Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-30

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The report mentions the fact that "A
property known as the wyoming Coal
ana Coke company near Rock Springs,
Nyo., capable OF producing about 500
tons per day. is without trackage fa-
cllities. Let me state that that prop
erty is what is known as the old
clair mine, and has been purchased
by the Amalgamatcd Sugar company
TO supply coal for its sugar factories.
The owners have ordered new machin-
ely ana viii be IN shane to shin by
the time the factories open AL
though the mine is on the Union Pa
cific at point beyond my jurisdic-
ton, / am assured by the Union Pacific
people that trackage Will be provided
by the time the machinery is INSTALL
e. 60. me 9nly dl1ieuity eheouhtereu pc
rails and track fastenings.
z. S-Since the above was dictated
| have received the following telegram
from the Union Pacific:
Yours 10Th. tracks at Blair mine,
The main tracks have been laid: also
the safety switches The coal COM
pany has been loading coal since last
y. IHsGG Is more lTdCkaHe
than this. but cannot state exact feet
until information received from road
master"
The same conditions obtained with
reference To our extension at KEN
tnerer TO MIR Queally's mines num-
Der four and five. Your committee ex-
pressed some anxiety and some skep-
ucism as to whether this extension
would be completed i'm season, stating
tltat they had been there. and that the
grading was progressing slowly. They
were assured. nevertheless. that the
ssa9e Would be ready as per promise use
contractors. by the. time the rails
could be obtained, and having been
personally on the ground "A few DAYS
after the committee was there l am
able now to state that there is no
reason to doubt that there will be a
track ready to haul coal by the time
any can be mined.
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hblAllNE fhlChS AMI RATES.
The fart that Rutte nrscticall,- the
same distance fron, re mines az
Roise povs a Freight ,.ate ~ cents Lose
nor ion is to,,cbed mon hy the com
irittee that of coin,se Is n traffJc
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s " IltuH uy your 1oi.oraoIe body IS re-
SpeV'luly AlNltea' IN appended hereto.
COAL, FROM UTAH
AiiotneI question WHhcn is stated by
your cohirhiltee, uhdef the aDoVe cap
lloh' To be also one OF rates, is thar
ol securing some supply OF coal Tor
iaaho from mines located IN ltah on
the INES or the ID. X. 6. railroad:
IN the handling oil mat matter and
Ihe conclusions orawn we reel that
your committee mas done us the one
serious. though doubtless uintentionai,
injustice;
Ihey nave inferred that IL is only
because OF the lack of a through rate,
Wnlch they attribute 10 use thelr own
words, TO the Jealousy oil TWO compel,
ing roads. mat no coal " snlpped
from these mines 10 poihts III laano.
In oontroVersion OF that view, at
tach hereto letter dated the 2Oth
inst. from Mr. ii. u. Williams. general
manager of the Titan Fuel Co, em-
phatically stating that MS company 5
mines nave not been aoie Tor long
period, and are not now able, to pro-
dtice coal sufiicient Tor the require
nents. of their local territory, and re-
CARELESS OF rates, could not accept or
ders for shipment to Idaho; rms tact
is patent and may be wen known TO
any who viii take the trouble TO m
vestigate; IN further support OF when
statement ] am sendlng you herewith a
letter from DR.. Jos h. NUMBERS, mayor
OF Weiser, VINO IN company with Mr.
A. A. Record, coal deaIer OF Ihat CITY
visited salt Lake the gay peiore your
COMMITTEES, and on the same errahu'
These gentlemen also had the I'M
preston that IL was question only
OF freight rates, but on making per-
sonal investigation, they learned that
these mines would not accept orders
regardless of the freight charges wnich
DR.. Numbers stated he Would pay NM
self, or of increased price when ne
offered to pay Tor the coal.
The gentlemen's experience is not
unique. II is the experience OF an
who make the same endeaVor they uln.
The fact is we'll known to many besides
ourselves, and my impression is that
the members of your committee Were
advised of these conditions ana urged
by our people TO make a personal m
vestigation on their own account
Whether they did SO. l am mol m
formed, but hardly think IL possible
else cannot believe fhey Woulu nave