Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-22 | Page 14 | East Also Groans under Prices

I EAST EST ALSO GROANS U DER COAl PRICES i I. A. B. B Apperson Says Sas Scarcity Scar Scar- I city of Cars Cas and Miners Cause of Advances A A. A B. B vice president and general manager of oC the United States I Fuel com company pan returned yesterday from froni i New ew York and Chicago where ho h has been on business connected with the company After Ator stopping stopping over In Salt SaltI I Lake ake for tor several hours he lie went vent to Los Angeles where here he will wil spend two weeks returning to Salt Lake b by way way of or and Seattle He ne said that tha in tn tho the eastern easter centers it is not a question Queston of or price but a question queston ques ques- lion tion as to t-o whether the product desired ton can to he secured Mr Mi I Apperson stated I that prices for bituminous coal in the ea eastern tern states have sharply advanced within the past few e months and anI that in some places as much as 5 a ton is being char charged ed In the manufacturing districts the tho workmen are arc receiving the highest wages thc they ever received but prices for tor the necessities of ot life lre are arc al also o higher Business conditions throughout the country countr he declares were never nc better beter Business is booming booming and tho the railroads railroads rail rail- rai- rai roads cannot be begin ln to furnish the cars necessary for or the transportation of ot munitions products an and coal said Mr lr Apperson In Chicago o and arid New York prices are being advanced ever every day ilay and It Is a question whether some products can be Ic secured at an any price The coal mines miries in 11 Illinois no 1 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania and West Vest Virginia are re either suffering suf suf- fering ering ferng from car shortages or a scarcity scar scar- cl city of or miners Where cars cals are plentiful plentiful plen plen- the supply of labor is short and where cars cannot he be had hind there thero aro are more miners than are arc needed The mines of ot the eastern states have in increased increased In- In creased tho the price or coat col coal The increase In the price of ot coal in Utah I Is due to the heavy demand and the shortness of oC the supply Wo We cannot cannot cannot can can- not not operate our mines full ful time If I we e acra average e 10 40 0 per cent of or the capaci capacity right now we are aro doing well and until the car shortage is r relieved I 1 do not see how there will wil ill be an any wa way in which the mines can erate on full tul time timo We Ve Weare are arc doing doing the tho best we can under the circumstances circumstances