The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-22
City Council Calls on Attorney
to Confer With Secretary of
State and Attorney General
on Combination.
COMM ERCIAL CLUB TRAFFIC
BUREAU CONSIDERS FIGHT
viii Discuss ACCESSIBILITY of
Getting Into Fray by Gather
ing Evidence for Presenta-
ton to the State Officers,
FERNSTR0M SEES POLITICS

THE city council last night passed a
resolution which throws City Al
tOrney II. ,. Dininny into the
hght against the coal trust. lie Is in
strneted by the council TO advise with
the secretary OF stale and attorney gen
eral In regard 20 the coal combinations.
AlOng the same line. il was an
n0unced last night that the CONNER
ciui club traffic bureau would meet this
afternoon "a discuss the adVisnbfIffv of
gathering evidence on the coal trust 10
submit "a the secretary of state. The
decision 10 be reached today VIII show
whether that organization shall get into
the fight.
Resolved, That the city attorney is
hereby requested and instructed in be-
half Of the city or Salt Lake, 20 advise
with the secretary OF state and the at
torney general IN regard 10 the combi-
nation which has brought about the
recent rise in the price of coal. and if
said combination is believed 10 be H.
legal TO urge said state officials TO take
action 10 dissolve such combination and
punish tie members thereof as our
state laws provide.
With only a single dissenting vote
that Of Councilman +. S. Fernstrom. the
CITY council last night took cOgnizance
of the existence of the coal trust or
cOmbina ton. and demanded in the fore
going resolution, introduced by com
the relief Of the citizens be taken
In order TO make the opposition to
the coal combination more fOrcefuL
Councilman Hall. at the suggestion OF
President W. Mont Ferry, added to his
motion that the city recorder be in
structed TO mail copies of the adopted
resolution TO the various municipalities
throughout the state requesting that
similar action be taken by the councils
or boards.
FernstrOm Alone Opposes.
Councilman Fernstrom stood alone in
his opposition. and although admitting
J that there might possibly be a coal
, combination in existence he blamed the
Republican party, because Of the fall
ure 20 endorse the railroad commission
plank.
Councilman Hail in introducing his
resolution, said that from only slight
inquiry he was convinced of the exist
ence OF coal combine that is simply
rObbing and plundering the people. He
thought that any one could get some
information regarding the coal busi-
ness that would convince them Of the
existence of the combine. but he
thought, TOO, that the city and state Of
| ficials could obtain some inside infOr-
nation regarding the coal business that
would lead to the breaking up of the
combine, and the punishment of the Of
tenders operating i'm restraint of trade.
Councilman J. W. Mckinney. while
admitting the necessity for some action
TO relieve the coal situation as regards
| prices, thought the city council should
not be expected 10 take action, and that
| il was matter that rested with the state
officials alone.
Councilman MUlvey. in a spirited talk.
| supported the resolution.
Think Of it," he said. coal at S6.25
/ a ton. Why, it's Outra geOus Maybe we
can't accomplish all we would ike
through this resolution, but as Mr.. Han
says we can show the coal people that
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