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Show CARBON COUNTY I SITUATION IS MOREHDPEFUL Colonel Williams of Nation-j al Guard Says He Does. Not Think Troops Need- ed in the Coal Fields J S RETURNS FROM TRIP j TO STRIKE DISTRICT: . i Will Hold Conference With' Governor and Report on: Conditions as He Found Them in the District "The altuatlon In Carbon county la very hopeful at thli time." raMd Colonel Colo-nel W. O. Wllllnma, adjutant general of the atate, upon hla arrival In the city today from the coal flelda. where he went Monday a pcrional repreaen-tatlve repreaen-tatlve of Governor. Charles Mabey. Colonel Wllllama held a meeting with leadera of tha atrlkera In Scofleld on Tueaday. lie aald the altuatlon today i was unchanged materially from yes-j yes-j terday'and that quiet prevailed this morning when he left the mining town, where a large number of the striking miners are making their headquarters. "In my opinion there la no need at ' this tlms to send national guard troopa ."Into the Carbon ;ounty coal flelda to preserve peace and order," aald Colonel Colo-nel Williams. . Colonel Williams was accompanied V. to Halt Lake by Major Carl lladger. T Both men went to tho coal fields In ' their officers' uniforms and Insiftna of the National Guard of Utah. No affronts af-fronts to the uniform were reported. J. 8. Farley, who also went to the eonl fields at the same time as Colonel Colo-nel Williams and Major Badger, returned re-turned with the officers. Colonel Williams went direct from v Denver A Hlo Grande Western depot ' to his home and prepared for an early conference with Governor Mabey this afternoon, after which time he stated : there may be further matters to make )j public on his visit to the coal fields. |