The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-26

when he had TO pay that price 1t was
different
The witness said he had heard that
the Utah Fuel company had shipped
coal to Ogden at q rate of oO cents OF
20 cents per ton to compete WIN inc
Amy Coal company
He would consider the price OF coal
in Salt Lake too high if the business
was centralized, but it was scattered
over q large area and cost considerable
in distribution and for the upkeep Oh
wards. With all conditions considered,
he believed margin OF $l.2o per ton
sufficient
Mr.. Thomas-Who controls the coal
mines and the price of coal In Wyoming
aud Utahf
Union Pacific Controlling Factor,
Mr.. Hopkins replied that the Union
Pacific was the main controlling factor.
They were here originally. and for
long time no one else sold coal here,
The Rio Grande came in here as kind
of little brother and never got out OF
the notion that The Union Pacific con
trolled the field The coal the Union
Pacific sells costs them more money
than does the fuel sold by the Rlo
Grande The Union Pacific has TO get
a higher price than the Utah Fuel com
pauv, and the latter is not going TO cut
a price that it can obtain; that would
not be business.
AS TO how prices are maintained IN
Salt Lake, the old price always held.
4 few years ago the price advanced.
Then Mr.. Hartman came here and, not
knowing much about the situation, on
the spur of the moment he reduced the
price to sl.75. There was not sufficient
coal produced. but be did not believe
that the production was kept down so
as to influence the price. The trans
portation facilities for coal are lacking.
The equipment is insufficient. There IS
also lack OF labor. Last year the
shortage of coal was severe all over
Utah, Idaho. Montana and Wyoming.
When asked if the Rio Grsnde had a
special rate on material for It's coal
companies. the witness said he presumed
they would have q company rate, but
he did not know whether or not they
had g blanket rate of % cents,
Manager Quealy on Stand,
F. ]. Quealy was the next witness
sworn He stated he was vice-presldent
and manager of the Eemmerer Coal
company. NJ S. Kemmerer of Pennsyl-
varia is president and j. l.. kemmerer
OF PENNSYLVANIA is also stockholder.
The witness said he came to the Wyom-
ing fields in 1875 and began operations
at Rock Springs. He first leased
small outfit from the Rock Springs com
pany. but abandoned the lease before
it expired. He acquired 1900 acres of
land, but had none today.
The Union Pacific first entered the
field as the coal department of the
railroad as early as 1875, just little
prior to the time be went there. He
sold his mine to various parties, to
Mr. McGann Of Omaha and a Mr.. Lords
of Chicago, the latter being connected
with the National bank there. The
mine is now operated b. .hs Central
Coal and Coke company The Sweet
water and the Van Dyke company are
also a part of the Central Coal and
Coke company.
After dieposing Of his property at
Rock Springs, the witness said, he be
gan ipquiring about coal lands, and he
took up lands that finally developed
into the Kemmerer Coal company. His
COMPANY does not own any land at
Kemmerer now, but they own the ma
cbinery and buildings. They leased the
land TO the Uintah Improvement com.
pany. Mr.. Kemmerer is president of
that company, and the witness is vice
president and manager. The kemmerer
mines were opened up in 1897, and the
output today is about 1900, He had
had some difficulty in securing cars
early last fall.
He had had correspondence with T.
G. Wheeler. purchasing agent of the O.
L. g. ", and had sold coal to his rail
road, but Wheeler was not on his (the
witness 81 payroll. He knew a. T.
sold him coal. but he was not on his
payroll and be had never given him
any present The witness and NJ. S.