The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-21

ten years ago. to 8 cents FIVE wears
ago, and this year they were 10 cents
head,
A big item. said Senator Lunt. was
found in the fact that fockmasters now
had 10 own large areas Of land in order
to Craze their sheep. There was no
public domain left, be said, that could
be used for summer range This sItua.
tioD was due TO the fact. he said. that
the land had been taken up for farms
and thus the range curtailed. This, in
turn, nccessitated closer herdiug. and
closer herding meant more men.
The matter of taxes, too, said Sena-
tor Lunt. had increased from SI.69 per
roo head ten years ago TO S6.02 in 1911
Moreover, the investment of money in
land for grazing purposes was a ire
mendous item. said Mr.. Lunt. Two
sheep required ono acre of mountain
grazing land, he said, and therefore
,nockmastcrs must have just one.balf as
The land bought by bis company, be
said. was acquired four years ago at
about SO an acre
Rates Not Responsible.
Replying to question, Senator Luni
said that the sheepmcn felt that II the
railroad rates on wool were lower the
wool. One or the desirable points, said
the witness, was au extension OF the
Utah common points.
On cross examination by Attorney
George II. Smith for the Oregon Short
Line Mr. Lunt said that his company
had earned in dividends in four years
50 per cent on a capitalization OF $780,
600
Mr.. Luut admitted that none of the
reasons he had assigned for the IN
creased cost of producing wool was af-
fected or influenced by the prevailing
railroad rates This point, it seems, had
already been fully explained at the Chi
cago hearing, and the attorney for the
Woolgrowers association admitted that
1.-The transportation rate had nothing
whatever TO do with the advance in
| he cost of wool production.
The testimony was admitted over the
formal objection OF Attorney Matthew,
representing the Western Pacific railroad,
The Los Angeles Rate.
r. NJ Sloan, general freight agent OF
tho Salt Lake Route, occupied the wit :
ness stand all of the forenoon and "A largo
| part of the afternoon. Mr.. Sloan was
questioned az length concerning the rate
on wool from Los Angeles TO Boston.
| for the government. examined Mr. Sloan
| cxhaustiYely on various points. and
| brought out among other things that the
Salt Lake Route. in handling a shipment
Of wool originating at Tooelc. .thirty-hve
miles west Of Salt Lake, des-
tined for Boston, would produce
more revenue to the Salt Lake
| Route than its share OF the through,
| rate OF so.13 by way Of Salt Lake 10 Bos-
| ton. Mr.. Sloan said that, on Il slipmen
originating al Tooele. his company would
get the rate of SO cents the hundred 10
| Los Angeles, and the share or the 81
| through rate Los Angeles TO Boston. Mr.,
Sloan declined 10 make public what that
share would be, but said he would furnish
the information TO the commission II i,
| were desired.
| Mr.. Sloan said that the II rate was
made to meet water competition. II ap.
pears that shipment from Tcoele to
| Boston by way OF Los Angeles could be
made at sl.95. being so cents the hundred
! TO Los Angeles, 10 cents for balinS. and
| 81 Los Angeles 10 Boston. Ey waier
! the same shipment could be made
| for about sl.6i being the so cents
10 Los Angeles. So cents for water trans,
portation, the cost OF balng and small
| charge for insurance. The rail- shipment
mad tho advantage ot fiftecn or twenty
| days IN time.
Warehouse Made Complaint.