Show THE SAXPETE VALE III President Brubaclc Working to Secure J Se-cure Coal Mines President Bruback of the Sanpete Valley railroad is still in the south and according to reports which were received re-ceived in this city yesterday is devoting devot-ing his time to harassing his e lies Naturally enough when any railroad begins tb haul both freight and passengers pas-sengers free and even pays a premium on what traffic it does receive the people second its motion and throw p business in its way Then again the people of Sanpete feel that they are under obligations to Bruback and his little road and those on the west side of the valley especially have decided to stand by them to the end Action was recently taken at a mass meeting held at Chester and the people are said to be abiding by the decision of that meeting Mr Bruback is reported as saying that his road car continue the present light for an indefinite period and propcses to harass the enemy all in its power Tickets or freight bills are not needed now on the Sanpete Valley railroad Located about five miles south of MantI the present terminus of the anpete Valley are extensive coal beds the product of which is a very excellent excel-lent quality of coal The mines are owned by the Edmunds brothers of Manti Wjelsh miners who made the iscgysry t and are working the property pro-pErty to great advantage both to themselves and the people of the valley val-ley President Bruback is said to be very desirous of obtaining possession f the mines or at least of bonding them for a long period of years Indications In-dications are now that he will be successful suc-cessful in the negotiations and if that proves to be the case the railroad warfare war-fare will probably take on an entirely different form The Sanpete ValKy it road will give a Roland for an Oliver l and cut into the coal market of the Rio Grande Western It will also enter the field with the Union Pacific and may do some damage to the Nephi i coal market of that road Yesterday I coal was selling in the latter city at I S7 per ton and the Union Pacific had I the market cornered while over the range in Manti fuel of good quality I could be secured at 5450 per ton I Should the little road secure control I of the mines near Manti the price of I coal would be greatly reduced not i only in Nephi but in Manti and the I other cities of the Sanpete valley I The work of getting out the coal and I distributing it would give the narrow gauge some work and enable it to make some sort of a showing to the stockholders It is understood that the only thing which now stands between be-tween Bruback and the owners of the mines is the amount of royalty which the road shall pay on every ton of coal which it takes from the veins Bruback has offered 25 cents per ton i but the owners are holding out for an increase More than likely a compromise compro-mise will be effected within a few days in which case the road will at once commence the construction of a six mile branch to the mines from Manti I |