Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-31
IMPORTANCE OF ORDERING
Put in Coal Now and Give Poor
Man a Chance When
Famine Comes.
Is the Advice of Those Who Have
studied the Situation-ou,look
For Big Industries.

Butlc. Mont. -NHS. Oi'---hl ". hi'
rcnoris of the coal operators of Wyo-
ming and the unions employed in their
mines. in conference here in regard
10 a wage dispute had reached no
agreement. and IL was stated that the
900 miners of Wyoming would be
ordered at @ o'clock tonight TO lay
down their tools the next shift and
march on strike. The only prospect
of n settlement lies in President Lewis,
of the United Mine Workers OF AM
erica. but Lewis has made no reply 10
the telegram of the operators, charg-
ing that the miners have broken faith
by asking further consideration before
the strike is called.
With a strike OF coal mine work.
men certain in Wyoming the fuel stu
alton throughout Utah is today ore of
the chief topics of discussion. All coal
Il dealers are unanimous in asserting hat
n coal shortage will be felt early Nhis
fall unless consumers take steps to
avert it. Vice President Cowie of the
Utah Fuel company gives the meat of
all coal handling companies views
1 when he says, "There is bound to be
shortage this fall and winter not be-
cause the mines are not producing suf-
4 ticient tonnage, but because the con-
sumers viii all come in with orders at
once Haulage facilities will not be
adequate to supply every one. If every
resident of this and other cities will
put in few tons right now 1t will give
the poor man chance to get his ton
pay day. There are hundreds of men
who could purchase from two to half
dozen tons and store them in the cell
lar, This would equalize matters and
y give everybody coal Coal dealers have
. been ordering heavily during the past
50 days. This Is fortunate for the pros
ent cold snap will awaken people to
the wisdom of placing orders early
The Wyoming strike due to be- called
Tomorrow will shut off in the neighbour
Il hood of 40 per cent of the Utah supply.
n Should the strike be of any considerable
n duration the annual fall shortage would
n be rendered worse than usual. The
81 Central Coal & Coke company, the
III largest handlers of the Wyoming prod
Fl uct In Salt Lake and Utah. through
III its local agency manager A. J. Gunnell,
n is hopeful that the differences between
ia the mines and their men will be I'D
III iusted quickly. Mr.. Gunnell says the
n strike seems Il certainty but the quar-
Fl rel dispute over Il threatened de-
IN crease of about IA cents per day, IL moi
" of sufficient seriousness TO last long
1.-THE trouble Is not among the coal
a miners themselves, explains MIR. Gun
1nell, they are paid by the ton, The
N dissatisfied workers are the other men
Ell about the mines. | do not believe the
strike will last; | look for quick ad-
& justment OF difficulties"
"a WAS ANTICIPATED
N Discussing the effect the strike will
# have on the local market Mr.. Gunnell
&said, I'VE have been storing in this
%rity heavily for the past month. From
no TO so cars OF coal have been arriv-
iIing daily"
# AS coal car carries an average OF
35 tons the average daily receipts OF
#the Central Coal g. Coke company has
NpXceeded 1900 tons. While the con-
assumption has been brisk, there is coal
&left for considerable call. The daily re-
|4fteipts of coal in this city from the
tab fields-Castle Gate Clear Greek.
and others--is about 1000 tons. The
#sltuatlon in a nut shell Is this: there
|#is enough coal TO meet demands com
Wing in from the Utah fields but with
|#cold weather close much greater de-
|4pnand Is to spring up at most any
#tme. Then there will be a shortage
|#The railroads must be figured In the
|#situation The Rio Grande today re-
|Hceived a dozen new freight engines
| MMhich promise much assistance Ia
Infringing coal from mines to market
&but with the beet crops about ready
|3for conversion into sugar big demand
9tol motive power and rolling stock Will
Hbe made upon the railroads, leaving
&coal transporting facilities stationary
awhile the demand win be increasing
4daily.
III FULL COAL BINS NOW,
M That piece of American advice
Wound on the live mans desk. do II
l snow" never meant more than II does
pn coal way. The coal mines OF Utah
l Hiirc able ia carry nearly the whole
TAN market If given aid. This aid
lPnust be fun coal bins now! Says Mr.
Movie, 1.-The production daily of oui
lpnines Is 5000 tons. one third OF this
fEoes to the railroads. another thirc
/ 4io the manufacturing ~ coke and tn,
I#emaining third to retailers Ia Utah
l#tlties. The coke third varies. An order
lpaced by one smelter may be doubled
l8lomorrow II takes but as hours to fir,
Wfp furnace ANA meet the increase. S,
You soc the commercial third may b,
necroased over night Tho railroads
lluhl nave the same amount constant
Hly."
II While things are moving normally
Ilhe transportation OF coal into thi.
Iheld, the central supply point for tn,
L. tate, Is no great problem but as cul
Ibecomes older the task Is difficult FOL
Illl concerned The railroads mud them
~ selves unable TO supply as much equip
pnent as needed This keeps The mine
1rom working to capacity. The re
talers iind II impossible 30 haul Goa
Has tast ak ordered, The whole situa
ION becomes a tangle-and eYerybod.
Vconcerned says Il Is yearly tangl
IN thhl rs all unnecessary
III half dozen retailing companies n
his city today explained that tho i'm
Vporance of ordering coal now canno
be too strongly impressed upon tn
Uplhlic. we would rather be real bus,
En1T than unable 10 accomplish mucl
HOY twice as much hurry and worr
Vlater on rs the substance OF their 10
Imarks
DEALERS NOT GUILTY.
SOMETIMES The dealers urging
msconslrued the public seeming I