The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-29
Civic and Commercial Bodies
Prepare Evidence Reciting
Wrongs of Combine and
Demand Remedial Action.
COUNCIL RESOLUTION FOR
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
Hall Resolution Wants COnSti-
tuition Amended - Traffic
Bureau Still! BuSy-0gden
Makes a Strong Fight.
SENTIMENT RUNS HIGH

TIhfC organizations, city officials,
municipal councils ana private iu-
diyiduais throughout the state
aroused by the eKOfbitant price of coal
are taking steps 40 gather data and
preparing 40 take such steps they
can 20 bring about an alienation 0f
the abnormal conditions.
In response TO letters sent out hy City
Recorder Ben s. EiVes of Salt Lake 70
the recorders of other towns and cities
throughout the state. requesting the
city authorities TO secure and furnish
him with data relative 70 coal prices.
and coal business conditions in their
respective districts, councils and civic
bodies in various cities are nTepariug .
axe the matter up and secure tile de-.
sired data to forward TO Recordcr
Riyes.
A special meeting Of the transporta-.
tiou committee OF the COmmerciar
Boosters club Of Logan is scheduled TO-
be held today 10 take up the matter OF
coal prices in Logan and vicinity ana
determine what action can be taken iui
the matter. The matter was 10 have
been taken up by the committee yes
terday, but owing 10 the absence from
the city of Herschel BuiIen. chairman
of the committee, the matter was put
over until today
1t is probable that a special meeting
or the council VIII be called for tOm0r-
roW night 20 act upon the letter ra-
ceived from Recorder RiVes of Salt
Lake City. The matter Of calling the
meeting is TO be taken up with the
mayor today.
Council at Provo.
At Provo. Mr. Rives' letter was re-
celVed yesterday and viii be presented
10 the city council for action at its
meeting Wednesday night Tor the con-
sideration of that body ana action
There VIII also be q meeting of the
Provo Commercial club Wednesday 10
take up the matter OF coal prices In
lnaI place and To outline plan of ac-
ton IN the matter. The Provo Pro-
gressiVe League proposes to hold q
meeting TO consider the coal matter on
Thursday night.
Ia Park City. Recorder Rives' letter
was received yesterday bv the Park
City recorder and IL viii be presented
70 the council at its meeting Thursday
night.
I'm ogden the coal situation has been
e ken up in vigorous manner by the
eber club and meetings have been
at which evidence viii bs
gathered relative to the methods of the
coal combine and its raising the prices
in the Junction city and vicinity.
In Brigham City. the matter mas been
brought 10 the attention Of the city
authorities and the civic organizations
and efforts are on foot 10 have the
conditions prObed.
Council Passes Resolution.
Two angles from which the city
council last night made more vigorous
attacks against the coal MONOPOLY
which now holds the public at its
mercy, are embodied i'm the following
resolution by Councilman l. T.. Han,
who asks that the municipality bee given
the same right in owning and 0perat-
ing coal mines and railroads as is
given by the state constitution in re-
gard to the maintenance Of water sys-
TENS or electric light plants. This resO-
luton was adopted without a murmur:
Whereas, Fuel lis common neces-
sity and a prime factor 30 the deVel-
"a aH "a ia Hrn raHr r. Inc
il take rank with water and light; and.
Whereas. The production and price
OF fuel is likely 10 be controlled under
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