Show OGDEN GAINS NEW EW FRIENDSHIP City Schools' Schools Contract for Coal Supply Responsible How the thc Ogden city school boards board's determination to break break the solid sold wall of Ogden retail coal dealers deniers has lias re resulted re- re resulted resulted In better trade relations be between be- be bet between tween t n Ogden and Coalville was re- re ree revealed e e today v A few weeks kS t ago ogo the school board advertised for tor bids Upon opening them the board found bids from each dealer identical The price asked for i coal was more than the board antici antici- anticipated anticipated pared paying when hen hen drawing up Its budget The board promptly rejected ell all bids when the coal dealers said the thc bids represented their last word ward on the question Board members began to look else else- where One of them communicated with George W Goddard who In turn asked J. J J IL Roberts of to come to Ogden and make an offer Roberts Is manager of the Grass Gra Creek Fuel ruel company of Coalville He made a 0 price which brought him a 0 contract for delivery of about tons of coal for the illy schools This Is about 70 carloads The price is said to represent a saving of about 2000 under the price asked by Ogden re re- re taBers The TIle rest of ot the story sto Is told by an on article in the Summit County Bee Dee published in Coalville The Tho editor says so s 's The landing of the contract means mens much to Coalville A large part pan of this tons of coal will be mined and delivered within the next month or six weeks a period when the mines are usually on short t me thus giving our miners a much larger payroll than Is usual at this season of the year which in turn reaches all aU business channels In Coalville and thus all aU are materially benefited Our business men we e believe all aU things being equal could materially assist this movement for greater use of our coal In Ogden by giving in increased In- In Increased increased creased orders to Ogden wholesalers It is the spirit and working of op co cooperation cooperation cooperation that builds towns and com com- communities communities |