The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-20

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have nothing 10 do with the retailers.
What tHry VIII do 7 DO not know. That
j. up 90 them
Utah FueI Statement.
A. IT, Cowic. vice president OF the
Nh Fuel company. said that the re-
,uctioon N. The prices at the h'nc will
The changes in prices viii go into
effect December co" said ar. Covie.
Lump coal was S21s and i- reduced
$50 to S-.a'. while tne run pf mine re-.
mains tho same. Al.ll. Slack coal has
been reduced from $50 Co S1.25."
Iu explanation FOR Che reason or the
reduction. Nr. Cowie issued the follow
Iu- statement.
"rH" Utah Fuel company. in deter
wiriuE to reduce it- mine prices ON
certain ErElre Of coal was prompted
Ie tHr eru.rsI public appeal for turb
reduction. Tho ffct has been rccog-
u..ri fH7. business iu many lines is
''',lI'E .'Nrr. ana '''i nc protest
or Che PUBLIC against ANY substantial
increase Incident tn fnr cost OF IiviuE
i at the present nwr entitled to most
serious con Iteration. This uotvith-
standing fHe fact that all of the reve-
uur rcurreeuf cd Iu fle recent increase
made hy tho Utah Fuel company in IT'S
sale prices on certain grades Of coal
Ia. been fully absorbed by the wage
mines on November ..
"ro dispute tho rea-ona breuc~r Of
our whoIe-aI' prices is Co dispute the
r~aronahlrusae 81 che increases made
rr our worSrrru. Tire WAGE raises made
we're deemed urudru. nN fre manage
vrrt. and che entire benefit has gone
.p our employee. TH- general public
part iciratrs to considerable extent iu
che prosperity Of tn' miuiu- c1mmuu-
I..se. and should Hr fully aware that
during tHs past several years afl gene
rraI eNrrueH-. a. wsiI aH She cost or
materials and supplies. to "a large OPP
'rHtue company have very substantial
.E Increased.
-THe company has had not only these
additional burdens tu BEAR hlIf has
sIr0 recognized frr fact trat fhc cost
o. Twins fH Ifr employees rfe very wa-
long period uo increase has been made
either Boo fHr wages Of the employees or
in Oh" sale price uf tho company
IrHarrI and no vas in order to bring
changed condition. fHaf both the cost
~ coal and frr wage scale were raised
Didn't N-tif, Retailers.
did tr~ Denver a. E.p Graudo Rail-
fsfIrra rrar the frrferf rates had been
reduced. 'Iffr'FI" OF Che company saw
frrr did not send ONE notices fo the re-
friirr- and trn latter declared they had
received none.
Bfd the rtsH FueI company notify
TIE retailer of E reduction ir Che price
OF coal at trr mines. Officials Of tire
company say they did not and the, re-
fHliere iuef.f.frrE have received no COZ
firi71- notice OF reduction.
when asked n the retail coal deal
cre had been Eivcn notice of the change
Lu frciEhf rates. =. Y. lerrah of the
Denver a. Rio Grandc said.
$40. We have nothinE Co do with
the retailers. our tariff is being pub
Iisrcd and what the retailers viii do
I cannot aar. It's uu Co them.
s.. li 'rw'e. ~ tine Utah Fuel COM
TanF. rIIu.
eve have not sent ont notices to the
retailers nor VIII we send them. a cir
CuIar letter bias been prepared and viii
firr Of The reduction which takes CT
feet tomorrow. That iE afI"
The retailers were emphatic iu deny
iuE thr receipt Uf notice. from either
the railroad companies or the fuel com
Uuuv 81 reduction.
Wcdur~- the Price.
John tritchlow. manager Of the
Western Fuel company. said last even
inr.
beginning tomorrow morning the
price OF coal. So Tar ae this company
d. concerned viii be- S5.I5 per ton. I
don't know what other companies will
do. but ! presume they viii make the
b.. ~. O'Bricn OF the Citizens coal
company. uae uou-corumifzI
All the retailers knew about DO and
they will all charge the same price for
coal TODAY. and 20 viii be- fifty cents
cheaper than % was yesterday. None
WIN charge twenty-five cents more or
five cents less than 1915 per ton.
I'VE viii have to sell coal Tor $50