Show Coal in Utah Will Hold Out For F or Centuries Industry Ranks as One One of f Most 1 I Important Producing Producing Pro Pro- Units The coal Industry of Utah one of ot the m mOst st Important of the states state's producing u units enters into a new nev year of ot production with encouraging prospects for tor one of the banner years of oC its its' history The y ar just closed goes on record sas lui one in which hl great strides in production production- working conditions and installation of n new w. w t equipment were achieved Production Increased in increased increased in- in creased by t ly 30 per percent percent percent cent ov over r tb the pr previous vJ us year while wages paid miners miners' in ased 14 Ii 2 1 per cent Ini made c and under unde Yay way way-in in mining equipment featt feature e production in 1936 3 r Utah's supply of bituminous tum o oSis s coal oal oalis oalis is estimated as as aU supply ply the vo world ld for d of ott years pars rs N Nearly on sixth one Ji lh of the of-the f. f the th s 's states state's s 's area arca a is underlain ln with with coal A g great eat at bulk buIlt of this vast supply is declared de to be o of hi high grade quality S t Peace Assured Operators and miners alike point poin with gratification to ItO the conclusion conclusion conclusion sion during the past year of ot a wage agreement This they declare presages peaceful operations in coal coalfields coalfields coalfields fields for many months to Lo come Workers and owners alike are ate in accord with the federal government controlling output and distribution under the terms of Guffey coal bill Under this a commission of o five members member with headquarters in ir Washington D. D C. C exerts control l lot of ot the bituminous bituminous' mines The last year in the coal fields saw a constantly growing trend toward towar m mechanization n of r the mines Utah m mining ft g companies compan es addend much new equipment all air tending gl to make malte operations operation s 's sa t fer r r. r more efficient and n more more economical There has been no Jit material l change g gin in pride price of coal to fo consumers consumer the increase in wages wage a and and- d' d h of new producing equipment f Two Counties Undo tend L pd Utah's S major coal prod c as asare are in Carbon and andt Emery counties During the past year the Industry gave employment to nearly 6 OO persons c Payrolls y Yr 1 a during ring the thet L yc year r. r T The operating companies companies' in hi addition to to paying out millions it in wages ages to miners spend m more r 11 purchase of supplies Topping tile the list of su h 4 expenditures is th the themore themore more more tb than spent n ally in payment of freight charges harges Nearly is spent in b buying ying of mine nine supplies 5 Utah mines minea have an installed tipple capacity of t ms of bituminous coat coal per per year but pr production pro pro- d has been held to approximately approximately approximately tons including ding the the- increase reported for 1935 Production Pro Pro- du tion is exp expected c to go goy y well over this mark during the current year High Grade The Mesa Verde coal produced in inthe inthe inthe the the Emery Carbon-Emery count county fields is considered an exceptionally high grade of the bituminous product Users rate it the best beston on the western market Analysis shows it low low in jn ash and moisture content very low lowin lowin lowin in sulphur with a heat value of Its physical characteristics characteristics charac charac- show hardness It does docs not slack readily and ranges from very blocky to friable triable in structure The They are arc high and with few Cew exceptions non Utah coal producing companies play playa a prominent part in the maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- of the commonwealths commonwealth's governmental units through th the taxes n all alC coal coal- payment o of on coal pro produced pro pro- payment being eing made on the products product's selling value alue Shopped J Far r The state-produced state bituminous coal is exported over overa over a wide area It goes into the markets of California California Cali Call fornia Id Idaho ho Montana Washington Washing Washing- ton arid and Oregon hi in large quantities Smaller shipments arc are made into Colorado Kansas and N Nebraska braska about third one-third of the total amount mined being shipped for export |