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Show J' OIIX M'KXIL of Deliver, presi- ! dent of Ins Koi'ky Sloimtain l ' Coal Mir4:i Institu,?. which willrj i fcsin its annual uioetinj liete to- p ; d.v.-. : i " . I 1! h f X s 4 I I V - I I .x V- 'V f v i ( ' - I I " 1 COAL Ml liTITUTE WILL CHE TODAY Shortage Predicted Because of Limited Production of Utah Properties. Tho Rocky Mountain Coal Mining institute in-stitute will begin its annual meeting today. to-day. Moro than one hundred members are here from Coicrado, Utah, AYyoming and New Mexico, most of whom arrived yesterday. John .McNeil of Denver, president of the institute, was one of yesterday's arrivals. ar-rivals. Concerning coal mining conditions condi-tions in the territory over which the Institute In-stitute has jurisdiction, he said: "The production of coal this year has been very limited on account of the labor shortage and also due to the fact that practically all coal dealers are supplied ! with large stocks in storage. The demand de-mand has been very light." He also stated that tne present outlook points to a shortage of coal this winter, and he advised consumers to lay in their winter supply at the earliest possible time. An unexpected feature for the members mem-bers of the institute will be the showing of stereoscopic pictures furnished by the United States bureau of mines, showing the latest progress in mine-rescue work. The government mine-rescue car arrived ar-rived yesterday unexpectedly. Officials of the the institute immediately made arrangements with Captain R. V. Azeton, in charge, for the descriptive address. The car is one of the latest models built by the government and is equipped with all paraphernalia used in mine -rescue work, including the latest inventions for combating poisonous gases. Besides Captain Cap-tain Azeton. the crew includes K. T. Sparks, instructor in rescue apparatus; Donald W. Cooke, Instructor in first aid, and J. P. Allen, clerk. The car will be 1 open to tlie public between 10 a. m. and 5 p. m., and those in charge will answer questions pertaining to the work of mine rescue. The arrivals yesterday were given an automobile ride in the afternoon about Salt Lake, after which a trip to Saltair was made. Supper was served, and was followed by dancing. The first session will convene at 9:30 o'clock this morning at the Hotel, Utah. The address of welcome will be made by Governor Bamberger. Minutes of the last meeting will be read. As the Institute Insti-tute is organized solely for educational purposes to improve the general coalmining coal-mining practices in the Rocky Mountain states, several papers along educational lines will be read. The speakers will be T. TL O'Brien of New Mexico and E. H. Weitzel, Joseph Appleton, Benedict Shu-bart Shu-bart and C. M. Goddard of Colorado. At the close of the afternoon meeLing, which will convene at 2 o'clock, a banquet ban-quet will be served in the ballroom of the Hotel Utah. |