The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-03
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known business man u this city, who
was formerly in the coal business here
According 20 the information given
yesterday. Quesly came 20 salt Lake
al about the time the coal question with
reference 10 a raise IN rates was agi-
lated and arbitrarily ordered the deal
ers to tack on another 80 cents per
ton, putting t up TO so.cailed inde-
either falling into line or having their
yards reduced TO condition that
would make them look like they had
been moved They fell into line
Twenty years ago Quealy had prac-
- lly nothing" said the eN-coal dealer.
Tie was operating in q small way. but
has made his fortune from coal. He is
not only heavy stakeholder in the
kemmerer mines and the Gunn-Quealy
company - Rock Springs. but he is also
stakeholder in the Federal Coal COM
panv IN this city. so that he gets
rakeoff both coming and going
Increase at Ntse-
Pat Quealy produces 1000 tons OF
coal per day. meaning net profit TO
him Of 81 900 per day. ar 1856. 000
year and that without any extra eN-
pense. Hc has made the claim that the
cost Of production at the mine has
been increa sed. that the miners have
received an increase in their pay Well,
YOU Know what that means Ineir M
crease means perhaps three cents per
ton. What does that amount to-
In Idaho. when the people were pay
/ ink 50 per ton for their coal. the in
terstate commerce commission got busy
and ordered reduction in the price OF
hauling or fifty cents to certain points
That should have made the price OF coal
20 the consumers S5.j0. Did they get
I 10 Tor thats Not on your life. What
did Quealy doT He simply raised the
price fifty cents at the mine and the
dear public had 20 pungle up Sc just
/ the same.
This talk about Nevada demanding
! so much coal that the price had to be
I increased here. and the lack OF supply
/ is an rot. Salt Lake CITY alone uses
I more coal In a month than the whole
] state or Nevada does in year. That
I sounds like a mighty broad statement,
I but it is true. just the same"
Especial to The ld-Republicsn)
/ Provo. Dec. 2.-Nt an enthusiastic
I meeting this evening the Provo Com
mcrciaI club declared itself as bitterly
| opposed to the eNorhitant and Oppres-
[ sive price OF coal and pledged itself to
l cooperate with the salt Lake Com
mercial club trattic bureau and ot1er
civic organiza lions in securing the de-
handed reduction. The club also de-
D clared itself fin favor of the enactment
OF a public utilities commission law.
President William NJ. Roylance
stated that the meeting had been called
for the purpose Of securing relief from
the advanced price OF coal. which had
come TO be eNorbitant and oppressive
to- the manufacturers and consumers Of
the state alike.
lanes Glove explained that the salt
Lake Commercial club traffic bureau
had gone to considerable trouble and
expense in taking up the agitatio FOR
lower coal rates. and tnasmuch as the
securing OF the desired end meant a
benefit TO the state IN general, IL be-
hooved the members OF the Provo Com
mcrcial club 20 lend all possible sup
port and aid iu securing tho desired re-
suits he stated that be had conferred
with number Of prominent attorney
and eli said that relief could be OBJ
tanned under the present state statues
He presented the following resolution
Resolved. That the Provo CONNER
cial club cooperate with the traftiC
bureau Of the salt Lake Commercial
club and with other civic organization
for the demanded reduction in the price
Of coal. and that a committee OF five
be elected to work 10 this end.
Tor Public Utilities.
T. c. Carpenter presented an amend
ment TO the original motion Go embody
the fav0rinE OF a public untilities com
n mission clause. He stated that tn,
sentiment throughout the state was
rapidly growing in. favor Of such
|commission. and declared that ninety pei
cent Of the members Of the traffic bu
reau Of the salt Lake Commercia Clul
favored the enactment OF such law
while the Weber club has already de-
clared itself In favor OF 10.
Mr.. Glove objected to the amendment
on the grounds that the meeting had
not been called to consider any Ques
tion other than the advanced price 81
coal lie stated that in his opinion
such an amendment would antaEoniz'
tho corporate interests and that thii
J would tend 20 minimize the chances o.
success in securing tho desired reduc
tfou Ca the price Of coal.
I The amendment carried however
I with only Mr.. Glove voting against 70
The amended motion went through
. with n unanimous vote. The commit
I tee appointed 10 confer with the Sal
Lake Commercial club traffic bureau
3 and to- work I'm conjunction with tina
body. f. composed or T. r.. Irvine. JOIN
w. Farrer. 9. r. Loose. g. J. Carpente
and william VI. Eoylance-