Show r TB REVIEW RE VIE I COAL SITUATION I Special Committee Submits I Result of Its Investigation InvestigationS S Into Fuel Shortage DELAY IS RECOMMENDED MINORITY BELIEVES IN EFFI EFFICACY EFFICACY EFFII CACY OF MAXIMUM RATE I Th Tbt of or the Uie tJ e special Joint cop com th In Ila been Investigating the theal al 31 I i and a nd Inquiring into rail rall v ad 4 rat uil rebates rebate ana an dU d dt i rim m i i of ot f tb the opinion n t tit that Bt 11 Jho lo I In I n f i t I l ni f for the present T J ent t se f h j ff f th i U t to 10 undertake the en I ImIl mIl imen f 1 i i 1 ami anti amit t i jat ll t th t tw e whole hole matter be behe II I the he that will I t two yar var ari hence The majority f f th IB lb Joined in iii this view iv LV Senator Lawrence Lawrenc to a certain ox cx nt seni t r Lawrence was wa the only 1 nr oC f t ii 10 minority report Th Tilt of the majority n jo WItS was read readi i I h the Ihl th hou huus yesterday It recites the num ti s attending the lie Ul n u n r of f i al committee outlines hp hl Ip ba b ms is upon which the tho investigation l 3 s s cf and amI six find mg illS i of HM fad In substance nce the tho major majory f i tY y ea says tay t I Lo t it t examined numerous num rous l ut that It did not elicit ellett the tha I informal form it i n fl it had bad thought to receive hat tons of coal cool I r I within pie he stale to hipped d Out oftIe staf t I by bv lilal Iu received from other states hat iut ii nil th ot per pr oi S SH H C an and l h ra t trans ria lion it SL r slack and for lump that hat t ti had tad lone done all in their ower OllIr i 1 t their product to market M nd Ui tf t i IK ilP f ds S large lare a tonnage as pos 5 hut that the scarcity of or labor ma mat t etli ed them that the ioa is ds did all that lay la in their power po ID 10 o Maul Mu ul the Ihl th oal with the tio t equipment I out but the th h Is ir irot ot at the th best st and not BOt kept up to the of n y that the urgency tf of f the ease re i ij i l j activity not only in Utah tut ut ur throughout the United States ae as aei i el df ii j responsible T le for the t e shortage of oi tal 11 Commission Not a Remedy Th Thy report states state that all the wit t with one exception e were of or tilt lift i pinion that Thet a commission not correct evil The fixing f L maximum rate of ot transportation i wa was the conviction of the witnesses 1 encourage the th Individual l opera opa 01 o 0 to engage in the th coal business and andt thUS ihus t us increase supply The majority i not hot prepared to sa say how now well weAl found d this theory i n s The committee be bees ives es with the governor that tile the fed fedral fedral ral law la w will viIi ill afford relief and alII and deliberation is jn IT J dealing g with ith the subject a Majority Report I Ih Th h majority report follows i To the President of the Senate S nate and the th lh Speaker of ot the House We a majority committee submit the following report of the proceedings t f i the pedal joint committee of the of the state of Utah ap apiK iK to 10 inv the subject of lal ai shortage hortage etc as ts our findings In paid oaid investigation I j Ie We e began our of In wry on Thursday Feb 14 H 1907 1007 hay hav ii in s I met and organized sali salie taint Jint e U by b the elation ett n kit b Rep Robinson chairman and ando o tentative Tolton te of said and further r by b the m nf of f senator Lawrence to conduct he hp rumination of or witnesses Th The Committee employed as It ts ul phe iam I as ae a of oS IOe lr peP di anU fur further ih ther r him to make four our pies of t the transcript of his notes for th thi use of the committee WI were ere during the aid ud m tho th following named primed s viz iz ard E William B Robert Kobert March John lohn R U J Brough Isaac Barton John E Dool Dooly H ir A Smith Gomer Corner Thomas H II q Williams Charles Charlos O 0 Harris VII Wil Ham s R McCarthy Carthy Charles Charlos H Griffin E A Wall TaU H S Joseph and Rufus Hufus J H II Curtis who each and all re willingly to the questions pro propounded pounded by bv Senator Lawrence and members rs of r the committee The basis bais for ns propounded to th Various arious witnesses Is suggested T Y th following statement made by s nat r 1 La 1 Hence to the first witness interrogated viz Basis of Investigation Th The object bj ct and purpose of ot this In is to derive Information so soar far ar as the joint committee of the legis legislature lature ar an i to report back to toe tae reaper NS tie Up bodies such information IS s may mav bf bp b gleaned glean from the Ile U e o upon the coal shortage Inythe state stat ft of itai tab and di In rules rites upon the Ih transportation of coal j i various parts of nt thc state states and gen gun rally Wll With r to the ti tm m in m its various arious phases as f I I I affecting the interests Inter ls and al welfare of oC I the citizens and industries of 9 this sta state stae e That is the general ger ral cope OIe of ot in Ir I fluky of the committee I That tilt the citizens and industries of I the state suffered red greatly during the past season Hanson son through the thi coal oal shortage horta e eIo Io o saying and cannot be bo de tle denied nied and a 1 the purpose e of this commit committee tee was to determine If I possible where wherein in l the fault lay hay The consensus of opinion and aud preponderance of or evidence tended to how the following state of facts fac s via viz Iz Findings of 01 o Fact 1 l That the total tonnage of coal c mined at the Utah Fuel mines aggregated approximately 19 tons 2 That the amount shipped out of I the lie state of Utah from freni the productions of its Ita own mines is about tons ton e 3 That tile the amount shipped d Into the Uie state from Rock flock Springs etc Wyo exceeded the t e hIpped Chipped out of the state I 4 That the cost per ton at mines owned by b private individuals and ami an I corporations is the same in all cases iz 2 per ton and that a rate of transportation for or nfl all parties on lump or market coal coni is 1 5 per ton and on slack coal per ton tonS toni S i L the testimony varied some ome somewhat what hat the preponderance of or evidence developed the fact that coal coat mine op had done all aU in thier power to tomine tomine ml mine and place ploce on the market as great groot greata groota a tonnage as possible with the num number number number ber of men they were ere able to secure to too operate o te their heir mines and further that the transportation companies had hod taxed their rolling stock to the utmost capacity to handle the same in some rome caste cas taking their motive power from front other commodities in order fo to fogUe give gUe th coal industry the preference When this is said there is no disguising the fact liat the railroad companies stock sto is mn the best and is ls not Kept up to the standard of efficiency I that the urgency of the case and de do demands mands gf QC f the public require Demand Exceeds Supply 6 The testimony of or some of the theses i esi ses substantiated and disclosed tint tha t tt that tat at Industrial activity in I cren demands In some cases amounting 2 to several hundred per p r cent over oyer former years rears are responsible fOrthe for forthe C r the shortage short ge in coal not alone in Utah but throughout the entire United States iT 1 5 ori important matter upon which all the th witnesses se except one in a agen general ral waY gr e and that thatis is the appointment of ora a railroad commission would not solve sole the ques question question tion lion and correct the evil A further opinion however which I was quite as unanimous was that the fixing of a maximum rate jata of ot transportation on the haul lr hi rand fores tend to tn place p e the tife of r industries industries on a sure anti and permanent nt basis and encourage the individual mine oper tor to engage in tle ib coal business and thereby reby Increase the supply to the con consumer consumer consumer I sumer Haw H w Y this tills theory s vl pot nos n k ti r by b bo your yo o further r pertinent suggestion was made by b one of ot the w wit witnesses it nesses in that a proper amendment to tose section se tl n 4 Revised Statutes s of Utah covering the above suggested points would relieve ve the situation I i Calm Judgment Required Throughout the proceedings tho the committee have hac endeavored to keep in mind the spirit of the governors mes message sage touching this Important subject and indorse his expression wherein he says rays The Th new federal law cover just discriminations discrimination rebates etc Is Ig Isnow isnow now in m operation and the roads will doubtless adapt their affairs to its pro provisions provisions visions Evidence and calm judgment should prevail II and every veo e opportunity be b given the s to torl toI ar lI up the I situation and overcome present dim difficulties I Taking the testimony t all ahi 11 in all it Tacks lacks ks that clamant of oC o assurance unity of thought practical expression that we had h d hoped to receive So far faras faras as your our committee arc aro concerned q wo we wo weare are of or opinion that the remaining time limo of the legislature tUN Is too short and owing to 14 other Important Im matters of j state tatt engaging our attention to attempt to pass such remedial legislation at this time and nd give gho it the serious and con considerate conid J id attention that the importance I I of the case cae w would seem to require and we recommend that a copy of these proceedings tutU had t and filed tiled herewith hem ith to together toG together gether G ther with r tt be submitted submitted to the legislature p te t years h for its consideration o Respectfully IY submit submitter I ter Senators PET R CLEGG i iL C L R IL HOLLI 1 WILLIS JOHNSON i iH H R BULLEN JR I i H n r J 01 ROBINSON JF TOLTON i N BARNETT E nE A HONE i B Hf Hf Hi BOWER I Committee I Snit Salt Lake City Cit Utah March 14 H I 1907 Senator Lawrences Views Views I Senator Lawrences minority ml non ty report i agrees grec s with much mu ah that hat Is contained in inthe Inthe inthe I the majority report Mr Ir Lawrence wrence j says saS that of if thO the 2 tons fumed in Utah the greater portion Is converted Into coke which is sold to smelters smell r In InI I und and out of the state st le and that only a n miner portion of or all the thO coal produced produce I Is la available for Cor domestic dome tlc consumption and further that we depend upon Wy Wyoming Ty oming for quite quit a n large portion n of ot our our domestic coal Witnesses It nC testified the report rt con continues c continue on tl that the tb es are arC only work ork I wording per J day d but that th mines i ines nt nin producing as much coal aa D al carriers W ld handle with the mo mu motive tive power available a the th physical con conditi lUV rl tJ tU t ng i In time a deplorable condition at the present i I Maximum Rate Suggested i j Lack of labor and moth moti power the thc I great of coal consumed in the manufacture of oC coke and the tho fact fart that there thero are no Independent tnt coal coat mines In j operation producing an dable i quantity of coal are ar assigned signed a as causes for or the shortage It was the opinion j I of those w who ho appeared before the lilt com coin j with only one olle or two exceptions that a stable maximum rate es 15 established established by 13 stat stati law la would encourage I Independent coal to tu open up j 1 mines and that thai the tile price of or coal would j jIn In such bo be b cheaper hooper to the eon con j gunier I Bill and Schedule Proposed J i 1 Senator Lawrence Lwrence submits with his report the draft of a bill bili which he be believes believes will go far tow toward aid relieving the i conditions that exist The chief chier feature of the bill is the fixing of a maximum I rate graduated according to distance I Up to OO miles the schedule makes the rate practically 1 cent a mile mil 2 being the lIw rate rote for OO miles mile for lump and 1 12 25 for or pea nea or slack shack From oo miles to oo miles there is a reduction tion lion of o or for lump and for slack and from OO 00 to tOO miles the decrease c Is greater the rate for miles being 3 and 1 5 Reasonable promptness in the furnishing of or cars must be observed by b the railroads to toi i any person p applying In case of or car shortage a fair rail distribution dlf of or the roll rollIng rollIng rolling Ing stock available shall be made Preference trence or advantage ad shall not be begien gh given en ento to any particular person firm or cor corporation corporation Penalty Is pi prescribed ranging from 1100 to and omission and well as commission Is included The Thc house took no action on the tho ma majority majority maJority report deeming it advisable to wait for the receipt of pC the minority re Xe report report I port Senator Law s report will willbe willbe be presented to the t senate Monday I |