Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-08


do not aver positively that there Is
teonspIracy IN restraint Of traaa. 10
we say-and Il cannot be denied+tha
! circumstances make 1t look enough
like a conspiracy 20 warrant the pub
lie in believing there is one. Neithel
nave we attempted 10 fix the responsi
bility upon any particular individuals
because we nave not had n facts I,
warrant us In doing SO. But what vs.,
have said. and do say. Is. that for
community surrounded by coal depos.
its, as Albuquerque Is, seven dollar'
and a half a ton for Ignite il too
much II It is due to a combination
on the part Of operators to control the
output OF the mines. and force up the
| price. the officers Of the law should
see 10 It that the territorial statute
made and provided for such cases. be
put IN force. And il. on the other
hand. II Is due TO the fact. as claimed
that the available supply Is not equal
to the demand, hen the people Of the
town should interest themselves Al
once. IN deyising some means Of se-
curing a better and cheaper supply.
W. called attention To the fact,
which Is well known TO nearly all the
people Of Albuquerque. that good
wood. cnt IN the sandia mountains,
and hauled about forty miles, can be
bought AT any time on the streets Of
Albuquerque for three dollars a load,
and since the load Of wood weighs
about a ton. We thought II fair to con-
clude that a ton Of coal could be haul
ed In from the same vicinity al the
same arice.
And since writing the article OF yes
terday we have received positive in
formation that coal in any quantity
dosired-good, clean bituminous coal.
well screened. and free Of dirt or
slack can be had al the HaRan
mine for not exceeding two dollars a
ton. and one ton Of such coal Is reck.
oned By those who know TO be the
equivalent Of one and a half tons Of
the Gallup Ignite. The Hagan mine
l. just twenty-seven miles from Al
buquerdue, and WI take II hat Il H.
fair to presume. II men VIII go up
into the mountains and cut a load OF
wood and then haul Il thirty or thirty
five miles TO market and sell It for
three dollars, they will be willing to
haul a load OF coal n considerably
shorter distance over a much better
road. at the same price. That som
clusion would seem to be reasonable
And IN that case II would seem that
all that Is necessary 10 Insure our
selves coal at not over five dollars Is
to get together and designate some
one 70 hustle up the teams and set
them 10 work. That part Of Il we are
satisfied can be done without any
trouble. but II would be necessary for
those who go into the arrangement 10
obllgate themselves 10 secure their
fuel from that source for a definite
length Of time. no matter how much
cheaper coal might be sold here by
other competitive concerns. because II
~ possible, II o probable. that II we
should perfect such an arrangement
the Colorado company would imme-
dlately put down It's price. temporarily,
to any figure iow enough To freeze out
the wagons. Hut things Of that sort
are merely matters of detail. The
main fact Is that an ample supply Of
good coal Is nov within our reach at
q price equal 20 about three dollars
and a half "a ton for the Gallup ar
tlcle.