Show carbon county s goal coal industry this years christmas edition of the deseret evening news distributed last sunday was a biff big enterprise comprising pages well filled with matter that should prove a big boost to the state of utah the coalfields coal fields of utah were given considerable space und the following extract is of so much interest to carbon county people that the news reproduces it some of the leading companies operating or about to operate in the utah coal fields as mine owners are the utah fuel company castle valley coal company consolidated fuel company com puny blackhawk coal company castle gate coal company Iti independent dependent coal and coke company american fuel company spring canyon coal company and the national fuel company some of these companies companie are gathered into combinations under the ownership of the denver rio grande railway interests and the united states smelting smelling Sm elting brefini refining g and mining company others are ini in dependent cui concerns and jet yet others are under private ownership Th the utah eUtah fuel company serves as an excellent example of advances made in utah coal mining and inay be taken as something of an indicator of steps being taken to increase the output for the next year in the obal fields this concern has recently completed and put in operation a new now set of 76 coke ovens at sunnyside Sunny side making a total of coke ovens at that camp also at that camp an old style crushing plant has been replaced with a modern crusher capable of crushing tons every eight hours increased power has been supplied by the installation of a kilowatt turbo generator and a new now ventilating fan supplies cubic feet of air per minute underground A similar type of generator has been installed at the castle gate camp all of which contributed tri buted ed greatly to an ar increased output of coal and steadier working conditions two new mines minea have been opened up at castle gate and one at clear creek the rec recently completed detour of L the denver rio grande railroad at castle gate will figure largely in the increased production next year the utah fuel company is gradually improving living conditions at its properties and the towns are becoming really worth while as places to live in castle gate 20 new houses have been built 10 in sunny side and 25 at winter quarters these houses are of approved design and contain all necessary essry conveniences and a luxury or two for the mine officials houses of the bungalow type have been built leaving little tp be desired in the yay eay of a permanent or temporary residence 64 the work mens houses are rented at 10 including light and water and the company has seen to it that its employees are enabled to live under these conditions and manage to save considerable money on their wages |