The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-16

So far. no official information has
been laid before the secretary of state
or the attorney general regarding the
present high price OF fuel. but they are
both cognizant OF the prevalent high
prices, the same price maintained by
all. the simultaneous increase on the
part OF all retailers and producing COM
panies.
Secretary Of State Charles S. Tin
gey is given authority under the state
statutes 10 serve notice upon corpora
tiOns which have combined to restrain
trade and compel itiOn. informing them
that their charters viii be revoked II
they continue in the practice. If the
evidence before him justifies this ac-
ton. he has the power 10 revoke the
licenses. and then the attorney gen
eral is instructed to begin proceedings
against the companies.
Ii is probable that information re-
garding the coal combine viii be laid
before the state officials for the pur-
pose of taking action against the COM
panies in this form, instead of through
a grand jury session. though this plan
is also being considered.
Cheaper at BOantifuI.
1t is a curious fact that at Boun-
tiful, Davis county, the price OF coal
is % cents less per ton than is charged
in salt Lake. II. j. W. Birmingham
who has been in the coal business there
for the last seventeen years, has made
a big profit in the coal business and
charges Sc per ton TO deliver the lump
coal to his customers. He. like the
local retailers, received word several
days before the first of November from
the Utah Fuel company notifying him
that the price at the mine would be
raised so cents on the first of the
month.
Another peculiar feature is shown
I'm the fact that Mr. Birmingham is
charged only S1.75 per ton for the haul
frac Of he the charged
10 Salt Lake. The coal shipped from
the Utah mines is carried 10 Salt Lake
by the Rio Grande, transferred 10 the
Oregon Short Line, and again trans
ferred TO the salt Lake x ogden, OF
Hamburger road. Even with the rhree
lines getting part OF the freight
charge, IL IS tire same "a The Boun-
tiful man as is charged on the direct
haul by the Rio Grande 10 salt Lake.
Last year Mr.. Buckingham did bus
mess of about $4,000 in BOuntiful
Since the edict of the Utah Fuel COM
pany and the Independent Coal & Coke
company that a raise of so cents should
be made, the prices have been as fol
lows. Out of the car s.; from the
shed. 1925: delivered, Sc.
The BOuntiful coal dealers pay the
same price as the Salt Lake men for
their coal-S2.75 at the mine, with
S1.75 freight charges, or $4.50 Der ton
when they get il. The difference IS
that the BOuntiful man figures that sc
cents per ton for handling it Is plenty
while the Salt Lake retailer makes a
charge Of 81 for the handling.
At Bountiful the coal man hauls the
coal much farther and over worse
streets than in Salt Lake. as a general
rule for much of his business is done
with the farmers out of town.
Had 10 Make Increase.
Mr.. Birmingham saws he received the
circular from the Utah Fuel company
several DAYS before November 1, and
that he was forced to raise his price
so cents. 1t was a few days before
that he was notified that the Indepen-
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