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Show THOUSANDS GOING 1 INTO POUR CAMPS I Great Central Power Plant For All Properties lH In Carbon County Is Decided Upon H By Utah Fuel People. H A II CowIp, vice prealdent nnd gencrnl innnnKrr of Utah Puel loin-imiiv loin-imiiv returned to Hnll lvke Cll) InM Tiicdn) from New York, benrlng uiithorlt) for the Imtnrdl.itc exondl-lure exondl-lure of alx hundred thouaaml dollar In Ihe Improvement of the coinpun) a propcrtlra In Ptah nml Colorado Of till amount lea thnu lift) thoiiMind I lo te expended on the Cotorndo properties, the remainder going to the Ptnh Puel proprrtlr In Carbon count). Improvement reprerentlng mi expenditure or unother'alx hundred hun-dred thouannd elnllar nro tempurwrll) held In nbe)ancc, but In ull probability probab-ility will be authorized nn aooii aa the work nlrciid) npprovid I comileled Much of the work la already under way nnd II I plnnnid to hum It com. pleled before next winter Approxl-mnlel) Approxl-mnlel) n cpmrter of n mlllluu dollnra wilt lie expended ut Cattle (late nml about the acinic nmount nl HtinniMilp 1 The Clenr Creek expenditure replevin reple-vin iiiiother fifty thoumtnd dollnra. Winter Quarter ubnut eighteen thou-wind thou-wind uml Homerael, Colo , about tlilr-I) tlilr-I) -five thouaund Ncurl) one-lhlrd of the amount mi-IhorUed mi-IhorUed for expenditure I to be lined In making better condition for the cmpl)c Three new' nmucmut hall, coaling In the neighborhood of 135.000. u new bnthhoune nl (10,000. n hundred new voitiiKc ul $100,000, and reading room nml other modern couvcnlcmca, even liixurlea fur mill-lug mill-lug cnnip, bring tho total up to nearly near-ly 1200.1100 to be expended for the benefit of the wnrktliKinvn nlone . Tit lA'iicflt Workmen. "During the pnt five )eara we have exiieiided upward or hnlf u million dollar In Impruvlug tho propertlr," Vice Preald.-nt nnd Oruenil .MainiKer Cotvle declnred, "nnd n largo ahnre of Ihe uiiine)' tin koiiu toward mnklng belter uml pilfer working condition for Hue mm At preaent we milk With the bel mine In the country In till repecl, but It I our Intention lo make nut Ii Improvement a will plain ti nt Ihe liNtd of the 111 "It miiy look like extniviiKume lo make auch expenditure, but experience experi-ence hua proved c.lhcrwUe Wu wnnt a aleudy china or men who would mnke Kood elllxena In any eommunlt), nnd we are doing ever) thing In our power to aurroiiud them with Ihe proper environment en-vironment ul our eump. II)' erecting modern cottiiKea unit providing the proper lilnd of ninuumetnt wn expect to emournKn men with fitinlllc to remain re-main In our empl.iv nml to kce)i uu-marrlrd uu-marrlrd men from koIiik to the cltle ever) pa) day" luiproiciiiciilN ('iiiiiinplal.il. Iniliidiel In the HM or Improvement lire new ahop uud uppl) houe, additional ad-ditional truck faillltlea nml holM tig-gregallng tig-gregallng more than 1135,000, uud new uudi rgrouml machinery, repre-aeiitlng repre-aeiitlng u lolul expenditure of uboiit 11 DO. ooo. on., hundred new coke oven nre to be erected ut HuniDalde, ut n cunt of uhoot 1 100.000, mulling u total of eight hundred coke oven available there till fall The uddlllon of the hundred coke oven will Inert In-ert Hue the dull) iiepuilt) of the coke plant from about twelve to fifteen minute.) ton. The uddlllon of the new rnae bluer) utn will IncrcuKc Hie capacity of the coal propel Ilea, but thl la not null mi Item ul thl time, in the mine have ncplom been culled upon to work ut full inpacll) In recent car At the preaent time It I cHtlmuted thut Hip I'luli propertle of thu caimpuii) .an place on the cur approximately ten tlnium.nd ton of coal dully If called upon to do o. The additional c-etilpmrut probnld) will lmreue the capacity to about twelve thoiiaud ton dall) The one big Item held In ubejnnie liendliig the completion of the work nlrciid) nulhnrlted tend uniler wu) I a eentriil power daut, which will com about 1(00.000 Among the other Item held up temporarily nre a hoUt uml aome bridge, whl. h will eot In the neighborhood of (100,000. (Ivcii OcMrrcl rhuuif. "With wider competlllon teniiornr-lly teniiornr-lly ellmlnaled lo Paelflc Conat iioliit, Ptah iiiln.w have the opportunity awaited for an muny )eni Hint or catuhliMiIng a market for Ptnh fuel on the Paelflc Conat." Vice Prealdent lend Oenerul .Manager Cowle declared In explaining the entme for the extemdie Improvenieiil 'If we can get the car uml the transportation the Utah mine nre now In u poMtlon to etub-lluli etub-lluli theniHclvp firmly In the Pacific Conn terrltor), and we arc making theae Imiarovement with Jut that In Mew hoping that Hie proper uepilp-ment uepilp-ment ai.il Irnimportullon faillltlea will be fnrthcoinlng "Aa thliiK have been In Ihe puM our market hu been limited to Ihe In-i In-i termountaln terrltor) The competition competi-tion hu been keen and the mini huve been able to Imrel) worry nlong I jH pome lime nt n bene. The advance In ! HH the prlep or fuel nnd I mlitht any 1 1 Hint the ndvuneo hn been consider- p !S ubl) tea here thnu In other aee t Ion fliH nnd the elimination of water rompe- 'll tltlon hn not only opened up a new , -H field for the Plnh coal operator, but ! JB bid fnlr lo give u nn optiortunlty to Jl mukei u fnlr profit ou our Inv raiment. 1 We wnnt to be prepared to meet the i I ,H new condition," I liH CO.Mi PIIICIM CO UP AT i, H hai.t iKi: tiiih wi:i:k i H HALT LAKH CITV, Mny fi. Conl . will Juiui fifty centa n ton In price H Moiida), according to nnnouncemeiit H b) repreae ntnllv'ei conl clealera of Halt H like Cll? )eterduy. The clrcUInn In lx H . Imrenae ihn irlee come. o dealer. ' t iH following nrloua nollcea Hint the coal ' 1, H riperntora wlll-rnlao Ihe price or conl tll the mlnra lH It wna explained Hint only alack - iM conl will be affected by the fifty-rent H rale, nml Hint thl will not work n wl luirdlili on the unmll houieholder. , H Hlnrk conl, uceordlng lo tho dealer. ) ii H I 111.1 nlinoM entirely by Inrgo inauu- iB tn. tiller, hotel, apartment hoiiaea, , rl hoaidtnl uml anfoilh iH Conl deabr declare Hint mine op- H c ratnr are not uniform In tbclr I prlcea, nnd Hint while one may be jB making it alight rediuilon In price, lH nuothcr may be rnlMng n Utile. The H dealer iipperl, though, Hint Hip gen- f)eH era! rlcea of atai k conl Juallfy their it 'H iMioat if prl.e. The b.M Increnae III ,i H retail price wna innde April I C t tt. j, iM when twenty-five ectita u ton wna ndd- S H to tlm . I H 'The rnllrond nre entirely In blame H for the preaent prlcea of conl," de- j j, ". H elare.l n well known dealer )rtcrdy. 1 , t , H "I "or re.nHin beat known to them- r ' H aelvca, the) will not fiirnl.h ihe mine V H cur enough ao that the fuel ma)' lip ! tiaaal mined U day n week They will nl- ).i 'lH low them lo operate only three) nr , jiH four da) c, , H Till rcMrlila the oiilpul greatly, ii' H lediite the nmoiiiil of conl ou Hip ' H market ut any one time, nml ao rnlaea iH ihe price. If Urn rnllrond would fur- VH null car cliough lo allow tho mine ' JH to run full lime, the market would , jH hnve plonty of conl nml the price ', 5eH would gn down. i tH If the mine could run full time, i m 'BH too, there would bu Ice atoipllig uml f . iHH Marling of labor, there would be more ' H Ptisidy work, the gro coat of pruduo '' fH lion would be lowered, nnd the mine iH owner would be able to cut hla pro- I1 -JH diietlou com, with u coneeiient out In i! ' the price of conl ' P "Now, don't put in) mime In thla, If , H fH )oii eiiiole mo In print, for I hnvn no " 1 wlh lo bring down a railroad boy. 'j lH colt cm my company- mine. It I 'li IH hard enough to Induce the rullrond 'J IH lo let ua hnve car nfter wn beg them l! H on our knee, without nntagnulilug : H them openly by telling the truth about A Jl the altiiullon." ll The prlcea after Monda), uceordlng I to denier, will be Mruletht alack, 13.60 ll;iH u ton, Kireeiied alack, 13.75 a ton; pne coal. . CO u ton; dual, 13.50 ee " SV H toll. Lump uml egg coul, which are i iBaH the Maple urtlcle or Ihe imall hoilae- I illH holder, will ho the wiiiw na before i. f 15,75 unci 15,50 u tun. respectively. , h ilJH I ., .'IleH a. ii, (-own: tai.kh or thi: ;llil CONDITIOVH TllltOUdll l'MST , fliH If labor I nvullnhle the United liiH Htute will enjoy within thu next )enr i tw-H Hip greulet eru of proierlty In It UH hlatory, In the) opinion of A. II. Cowle, j fH vim ptealdent and general mnnuger of i( jH IMah Puel compaii), who returned i ') H Tiieduy but from an extended vUlt i " 1 B to tho l'.aat. "All tho million uml I flH blllloua of dollar which we urejend- I I M lug nnd will loud tu tho allied eoun- e I HH trie during Ihe war will be turned ( E H right buck to tho United Htulea for li I WM Amerleun product," he declare, ,fK IBH provided we luive the labor available jm" BH to turn out the product. . 3rj HJ "Ver Ultte of the mone) will ever lijfj IH leave our ahoroa. It will be turned (Jul VJJ over to tho repreaelltutlvea of the for- 'Hll'aafl elgn governtnenla uud Ihey In linn IiSjIiVI wll hund It back tu our merchauti It 111 and muuufueturera for munition nnd lilH aiipplle. Thu only ciiiuMlon I the Kll nblllt) of the people of thl country .; HlliBB to raUe crop und manufuuturo good lrBlVB In eiiff blent eiunntlllea lo keep JIuro- IBliH pean bu)era from going elaewhere. tlHII Practically tho aniffu condition uppllea IjiH lo the countrlea of Houth Amerlrn, ffliPH The Piilted Htaten I tho unci country yEHI of commercial Importance In the IMeVH world thut la In u poMIInn to aupply hfiVH the article or trade Thla country la eiliVjVjVjfl the world' market place." KvwJflJJ The entry of the United Btateu Into IahII the world war I felt inucih more FTeH keenly throughout tho Kant than In LH the inlddlo weat und mtarmountaln y9i reglun. hu dec lure, lie wa In New (SiH York when war wua declared and de. IflH Hcrlbe the feeling there na Intejua. (SH He wua In Wuahlngton, I). C when fPVaa! (Continued on pagoelght ) SfViiH THOUSANDS GOING ; . INTO CAMPS H (Continued from pago ono ) H ' the Krrm.lt and Kngllith delegation H arrived n few da)a ago nnd llalencd to M the talk of Itcne Vllnnl Hrforr rem H grcta. Tilt) vveleomp nteor.hd Hip ills- H llngulahed xlsllor hp il.s.rlb.a n H mnit enthusiastic nnd their nrrlvnl, H i Iip mid, wna thp algntil fur a moat nx- B tranrtllnar) outburst of patriotism. HH , eiov in:.u:itH u,iti hit fpw iiy i.ati: coi.i i:tiii:h V9 "t'lipxpec led cold weather hna mnde BH the iWimiiiil fur 1 mil itnuaunll) heav) HKV I for Hit time nf cur ntid him mused HD i in end of trouble to mil mine ii'iern- Bfc9 tori, why hnd expected demand In HH elachen U) tlili" I lino," muh llini) I' 9 I'einatrnm manager of tin- (lumber- HH ger CVnl comimltv nl 'Ann 'tleieirt H ' ehlpmrnta from I lie tnlnea have Ik mi H tlnwtr limn iwiinl. thi rnllriHidn bidtig B unable tn furnish enra fur Hip trade. H SU ttnke CII) eleiilcra iin Just nldr H to keep their llpnila hImivp water nild H keep even with the dull) ilptnnnil, H riallriifld trntk between here mid thp H tnlnea nrp full of enra aiding 11 rp Iehnkctl with elliptic nnd Irntka run-Mln run-Mln full train "Pallure l gpt mra ! Hip mlneri hii tntiaed tumble tin re, mini In mini) iplflff Hip) nrp working liifl thrpp or four eln per week Another nutation hhhhh Hint rptnll denier will hnvp to fner In !inlt l.nkp (Ml) romca Jump IkI, vvIipii their cnnlrnita with deliver) men run wilt. It la nlmoat eure Hint ih,I linn-dlcra linn-dlcra will ask-nti Incrpaae In wngp. which will menu Hint tlu rlrp or ionl p-M 1 will ndvntiip nftpr Jihip let Order H . for storage en nrp Ik big taken eob- H jpf t tn Hip 1 urrpnt prlep nt diitp of H. J Mine III 0N-H H TIip henv) ilptunud for t'tnli pouI H .t higher prlie than In previous )eir H tvIII lirliiR iiIhiiii Hip noprnlnn or (oiiih H of thp illinlldoiiPit IlllllPK of Hip Mule 1 end rrxilt In rnrttcnll donldliiK Hi" H 0Utlul iirxt wlnlpr If inrn nnd Iiiiiik- IIHirtiitlnn iiip furnliihpd nn nrdlnit l' J. K. I'lttlt rornirr rlnlp khiI iiiIiii ln)iitor rptllt iilxn rpHirln tlmt nt IpiikI ttvo npw mliiPK will lp tint into oipmllii Iwfnrp npxt wlntpr In pomipitlon with I thp mopiticiit In Ini rniM thA oiilimt of Utah (onl The two iipw tnlnen nrp kt Clordon C'rrtk, 111 nr llppr, nnd nl H, lllnwnthn Up iiImi rpiortH Hint Ihn B uld Union IMilfli nilnp nt Hoiflpld la PBpj tn hp rcoipiuil li V)ilmliiK nlliil- H! Anionic Hip olhpr aliundoniil prnp- Iirllri (o lx put Into rrlro oikp mnro rc the Orftna Creek Can) on iiiIiip In ' Hummlt rounl) nnd Hip Wmmirh mlnn f nt CohIvIIIp Thp iIpni loiuipnt of HBV'l 1 tht two irortlpa 1111 miipudpit pBVlt i inip limp into lipinimp Hip oiprutori PHWfll ,1 naarrtpil Hint It wan IiiimiIIiIp to n. HHW '' " j fintp ihpm at n profit nt thp 1 urrpnt H. iirlvca of coal H; 6 t j. V 1 holllrlliliiR In Dolus, t 4 Thrrr la "aninpthlllK ntlrrhiK ' In Hip H 1 lot'nl 11 n I innrkvl. In Hip wa) of B, (J irk'P, WI)M )pk(prdil) a ppnerrt Nphh. H ' J 'A niimlpr of dpnlrra iikTipiI to rulp H 1 lirlrpN .Mondn)- lump, l.2t, nut. H j If.OOi ppa I'onl, & 00. mrppiipd alni'k, B 1 14, 80. Till" waa dime, lull 11 da) or 1 two littiT moat of Hip ilpitlrra In Hip M 1, mtrrrmpitt ilropppd luick to Hip for- ' ' I'lcr flirnrra for Hip Immpdkitp'iirpapnt Hii ' However, It la reported In Hip Irndft H " tlmt the rulup will Ih iiiiiiIp kpih rnl Hftf 0 ' tn)' Ifith. Thp reiiNin kIviii la that B 'thp nil p la npcrMiiry In K't mi) Iihiiii- H j -Ina; dotip nt nil. Tpamati m nrp .not IH f wIllInK to linul i'onl nt prlcea oMalii- HT.pt tliK 1 1) winter when HiiTp la ao llllle D,; lork for horaua, when now, with HJ t Mirlna: opeulnit, tlierp lire innii) op- j : portunlllPN to work nt 0 00 mid ft to V per dii'. B B', ;. Anollirr One C'oiiiIiik In. H' Wnltla Coal compnii) la the nitme 1 of n livw corporation heluc formed lo W- oprrntp In CnrlMiu louut) with hold- H 1 Inca of threp hundred and twiiil) H! I nne of land about four nillpa north Wk I nr Illnek Hawk (or lllawnthn) on Hip BlU 1 Hue of thp Utah rallwn) TIip Kround Rf tn owned l' i: l U'atlla nnd M H. tlrownlnif or O ltd en. Thtrp nro two flnn vein or workable coal on the property, enoh or which nan nn ncr-nfte ncr-nfte width or ten feet, nnd the? nro nnw being opened up. The town to hn patalillnhid nt the mine will lc on n producing nnd ahlpplng hnala li fall I I Itnlna, general tnnpngcr or Hie Carlton fuel cnmpnn), hna been implo)pcl h) thp oirncr of Hip prop ert) to bring It tn the whipping point I'ortucnl OmiI la High. UHltO.V. Mn) 7 Sixty of Hit apv-entyalx apv-entyalx (lermnn merchant Rtenmcra wlilih were In I'ortugupKP porta when 1'ortugnl entered the war, nnd which wire promptly mliede by the government, govern-ment, hne been turned over to (Heat llrltnln on a rpntnl hnala Knglnnd hna rpiiled the ahlpa for $7,000,000 n )enr to 1 1 paid for nfter the war The renting or Hip ahlnt tn Knglnnd hna iiuixtd n good deal or crltlelum na the Inck or merchant ahlpa la aenillng up thp eoxt of living nnd disturbing Hip whole rnngp of t'orttigfll'M txporta nnd Importa One of tin moat cerloiis reaiilln from the Inek of ahlpplng la Hip coal famine fam-ine Ordlnnrll) coal coata about It 60 n ton. Iml Hip prlrp now la thlrt)-m thlrt)-m v'pn and fort) dollara n ton rigiirliiK In Strike. DI'IIOIH. Pit . May 8 t'litean thp government Intirvi-npa, rort)-twn thoiiaaiid inlnera In Weatirn I'eiin- a)lvnnln will go on alrlke Mn) Ifth 'TIip tentative ngreement renthpil bet en the inlnera" rppreaputntlvoa unit Hi operator In l'pnna)lvnnln wna rejected todii) b) Hip cllMrlct loliven-Hon loliven-Hon lure b) a vole of t"o to one An iiltlmntum to the operntora tie-mnnda tie-mnnda 11 Jit pi r tent wngp Inerpnao and Improvement of working loiull-tlona. loiull-tlona. grv input l llnicliiil. KANHAH CITY. Mn) 10 Complete ngrei ment wna ritu IipiI here todii) b) lonfereea (onalderlng Hip Increased wngp dpliinuda for Hip fort) thouanud iiml mlnera or Mlaaoiirl, Knuana, Okln-liouia Okln-liouia nnd Arknnaaa. Ailvmieca or ten ceiila per ton for mining and 20 per lent 011 da) vvngpH were Incorporated In Hip iigrpk'tiipnt bi lug algnpd IMa af-tirnoon, af-tirnoon, aceorillng to nn nunounte-input nunounte-input or orflclala of Hip Houthwealprn Inlpratutp Coal Oppratora nao Intlou. Would Sxtil Inilii-lr). WAHIIINOTON.il C.Mn) 7. Crp. iillon or 11 national committee on coal prodnc Hon to Inert w Hip mining output out-put nnd to an eli rale illatrlbutluu wna annininicil lodn) b) Hip iiiiinill or national na-tional ib feline. The committee com-prlapa com-prlapa rifliPll 1 onl operatora hiiiI welfare wel-fare pxperla with I' H I'eabod) nt tlulr head Huhcnmtnlttrea throughout through-out Hip tounlr) will deal with prodii-i prodii-i ra nnd distributor llavi I'm I IMflKiillli--. COI'KNIIAOHN. Ma) k .-l.nb.ir ami fuel dlfflcillllea Iiml Hip litHeaall) or devoting nil poaalble nianliixid re-aourm-H to mllltar) renulremenla now ape II ruin to Hip Hinaller (lermali traibtonpu, autdi na the bakera. The conn titration or auppllra In Hip hatida or Hip bigger nnd more koiioiiiIimiI in-labllnlimenla in-labllnlimenla haa rendered nppaa.iry Hip lotiiMilldntloii or Hip tonnller dual-lip-wpa Want the I'rlii-, -cil. UAVKXroilT. I11.. May 7 The HiiVpliporl Coal Ihailera' club todii) aenl to town rcprpMntnllvptt In ion-grifw ion-grifw 11 piHIIoii naklng Hint longreaa piiiHiuir Hie governmeiit to take over nil 1 onl mine anil fl prlcpa. The) 1 la I ill Hie) ran make no contrail for future deliver) bicaue mine opera-lora opera-lora will not ipiole llieiu prlec-a bejonil Hip 1 iirrrnt month |