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sanitary condition. the bedding dirty,
etc The jury recommends that the
jail be condemned and not used any
also reported to be in an unsanitary
condition. with dirty bedding, etc.
The Spanish Fork and the Provo city
.iails are reported tc be in first class
condition.
On the examinatio of public records,
the jury finds that the records of
Springville City are in bad condition,
as are also the records OF Pleasant
Grove. The condition of the records
an Spanish Fork. Payson and Provo
are unsatisfactory. and the jury rec
records of Lehi and American Fork
are reported to be in first class con-
dition,
In the lumber trade it is found that
contractors can buy goods for use out
side the territory of the Utah County
Lumbermen IS association from mem.
hers of that association for much less
money than the same contractors can
buy the same goods from the same
merchants for use within Utah county.
Further appeals by contractors to Salt
Lake City and Ogden dealers for sup
plies were simply referred back to the
Utah county dealers, indicating that
some understanding existed between
the local dealers and those in the cap
ital or junction city. One Hindepend-
ent" dealer had to go to Portland, Or.
to GET his wholesale supplies,
The finding in reference to the lum-
bermen's association. and also In refer
ence to the Utah County Medical society,
are put up to Secretary OF State c. S,
TinSey for action.
In discussing the lUmbermens asso-
citation. the Jury in its report made to-
day says that The association has al
most forced independent concerns out OF
her, even when cash has been offered
for It's purchase. and that prices are kept
up according 10 the dictates of the as
sociation. and that the organiza tion
even goes so far is to attempt to die
tate just what territory shall be COW
cred by the business of certain OF It's
members.
The indictments against the Butchers
and Grocers' association charges that the
members of the association meet regu-
larly and Mt such times discuss and lx
only this. but that the association at
tempts to force all retail grocers and
butchers to demand tho prices fixed by
the association.
association who Is found selling for
prices other than those fixed by the as
sociaton is subject to a fine,
Retailers Indicted.
The members of the association who
we're indicted are ], Harris. Farrer e
Whitehead, Provo Meat and Packing com
pany: Sutton market: j. T. Taylor. p,
Speckart company, j Booth, William
Ritchie. Albert Jones. James Bailey Will
ford Perry. James Sutherland. a brother
of Senator George Sutherland: T.. N.
Crowley Fred Kjmber and ]. f. Stein
]. T. Taylor is president OF the assoca-
ton and John Sauey is secretary.
The lumber dealers have been operat :
Ing In much the same way. according to
the findings. They have heen in control
OF the situation since their organization
and have been just so strong that dealers
not members OF the association have been
unable TO purchase lumber al wholesale
The members of the lumbormens asso-
| citation are Central Lumber company
Beebe Lumber company. Smoot Lumber
company, all OF Provo; II. T. Reynolds
company, Springville: JeX Lumber COM
pany Spanish Fork: Central Lumber
company, Payson; Thornton & Sons.
Pleasant Grove; Chapman Mercantile COM
many. merlcan Fork; Peoples Coop and
Baker Mercantile company. Lehf
In connection with the Utah County