Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-12-07 | Page 10 | No Answer Yet from Coal Mine Operators

NO ANSWER VET fROM COAL MINE 0 OPERATORS TOR S Coal producers and retail dealers who were notified by y the secretary of state to dissolve an alleged combine that it is claimed has been formed for the purpose of maintaining a high price of coal in inthis inthis inthis this city say that they the have as yet taken no action In the matter and are now considering the contents of of- the letter F. F A. A Sweet general manager of the Consolidated Fuel company received the letter this morning upon his return from froma a business trip and said that he had not yet had the time lime to td consider the subject subject subject sub sub- but that he be would probably reply to the letter within a day or two Mr Sweet says that he knows of no concerted action that may mayor or may not be ph planned nned by coal producers in regard to the notice the by-the secretary of state an anIf and If a concerted action n is planned by other dealers his company has not been notified notified noti noti- fied fled and has not received an invitation to participate Mark P. P Braffet general counsel for forthe forthe forthe the Utah Fuel company compan is out of the tho city and in his absence the plan of the Utah Fuel Euel company compan if it has a plan connot be learned Mr Braffet will re return return return re- re turn to the city tomorrow Retail dealers insist that the they are selling selling sell sell- ing big coal as cheaply as it is possible for them to sell soil it without losing money mone and reiterate their former statements that to reduce the price would spell ruin for them The letter of the secretary of state which was sent to the Union Pacific Coal company compan has been forwarded to the head of the legal department of the company at Omaha from front which source the reply to the secretary of state will be mailed