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Show ; CARBON MINES PUT UP PRICES H , f With the Exception of Utah Fuel Company H ! J Raise Is Fifty Cents the Ton H ; t j On Lump and Nut. JBH ( ( B ' Tho Hun Hpaclal Service B WASHINGTON, I). (!.. June !. The following a'uitcment of enrlHud of HBJ kjtumlnuna coal Hint originated on elghty-two railroad nnd nf beehive coke BVfd an alxtecn road In .Mn, 91 17. I compiled from rrixirto rIVed ly the !jologleiil aiirvny, dnpnrtimnl of the interior, liy noon June It, 1917. Comparative Com-parative figure Imaed on report tor May. 1017: Mm 1917. April, 1917. May, 1 B 1 A. Nunifier of working dnya ..... 18 . SI SB 9 r Cntlufld rtf hltumlnnu roal originating B mainly In Central I'eniMrlvanta, BBBB , Maryland nnd the New Itlvor aiHl BBpH ! I'woAlioiitii flabl of U'MKt Virginal BjBBn and, VlrglnU (eleven rwul) 10,219 1TM? 17,I9h I""""""1 Western t'eiiimjIVHtiU, Uhlu mnl Michigan Michi-gan (twelve nmiUl 111,1(1 loJ.ITi ST,tl9 Uttttarn Keutiiiky mid Waal Virgin t t H y I .vxeept New Itlver nnil 1'oenlimitn J lleldie (eleven ntnda) 171,1 m , U,H 17.. B i .Alabama, Tcinieawe nnil (leorglu (fie j . i vadl I,J(T l.l It.lTl H tttlTMb Indiana nnil Weatern Kentucky ) (twenty rimitm 105.101 Itl.MI M.HSa B ' ArkHhana, lown. Khmmn, Mbmmirl, Okla- H lionm mnl Texata (twelre road).. f.H8 ll.ttft 37,111 BBpJj ' Rocky Mountnln Klntca, North Dakntu BBBJ I niul Wnahlhgtnn (eleven road) . till 10 17,611 lMjrio H , !; Itlghly-twii.rond 739,1171 r,i7.809 k97,tl7 BBpB ( J Carloada of beehive coke (alxtcen roada) 75,82 11,771 76,09n BBVB i" The Iherisiac In thtwc ahlpmonl or hllumlnoii einl In May, 1917, comiHtred BBBI , 4 with April. 1917, ni 13.1 per cent, and compared with Mny, 1916, w 3.k BBVb r rent. -Tim average ntimher of ear loaded per working ilny on the eighty- BBVh two road mih 2, 419 In Mn, 1917, nil Imirenne of X.l per cent mrr April, BBS! 1917, nnd of 31.X per cent over Mny. 1 9 1 ft. HBpJ A .' The ilnlty nernK" f tnm Innileil In Mil), 1917, unii 2,I49, eoinpareil with 3C.3I3 In April. 1917, nnil 23,9111 In Mny, 1916. The dully tiM-mxe hmillnif In BVH " U'. 1917, In nil tlUtrktu meiillnneil wiie itrrnter thnn In Airll, 1917, nnil, HBpV axcipt In Knxtern Kentucky mnl pnrt of Weet VlrRlnlii, mm Kretiier thnu In BVl i, HhlpmentK of heehlve loke In Mn, 1917, nhnneil mi lnrrene of t.C per BBBJI ' , tnt rompnred with April, 1917, anil u ileerenne of 0.76 per lent compiiiiil ! 1 Willi May. 1914. H NOT AMI l.CJIP t.XIAli l()l KTIl.ti llKIIIKIt AT .MINIM HBhf PBVL . All ronl ilrntern of ttia Hlnte with HBVR m nxteptlon of Utuh l'ul compitny By! tut Hrttur.lny nt Hnlt Iike City ntc BBBfl nounreil nn mluinoi' of fifty cenlH n BBBB( Inn for nut mnl lump, The Iihtciim BBBbi f took effect with uhlptnenlii from tin- BBBB mlnea on tiltnlny inornliiK, neronllnK BBB lo clrculnm nnt out In I'lintiimrm l BBBB the operntor. OccliirlnK thnt It "III BBB ( hvo to veil Ita proiluct on the nnr- BBBlj rowet of nmrKlii". I'tnh I'uel cimi- BBBl puny itt'cllneil to Join the other pro BBjBJ.1 , Uucern In the Iniremie nnil nntiounreil BBg ' that the preeenl price nrn to prevail BBBlii fl lor noma time, nt leniit. Lump. Hint BBpVj j M moat Kenernlly uneil, remnlna with BBpH,( I '; urhon rounty'n liirnrt proitiuer of BBpmf oal at thri'o ilnllurn nt the mine. BBBVi .1 i whllo Hint of other iMimpnhlea In BBBIl, , ft A, Ihree. fifty. BBE '' i The Inorenvril ileum ml fur t'tah BBpV f ronl from other atutea la KlNeii na the BBBJ v rue for the Inrrmiie. I'roilucerii B1 any they eiinnot aupply the oV in nnil In H Utah nlnne, while iii'lKhlxirlnu atutea H ontlniirt to hhl hlnlier for lliflr prml- K uct UnleiiK the prlt-' la niUeil In H f i Utah Iho prmlnrera nnert they i-un- H . T not afford to aell fuel at the much H J amnller margin of profit. The In- H j Is ability nf the Denver uml Hlo (Irmule BJI '" to furnlnh mleuntu equipment for the B ? trnnaportatton of eon I from the Cur- BBBJ i 'f bon count) mlnea la the direct rnune BBBJ '' of the Inrreuae, lu-vordlnR to lnde I i T pandent dealcrw. 1 It When Informed Huturdny nUlit Hint H ; Hi Utah I'uel company would not l :u enter Hit piu't for thu Increnaed price, H ( &i K. A, Hneel, prealilent of Htmulnrd m , : -5; ol rompnny, one of the Independent H taj voncerna, rhnrKed tha rullrond w Itli aBBBBaai i HM axtenilve dUcrlmlnatlon muilnxt the LbbbbbbIk ' ull Independent deulera, Htveut declered l ' ' W that while Utah lonaumera are flKlit- B ,1 i, I In for ronl, hundreda of enra thut B ' I ahould be uaed to enrry It to their H 1 1 btna are belnc diverted to other uvea. m ! r, cNciii: ham fixix I'lticr. j i OV COAl. AT AI.Ii MINIVt , Ij -W'ARIIINOTON, 1). V.. June It. BBR I Secretary of thu Nnvy Danlola hu B J 1 1 ' ordered ciml nnd oil produrera to anp H i ply tha enormouH (mautltlea needed H1 ,', it , by the nnvy nt prlcen to he fixed later Hf ' F, fcX the prenldent when the federul H!i ' trade rommliulon haa determined n H i fair rate. The nuy will imo 1.7J0.. K 1 j 900 tnna of eon I under Ihla nppllnu- HH j j ' Hon of thu authority Kraulrd hy con LbbbbbbI ( 1 ' r-e- H Secretary Daniel no Id today that i J iho coal operatora prnpoxed to fur- H, 1 nlh nnvy ronl nt n rate of i 95 n ton H ,. 8 ut the mine The nnvy him been pny HE' J ( In 12 S iv Ion delivered, The aeere- Hp, . tary dlreeted the coinpuulea to ahlp HB Immediately, the ordern belni; pro Hn i Tnted amonR the produeera. nKreelim Hjt' ) to p) n tentative price or 13 31 nt the H , nilnra peudlni; u report from the fed H r rnt trade commlaalon. M - t'i sAM'ltTK CUM, MINK lllil.I'M i : .j to itii,u:vn Tin: sih'ation iw ? H , ' , ' j) II I). (loldabrnURh, W. (1. Orine H f ,W . and T ('. Winn went over to Wnlea H . Ij i Hatunlny to vUlt the coal mine near H (4 that plui-e, whli h they are henvll) In- B 'i tereeted In, iMa the Nepltl Tlmea H 1 l New of the 16th. They found till nun l ' , j, til Kd ehnpn nnd with the proaneet H j of eetllnir out fifty ton n da In Hit H,' v near future. The eoal la now f w Hi ) much Wtter Krado alnce the mine luta , H 1 , M. 'been developed and the ownera lire ' jp feetlnir much edited over the outlook j B' i vf ' The mine la leasetl at prenent to the H" Li ' Sanpltch Coal nnd Coke company I B V whloh la rixliiK up the rd and hUo i H i ; uettliiR ready to Inatnlt more lieu- mi- ! (J uhlnery With thli mine workhiK to B;j i I It full capnolty It would Krettly re- jl J . f J Hew the ronl altuntlnn In thli Kectlon Bl! 1 ' K f oountry durlnic tho winter montlia bbbbbbI f 1 t i i BBBJ! I X ' Unuidit to tlm llnr. H;V ,, t NKW VOHK. June 18. The bov- M'tiel ') emmrnt'a oiiho agnlnst elitty-four In- BBV ), j; dlvlduah mid ono hundred nnd cIkM BBW, i 1 jL. ,, rorponitloiu in aeml-hltumlnoiu csml BBV 1 m renloiu In Vlrelnla and West Ylr- BBb, ' a sinla waa hroutcht to trial hero In tho BKm' 4 X United Htatea coutt today The do- fendanta urn behiR priiNecuted under the Hhermiin iintl-triml Inw. Inline It. Oeliind, iiddreralnK the jur on behalf of the irov eminent, wild It would be hIih w II that prlcea vvere fixed nnd iiKreementa mnde In ill I, I9U, I9tn nnd 1917. The Hmokeleiw Con I Opemtora' inoxu'lntlun In conjunction con-junction with anlea iiKenla mid othcra, he deelnred, illitocil prlcea, orKiiu-ld orKiiu-ld vvorkliiK comblnatloiia nnd ealiib-llnheil ealiib-llnheil iiKreementa ihIIIiik for uniform iiintniitH. 114'hlnil Willi Onlci. . line of the lurKcr coul iiTitliiK iiiuipunlea. an) a Hntiirdny'a lemrel New a. repurta belnit fourteen hupdred enra lehlnd Ita order mid n prominent promin-ent ei.-nl ronl relnll compnuy repurta belllK behind II tlloimulid tuna, with Hie I'nclHc CihihI mid Inlermeillnle reona allll renrhhiR townrd tltnh for their roul. However, It' la atnted thnt mechmilenl dcvlir for mluliiK coal nre belnit ao rupldly iierfected Hint the outlook la not o illMimrnK-InK illMimrnK-InK na II would aeem. latent Itiven-HmiH Itiven-HmiH In thill elnaa nf inuehlnery lire rnpldl) leMtenluK the ueceaall) for lnrae foreea of miner mid aiirfme huudler. Utbor (IiiIiik llniiKiiltlou. WAHIIIXHTO.V, 1). I'., June 1( Uibora protent nnlnt Inrk of representation repre-sentation In the defenne rounrir commlllee on ihhiI produillon vvua miawcreil lodny b) the appointment to thn bonrd of John I While, Trunk I hi) erf. William (Ireen mid John U Uwl. offlrira of the Pnltril Mine Workera of Amerlcn; Jnmea lird of the Amerlcn ii federation of I,nbor, John Mitchell, rhnlrmmi of the Indua-trlul Indua-trlul commlMlon of the atnle of New York, mid II, U Krrwln, aecretury to Keerelnry of Uibor Wllnon, IIIk Wnft-r lo Minor. Ofinil.V, June K. Tho hibor que-Hon que-Hon la un Important one In connection connec-tion with the roul aupply altuntlnn, nccordlnK t' I. T, Dee, aecrelury of the lloek Hprlnira Coul company of OkiIcii, which la preparlnic to ahlp roal from Ita mlnea ut (Superior, W)o, Miner aeldoni receive leaa than elilht dollar it day now, he naarrta, uml bunker )' tho men brln aulury check for two weeka work which miiount to morn thnn what they received re-ceived In u month a enr or two uko. Itnl) Miixt Iluvo ('mil. I'lTTHIUJItO, l'u Juno 19. Henor (luKllelmo Murconl, mombcr of the Itulluu war mlnalon, In mi uddreaa delivered de-livered at u oinner utven In honor of Hie mlanlon here tonUlit, curried the appeal of the Itnllnn Kovenunent for coul and ateel na the two icreatent need of thut uutlon In vvlnnln the vmr to the renter of America' iikiI mid Hjnil I nil un try. (Dili CONSHMKUS' AC.1TATION AT ZION IS NOW CONTINIUJI) lleriiiwe the complaining coal con-eumrr con-eumrr ware not quite prepared with the nweiMwr) fncta for preaenlutlon to the publli utlllllea .)inmlx.lon n. Halt lke Clt) laat Tueada), It wax detlded that u definite data for u maetlnK be loft to u future time Till conultialon wna reuihad nt a brlnf onfereiH'e durlne the noon Intertill-alon Intertill-alon In Iho frelKht rate hearlnc Or-aun Or-aun II. Hewlett, (leorge H, McAlllater, I Joaeph H 1'eery and J. It. Ilruff, rep-Ireeenllnfr rep-Ireeenllnfr the coul consumer, wure nt the conference. ! Complaint la mnde by thu coal con-limner con-limner beouue of the lirtment IiIkIi prhea and on aooount of throntenod further uilvuneea, ApprehoiiBlon U Hlan felt Hint next winter there may be ii repetition of tha coul ahortuge experience! tut winter. It la with u view of neelnif what enn bo done to reined) thl altuutlnn that repreaen-tatlvea repreaen-tatlvea of Hie conaumera ure aeekliiK to urraiik'e an InveMliratlon before the atute pulille utllllloa commUdon. I'endlne announcomom of a definite defin-ite meetliia; date, (he representative (Continued on pise eight) : CARBON MINES ,: PUT UP PRICES B Continued from page, Mx.) f thp eonnumer are In naitcmhle BBJ , their fact nnil ilntn, while tlin com BBBJ tnlxilnn will endeavor to figure out BBJ mean of rendering the nnslMnncn BB HafcPtl |