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Show U:ih'3 Future as a Ccd State.; v The war, involving many ! millions of dollars, which ii on between the bituminous coal menj of the West and the anthracite operators f the East, is as uncalled for as it is foolhardy. It will result in th loss of fortunes and have a most deprrtiihg "eHect upon businas in general. ' And it all codes about because the coal operators of the East desire to "maintain a monopoly ir the fuel traQc beyond tt3 Mississippi. The question at issue is whether the invasion of the East by soft coal is to continue, or whether the anthracite product is to retain its old Supremacy. It means a war between the Morgan and anti-Morgan interests, into which will .be dragged; independent operators whofce combined holdings are far greater than all the properties of the coal railroads and coal trusts that exist. The stake for which' the producers of anthracite cbal and bituminous coal are fighting is the steam trade - ' of the East. The entire country in 1900 produced 173,000,000 tons of bituminous coal. In 1901 the output fell to 155,000,000 tons, the reduction being oti account of the miners' strike. In the latter year Pennsylvania produced 82,500,000 tons. The soft coal invasion of the East began last fall, just after the anthracite strike started. o satisfactory nave ' been the steam-producing results with bituminous coal that a majority of the owners of manufacturing manufactur-ing establishments say they will continue its use, provided it can be purchased at a satisfactory price. The Western coat fields are as yet in their infancy. It is only a question of timi until there will be a big demand In the East for the Western bituminous - product for steam purposes. There are millions of tots of the finest quality of unmined coal in Utah. We need railroads to develop these vast fields. Therefore every encouragement should be given capitalists cap-italists who are organizing companies to mine this coal and to the railroad man who will furnish the means of taking this fuel to market. And it is all important that capital should be attracted ta Utan at this stage of the State's progress. The adoption of a liberal policy toward men who are investing their millions in this great work of development will mean much to Utah. Encourage any enterprise enter-prise which will be a factor in developing the resources re-sources of the State Let us build up, not tear down. Utah will be a great coal State. |