| Show OUTPUT OF COAL SHOWS Reduction of Smelter Opera Operations Operations Operations Leaves Plenty for City Markets The Time recent reduction of the price of coal and the failure of the coal fam famine famIne am ine inc to materialize has been beeh due to the reduction of ot smelter operations which has diverted thousands of tuns tons of coal from Crom these industries to the city markets This Is la the time opinion of J S E Pettit state coal mine Inspector who filed tiled his annual report with the governor yesterday According to the report th relief came just at a time when it was most needed and for tor or the remainder of the winter there t need be no fear of a coal famine The document covers all an hydrocarbon productions and the following table shows the amount of each forthe year ear earI I I Tons rons Gilsonite 1011 Asphalt I 1 1560 1565 Coal Coke The Increased demand for Cor all hydro hydrocarbon hydrocarbon carbon products especially coal has caused the mines mince to be b worked overtime I during the entire year ear the average num number ber ben of ot working days beir 11 i New Companies Organized There were no labor difficulties to speak of during the time past year ear The wages of miners have haye been Increased all aU the way from 10 to 20 per cent and nd this has lies been due to the higher cost of living The This following new companies were organized or organized organized to operate In the Utah coal fields during the year Independent Coal Coke company Kenilworth Peoples Coal Coke company com pan Hales Sunshine Coal Coke ann and Otan t company compa y Coalville C a v e eAt At the present time there are nineteen leading mines In the state and a large number of smaller ones The nationalities of the miners employ employed ed is as follows Americans 1032 Greeks Italians Austrians Austrian Finns Germans 45 French 20 Belgians 11 Swedes Sweden 23 negroes 8 S Japanese 56 SG Chi Chinese Chinese Chinese nese 1 I IThe The Inspector recommends that the mining laws be amended so as to allow no persons underground at the time of blasting except the men needed to fire tire the shots A table showing the production n of coal in tons tone by counties follows Carbon Summit Sanpete Morgan 42 Other mines r Total Gain over 1905 1906 production Eight thousand acres of coal lands were filed tiled on during the th year The total tola amount of coal sold old in Salt Lake was tons a slight increase over the previous year |
