Show BLAME DIVIDED FOR COAL LACKI LACK al abnormal cormal weather conditions and lack of railroad rail roid facilities were wore responsible for tho the acute fuel shortage in salt lake and utah during the past few months according to the findings of the joint committie of the legislature delegated delegate ct to look into the ful NO situation thi corn COM cittee mit tees report was filed in the upper house bouse just prior to the adjournment adjourn mert monday night and was concurred in in by every member of the committee that the failure of consumers to etore fuel during the summer might have conti contil touted buted to a certain extent to bring about such an acute shor shortage taue was intimated in in the report but it I 1 t also was sug suggested ested thai that along in july when about all any person is thinking about is some way to kep cool is a poor time to talk about heat beat for the winter furthermore the committe 0 suggested that if such a plan would work in the case cae of the ordinary consumer it might be given a thorough test by the rall foid companies themselves the report refer refers exclusively to the utah mines and the denver R 0 graude grande railroad for the reason that there was not time to go into the situation in the wyoming fields the weather was given a share of the responsibility boh bo h for tho the increased demand for fuel and for the delay in liand handling ling the coal from the mines to tho the conspirer that the railroad facilities alre not ample the report declares was evident fr from ani the fact that storage supply of the dea dealers lets which usually cares for the needs during december and january was drawn upon heavily during the month mouth of september and was practically exhausted before december arrived the situation also was used to abut the argument that publicity had bad created a and augmented the demind for fuel As to the handling of the coal from the mines to lo salt lake the mem pre of the committee expressed the opinion that they had no desire to qualify as railroad experts and were perfectly willing to let the matter of coal mo increment rest with the public utilities commission the one sure remedy raf nedy in the opinion of the committee is the summer storage of coal on account of the waste incident to storage it is suggested that the railroads and the produce offer an inducement in the way ay of lower rates by such an ar ran gement the committee believes both the retailers and ibe be consumers will take the steps to lay in a fair supply of fuel before the cold er and during the months when won the mines are not pressed with orders and the railroad has at command ampie ample ca CAS s to care for the needs of the pro producers lucers it is suggested by the commit committee toe that insomuch as the railroad i them selves are among the largest con sumers it might be well for them to to store a supply of coal thereby relieving a considerable number of cara cam during the winte winter months for commercial |