The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-07
To Ct NERATE HEAT
At COAL MINES
Capitalists Talk of Purchasing
the Grass Greek COIIiery
at COalyilIe.
TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY
AND TRANSMIT CURRENT
Could Heat and Light Salt
Lake Without the Aid of
Railroads.

The evident lack of desire on the
operating in this region TO open addi-
tional mines so that an adequate sup
ply Of coal can be brought to this mar
ket for commercial use has suggested
to some cnterprising capitalists a new
and profitable use TO which the fuel
can be put which it now lying in some
Of the mines unused. Particularly does
this apply to the Grass Creek mine near
Coalville, from which no fuel Is being
sent to this market 1t is believed
that by purchasing the mine the fuel
can be utilized on the spot for the
generation of electricity and the cur
rent transmitted to Salt Lake and other
cities for power, lighting and heating
purposes This matter has been serious
" considered and discussed by a syn
dicate of monied men and the plan is
considered not only feasible but profit
able
Is Good Producer.
The Grass Creek mine is considered
a good producer but it is not being
worked to the extent that it should be
and hence the product is not being
used The mine is controlled by the
Union Pacific, Hartman adjunct, and
the conclusion has been reached that
the establishment of a power plant at
the mine would be a lucrative invest
ment
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cease here: they also embrace projects
in southern Utah. In Carbon, Grand,
Emery. Iron and other southern counties
there are known to be vast bitumiuous
deposits lying unutilized. There are
also mountains of iron ore untouched
and unlocated-in fact, the mineral de-
posits are almost unlimited. Rumor has
it that the steel trust has long eNer-
cised right of prohibition over both
the iron and coal fields there, that the
millionaire magnates Of watered steel
stock have given it to be understood
that the coal must be left undisturbed
because It's development would lead TO
the development of the iron deposits
and the establishment Of q steel plant,
and this in time would initiate against
the profits of the steel kings.
Former Attempt Made.
The memory Of man does not require
to be very long to recall an effort made
at Ogden some Is or 16 years ago to
establish iron works, and tine lnterven-
tion of the operators at Pueblo, who
bought up the project for nominal
sum and closed down the small plant,
and thus the industry ceased.
But mauipuIations such as the above
are now coming under the limelight of
rigid invehtigation and the syndicate
referred TO believes that the time is
now opportune to enter the southern
Utah field and begin operations. With
coal and iron lands acquired, electricity
could be generated cheaply, power could
be transmitted to this and other centers.
a steel plant could be erected, lines
could be run TO the mines and huge
center of industry opened up.
Such projects would soon lead to
solution Of the present fuel shortage,
Fuel could be exported or electricity
could he used for the purposes for
which coal is now utilized, new and
rich region would he developed and ul-
an immense new industry
would be created.
Those who have approached the pro-
iect have already ascertained the capa-
bilities of their development and the
future will witness important
steps toward their realizaEsE