Show Mayor Taylor Gets Letter Urging Coal Storage Now UTAH COAL OPERATORS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION Tribune Tribune-Te Tribune Telegram Building SALT LAKE CITY UTAH April 11 1942 Mayor J J. J A. A Taylor Bountiful Utah Dear Mayor l Taylor Every town and village in this nation must have ha coal Ve We will the difficulties and chaos chaotic chaotic chao chao- s tic condition that prevailed during the last world war Valiant endeavors ors arc are now being made by our national national national na na- na- na leaders to prevent those I things from happening again I At this time every community finds finus itself confronted with conditions conditions conditions condi condi- tint that th t ma may affect public health and comfort The Thc probability that the usual abundant coal supply may not be available later in this year has been expressed by the President the war production board and by the department of the interior as well as by hy the United States Chamber of Commerce the National Association of Purchasing agents and the Consumers Counsel of the Bituminous Coal division During the last war when coal was on priority much coal was re requisitioned requisitioned re- re in transit for urgent de defense defense defense de- de requirements and to prevent this necessity from recurring in the thc present emergency much should be he bedone bedone done and can be done if all will willfully willfully full fully cooperate It is stated almost daily by au authoritative authoritative authoritative au- au government O sources that shortage of transportation facilities will be the one major source of trouble although the effect of the war upon the availability of mine labor equipment and supplies are factors factor's of the thc utmost seriousness Thu Thus far in the present emergency emergency emer emer- emergency gency our railroads have performed perform perform- ed splendidly but hut there are dangers dang dang- ers ahead which should not be underestimated underestimated un un- estimated der-estimated and against which we must plan The list of these contingencies contingencies contingencies con con- includes the continually increasing strain of the movement of troops and war the di diversion diversion di- di version of traffic from front sea to land the difficulty of obtaining new and replacement equipment and maintenance maintenance main main- supplies and the reduction in labor supply brought about by men taken into our armed forces and into defense industries In t past coal coat dealers and consumers consumers con con- sumers umers' umers have been heen able to get coat coal of any kind land they wanted whenever they wanted it It will wilt not be possible possible ble to provide this service during this war period no matter how delirious de de- the coal coat mine operators are areto areto areto to provide it jt The only assurance of coal coot supply supPly supply sup sup- ply that can be afforded to both in industrial industrial in in- in and domestic users under present conditions is for or all types of coal coat users to buy coal coat now durin during during dur dur- in ing the season of mild weather r while supply and transportation are available and to store their coal coat in their heir own own bins This matter is brought to your our attention n as the executive officer in your our your community to whom your citizens cit will wilt look took and upon whom will wilt fall the burden o of obtaining coal when a fuel shortage occurs as y a result of the factors actors of emergent emergency above mentioned The people o of f your town are in great measure dependent de pendent pendent upon coal for e r heat and well wel I being and the matter of securing g for or t them em a full fult supply is directed d to your our notice not In by all any means as a coal loal selling c campaign in in which We w-c are ate not pre presently concerned con con- but rather that if you ou agree that the next nut winters winter's fuel supply is of importance to you to the citizens of your community W yO may exercise the right and duty of your our office to h publicly forewarn forewarn fore fore- warn the people of these most probable difficulties which they will encounter it ii the te they fail to make pro provision ision for fuel furl supply limy HOW and I before the full weight of war emer emergency 1 gency Rency restrictions shall bo Iw malls made effective e I N Nill ill ll you O I a ac the executive e officer oHio officer of your community r and guardian guar guar- dian ot of of IK its w elf ire bring this thi mattei mat mat- tei tet to tin the attention of your prop people le In liv hy Irod proclamation or other other- in urging then them in King in their own on in- in trl t. t and anti in the national interest to fl guard a against ain t those these cont ril eus lot every trY ton ot oi coal that tIll the consumer stores to r now soy for foi future u use 11 I will still liter I. retrace release tor tIt much I needed use UH production and anti tran transportation which may he bo strained bo- bo yond vond capal capacity ty later latel on In so sn doin doing you yon on will ill serve sene your community and Your nation well and faithfully f ill Vill ll you yon please advise wh what t ac action action altion al'- al' tion you decide I upon and if we wc canin can canin canin in any allY way be of service set call upon Us 11 Respectfully yours Utah Coal Operators Association B. B 11 1 P. M Executive Secretary |