Show UTAH AS A COAL PRODUCING STATE while utah has been making remarkable record in the production of the precious and baser metals during the past few years the f act must not be overlooked over looked that the coal industry of the state has also been forging to the front during the same period the indications being that in due time this will take lank banh as one of tho important industries of our commonwealth colorado which has been a great gold producer for over a quarter of a century has also made a most enviable record in its coal brodu production C tion its output of black diamonds for the year 1903 in value amounting to the handsome sum of and yet the coal measures of our sister state are no greater or of more value than are the great deposits of this commodity to be found in utah it is only within the past few years that earnest attention has ben given to coal pro in this state but during this per nr lod iod the industry has grown and flourished until it now ranks as second 1 in n I 1 importance in P 0 r tanca when compared with brodu production tion ot of gold and silver copper and lead an and devery every year witnesses an encouraging increase in the tonnage mined and in the money value of the output for the year 1903 the pro of utah coal amounted to lo tons with a valuation of the output for the year 1902 was not as great the increased production for 1903 being tons and a gain in money value of it will be seen by these figures compiled by the U S geological survey that a marked gain is being recorded in the annual coal Q out ut put of utah the bulk of this production can can be placed to the credit of the coal fields located in the eastern portion of the state and most of it comes from the mines ol of the utah fuel company which is also the manufacturer fac of a most superior article of coke there are other portions of our commonwealth however which abound in mam botn measures of coal and the time is close at hand when these will be utilized and when they will become an important factor in the building up of our commercial fabric |