Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-01-26 | Page 9 | Of Coal Factory to Close

T TAGE AGE OF COAL USES FACTO FACTORY RY TO CLOSE red Ired Workmen Thrown t of Work and Families Families Families i lies Have No Fuel hundred of the Utah nd in d Steel works of oC Midvale were d this morning when the they apat ap ap- at nt 8 f o'clock for work that the tho would be bo shut down until fuel furnaces could be supplied The They y believes It Jt will be possible fume ume work at the foundry by the theof theof of tho the week although unless received soon no definite plans king up the work at the shops e considered lie He the coal situation in Salt SaIt Lake s improved as ns regards some deal deal- who ho are fortunate enough to soi sorg so- so rg i a a. car of or coal or two the thc situate situa situa- te accentuated in a reversed form forni cards awards the other dealers RELIEF IN INSIGHT SIGHT Then en one company is ls supplied coal said one dealer toda today anIone an rr Ione olle is is- short I do not believe Itu tion is improved Here we unable to promise a single one oner ar r i- customers when they will re re- fuel I condition is not as serious as irly rb- owing to the rise in tern tern- are re and nd the thc impending thawIng thaw Ing the present line of weather weathers cs s may be extinguished at 1 and fires tIres in remote parts of ouse use use may be put out oni with witha a cor cor- conservation of or fuel and Midvale l appear I reports to be the two most moat Buffering out district additions several families have haye led their intention to move into g I in Salt Lake City unless the they they- secure coal other cases two families aro are liv- liv n none one house to cook and spread- spread i iL small amount of ot coal over a aI aI I area to noon today two cars of ot coal been shipped to the Sugar ion This amount of ot coal prom prom- according to the coal companies to be used before beCore 4 o'clock est rest Dale Dal is clean I on en general observations and reIt reIt reit re- re it seems the tho city Is better sup- sup toda today than It has been In the few days das although several deal- deal aim im that this is the not not- the not he cas case and instead of ot improving inS the situa- situa I is' is s at a standstill M DISCRIMINATION Is the general belief beliet among coal rs r that the railroad handling the theIs theIs theis is shipping too much fuel to toI I in preference to Utah dealers to the higher freight rates exon exon ex- ex on coal going north lie the thaw and the cleaning of ty streets a as having ba a 3 good effect silo ilso having a n. harmful effect ac- ac to t tho tha dealers ig lg e The hauling vances trucks and w ris are miring In the rapidly ng snow tinE dug exception to the criticism ms las been showered upon the com corn during the coal shortage the ther r Rio Grande railroad has Just justI 1 I a bulletin giving the number of handled into Salt Lake Lako under the ce c weather conditions m m oh January 1 to January Januar 24 the themy a. a my 1 h handled a total of cars led ld to Salt Lake City and beyond g Lg the twenty four hours hour ending January 25 25 the company ed off cars in tho the city Durie Dur- Dur 10 ie same period seven cars of ot coal alt aU Lake were delivered via yla the lake llie Route at Provo to bo be brought over their line