The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-19
ROCK SPRINGS, wYo.
Prosperity Around the Mines is Very
Gratifying.

Gratifying.
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Aug. 16.-
The great prosperity that seems to
have taken possession of this country
in almost every branch of business has
also taken possession of this coal
camp. Not for several years have the
Union Pacific mines shipped as much
coal in the month Of July as was done
this year. Not that tariff legislation
or any outside prosperity is given
credit for this boom here; the credit
for this is undoubtedly due to the new
superintendent, Mr.. d. 0. Clark. From
the very first day RIr. Clark took
charge of the Union Pacific mines,
business immediately ,pegan picking up
and No. ! mine, the. great standby,
capable of producing about one hun
bred carloads of coal a day, only
missed one day during the month of
July-an unprecedented occurrence for
any time of the year, and especially
for July, when demand for commercial
coal is not great. The month Of Aug
uSt is even showing a greater record
than July, and in order to fill orders
from one to two hours extra hosting
is done at night. The payroll for
July that is being distributed among
the boys today is close to $4,000. The
Union Pacific is at present working
being started this week.
Your readers viii remember that
about the beginning of the present
year d great sale of all the outside
mines took place here, and of which
Your columns had full particulars at
the time. The Sweetwater mines at
Hopkins about three miles southwest
of here, had been put up as collateral
by Mr. Green, the main owner, to the
First National Bank of Chicago, dur
Ing the panic two years ago, and not
being able to redeem it, this immense
, banking institution took possession of
it.. Not being practical mine operators,
they secured the services Of Mr. q. w.
AleGratn, the superintendent of the
Trion Pacific coal department, and
he also got some stock in the new cor
nora zion. Mr. McGrath, having control
of the Union Pacific mines as its su-
gsrintendent, and now part owner and
general adviser of the Sweetwater
company. Immediately set out to buy
UP the Rock Springs Coal company S
mine and the Nandyke Coal Mining
cosnpany's mine, and in this he was
successful and by the purchase was
in control of every pound of coal
mined in Rock Springs. The Vandyke
property was stopped for good, the
machinery pulled out of the mine and
hauled away, and the Rock Springs
N'Oal company property uOl1S Jul
very little work since this Chicago
syndicate assumed charge of it with
Mr. NcGrath as head adviser.
Mr.. McGrath, after concluding the
deal for all this property is said to have
made the remark that he would not
give q dollar a dozen for town lots in
Rock Springs, which would indicate
that the heretofore so prosperous and
busy coal camp would be worthless
from business standpoint of view.
That Mr. McGrath during the first
six months of the present year came
very close to making his word good
there is no question; there was less
caai mined during that time by the
Union Pacific mines than at any time
for the same period for a great many
wears and the miners barely existed
not being able to get q, decent months
york and q great many left the place
nunity too suffered and no one seemed
TO know where it would end. Out al
he Sveetwater mine at Hopkins il
vas different; work was plenty and
coal in great quantities was shipped
and even from the usually close.
mouthed railroad employees it WA
learned that orders for coal from the
Union Pacific mines was mined and
filed at Hopkins, and billed from
4 Rock Springs. A lot OF new tenement
houses was built at Hopkins, and tht
company there operates it's own store
where its employees are compelled Il
trade under penalty of discharge, il
any goods are bought in Rock Springs
and this would perhaps be all right
were not double price charged fol
sserything; but its employees too, had
10 help fill the treasury Of this grasp
fnF corperahpn by compelling Them tt