Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1889 — THE SALT SYNDICATE. [ARTICLE]

THE SALT SYNDICATE.

A Big Combination of Capitalists Bat Not a “Trost.” —— " Special from The news that a big salt trust is to be organized does not seem to trouble the salt dealers of this city very much. Many dealers said it would be impossible for a trust to exist, as it would be impossible for a body of capitalists to control the output and sale as it is so abundant throughout the country, and should such an organization be made it would not last long, as the profits would be small. Notwithstanding these statements a syndicate is being organized here to go into the the salt business on a big scale. The syndicate expect to control the price and improve the quality of the article,F. B. Thurber, who is one of the promoters of the scheme, in speaking to a reporter on the subject Thursday, said: “It’s no trust, we are simply forming a syndicate of capitalists to purchase good salt works, and with good machinery and improved process of manufacture we will turn out a better article at a much less price. We will have a capital of $10,000,000, and I am sorry, as this matter is not yet settled, that 1 can not give you the names of the principals in the syndicate. It is silly for any one to say that a salt trust can be formed. If, like copper, the supply, was limited, the thing could be done, but in this country there are miles upon miles of salt, sufficient to last for untold centuries, and such a thing as controlling the production is preposterous.”

Raillery for Railroaders. E. C. Hubbell. “Through for Daylight”—Night. “Danger Signals”—Red noses. “On the Down Grade”—An incipient mustache. “On the Up Grade” —Balloonist “Cowcatchers”—Milkmaids. “Stalled”—Lucky cattle. “All A-board”—A plank. “In the Frog”—His croak. “At the Throttle Valve”— Garroters. “Fast freight”—Carloads of race horses. > “Stops on Signal Only”—A horse car. “In the Sleepers”—Snores. “On the Broad Guage”—The man who laughs.“Takes the Flying Switch”—Bad boys. - “The Big Four”—4. • “The Nickel Plate”—At any church. “The Grand Trunk”—The Saratoga Belle’s, • . , “L. I. R. R.” is heard daily by Austin Corbin, yet he never resents it. “Union Pacific”—Peace after a domestic drawl.