Show GL s NN MAKES MAKES' t EXPLANATION 00 SAYS THAT IT IS CHEAPER FOR THE STATE TO PURCHASE PURCHASE PUR PUR- CHASE COAL FOR THE B. B A. A C. C FRO FROM I CARBON COUNTY COUNTY COUN COUN- TY MINES THAN FROM CEDAR CANYON MINES l MAKES SAVING OF 00 Editor Record It has been called to my attention that the people of Iron County feel that the State of I Utah should purchase coal for the Branch Agricultural College at Cedar Ceda Cit City from the Cedar mines and that coal should not be shipped in tu to Cedar Cedar Cedar Ce Ce- dar City from outside In order that the business men may understand the position of the State Department of Finance Purchase Inthe in inthe inthe the matter I desire to make the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing explanations and trust that you will publish same in your next issue The Branch Agricultural College has used Cedar coal ever since its organization organization organization or or- and during all that time I understand has been required to pay the same price as individuals purchasing coal at retail In dealing with other Industrial Institutions throughout the state we have al always always al al- ways been able to purchase at wholesale whole whole- wholesale sale prices and in some cases even below In order that there might be a bete bet bet- ter e Dt mr chanta j. j ot City Y arid and the g r t h- h with ref reference r e e jl ir w. w H ch haing ng of f supplies anit ff 5 the Branch Agricultural College I visited Cedar City on August On my arrival there I called on the dealers and was able to reach an understanding and secure better than Moisture Volatile Fixed Per Cent Carbon Carbon Carbon Co Coal 34 42 Iron County Coal Coal- 46 22 2 It will be plainly seen from the analysis that the Carbon County coal is ver very much superior to the Cedar Coal and we are advised b by experts that two tons of the Carbon Carbon Car Car- Carbon bon coal is equal to three tons of the Cedar coal If this be true and we weare ire are convinced that it is it Itis is cheaper cheap cheap- er to ship the Carbon coal cod to th the e Branch Agricultural College than i itis it itis t is to purchase the Ced Cedar r coal at the price given us by Mr Macfarlane As stated above the Cedar Cit City y coal cost per ton in the bins o othe of f the Branch A A. C. C while the coal shipped shipped shipped ship ship- ped from the mines at Carbon Count C County y and placed in the bins of the BrancA Branch Branc h A A. A C C. C will cost per ton Inasmuch Inas Inasmuch much as as w we used about tons o of f ff Cedar coal last year car at a cost o of f 1950 and we expect to use only 20 0 tons of Carbon coal at 1500 this year ear it it will be seen that a saving I 2 mail reail prices for goods good furnished th the e Branch Agricultural College from all 1 other dealers except those who furnIsh furnish furnish furn furn- ish coal I was advised that Mr Macfarlane had charge of the coal interests and secured an audience wit with h him he advised that the price o of f coal heretofore to the Branch Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- Agricultural cultural College had been pe peton per r ton at the mines or delivered d rd and that he was not in a position without consulting the mine owners to give any better price and requested request request- ed that he be be given until evening t to o talk the matter over with the owners On the evening of August a athe at atthe atthe t the hotH I met further with Mr Macfarlane Macfarlane Macfarlane Mac Mac- farlane and was advised that there ther e could be no cut in the price of coal to the Branch Agricultural College but that we would be required to pay Y the same price as was charged to th the e retail trade Under these conditions condition s there appeared to be no other alternative alternative alter native than to discontinue the use o of f fe Cedar coal and purchase elsewhere e and 1 I left eft Mr Mr Macfarlane with th the e ta tj e r R r- r J Fyr Cedar he ul ulness ness men n of ot Cedar City and your patrons patrons patrons pa pa- we give here the analysis of the coal now being shipped to th the e Branch Agricultural College together er erith with ith the analysis of the Cedar Ceda r coal oal that has been used previously Ash Sulphur B. B T. T U U. 41 to the Branch A. A C C. C of or 23 per percent percent pe r r cent will be made We d desire to further state that i it itis itis f is the policy of the Department o of Finance and Purchase to buy fro from m the local dealers when prices and conditions conditions con justify but where prices a atoo are too much in excess of the prices w we can get elsewhere we feel in the interest in terest rarest cf of good government and th the saving of money to he taxpayers taxpayer's o othe of the state it is for us to purchase elsewhere Feeling that the people of Iro Iron n County will understand and sustain n the action notion of the Department of Finance Finance Fin Fin- ance ante Purchase in the matter of going going go go- ing outside of Cedor City to purchase e coal for the Branch A. A C. C I remain n Ver Very truly yours ours Dept of I FINANCE ANCE PURCHASE E J. J H. H GLENN GLEN N Director Directo r |