Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-25 | Page 16 | Coal Retailers Scan Problems

COAL RETAILERS SCAN PROBLEMS Special to The Telegram PRICE Sept 25 Natural 25 Natural gas and tho independent tho-Independent wagon coal mines were w were ro declared at the Retail Fuel Fue Dealers' Dealers association convention here t today day to be taking more more than a million dollars annually front from coa coal producers distributors workers andr and r railroads B Bl P. P Manley Salt Lake City secretary of off tho the association who vas vas' the principal morning speaker asserted the advent of or natural natural gas gas cost the producers and distributors the ral railroads roads and labor The association secretary tary said wagon mines are selling tons tOilS of coal annually which Is not going through regular retail chan than nels He attacked the wagon mines AS is unsafe for operation W. W P. P Eldredge president of oC the association was in charge chargo and named convention committees at the opening meeting Mayor J. J Bracken Brack Brack- en Lee in a 8 brief address welcomed welcomed welcomed wel wel- the group of or nearly coal dealers to the city Sp Speakers al eIs eI's at tho the afternoon meeting meeting meet meet- ing fag were to be George Schultz general general general gen gen- eral superintendent of oC the Liberty Fuel company at Latuda and Leroy Lc Lc- roy B B. Smith Sunset past president president president dent of the tile Utah Retail Grocers' Grocers association E E. C. C Watts assistant general manager of ot the Uw Utah Fuel compan company company com com- pany pan at Castle Gate is scheduled to talk at the final meeting ng Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- morning He will describe the Carbon coal mine area after which delegates will be taken on a atour atour atour tour of the district While the association is in session ses ses- simi sion ladies are arc being b entertained at th the Country club A banquet floor show and arid dance is also sched ached sCheduled scheduled tiled at the Country club Friday night