Show I TOO MANY PEOPLE FOR GOAL COAL SUPPLY This and Lack of Cars Reasons Reasons Rea Rca sons for Present Short Short- age COMMITTEE GIVES REPORT Population Is IC Increasing at at a Rapid Rate Hafl Coal Coni Output Not 0 So Rapid The Increased etl population with ili a n consequent greater demand in ever every line coupled with With the Inability of oC the railroads s to procure enough h cars cm's for fOI transportation are the two chief cau causes s for the tho pre present nt coal shortage I according to the the- special committee appointed appointed ap ap- ap I pointed by the Real Heal E Estate tate association to Investigate the matter The report of the committee composed committee composed of II g. B. B Palmer J. J T. T Stringer and R. R I K 1 Hardy was hardy was submitted to the real es cs- cs t tate te men at their thell annual meeting eS 1 at the Commercial club yesterday and anti IsaM is isas as aM follows I U Report llort of ue Committee Your committee on investigation o of the coal conditions begs 1 leave to re 11 report report re- re port as follows Since this committee e was appointed the time situation has hns been greatly relieved but the committee I has continued its Us in investigations in- in and has gone into the general gen germ Oral eral coal situation In Utah looking Into the pro prospect lt ct for succeeding years We Ve find the following to be the facts nets is as nearly as ns we wo can ascertain I 1 The Increase in population and general demand in Utah Idaho Nevada Novada Ne No- vada and other states stateN looking to this section for or coal has hns been so enormous that It has been impossible to develop clop the thc mines mrnes fa fat fait t enough to furnish an 10 ad adequate quate supply 2 The general pro prosperity over o the country in general and In this section In particular has been so great rent that the railroads have been unable lc to secure sufficient equipment to handle the fic tie The Tho manufacturers of equipment Inman Inmany in inmany man many instances are arc refusing all nU orders and In other cases are accepting them without guarantee of any definite time of delivery No Prospect of or 3 While there ther I Is a dela delay In many mony Instances locally In the tho delivery of coal there Is rs no Immediate prospect of suffering suf fering cnn g. g 4 The outlook for succeeding years con Is better as ns the companies now occupying the field are arc making strenuous efforts to o open onen en their mIn mines J and prepare for a great Increase se in production while new companies are entering the field Your committee has discussed the subject with local coal dealers and ami others others oth oth- I er ers and has been In correspondence with tho the managers of railroad and oth-j oth con coal ani companies Copies of or letters Jetters and re rePlies replies replies re- re plies arc attached Attention is called to 10 the letter Jetter of oC H n G G. Williams general manager of or Ih the Utah Fuel company I and those of oC W. W 1 II H. Bancroft vice dent dont and general mann manager manoK cr r of or the Oreon Ore Ore- Kon on Short Line lAnc Railroad company compan Mr Air Williams made mul n. n I till full of or the situation Mr Bancroft offered Yered to have ha furnished to time tile committee verbal information In- In formation on time the subjects sr dc desired ant and andi hIs i letter JeUr t of or Idaho a copy opy of which Is hereby su submitted deals enia with It the situatIon at As As certain designing persons arc are seeking coking to make capital out 0 or of the coal conI shortage c. c and are arc offering a railroad in as os a n panacea for Cor all Ills It ml might ht b bo well to call can attention to what is 18 s being being- done by the Federal government govern govern- mont ment In this connection The new railroad rate bill enacted b by congress provides es that all railroad companies must go out of oC tho the coal coni bu business by Jan 1 1503 1908 The railroads must furnish C cars and other transportation tion Lion facilities to all nil companies operating operating In ing along lIons their lines and there must be no discrimination in rates or combinations com corn in restraint o of trade Recent indictments and antI other court actions In Indicate In- In that the Federal government bO is determined to enforce the Jaw law The Interstate Commerce commission is given authority to enforce equitable rates The attorney for tIme thu commission In Informs Corms this committee that the commission com corn mission has authority to protect Salt LaJ Lake e City on rates from Utah mines mrnes unless the thc railroad involved confines all allis Its is coal conI business to this state Should the he railroad pursue this policy th tin the rates to o Salt Lake Ity rom coal mines In Wyoming regulated b by the commission will be such Ruch that the Utah roads will willbe willbe be forced fored to meet this competition It therefore follows that Salt Lake City will vill ilI enjoy fair fall rates on coal One independent coal company with strong backing has has' already been launched and others are in iii prospect prospect- The railroads will be forced to give g them facilities and fair Carr rates and the outlook therefore is that Salt Lake City In the future will have plenty of coal at low prices j H r 13 D. Palmer J J. J T. T Stringer R TI I K Hardy com t. t |