Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-21

recall Just. from memory, but practically
all Of ithe coal dealers in Omaha we're
men bets except those I have noted"
No Restriction, bat One Price!
II. d ostrom. the present secretary Of
the Omaha Coal exchange, said:
~ have been secretary of the Omaha
Coal exchange about ten months. The
purpose of the organization is for the
general benefit OF the coal dealers of
Omaha. TO get better car service, to pro-
tect ourselves against dead beats, bad
debtors, to secure CORRECT weights and to
see that coal is not soidrunder one name
and another substituted
The exchange does not seek to effect a
restriction of the coal trade of the city in
any respect. A universal price is fxed for
coal sold at retail as far as can be-"
Commissioner -Prouty-Just happens to be
hxedf NJ az. -,-f.t'T
Yes. but change is liable to be made
at any time When dealer has a line Of
coal Of which he can change the price he
so notifies the exchange, secretary. a meet
Ing is called and this price is agreed to by
all present. The lowest price at which the
dealers will sell coal is always fixed by the
exchange and we all take the same price.
The Union Pacific Coal company does not
belong to the exchange. /. understand that
IL Axes the prices for all Goals along its
lines; including Rock Springs. Kemmerer,
Diamond, and Central Coal and Coke Com
pany. I know. thfs only by hearsay."
t Clark Back on stand.
Thursday mornings session began with
the testimony OF d. o. Clark. -A
THE Superior Coal company. is now in
possession 7of the title 20 the Abbott
quarter section" said Mr.. Clark THE
procuring OF deeds In any Of these cases
was not to- circumvent the law. do not
know how much land the Union Pacific
has acquired In, this manner The lands
In the Horse Creek or Horse Thief canon
were selected by MFR. Black an attorney
for the Union Pacific. / furnished the
money for flings and expenses. 1t was our
purpose to enter upon supposed coal lands
Mr. Cornish Of New York advanced the
money for the development Of the Superior
Coal company. mines OF which ave are now
In procesP Of development have nothing
TO do with fixing the price on coal Each
operator 4xes his own price and It II sold
plus the freight rate. know nothing
single cars in Nebraska is $3.50 and 50. rs
for ten car rates.
ID. said They Would Fix Price.
company testified 10 being present at the
conversation between Mr.. Clark and Mr..
Sanders The, conversation was In sub
stance as Mr.. Saunders related It. He
said: .,ss..
THE Union Pacific people said they
would regulate the selling price OF coal
along its'lines. Rock Springs coal Is sold
cheaper tn Omaha than at other points
on the Union Pacific. nearer its mines The
tariff on Rock Springs coal at Sidney is
s.5c. A larger quantity OF Wyoming Goals
could. be sold<if produced. Not enough .,
these Goals are produced to supply the de-
mand." =.
John N bald win--Is. not the reason b
caure there. isAmore competition In OnlR ias
than At Sidney. that coal Is cheaper hereS
The witness, replied that Rock Springs
was the highest priced coal sold In Omaha
with two exceptions. of the soft Goals
THE Iowa and Kansas Goals are the
cheapest, because oft- being an inferior
r u.