Show SOUTHERN UTAH IS I CRYING FOR FUEL Coal Famine in Sanpete and Sevier Seier Counties Works Many Hardships OPENING OF SALINA CUT CUTHil Kin Ri Hil Branch Lino Is U Useless cc of or Curs Cars Cm on un ShUn Sidings But Hut I lack Jick Article i From Prom a a Staff Correspondent Sauna SoUna Dec IS 1 S. Southern Utah towns lowns arc are suffering from flom a n scarcity or of I Icon con coal From Frum Mt south to lO I in s 's the thc situation has ha assumed the tito proportions of a a famine and while the thc towns lowns to lo the north arc mc In tIle the tc throes of or a fuel famine llio tito smaller towns lowns In time the anad anati anne SevIer Soviet val val- Icya are arc trailing along IonS and an fires fres are arc I burning at a mouth hand lo hanl exist exist- ence Coce The Rio Uio Granule Grande railroad pleads a a scarcity of cars CUIS anti and yet yel empty empt cars cl'S arc are stan standing along the tracks s at al al almost nl- nl most every sl siding and ane there does oeS not appear appeal to I be a n. t paucity of nf r rolling Itoc stock for the conveyance of fuel Cuel Tho The mines In SaUna alna canyon are are not turnIng turn turn- lUn lug Ing out their chel regular product because no Ito attempt has ha been heon made malc by the tue Rio Uio Grande to o cn up UI tile the spur line lne that tha has been built up tip I into the tho canyon I It Itis I Is understood In railroad ch circles along the thc branch brancil of ur the Illo Itlo Ilu that the tile railroad does not ilot desire to 10 utilize that thal branch hoping only to humid the against the invasion canyon anyon of an any other road looted Coal Land I ll it t is In Sal Salna inn en canyon un that the 1410 0 dens acres of coal land hand lie He which are ruSe Involved In hiu the time recent stilts brou brought hl by bythe bythe the United States Slates government so a against lh time the Utah Fuel company and Hl others It I Is alleged in the indictments re returned re- re turned by In the Ut federal grand Jury sit sit- sit sitting sl- sl ting recently at Suit Ll c. Lake that the fuel Cuel company ie illegally aly acquired 1140 tO acres acre In SaUna canyon eanon It Is regarded rc here hieru as a highly probable 1101 able that tue government go will wi no not only restrain tile the fuel c company from fron working tl time the mines tubes under normal con COO but will wi compel a settlement for or Ol all al the coal taken from tile the th mines mine in ill SaUna Salina canyon canon Whether time the property prop prop- plop plop- erl erty will wi eventually t ual r revert to t the h government gu Is another matter matel that tha Url will i b I be d determined un only I by the outcome out out- oU- oU con come of oC the thc pre rc enl IU lItIgation nUon The hc I trial rial 1 of or the in indicted is set sel for foi April S S. S 1907 1 07 EI I Hampered At Al Richfield the time electric lighting plant Juts has been Icen moving mu aln along on out fl scant scan coal oal bins bins- for rOl time Not long some lonE ago ao the tho company threatened to shut shu the tile plant foiw fUI lack u of fuel uel The Tile I railroad company compan would woul not hOt cua coal When towns to tu the lie J Ih were gutting getting cul l all al the tile coal conI i rull d tho tile t towns town's In iii Soviet Sl Iel J particularly were verc suffering suf suit fering from flOI the time famine amine and now itow that hat there is iii a shortage o north Rich Illch- fitiLi and amid other places are aru up Ui against it I fo for cmil The lighting plant S 1 I 1 75 71 a month flat fal rule rute fur for three can IG-can- 1 cat IG-cat- II dle h t. t I power 1111 PI ver ha lamps i is to lo regular consumers Ill t ers rs while at al Provo the time patrons of or ort time the t lighting I system pay 1 1 for COl a u similar stint simi It is isaid isaid lar lai amount of Cf lighting power I aid at ut that thal the tho ny barely exists ut ul this rate rale because e of the time inability to tn fuel fuel Cuel al and amid be because lc- lc cause of the time high price paid Ill fur for coal No 0 Attempt to Sluice Since the thc pur J JIn In line in imm Salina Salna canyon was was was' washed Out ut some m months a ago there lucre has liLs ben no tin nl attempt a Pt on t the tite purl part p rl of Ir the time Illo to lu repair the u t This In line I H hi nut not al although II I. I thought though h il it i waa 8 olI originally concluded In to II th the Uio very Vly mouth of or mines that thal arc sal said to contain an endless s amount of coal conI The rIc Rio Uio Gran Grande e realizes that time the canyon on is s too narrow naTO for Co I more than one track and amid It m makes little HUll difference dif dif- Of- Of ference ne to It-i the roa road whether it I is operated operated oper oper- ale or in t not hot so long Ions as an al entrance mn may I be held hele th time the coal at tt Castle Gate Gale Clear Creek an and other places I holds hold out The coal coul In Sauna canyon will then be he utilized for tUI purposes that wi localities rite are now served HI from other Agitate lutc Opening Jel i I Ti The Thc t e prosperous in merchants ts all and d farmers of ClOUS the tho Sanpete and Soviet val- val alc le agitating the opening of HaIna Sa Ha- Sa- Sa ill llna Ina canyon eanon In order 01 Cl that they ma may mas have the time coal the they so o badly need They limey regard It I n as a possibility that the railroad and nn Utah tah Fuel company compan which of ot course ha e ha e been running ii in cahoots in iii time the handling of or coal lane lands can cami easily Casily open the thc line hw Into Salla canyon and mine the lie tie coal conI at a fair Call profit without working a hardship hardship hard hard- in iii that portion ship Shill upon the thc people of or time the stale lale ate who lio are arc depending upon lt Its It r resources sour c for tor their living li J Conditions Ia Ho He Should th the railroad fuel con com pan Iaru combine decide to open the thc lino line Into Int Salna can canyon on and operate the time mines throw the time product Into time the bins of in industrial in- in 1 I Institutions and pr private ate honi the lie conditions along time the south h of oC the time Rio Illo Grande would be hi There would be bc bemore Improved vel Ip more lucre business greater activity and u t is soon Scull 8 as L It u l known thai coal was accessible at a fair price mice time the towns along the tile hIlm would become hl be lie- come collie CUIC 10 more attractive a and 11 the tho alCY valles would be e given a boost hoost that thai would help hell It materially |