Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-25

aged a cost Of 81 ton for mining
| throughout Us mines
Taken all IN all with the frelehts
witness was Of the opinion that the
price OF coal was altogether too high
d. Salt Lake
WHAT DEALERS MAKE
To the cost Of coal TO the retail con-
sumer witness said the dealers paid
50. ~ for their coal and sold il az SIS 20.
After golng into details he asserted
that the coal could be handled on a
margin OF Si.25.
Witness asserted that while the
! Union Pacific only supplied 20 per
cent Of the coal In this section It con-
troled the situation. The Union Pa
| chic was here FIRST he said the Utah
Fuel company came In later and was
the little brother. 90 to speak. which
followed the lead IN the matter OF
prices 1T Is not business PROPOSE
ton he said FOR the Utah Fuel COM
pany 10 cut the price when Il can get
the same price az the Union Pacific,
The shortage on coal witness said,
was occasioned not 50 much for the
purpose Of keeping up the price but
because there was not enough equip
| ment on the railroads 70 handle the
situation at times and then the mines
were not always worked TO their ca
pacity
Some pointed questions regarding a
26c material secret rate said to be In
operation between the Utah Fuel COM
| pany and the Rio Grande Western
were asked witness. but beyond the
answer that he presumed such was
the case there was nothing definite
forthcoming.
ouEALY'S ADMISSIONS,
?. j Quealy. vice president and
manager OF the Kemmerer Coal Co.. of
Kemmerer WyO- was called and
sworn. After the preliminary ques-
lions he said that the company was
made UP Of the two Kemmerer broth
ers OF Pennsylvania and himself The
property was not bonded. Witness
testified that he came west In 1875
when he leased the old Rock Springs
Coal company proposition and worked
IT, lie eventually in December, 1894,
sold out to omaha and Chicago par
ties These properties are now oper-
ated by the Central Coal and Coke
company shortly afterwards he ac-
quired the Kemmerer properties which
today produce 800 tons Of coal day
The Kemmerer Coal Co he said owned
the machinery and leased the land
from Uintah improvement Co. which
consisted OF NJ. ;. Kemmerer and y. ].
Quealy. who were the sole stockholders.
Witness stated he paid tarifr on all
mine supplies and never had secret
understanding.
Counsel Thomas then asked witness
" he had brought his stock certificate
book and copies Of his pay rolls with
him as requested by letter.
Mr.. Quealy asserted that he had wired
70 Pennsylvania for the former and IL
was now on the way here. The pay
roll he offered to produce after the noon
recess.
This brought Farley L. williams TO
his feet 10 ask the reason for this
request.
In the cross fire that followed be-
tween counsel II developed that the
commission expected 10 show that the
Kemmerer people had some railroad
employees on their pay roll
mir. Quealy has already answered
that" interjected Mr. Williams
II developed later in the testimony that
witness knew Of a case where a man
named Meyers II Carbon county had
been told by the Union Pacific people
that Il was undesirable for them 20
olen up mine as the railroad COM
pany could not furnish the cars. There
were enough mines IN operation on the
system. he was told.
COULD FURNISH MORE.
Mr.. Quealy said II cost him Sis a
eEUa HI
miners earned, he said. from 20 TO 60
cents ton.
Witness asserted he could increase
his output II there were a need of
H." He then said we don't accept or
ders that we don't anticipate TO fll."
Witness admitted that at this time OF
the year his company turned down from
one-thlrd 90 0ne-half OF the orders.
In defense he asserted n he filed these
orders they would have 10 close down
the mines In the spring for some
months each year.
The total output for both mines each
year he said was go 600 tons. The rail-
roads. IN some instances. collected The
bills OF the Kemmerer Coal company.
he said. lie denied that II was for the
purpose Of keeping track OF the sales.
SNEDDoN on DEFENSIVE.
Thomas sheldon. the big boss OF
Diamondyille" was the next witness
called and sworn. The big Scotchman
who risked his life repeatedly and |
worked increasingly during the rescue
work following the Diamondyille dis |
aster some years age was apparently |
III al ease lie crashed into his chair |
and scowled around the court room
In broad Scotch he answered all ques-
tons like a rapid fire maxim gun. He |
did not know q thing He was not |
aware OF the name OF the president OF |
the Diamondville Coal q Coke COM
pany. All he knew was that he was |
the superintendent OF the mine in |
charge Of operation. lie really did no, /
even know who furnished the money 20 /
pay the wages In the mines all he was
concerned IN was the getting out OF /
the coal
Witness testified that 20 per cent Of 4
the output Of the two mines operated /
az Diamondville went 10 the Anal
gamated Copper company smelters al
Anaconda. About 500 tons additional
each week went 20 the oregon Short
Line. The mines. he said were not
filling one-third Of the orders for COM
mercial coal. lie said he would Ike 10
DO so but owing to the shortage OF cars
and the difficulty In securing labor Il
was impossible,
WYOMING OIL TROUBLES.
George T. odell Of this city was then
sworn. but II early became apparent
that aside from being a stakeholder In
the piiisburg a salt Lake OIL company.
a Wyoming corporation, owning AMI
operating some wells Of high grade oil
al Spring Valley, near Evanston. he
knew very little that vas OF any i'm
mediate service 70 the commission. Mr.
odell stepped down TO make way for
Atty. n " Taylor Of this city. who Is
general manager OF the company Mr.
Taylor testified thar last year he ship
ped q oonsignmeni of six carioahs ot