Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-23 | Page 8 | Reduction in Price of Coal is Proposed

REDUCTION IN PRICE OF COAL CO IS ISBy PROPOSED By Associated Press WASHINGTON ASHINGTON slay May Reduction 22 Reduction of oC the price of or coal about 20 cents a tonto tonto ton tonto I to the public was proposed to President Wilson today by bythe the railroad I j I tion as the are proper course if ir railroads are arc required to pay much more for coal than they have paid under private operation Under Fuel Administrator GarleJ ls l's urgent recommendation that railroads distribute distribute dis dis- dis- dis tribute cars evenly to all mines ing tho the per cent supply to those holdIng holding holdIng hold- hold Ing railroad contracts the railroad administration administration ad ad- ministration now Is represented as willing willIng will will- ing to pa pay about 2 2 a ton or nearly 60 cents more than the thc present average Since railroads use ISO about third one o of the total bituminous coal production o of or the United States railroad administration tion officials believe the price to the public pub putt I lic should b be reduced in accordance wit with I tho the increased price paid b by the tho roads