Show v r NOT AX X B G REPORT I I v Wo Yo can not give the m measure asure of or approval al to the t committee on the tho coal situation that we would like Tho The c. c ha hag had hall plenty of time lime to lo find out wh why there theVe was a coal famine In Iii Salt Sail Ut Lal Lake e and anti other cities clUes of Utah 1 4 d hiM wa was the cau cause o of it and to suggest a remedy und 11 h help p enact a law that should prevent ont a r repetition of that very er severe Infliction And the tho committee has dallied th through oJ h the he session skipping s sessions s lons that were appointed 1 nili i. h a n r regularity laIH which indicates a purpose to do so so i l mull audit finally reporting to senate anti and ho there is i's Is not 1101 now enough time limo to do tIC anything Wo We dont don't think that is Js proper discharge of oC duty h b by at 1 hat the tue majority of oC the committee S fh There re is more reason for dissatisfaction because of oC the tho majority's own statement that a maximum i rate for J 4 I carrying coal would probably abl mend tho the difficulty difficult If H that 1 bo ho o true truo what is the reason the committee could not have v said so In time and attended d to the enactment of a law law- 41 i providing such a maximum The flie state suffers from tho shortage of oC coal conI That ma may q I or nr ma may not be e a thing to be prevented b by legislation But I f ono one thing legislation could have done and that has hns been urged by y The Tho Republican time and again A law Jaw aw fixing a maximum freight rate could have been enacted The rho I Ic c of or the tho state stale positively lays Jays that as a a. bounden bounden boun- boun 1 den duty on the tile legislature And they should have ol obeyed eyed I j the tho command For ten ton years ars the word has been heon known hid and has been ignored This committee was charged with Inquiry into Inlo the tho very elO condition out of or which the tho committee cornS corn com S Itself Itsel says a great public bur burden en arises arises arises-a a burden f which tho the CommIttee also airo alsos also's says s 's would be lightened b by adopting a maximum rate the rate the very vely thing which the I fundamental law of or the state required at al their hands J It j Is unfortunate that no boiler better progress was made mado In I ii his matter mauer AI And it Is tho per perfection of ot mockery lo to t tell tellI 11 t 2 S 'S c It I r f f r- r t- t j I the l In for COl r with condition people K go on cli another Iwo to years yeats as fiR they the now are aie are and help themselves then If Ir they wan want to Let us h lupe pe that In the two years to Intervene between be- be be be- tween n now flOW and th the session SJon of or the next nett legislature there thero will be an Improvement In the physical condition of th the railroad companies so that the they can handle handie the coal thaIs that tha thatIs Is to be 10 produced In tho the state If It that be done much o othe or of orthe the work of the legislature wJ will be bc accomplished b by th the railroads and the tho railroads will have hove less to fear rear and more mOle to expect from Crom a future body of lawmakers than thai from flom this |