
he So express rate per
lbout 81 per bunch. Stlil e
he combine declare that
,rofit in handling bananAs
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