Show UTAH COAL OF EXCELLENT GRADE times los angeles cal A syndicate of local and western capitalists has just acquired between and acres of semi anthracite coal lands in iron and washington counties utah within a short distance of the salt lake railroad and within miles of los angeles the product is practically smokeless the new company is known as the harmony anthracite coal company of utah and will maintain its main office in the central building in this city it is capitalized at in 1 shares with officers and directors as follows peter adler president F 0 wyman vice president F 0 adler secretary charles T inman treasurer and thomas ea E gibbon counsel in addition to the officers the following have been elected to serve as directors dr W W hitchcock dr G W tape J L dillinger robert A kirker H J and G W luckey according to the officers of the company eastern coal experts familiar with pennsylvania fields pronounce the harmony product as similar to the bernese coal of central pennsylvania which is so much in demand for marine use the mines get their name from their proximity to old fort harmony one of the pioneer fortifications of southern utah six workable veins have already been opened up ranging in width from three feet eight inches to nine feet six inches and making a total of over thirty four feet with a total estimated tonnage fairly in sight of between ana tons as computed by experts upon whose reports the deal has finally been closed an exhaustive serin series of analyses recently taken show that the product carries an average of over 85 per cent fixed carbon and it is expected that it if will prove to be one of the most sought for fuels mined within reach of the city and will provide at least a partial method of eliminating the constantly increasing smoke nuisance it is claimed that two firings will keep a house furnace burning for twenty four hours the properties are advantageously situated for reaching the markets of consumption and it is part of the plan of the interests behind the deal to build a connection with the salt lake road without delay it is said upon what appears to be reliable authority tho rity that these arrangements are now practically completed it is known that the salt lake officials are constantly look ink for profitable feeders to the main road and it is believed that the capital required for the harmony branch will come from sources closely identified with the dark clark interests te when the branch is completed the company will be in position to produce tons a day and has secured favorable rates to san francisco and san pedro in anticipation of being called upon to supply a portion of the governments needs for marine purposes inquiries as to the availability of the product have already been received from washington satisfactory rates have also been secured to salt lake city the nevada mining camps and all points in the vicinity of los angeles paralleling the coal measures lie the great iron deposits of iron county utah which are said to be among the largest high grade fields on the continent directly south of the mines in washington county are the smelters shelters sm elters of the dixie country which need a high grade coal while in the immediate vicinity are extensive deposits of gypsum and lime the construction of the projected branch road will lead to the immediate development of all these resources |