The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-30
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The Logan Journal finds that the
people OF the state are aroused against
the coal trust. and says so. as follows:
The action of the Salt Lake city
council in instructing the city
attorney 10 investigate the coal
combine or trust with a view to
prosecuting it for the combina-
tion recently effected with a
view 10 the raising OF the al
ready too high price OF coal is to
be commended
The developments OF the investiga-
ton will be used as a base upon
which to enter formal complaint
before the secretary of state or
the state OF Utah. with view 10
the revocation OF the right or
charter OF the offending COM
panies unless they shall with
draw from such combination, as
Is provided by statute.
The traffic bureau of the Salt Lake
Commercial club Is also exert
ing itself TO secure reversal or
the high handed outrage perpe-
trated upon the people or the
state by the coal companies, and
has been busy collecting evil
denee which is 10 be submitted
TO the secretary OF state with the
same end in view.
The people OF the state have been
very generally aroused In this
matter and are fully determined
there IS any possible means of
avoiding il, and the remedy
seems 10 be at hand and effect
ual That IL Will be prosecuted
10 a successful issue seems TO be
beyond doubt.
The Provo Post stands with the
people in their battle for a square
deal from the coal producers and re-
tailers. 1t says:
All through the thiekly populated
portion of this state the people
are becoming aroused over the
coal situation, and every where
from Logan on the north TO Rich
field on the south they are be-
ginning to show a disposition 20
come out and fight the coal trust
10 the last ditch, or at least 10
make the combination reduce
rates to a living standard, SO that
the people will not have 10 pay
more to heat their houses than
they do 10 keep the children in
food and clothing, for such is the
condition which the coal dealers
are beginning 10 force upon
them. Mayor Ray. with other
city officials, is becoming thor
oughly aroused over the out
rageous price which the people
must pay for fuel, and the city
government together with the
commercial interests of the city,
undoubtedly
great fight for the proper regu-
latiOn of the price of coal.
For years the entire state or Titan,
which should naturally be
manufacturing state. has been
held back on account of eXOrbi-
tant prices paid for fuel and
other necessities for menufac-
turing which should be furnished
at rate reasonable enough to
encourage public industry. and
which has always been held
higher than a manufacturer could
afford to pay and succeed in
business.
Now is the time for the people TO
rise up and show the legislative
members that they are tired of
being bled almost to death in or
der to furnish comfort in their
homes during the winter time. and
the sooner the coming legislature
viii go into the entire situation
with view of properly regulat-
ing the coal situation, together
with many others, the better II
viii be for the entire state, and
the sooner Will We be able 10 take
our place among the manufactur-
ing states OF the Union.
These rates have been gradually
coming up for several years past.
and now II is time for the people
10 make them come down until
they reach a normal scale The
more enthusiasm the people will
put into this movement the soon
er they will be able TO remedy
the evil.
The sharper who rented room at
the Y. NJ. c. A as headquarters for
nefarious operations evidently was
we'll aware OF the old axiom that a
man is known by the company he
keeps.