Show REMAINS REMUS AT PRESENT LEVEL IY There Will Be No Increase in Price of Coal Says Simon Bam Barn Bamberger Bamberger berger I Simon Bamberger president of the Bam Bamberger berger Coal company compan announced Jester yester yesterday day da that there would be no increase In the price of coal either by the producer or the retailer Mr fr Bamberger stated that the increase of 23 cents per ton which has already alread been made was not caused by the advance in coal but by the Increased dif difficulty in getting teams He Re details the history of ot the reduction of a year ear ago and the recent Increase as follows The Bamberger Coal company does not notown notown notown own its own teams and depends on con contractors contractors contractors tractors for the delivery delhery of ot coal to Its cus customers customers About a year sear ago during the business depression there theVe th e was a surplus of ot teams and the team contractors were making more money than the thc retailer I compelled the contractors to accept a con contract contract contract tract which called for lor the payment of or 50 cents per ton for haulage instead of 75 cents and gave gae the consumers c the benefit of this reduction The other dealers were compelled to meet this price and the pub public public public lic received the benefit During this thi fall however there has been so much building work and street work that it was w s impossible to secure proper service serice for our customers at 50 30 cents per ton When hen I discovered this I restored the former price of or 75 ill cents al although although although though the contract had not expired in order to secure proper delivery dellers and ser service servIce service vice The Increased price does not go to the dealer but to the hauler and there has been practically no advance in the price of coal simply a restoration of or the theold theold theold old rate which was reduced under peculiar peculiar peculiar liar conditions There will wilt be no further increase either on the part of ot the pro producer producer producer ducer or the retailer |