Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-20
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
TO COAL DEALERS.
Reduction of Fifty Cents Ordered
Into Effect
Today.
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INDEPENDENTS UNDECIDED
INDEPENDENTS UNDECIDED
Have Not Posted New Rate and Have
Not Determined Their Action
To be Taken.

1900 W ''iS lclhii Cpul dealers OF the
city received notice this morning from
the Utah Fuel conipanys offices ap-
prlsing them officially of the reduction
IN the price of coal. and the reduced
rate OF 10 cents per ton went into eff
iect this morning. The notification OF
the reduction in the freight rate Of 10
cents per ton had not been received at
some of the retail offices, but the state
ments by the railroad officials an
nounced in Mondays paperswas regard
cd as its equivalent, and the 35-cent de-
crease ordered by the fuel company
added to the l5-cent reduction author-
,zed by the railroads We're combined and
the price of coal today is 1915 per ton,
the same as 1t was prior to the raise
IN price made on Nov /. The railroad
circular announcing the reduction in
The freight rate will be out in due
course of time, 1t is said
1t developed at the Offices of the re-
tailers this morning that the indie
pendent companies operating in this
state had not Joined In the reduction,
duction had been received.
In reply to question by II News
representative as to whether the Indc-
pendent company would join IN the re-
duction. G. n. strevel. general mana
ger of the Independent Coal &. Coke
company. whose offices are In the New
house building, said;
Our company has not decided what
action will be taken with regard to the
reduction In the price of coal There
are several members of our executive
committee out Of town, and until they
return no meeting can be had to de-
terminc what action will be taken. At
present we have not arrived ut any de-
cision as to what we shall do"
The ruinor Is being circulated about
town that the independent companies
may not join in the reduction, from the
fact that their market Is for the most
part outside Of Utah.
: THE OFFICIAL CIRCULAR.
The circular sent to the local dealers
from the Utah Fuel company announc-
ing the reduction in the price of coal Is
as follows: effective Dec 20, 1910.
prices on our coal per ton of 1000
pound, fob. mines, will be rs follows:
Lump and smelter. S2.4O: nut $50;
smine run, LS5; slack, sl.e5.'
The prices formerly prevailing were
as follows: Lump and smelter. S2.I5;
nut. $500; mine RIM, Sl.S5; slack. sl3O:
+, Claiming a full measure of credit for
having becn responsible for the reduce
ton in the price of coal. both morning
papers award themselves medals as
gifts from u Gratitied people. Now, In
order to make 1t unanimous. or more
nearly so, The Deseret News desires TO
advance its claim. and further suggests
to It's contemporary that it do likewise
IN order that the press as unit may
have all the rewards OF merit.
Desiring, however, that the credit
be given where due. The Des-
eret News asserts, as it did
yesterday, that the initiative was
in the Commercial club and much good
work was done by the traffic bureau of
this club in presenting the matter to
the secretary of state for formal pre-
sent;ltion to those producing. hauling
and marketing coal in this city. This
Ia evident in the fact that the notices
Of the Intended reductions We're adj
dressed to the secretary Of state in
reply to his letter of warning and de-
mand, which followed the presentation
of the case to him by the traffic bureau
of the Commercial club.
In winning the reduction In coal rates
the Commercial club has once more
demonstrated its value to the city. II
any demonstration were needed. Ihe
Dcseret News willingly accords the
credit due for the reduction where 1t
belongs, to the Commercial club. AT the
me time the people who know must
indulge in a smile when they see the
attempts made to divert this recosni-
ton to places where 1t does not be-
long.
Denver is enjoying 81 per ton coal. and
the explanation thereof given Is that
some time ago when the local coal
dealers were holding up the public with
high prices. the city corporation opened
u coal yard in opposition, and sold at
cost prices. This process of reduction
disastrous to the dealers, did not con-
time very long before 1t brought them
down off their altitudinous steeds. The
price fell to 81. when the city withdrew
from the coal business. with the under
standing that If prices went up again,
the city would re-enter the coal trade