Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-01
PRICE ADVANCED.

In the fall of 1904 the price OF lump
coal delivered to consumers at Salt
Lake City was advanced from five dol
lars (Sj) to five dollars and twenty-five
cents S5.25) per ton. This advance,
according to our best Information. in
ured to the local distributor, increas-
ing the charges from one dollar GD to
one dollar aud twenty-five cents (Sl.25)
per ton. The same year lump coal
was delivered Mt Fort Douglas at three
dollars and eighty cents (S3SO) per
tom (Which included wagon haul
charge of one dollar (sD per ton).
On March |, 1907, the price was uni
formly advanced to five dollars and
fifty cents $500 per ton, lump coal,
delivered to consumer.
On Sept. |. 1907, II further advance
was made from five dollars and fifty
cents (s6.50) to five dollars and sev-
enty-five cents $3.50 per ton,
On Nov. ]. 1910. the next change
and advance was made. on that date
the price Of lump coal.was raised from
five dollars and sevcnty-hve cents
So.I5) TO six dollars and twenty-five
cents, (sGsS per ton. Under this last
and present schedule the distribution
Is as follows:
producer ....... .......... 50 IS
Freight rate .,.................... LIS
iIisstrlnuto' .'.'....'. ..s.....,:...... 1.I5
on July r. 1910, the board OF edu-
cation OF Salt Lake City opened bids
for coal, six coal companies having
presented bids. The price quoted BY
each company was identical. as Will
appear by statement furnished by said
board. Later on Aug. 90. 1910. the
same six coal companies, upon rcaucsl-
Dor new bids. quoted TO the board of
cuucntonatllc same price as previously
quoted. Later, on Sept 10. 1910, the
Same SIX companies as,lin. upon re-
. quest for new bids, quoted the same
prices us contained IN former bids.
2 tSee letter from clerk OF board OF edu-
cation, With list of bids hereto attach
/ ed as exhibit CO.. 5i.j
EXHlBITS ACHED. /.
II subjolned hereto and marked exhibit
n. s is n copy OF u&meinorandum fur
nished by the state coal mine inspec-
tor showing the production, daily, of
coal from mines In this state and the
prices pnid miners. III
Hereto attached. marked exhibit e."
will be found tubulated authentic data,
showing revenue OF the Denver & Rio
.G.rande Railroad companylfo for transport
tntior OF cOal and coke and other I'm
ant7Rinformatlon.i showing freight
= usSS'A uiiug apLlSeSf oINCOtlt ucllNeTeu Z at
Ogden. VIZ: FrcislN rate. 40 cents per
ton: conl tmlne run) 4 81 per ton. al 81
! Tho railroad companies operating in
Utah are hn&owners of the chief pro-
ducing coal companies (see official re-
ports of said railroad companIes)
Other coal producers In this state are
the Undergraduate Coal g. Coke company
CONSOLIDATED, Fuel company. and Castle
Valley Coal company. a \. 81 u. \
INDEPENDENT COMPANIES.
il On November / 9. 1910. this bureau adj
dressed a communication to tho chief
executive officer OF the Independent
Coal & Coke company, Consolidated
Fuel company and Castle Valley Coal
company with ariew of6obtnining use
full Information having /, directfbenr-
ing upon the question OF tho control
exercised by the railroad companies In
establishing wholesale and 3retRilt prices
or'coul In this state. No reply has been
received. Copy, OF said communication
~ hereto attached and marked exhibit
"F.r' Yi VII ;, t3 e. iaiii.if .i.,s3 81
is5As. to whctheror not the combination
by which the price of conl to the con-
sumer-7thc public--is 3unlawfully mug
mented and fixed Is by an express
4 v MIL