Show Vs COMMERCIAL r GETS COAL BUSINESS MEN USED I c ARGUMENT D. D R. R G G. G.- G. Railroad and Utah Fuel Company Announce Announce Announce An An- the Cut COMMITTEE WORKED QUIETLY ABOUT IT ITI I Got a Conference Which Brought About Benefit to Salt LaKe LaIe and Utah The from the time board of governors of the Salt Lake Commercial club has won its fight for cheaper coal in iu this city The members of this committee committee com corn are capable business men and they went bout about their work in ill a business business bustness busi bust ness like manner They didn't blow a aborn ahorn ahorn horn born and ring bells and make a lot of or noise about it but for weeks they worked quietly and put up forceful arguments arguments ar ar- ar- ar to the coal dealers and railroads railroads rail rail- roads Finally this committee got a conference of the ithe men who control the tho supply for Salt Lake and b the right kind of arguments argument's secured secured the promise of the latter to reduce the price here Tho Utah tab Fuel company and aDI the tho V D nver Rio Uio Gr Grando Railroad company com com- pany Fent to S Secretary o State C C. C s. s T 1 1 r bargh them with with- ith in a a trust to lo hold hoM prices of of coal J t up u. p. p Iii their their- answers thc they emphatically 1 lly y denied that any trust exists or or- at lea least t tb t the they know of Done none and I nothing whatever fer to do with any ny trust V V The price of lump lamp coal will be reduced re re- re- re 50 cents per ton in Salt SuIt L Lako 1 0 City commencing t tomorrow morrow Tb This is s bri brings s the price to what it was before the raise of November 1 last 3 a t ton 11 The reduction comes comes through a reduction in iu freight rates over o the tho Denver Rio Uio Grande Grando and und by y the Utah Fuel company Whilo no official statement coId be he secured from froni of the Oregon Short Line or the Union Pacific Coal eoal company compan owing to the absence of high officials from this city it is understood that a similar reduction will be made mado on on coal from Wyoming How Reductions Come Conic The reduction will effect all points on the Denver Demer Rio Grande between Provo and Ogden as well weIl as is the Tintic Tintic Tintie Tin- Tin tic tie district Park City lieber Heber and Bingha Bing- Bing ha ham ni Of the redu reduction tion the Denver Denyer Rio lUo Grande will stand 15 cents a ton in iu shipping rates while the fuel company cuts the price 35 cents a ton at the mine The price of slack or steam coal is reduced at the mine mino from to a ton but as yet there is no reduction announced by the railroad company on this class of coal thou though h hit it was stated this mornin morning that tho the matter was under consideration an and that such an announcement would probably probably probably ably be forthcoming within a few days ays In speaking of the reduction ma made e by bytho bythe uy by tho the Utah Fuel company Vice President Cowie made the tho following statement this afternoon The fact is recognized that business in many lines is becoming slower and that the tho protest of tho the public a against any substantial increase in incident dont to tho cost of livin living is at the tho present time entitled entitled en en- titled to most serious consideration This notwithstanding the fact that all of the revenue represented in in tho recent recent recent re re- re- re cent increase made by the Utah Vuel luel company compan in its ts sale prices on certain grad grades os of coal has been fully absorbed by the wage wa e increases put into bito effect at our various mines on November r 1 To dispute the reasonableness of our wholesale prices is to dispute the reasonableness rca rea of the tho increases made t to our workmen The wage raises made were deemed prudent by the management management manage manage- ment mont and tho the entire benefit has gone goue to to our employees Answers Sent to Following is the answer of the tho Utah Fuel company in in part V December 1910 Hon Bon C. C S. S Secretary of State Salt Lake City Utah Utah Sir Sir We Vc a aw am in receipt 0 of f your communication of D De December December De- De cember th addressed to the president and board of directors of the Utah Fu Fuel 1 company compan in which you ou say gay that there thoro has hus been submitted to you written ane and verbal evidence satisfying you ou that there exists Iss an unlawful combination between certain coal coat producing railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road companies and corporations or organized organ orin- n l. for the purpose e of retailing or OH- OH coal having for Its purpose till tho regulation o of the retail price of or coal In Inthe Inthe inthe the state of of Utah We Ve would respectfully advise you that the Utah Fuel company compan is not party part to any such uch unlawful combination nor nora a party to an any trust combination or as association ns- ns formed or existing for the purposes purposes pur pur- poses mentioned V Vo 0 o would further advise ad you on that t too tio 1 Utah Fuel company is not enRa engaged d c.-d in the tha retailing of coal but hut that it is a producer producer producer pro pro- ducer and aDd wholesale dealer only It Jt Is true t that hat on the 1st of Nove- Nove ber the Utah Fuel company d the leo l.-leo at Its mines of certain grade of oC coal coat This Increase e of price pric was made b by beason reason eason of a on advance In the wages uses of employees e and because of increase In various other othor clements elements ole ele ments of ot co cost coat t of production ti II all of the Ur additional th- th IJ- IJ on n page n 10 COMMERCIAL CLUB CLUBS Continued from page pago 1 rived b by th time tho company from the the advance advance ance ad in li-i price goes KOCS directly to employees eesA ees 4 A general public app appeal aI ha hat hap been helm ma made e to us to reconsider the tho recent adval advance e Inthe Inthe in I the tho price of oal coal awl amid auf to establish ro r the former prices It I has been particularly been urged upon Us 11 that us-that that thal the tho well known general general gen gen- eral oral Increase in the cost of living ing 1 is 15 accentuated by ly our action and that the Uw result is a a heavy hea burden especially on un the domestic consumer In view of these considerations and although h we appreciate that tho 11 i 1 iI do o not fl fully understand time tIe causes s made such ad a advance nee reasonable and proper we c have hav concluded to make a substantial r reduction In the present price pric of coal at at- at atour our mines as to lo which public will be tile tho announcement wf made same to be bo effective on omi find ind after the thu Oth day of ot December Instant Very cry respectfully you yours rols is S UTAH U FU FUEL I. I COMPANY COMPSy T- T S By Signed A. A 11 1 Co Cowie C. C Vice President The Tho letter leter front from S the tlC Denver Rio Gr Grande Grando nue nai Railroad road company follows fellows December 17 1910 I lion Hon on C. C S. S r gC Secretary of State Salt Sal Lake City Utah Sir You Sir Yol You c. c call all l upon th the Denver Rio Grande Railroad company to lo withdraw from froni and sever all business conn connections al with such trust combination or association Lion tion ton and to submit satisfactory evidence of the thc fact of such withdrawal within thirty days from the tho date of your notice We Vo have respectfully to advise you that th the Denver k Rio Grando Grande Railroad company company com corn pany is not a party to any trust combination com corn or association of the character mentioned in your notice For your information and through you ou for the information of time the public we would say that while the Denver Rio Grande Railroad company controls the tIme capital stock of the Utah Fuel company yet the affairs of that t Company are aro managed managed managed man man- aged entirely l h by Us its Is own officers under the direction of its is separate board of di dl- dl rectors The he traffic officers of ot the time railroad railroad rail rail- road company are not officers of the Utah Fuel company and have nothing whatever whatever whatever what what- ever to do with do-with with the price price price-of or coal coar or with wih the sale of of coal We Ve have to further advise you OU that the rates for the transportation o of coal cal from Utah coal mines minEs to Salt Sal Lake City Ogden Ogden Ogden Og- Og den and other Utah points have not been advanced at al an any recent date The freight rates n now w in force have been in effect for or several years following material material ma ma- reductions from rates formerly in force In view of the present situation however however however how how- ever the railroad company has taken up the subject of a a. possible revision of its is rates on coal with the view if i practicable practicable cable of aiding In the thc reduction of cost of coal to the consumers at Utah points including Including Salt Lake City and after full ful consideration of the subject the management management man man- of the railroad company has concluded to make a material reduction in the freight rates now in force and we are are advised that that the Utah Fuel company company com com- corn com pany parmy will wl also reduce the price of coal at Its Is mines so that the combined result resul of the thc reduction of coal price and of freight rates will wi permit coal to be placed upon the market at Salt Sal Lake City and at Ogden and at al other Utah points at wholesale price Ice not exceeding those charged prior to November 1 Very Ven respectful respectfully yours ours THE THI DE DENVER ER RIO GRANDE RAILROAD RAILROAD RAIL RAIL- RAI- RAI ROAD COMPANY By H. H r W. W CLARKE Second Vice President and General nerl Man laJ ager agel |