The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-11
COAL MEN TIRED.
Would Gladly Sign a Peace Pro
tocol


Coal dealers generally wish the war
which is now on would cease. The COM
panies are iosing too much money to
make the situation at all interesting for
the seller. OF course the buyers are
jubilant and are placing large orders.
According to the statements of several
dealers, at least 4500 tons of coal were
sold yesterday at retail. Customers pour
ed in very rapidly. In some instances the
coal merchants endeavored to induce
those who wanted from three to FIVE
| tons TO cut their orders to one or two,
claiming their stocks were not sufficient
! to permit them to fill so many orders.
OF course the reasons for attempting to
have orders cut was because the coal
men hope for an early settlement of the
matter.
All the yards are busy and the teams
are working early and late. One yard
man declared yesterday at the close of
business, his company was 240 tons short
on delivery. the facilities not being Suf-
ficient to enable them to handle ali coal
desired.
Superintendent D. o. Clark of the
Union Pacific Coal company came in with
the party of officials yesterday and held
a long conference with Agent Moore at
the KnutsfOrd last evening. Mr. Clark
said he knew very little about the con-
dItions Which governed the fight, as it
was purely local., and between dealers.
Ihat was about the sum and substance
OF his statement, 1t is learned, how
ever, the Union Pacific company will
furnish all its dealers with all the coal
they want ard that their agents, who
supply direct TO the customers, are going
TO stay in the fight until the close In
fact, one of them has stated he viii stay
in this until the other fellows are salts
fed. Indications point to a speedy settle
ment, although nothing has been done to
date which has been OF especial signifi-
canoe IN this direction. Informal con-
iefeneeS nave been held which lead to
the belief that very soon a sort of gen
eral conference will be held which will
result in the old rates being restored.
Some companies NAV be able to sell al
the present rates. but judging from the
statements OF nearly all of them the
greater portion of them are simply doing
business at ruinous figures and unless
railroad rates are reduced they cannot
keep up.
MANAGER Marsh of the Diamond com
Dany, the one which made the first cut.
stated last night at the close of business.
that he had been doing exceptionally
well and had nothing TO regret. He stated
that as yet he had received no overtures
from any of the balance looking to-
ward a restoration, but was willing to
treat with the others when the time
came. This would seem to indicate that
the Diamond had an object in making
Other dealers declare the Diamond
merely cut the rates in order to gain a
footing in the community and took this
way of advertising itself, believing it
cheaper than column rates. This asser-
ton is denied by Marsh. who declares ne
had an entirely different object in view
It is understood the Kemmerer people,
although they are meeting all rates. are
at greater disadvantage than any. But
they announce they are here and will
continue to meet all cuts so long as they
are in this field. The Pleasant Valley
people do not like the reduction one bit
but are staying in the fight. Late last
evening ii was ascertained something
might happen this afternoon which would
tend to bring about a meeting to dis
cusS the question. One agent informed
a Herald man that parties wishing cheap
coal had better order it soo-.. as rates
We're liable to be restored very soon.