Deseret Evening News | 1907-09-14 | Page 1 | Will Not Bid to Furnish Coal for Atlantic Fleet

WILL NOT BID BI TO FURNISH COAL FOR ATLANTIC FLEET New York pt 14 The situation with regard to the tb proposal Issued by bythe h bythe the bureau buu of ot of ot the Ih navy ni v department for tor supplying coal ol for tor the th battleship fleet Nt on n It I Its voyage 1 to the Pacific I ld Bay My t the tIte Journal of Commerce ha h has assumed rather rat Interesting shape hp here by the th statements of several agents of nf the hl larger coal cl mining con c I ern erns Irn that they would I tine not present nt bids Their reasons reason era are that they have hw not n the necessary quantity of 0 coal ceal cl on oil o hand b H aside from fm the th quantity demanded by b private contracts contract already ardy entered ete Into The Th companies claim caim that tbt they thy have e eno no reserve stocks stock on hand band amounting to tn anything and that the labor situ situa situation tion ton Is la such that they th cannot Increase In their mining capacity eI The Th coal nal It wa was stated can an be b ob In tid nd If It It I I is necessary to go there the lt but t the prices price will 1 un ito undoubtedly I be what t might mt be b ba as a fancy ry