The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-08
|RDFT'S REPLY
Gov. GO0D|NG
Il Idahs Coal Famine
Chief Executive of
Gem State.
IHING POSSIBLE
|R0NE TO BRING RELIEF
Manager Says Cover
Threat to Create Com
sion VIII Not Helm.

|6ne ago q correspondence ep
reg Gov. Gooding of Idaho
4. Bancroft, vice-president and
-.nager OF the Oregon Short
hive 10 the coal question in
gov. Goodjng S letters have
EIisbed, and IN one. a copy of
'pnt to the Interstate Com
mission at Washington, con
etsrpts from General Manager
pplv, the Governor stated
[6tended rec ommending to the
,Gssture the creation of a
'pnmisslon. MT. Bancroft 8
Ind communication is here
.Iiir full;
LAKE,. Dec. II. leO6.-Hon. r.
a Governor. Boise 1daho-My
/ duly received your letter Of
.sant. and have given IL care
M. The subject of the COM
-tyer, is not new, and is one
those associated with me in
tIos Of the railroad: have been
solIcltious about for weeks
a past. a shortage Of cars for
q tynffic. not only upon the
"A and associated lines. but
a The whole country, is a mat
mon knowledge, and this con-
4 prevailed for months past.
j however. unnnindful of, nor
10 the real merits OF the sit
ey. in the FIRST place, that
! rot been q period within four
wnen The Oregon Short Line
had with the manufacturers
! rolling, stock far IN excess Of
- nsnufacluring companies have
az they represent. and as !
Believe is the fact. to supply,
Experience in the past ] have
~ necessity OF making orders
|lvance OF the desired delivery.
7 b advance of the time when
nld have been made but for
hardened situation OF the man
Companies. One ORDER placed
a Of February laet for a large
y Standard steel 100, 900 pounds
! drop bottom coal cars, for de-
ID 70 put into the autumn trade
"a Is long since overdue and
20 delivered, by reason Of the
& the manufacturers TO obtain
ls material, procure the labor
this. as well as many other
fhln the time originally con $
md agreed upon. II is a fact
mown. and ! assume known
y The development OF business
q the United States, Without
my locality known TO me. has
cenomenal that the Transports
hies are simply overwhelmed
Eg Incapable OF rranSaeting
ne business that is offered.
l condition in Idaho.
seem that the condition In
upon the associated systems
u1der the same general man
Z the west. is not worse. II
bad, as many OF the older
-ese localities much better sup
4 transportation facilities than
PARTIALLY developed western
AZ Illustrating this situation
2!lch clipping from the New
Esrclal OF the 4th instant. 70
apecinlly invite your attention.
smeral knowledge Of the SIT
2 not think this exaggerates
condition that prevails
the country, and / may add
hartman system OF railroads
With the manufacturers. or
Hmo freight cars OF all classes
tleh are 10 be assigned when
ao!e TO procure them. 10 the
pr Line railroad
condition that the railroads
'ae View point OF self interest
us to avoid. To avoid IT has
aslole. and impossib,litles can
VEG by legislation.
neip but be impressed with
At Your communication is IT
o. threat. ] do not say thai
as such. but the language
mink ] am justified In con.
implying that. On that sub
,eply generally. that pressure
g. Official or otherwise. can
u securing z better or more
,sryice TO meet the busines:
nan out efforts. Independent
lntimatiop. II is my pur'
uhue these efforts with all the
my power, both on account
as Of the public which wt
- our diepnuitior, ~ ozruo than
sn as from the standpoint d
real interests OF the com
A rmch | am employed. I an
apIessed with the view tha
4auons made by your STATE
~ commissioner and yourself
h, and incomplete. and tha
ms knowledge Of the situation
borough than my own. Al
mls, | have had prepared
n enclose an actual statemen
1e c2al cara furnished at th'
I've Aemmerer Coal & COX
,rt'hg the months OF Octobe
1! ,b! OF this year. from whicl
- snel OF the 81 days in October
~ ,mSere left over at the mine
No. ~ nays. and during Novem
Ks we're left over on each @
nr;.a aggregate left over and no
h month.
'npany Coal Diverted.
Kasana Ksn to this, I append state
|tee Is The company coal di
gober own to commercial use
aasa l TO November %, TIL
Sosaaent that is enclosed 20
tts NOT show the actual ton
IA a,i Iosi diverted; this for I'll
~ kaeuring the period it cover
d esoip record OF the amour
that car diverted. II show
lsd curing the period covered
S Uln c.n Our company supply
sh,sS OF. taking 43.75 Tor
/1Srodnis 10 a fair average. repr.
c0sj df.ely 4l56.25 tons OF th
h In oItyerted by ue TO the var
W ~ ~ taaho during this periot
NJ " this. II Will be noted froi
fgs,s s.tatement attached heret'
ssmss The period from Noyemb,
tupnI,. o. we diverted from o,
slal ',,us, ',,as, a total OF 20l2 tons f.
ihe TO- to,., IN the State of Idah
thar amount OF the CON
lbt NJ mas been diverted by ,
hep : october, 6l.6S tons. Th
MhIIc 'een made in the intere
and has been carried I
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