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Show DGDEN MEN AT !' COALCDNFAB Local Operators Are Attending Conference on Rate Increase In-crease at Denver Three Ogden men, representatives of 1 the Premier Coal company, the Lion Coul company and the Superior Rock Springs 'oal company N. R. Ertck son. D H. Tape and H C Mnrchant are holding a conference today at Denver with officials of the Denver & 1 Rio Grande, Union Pacific, the Burling ton lines, and coal officials of Wyoming Wyom-ing Idaho and Nevada regarding Ihe proposed increase In the price of coal rj Ogden and other Utah points thei price of coal was to have been ad vanced September 1, but the advance was halted unlil the officials of the coal companies and railroad officials could determine the rate of Increase I The refusal of the public Utilities commission to allow an advance on in-1 traBtatfl freight rates on coal does not; meet with the approval of coal mln owners of Wyoming This end of tht question is being thrashed out today at the Denver meetip? It Is understood thai Ihe carriers of: Utah prill appeal to the Interstate com-merce com-merce commission, with hopes of rals- Ing the rates, the decision of the pub lie utilities commission not meeting' with the favor of the coal owners. 00 |