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Show THE CITIZEN SLACK COAL A ,ij drug on the market the status of slack mined in Utah, C. A. Allen, chief of the State Industrial e Inspector ission. recently indicted the foldto The Citizen, which ing letter offered ihe public in its entirety its original form for what it may vorth, Paving the coal consumer sole juilge of any apparent tor the welfare of the coal explanation of 1 soli-ousne- ss ms: gsr Citizen: Th litor C. A. ALLEN, few days ago an the first page of your issue on edi-ia- l, where in discussing coal situation in Utah, you make following statement: Slack coal, which is a true byproduct of coal mining, because he miners shovel an being mined in long to tons and sold in short tons take care of all coal dust as well bone or rock that freqas the September 17, al uently occurs in coal veins. This is a because 4 the coal mines in the state of mis-stateme- nt the exception of a few small agon mines in the isolated districts of a y their miners on the basis ort ton. Every mine car of coal, :en it is brought to the surface, is sighed and the miner is paid so much r each ton of coal that it contains, It is the duty eluding the fine coal. the coal mine inspector, who is an ployee of the industrial commission, see that these scales are kept in a adition to accurately weigh the ah with coal iner's at all times. In the same paragraph, in which e statement quoted above appears, at some length regarding speak in companies offering to the coal which contains a large sreentage of this fine coal or slack, d while the industrial commission coal e con-inte- rs inspectors do not desire enter into a controversy regarding ices or strictly commercial condi-ns- , yet we do believe it is highly portant for the public to realize just e part that this coal plays in affect- 5 prices. The miner is paid for load-every ton of this coal and the cost Setting it to the surface is just as eat as for a ton of lump. Yet there e thousands and thousands of tons f it in the state of Utah which the companies have never been able ell. Xnt only has it produced no evenue but it has also been a cause f expense to load it into railroad cars fefl have it hauled to some out of the its PRIMARY CAMPAIGN TO CLOSE WITH A RUSH Dal 1 J ar place and dumped again. "There is another feature of this a(fc coal which is of very direct con-tto this office and that is, that the Nations must adopt methods of c which will minimize , the pro-ratio- n it as much as possible, hereas in some seams of coal if it nt necessary to make as lajge a ttentag. of lump coal as possible, methods might be adopted which not only be cheaper but w'ould of , 'r With fifteen commissioner candidates in the field seeking the preferential vote of the city electorate and five candidates for the office of city auditor, the primary election for Tuesday, October 25, promises to take on politithe aspect of a real cal whirl, before the eventful day rolls around. While The Citizen is most concerned in seeing business men chosen to make the final race on November 8, lit is prone to admit that it is hard to make a selection from the long list of worthy men who have cast their hats into the ring. It is a matter of personal choice, largely, among the voters and it merely remains the part of good manners to declare for a fair fight all around. Men representing all the various business activities of the city are included in the list of candidates and it is apparent that any who may be chosen will be the peoples choice and serve them to the best of their ability. old-tim- er non-partisa- L. C. (DOD) RITER ENTERS MARY CAMPAIGN. n Mr. Riter is among those aspiring to the office of city commissioner who may be classed as an expert business man and a director of private affairs on a large scale, all of which eminently qualifies him to fill the important position on the city board. Mr. Riter proposes to stand on his individual record before the voters at the city primary election Tuesday, October-25, having entered into no combinations with any other candidates or cliques and with due regard for the aspect of the nominating n election. L. C. (Dod) Riter, one of Salt Lakes most substantial business men, while among those who announced their candidacy for commissioner, rather late is now, backed by numerous friends, making a strong fight for recognition. Mr. Riter, familarily known as Dod among hosts of business asof the city, sociates and is a native of Utah and was reared and educated in Salt Lake. All of the success that has attended him in life has been identified with the growth and expansion of this city, where he has become a larger owner of property and a big tax payer. Mr. Riter owns the Caithness apartment house, corner Second avenue and B streets, the block occupied by the Tom Botterill Auto company on State street and also the building occupied by the National Tea Importing company, at West First South, together with other large realty holdings throughout well-wishe- 45-4- The frequency with which boilers blew up on the early Hudson river boats led to the use of what were known as safety barges, and these, in their day, were considered the ut- most luxury in travel, comparable to the private cars of the magnates of today, remarks the Buffalo Courier. The barges were boats with main and upper decks and were almost as large as the steamers which towed them. The rabble rode on the steamers, inhaled the smells of the kitchen and the freight holds, endured the nose of the engines and took the chances of explosions, while on the barges behind the elite traveled in luxurious state. Food was brought from the boat kitchen to the barge saloon over a swaying bridge between the vessels and was served with great aplomb under the direction of a barge captain, who was a noble figure in the setting. The upper decks of the barges wrere canopied and decked with flowrers, with promenades and easy chairs from which to view the scenery. At night the interiors were transformed into sleeping accommodations, much the same as in a modern Pullman, except that they were more commodious. Not the least attractive feature of these barges, according to a chronicler of their excellence) was an elegant bar, most sumptuously supplied with all that can be desired by the most fastidious and thirsty. ARMIES OF THE WORLD. Active armies of the fourteen most important nations of the world include approximately 6,000,000 men, according to figures regarded as reasonably cor- rect. With the inclusion of land armaments in the agenda of the forthcoming conference on limitation of armaments, these are the figures with which it is expected the assembled commissioners will have to deal. China stands first among the nations in this summary of soldiers actually under arms about September 1, last, being credited with 1,370,000 active troops. France is far ahead, among nations not distressed by civil strife, in the number of men with the colors. The French army strength is placed at 1,034,000 men, the British empire standing next with 740,500, and Germany last with 100,000. The Unit0 ed States stands thirteenth with men in the regular army, exceeding only Germany, while Italy has and Japan 300,000 active 350,000 troops. Figures for other powers include Russia, 538,000; Poland, 450,000; 149,-00- Greece, 225,000; Spain, 253,000; Turkey, 152,000; Switzerland, 170,000; Czechoslovaki, 150,000. PRI- mine 3 state. TRAVELING IN THE OLD DAYS. e over-pound-tge-co- estate and mining business of the non-partisa- Chief Mine Inspector for the Industrial Commission of Utah. Sir noticed a I also make it easier to keep conditions safe for the workmen. We believe that if the public fully realized that slack coal' contains just as much heat as the lump coai, but under present conditions a large part of it cannot be disposed of and causes them to pay higher prices for the size they are willing to use, that they would not be averse to installing the proper furnaces for its consumption. Trusting that you will give this letter the same publicity as the article referred to, I am, Very respectfully, J rs 7, the city. In addition to being one of the largest property holders of the city, he has long been identified with the real L C. (BOD) RI - nrm h CANDIDATE FOR City Commissioner Headquarters, 14 Exchange Place. PHONE WASATCH 4010 Primary Election Oct. 25, 1921 (Political Advertisemeet) |