Show COAL utah fuel supply company writes letter to nevada commercial league f the utah fuel companas comp anys bew of the coal situation la presented in a letter from W II 11 myer of aba com banys offices at oakland the letter as printed in the peno evening gazette follows oakland cal july 22 1307 mr edalo bride sec nevada commercial league reno nevada dear sir your letter of the lath inot addressed to my company at salt lake city has been referred to me as I 1 have charge of the companas comp anys sales in nevada and california regarding the coal situation at present and uie outlook for a supply during the coming fall and winter will say that the general situation throughout the western country B rather alarming at the present time the demand made upon u in utah is far in excess of our output which it is impossible to increase on account of the scarcity of miners notwithstanding we could sell every pound of coal we aie able to right in utah we allotted two cars per day for shipment to our old customers in nevada during the spring and summer months providing we could get the necessary harraman Harrl man line cars As it is we have not been cars enough to even ship one per month to nevada dealers and from present indications wo will ba unable to make any to nevada durans the winter realizing for some time the seriousness of the situation I 1 have been trying to secure coal from other sources but it seems to secure a supply anywhere it can get coal in alabama up to sap 1 but the railroads in that country will not release their care to come west loaded with coal one of the importers here haa given me the right to sell a limited quantity of australian coal to my nevada customers but reserves the right to withdraw the arrangement or increase the price at any time this acal is as burwood and Is mined in australia near afao richmond mines being a coal it Is nat aurally A elgh grado fuel I 1 quoted lane and t your city the palco on this coal but they seemed to think they apro being robbed for your information will say the price quoted was 1060 per ton of 2000 pounds f 0 b oakland the freight rate in reno la per ton I 1 acknowledge this la a high price as complied biti what coal has been costing the ileno dealers but let me say that unless the nevada people get in a good supply of coal during the next sixty days taking whatever kind they an get and paying the price they will have to pay much higher price with a probability of not being able to get it at all 1 I wish it understood that I 1 have no interest in ha aae of his burwood coal other than as a matter of accommodation and protection to roy nevada customers with the ho pesI j may hold their trade until such timi as we are able to supply utah coal trusting that the above informs alon will be of some benefit to youa organization I 1 beg to remain very truly yours W H mynns |