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Show King Bill Would Aid Transportation Of Coal by Pipeline Transportation of coal by pipe line was given a boost when Rep. David S. King introduced a bill to give coal carriers the same privilege of eminent domain as that available to oil and gas transporters under the Interstate Commerce Act. The Congressman told the House that he believes enactment enact-ment of the pipeline legislation will open the California power plants and other West coast markets mar-kets to Rocky Mountain coal. He pointed out that a 100 mile pipe line in eastern Ohio has been in successful operation for years and that a line from West Virginia Vir-ginia to the Atlantic Coast is now contemplated. "A coal pipe line from our coal fields in California will forge an important link between our coal reserves and west coast markets," he said. "Business flowing over such a line would resuscitate Utah's coal industry, whose output fell from a high of 7 million tons in 1947 to approximately approxi-mately 4 million tons in 1960. "Our mines enjoyed a slight increase last year, yet we are still far below capacity and need a stimulant to get our coal industry in-dustry on the way to substantially substantial-ly higher production in order that it will be ready to serve in an emergency and to contribute its share of energy for the rising requirement over the long range. Facts are stubborn things. Smollet. |