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Show 2 Energy Edition, January, 1994 That was then... INDEX Editor Lynnda Johnson Staff writers Scott Niendorf Ann Kay Marsing Underground mining Coals future DOGMs fuel information Coal production in America Coal miners life Utah Powers mines Sunnyside coals history Coal transportation methods Coals energy use UMWA Carbons mining accident Mining museum Doctor remembers coal camps Major local disasters Dorman discusses mining page page page page page page page page page page page page page page page 3 6 8 10 14 16 22 24 26 27 28 29 30 33 35 miner uses an old Joy One shear to remove has replaced the machinery of the mid-- 900s. coal from the mine at Sunnyside. Sophisti- - (Photo courtesy Sunnyside Coal Company) cated, longwall mining equipment 1 A high-tec- h Energy binds Carbon, Emery County people 53 South 200 East Price, Utah 84501 Carriage House Inn 590 East Main, Price, Utah 84501 Phone Reservations Toll Free New Mini Suites Indoor Pool & Whirlpool 24 Channel Cable TV including HBO Non Smoking Rooms Free Local Calls The 1994 Energy edition published by the Sun Advocate is the annual report of businesses and organizations involved with recent progress or history of the energy industry in Carbon and Emery Counties. The mining industry, tied together with corporations producing electricty, have had and continue to have a major impact on the regions economic welfare. The mining industry has a rich history behind it, overcoming many obstacles and tragedies, and in the process, has triumphed in bringing together and binding a diversity of cultures and people into a unique and special group of communities. The Emery and Carbon County energy-relate- d businesses continue to maintain a high level of respect for the important role they play in our lives. This issue of the Energy edition strives to inform new residents, and old, and interested onlookers of advances in the energy industry and the opportunities they bring as the backbone of our economy. |