The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-01
EVIDENCE AGAINST
THE COAL COMBINE
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within this state. This same couten-
ton has heretofore been made when
ever additional legislation has been
euortatfou within This state. as
authorized and directed by the consu-
2 That unless the officers Of this
state have fne requisite power ana
authority TO gct iu the premises. then
tne people ~ Utah are without any
adequate redress for the oppression
forced upon and suffered De- them
For fhn further reason that
should it be found by vou and the at
tUrucy general. after careful cousidera-
tc1 and iuvcsti cation. that the present
inappropriate and uneuited GO remeoy
the conditions now existing. then u
must be- apparent that appropriate leg
islatiou should DE secured without de-
JAY. To- tho end that the people or this
slate in their representative capacity.
may De- able to obtain just and proper
To tnc end aforesaid. we submit.
Reasonable Freight Charges
our Investigation has convinced us
that reasonable transportation charges
Tor lump. coal from tIc mines in Utah
$500 per ton. that any charge iu eN-
cess of that sum is unreasonable anu
excessive Tor Tire services performed
attached. marked Exhibit ~ showing
trr rates Tor transportation or coal IN
gnT rr.i@- no less fs V conditions.
Dur invcstiEatiou has further con-
WINGED ue that "a reasonable price Tor
Jump coal from the mines ln TINS state;
o. %. cars "a salt Lake city. should
NOT IN. any case exceed f-.t' per ION.
IN support thereof we submit mere
ar-tfuafiou. FOR lump coal. charged
other communities. many OF which are
much less favorahly situated 60 points
of production than is salt lake CITY
Frr handling and distributing lump
coal af salt Lake city. o. charge or not
exceeding $50. we lind. upon INJURY
and frvretiratiou. Co De REGARDED as
reasonable and just affordiug liberal
enumeration to the distributor. pon
fIe foregoing basis. lump coal sue.iu
reach tne consumer az salt Lake iii}
at SfI5 per ton. allowing an con
Cp-ucd. the producer. carrier ana elS-
frlhutCr. each a liberal margin or
profit
cheaper Coal Wears AGO.
ON and prior 60 November -. 1908.
Jump coal from Utah mines sold in Sait
Lake city. Utah. FOR s. per ton DEW
erred. and WFominE coal at So. ~,
lump coal WAS uniformly advanced to
$3.50 per ton delivered The tommer-
eiar CLUB az salt Lake city. under the
f.,t.rerfu ~ us then president Col.
Edwin p. Holmes. with the able assist
Hrcc of cN-Govcruor Hcher A. Wells,
took the matter vigorously I'm hand
q personal appeal made Co the late
D. ID. Hartman. the then head or the
Hartman system. resulted iu renuC-
ffun iu the price OF Wyoming coal dt
tIr mine. from $40 90 S1.95 per ton.
nud The retail dealers iu salt Lake City
trercupou made q reduction or =
cents per ton. The final outcome of
trs efforts with the -. a. r.. O.. system
is clearly shown hy the telegram from
Mr. George W. Kramer. then vice presi-
iruf of the Utah Fuel company and
Pleasant valley Coal company. reading
.Sunnyside. Utah. Nov. -. 1903.
"It fg with pleasure. through ard with
fUs concurrence or General Iraiilc
Railroad company. iu matter or reduced
freight rates. that we are enabled %
announce Co tnc public that effective
NoFrfu Der g6 1908. the ttah Fuel and
Pleasant Valley Coal companies viii de-
liver lump and nut coal at the price
that rrcya lied prior Co November Is.
1908. az salt Lake city and az other
points within the state where freight
rate OF g. or more per ton has hereto
fore applied on hump and nut coal. This
viii bo reduction OF % cents per ton
nn che freight rates. also "a reduction
from f1.25 Co s. per ton on lump and
uuf coal AZ the mine. Lump ana nut
coal viii Do delivered hy our company
from its yards iu salt Lake city. az
So per ton. Parties in salt Lake CITY
who paid 1915 per ton on and after
November 16. 1898 viii be refunded
T1 cents per ton through our salt Lake
agencies. Dealers who paid I'm excess
of s. per ton az mines and more than
Tho revised freight rates. viii be re-
funded the difference through our gen
erHf aTfer departments.
tSiErcdf GEORGE w. KRAMER.
vice President"