| Show III Visit 1 lt tu in 0 mill ill I l lul tho t I Ia Sequel tiel In hl his report to the tho governor Stain I 01 Iii I On r M narrates that thal three companies oper In Iii tho coal field Coal company which owns tue tho mine the tho I cm meter Coal company and the DIn Coal Coke company compan At Hock Springs there are two the Union Coal com company pliny and the Central Coal Coke company Following are aro extracts showIng con conditions 11 as the tho found toun them em Tile CoM Coat o I company la is really tt n Butte Dutta concern is 19 under contract to supply all the coal for tor the smelters ot of that ro gion flon and the tho Central Cool Coal Coke Coku company is III n a Snit Salt Lake Lako concern with its It II rales located In city and an all orders for tor coal tram from this corn com gOCS through that so 0 that It Il Is reasonable to that Its Utah consumers are served I leaves the Coal Uw tho only on ono one of the tho lIve Iho woe whole OutpUt Is opell to the purchasing pub public lie lic I do 10 not mean however that thu other othor corporations do not supply coal cOlli I Ito to con imers On the eon 1011 i tracy they 10 and n a great of It and especially the Coal Coni The managers of these nil all that thero Is a great grent short hort n ago c of coal COlli In all tue tho northwestern slates that shortage Is no not caused pd by b diminution or 01 IJ 4 or of the moines mines Thu Tho three principal causes causel u for this shortage are First the tho heavy heay increase In the consumption both hoth b by Private consumers and the tho railroad especially Is this Increase vcr very marked In III the state of on ac account account count of oC time the Influx ot of people Into thu tho state stute and the extension of the lines ot of the tho railroad to the require requirements ments and needs of the thAt governor of yours said 8 ld Mr Brown or of the tho Coal Coke company that we 0 havo coal cOlli enough here to last for tor the next DO 10 yours but It If ho he expects us to keep with Ith trio way Idaho has been Increasing In p since shire he was two yo ago ho ha will have to find 1 ii more inure men anti and more cars Scarcity f labor though tho Union PacIfic Coal doeS not complain of this so much as sonic some of the tho others tho ho summer months when the tho consumption falls ett they or of necessIty have to le let n a great many of their men go So 80 that Practically the they are to ye re organize their forces every fail all when time fall fail and winter begins Third A shortage In cars and mo motor motor tor power which shortage Is a reality but has hae been Intensified by the Increase In crease In the tho beet sugar SUlar Industry and all III the tho stock business both or of which como come just when the tho Increased demand for coal coni begIns I WIlS very much Impressed wIth lie tho anxIety and exertion manifested hy by the mine operators and Short Line officials to relieve time tho ent stringency stringency gency lit In the tho coal supply Mr lir laid before me a bundle or of telegram received by hi his cot trout every of time the road during tho ha pres present cat ent month covering every overy tin day tip to and Including the tho beggIng hIm to from ono one to five Iho cars to this ilia plaue co Cod and that lint lii In the tho state the lat last one ot at these I Ii dated on tho and Is 18 from Mr In whIch ho not diet onlY solIcits OlIc ts but begs him him to send fiend fIve llO carloads to 0 a certain In the tho tate state saying the inhabit inhabitants ants were sere In a perilous condition Mr lr Quail Qualley replied that lint If lie he would guar anten the tho cars car lie he would keep the men menat nt at work on the day which wits Sunday The Tho guarantee came and the tho moon men were at work on the tho I ver car that thai will hold coal Is now noli being pres pressed ed Into service flat Ilat cars are being boxed Up tip and loaded with coal and sent ent to the tho most moat need fleetly place r I counted nine of these cars carll carsin In one traIn on III my way home The cars from the sugar lIgar factories lire are also being returned to coal servIce I Wall vas shown n a telegram from the Union lillian Pacific Coal ollice I to Mr tr Clark the tho ot of the tho Rock flock office froni the tho In Snit Salt Lake City stating that the RIo brando Oranda people had them that the they could fur tur tush no moro more coal arid begging him to shIp to them a large Inno lie Hl politely replied that ho he net lot 10 It flu lie 1 It n a religions duty to supply the tho small consumers first |
