The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-18

IT IS claimed on the part, or in
behalf of the Uuion Pacific, that it ia
unable to supply this city with cosl
from lack of cars. Does any one
believe this tale? or believing, can
anybody justify it? This has been
the excuse put forth for years, but it
is not valid. A few years ago there
was a cry in this city for Weber coal.
It was the best coal that came to the
market, and was little cheaper than
the best quality from the Union
Pacific beds. A little railroad ran
from Echo to Coalville, and great
effort was made to get the Weber coal
here; but it could not be done. The
Union Pacific people ssid they we're
short of care, but they were not.
Gentlemen interested in the Weber
mines and in the Coalville road, are
here to-day, to testify that when the
U. P. said there were no cars, there
were scores of empty fats along the
road, many of them within few
miles of the Echo switch. The simple
and plain truth was the Union Pacific
had resolved upon freezing cut the
only competitor for the Salt Lake
Valley coal trade. How successful it
has been, we all know too we'll. 1t
would not haul the Weber cosl. The
Coalviile road was necessarily forced
to cease operations. and finally fell
into the hands of the Union Pacific.
Some of the mines we're closed, and
Weber coal was thereafter a scarce
article in Salt Lake. The little oppo-
sition hsd been crushed, and the
Union Pacific was supreme master. |
When people talk of the kindness of
the Union Pacific towards this com.
munity, and the desire of the rail- |
road to show friendship, they argue
inezcusably short memories. Nor do
We believe the lack-of-csrs excuse nov
put forth. Practically there has been
coal famine il Salt Lake for
over two months. Some of that
time thsre has been no coal at
the yards, and for six weeks the man
has considered himself lucky if he
could obtain the more desirable quail
tiles OF the article. The Union PAci-
&c has known of the scarcity, and If :
It did not have ears, there has GER s
tsinly been time to procure them. :
great corporation like the Union '
Pacific, with Unlimited facilities, does I
not have 10 wait weeks and months to 2
obtain rolling stock to accommodate l
t. traffic. II there were another
-ailroad running into Salt Lake with
GOAL, the Union Pacific would never
BRING forward the silly excuse that it -
hadn't sufficient cars for its business. =,
The Union Pacific Was built and o
5 operated for the purpose q
f making money for the owners. e1
{ is to their interest TO sell coal in :,
his city, snd to sell all Tiers is de- as
land for. The more coal sold, the p.
1ore money for the stockholders. o.
his being true, the company, in per- o.
hitting the coal famine this winter, 70
either actuaied by malicious de. 10
re to revenge itself upon toe people ",
II trying to help themselves, or it th
as not the coal with which TO supply e fN,
le demand. In either case the Of
loving is bad for the railroad. In tw
e former event, it is grea: mo. or Of,
,poly freezing community for the De
ke of gratifying unholy spite; in t n,
e latter case, it is an equally IN SO
2rlhy exhibition Of the dog-in-the- 81
anger policy. There is plenty OF sal
al at CoalviIle, and though it does am
t belong to the Union Pacific, bu.
AZ corporation can purchase lar
at much fairer rates than ind ind
charges It's Salt Lake patrons; mes