Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-01-03 | Page 3 | Estimate of Coal on Tracks as Made by Telegram Man Not Excessive, Says Witness

Estimate of Goal Coal oal on Tracks Tracks' As Made by Telegram ManNot Man Not Excessive Says Witness L. L PHELPS president and EL E general manager v of ot theS the thc S ii E. E L L. L Phelps Construction company compan of Weiser Idaho was with The Telegram Investigator Investigator gator during luring practically the entire en- en tire tiro time the count was b being ln made malte of coal coni loaded landed in cars and standing on tracks between Salt Lake and Heler Sunday December Decem- Decem her ber 31 In a n. statement to The Telegram Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram today In reply to the claim made mado by F F. R R- Rockwell assistant assistant assistant assist assist- ant general manager of ot the Dener Denver Denver Den Den- ver er Rio Gran Grande e Mr 11 Phelps saId aid al The estimate of or the coal conlon on tracks between Salt Lake and Helper as published in Tho The Tele- Tele cram Eram is not excessive and is close cloe to being beinS' correct I was with The Telegram investigator while the count was being made mado in the Helper Holper yards ards and we both made counts or of the coal found on the sidings and In tho yards along tho the route between Salt Salt Lake and Hel Helper S I 1 did 1 not flOt write down the number num nuni- her ber of ot cars but The Telegram investigator did Ud My mental calculations calculations cal cal- totaled 1800 c carloads but butof butof butot of ot course I could not keep all the smaller numbers In my mind The Thc Telegram ram investigator wrote down the figures and his totals aro are nearer correct than mineI mine I should like very much to to- to tob b buy y the coal that was standing on th the tracks Sunday SUl in nil all the yards ards and sidings at the tho figure named b by Mr Ir Rockwell