The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
CAMP DEFENDS HIS POSITION
ON THE HIGH PRICE OF COAL

CAMP DEFENDS HIS POSITION
ON THE HIGH PRICE OF COAL
(From Saturdays Daily
EDITOR Tribune:
must ask you to accord me
Oaee At least one more tins IN
Ioae valuable paper to reply to
ssrent communication by o. o. Rus
aeil.
Perhaps, no doubt to my misfor-
tnne had never heard Of Mr.. Rus
asl1 until I read his reply.
Having consulted q directory l
lsund he was manager OF the Gilcrest
Lamber company of Greeley. This
company. by the way. Is one OF
Greeley's largest coal dealers. Hence
his comment upon my statement
that coal sold in Boulder for four
dollars and twenty-five cents per
ton.
wish to commend Mr.. Russell
for writing under his own name.
This carries an honesty and fear
lessness that compares very favor
ably indeed to even similar attacks
cut from behind barricades OF as
sumed cognomens.
The writer verified my statement
that coal was selling in Boulder at
3425 per ton by making a special
trip there. but explained that it was
Of inferior quality. similar TO Eaton
or ST. Vrain coal, and that Louis
Vile lump coal was bringing there
34.75 against $3.50 here.
That Louisville lump does bring
IS so here is very generally correct;
but have good reason to believe
that other than Louisville lump
and probably major portion sold
in Greeley is not Louisville lump.
Now SO far as know at present
the above named coal is the highest
priced coal sold on this fnel market.
The other brands ranging from 10c
to soc below in price at the mines.
I know the prices Of these Goals
from seeing recent bills and quota
tions (. o. b. at the mines. but do
not think best to quote them now,
but at later date II compelled to
defend my statements. will go as
deeply as necessary into the intrica-
eies OF the coal business.
At present and for some months
past the Gilcrest Lumber company
1t Kersey. Colorado, ten miles from
Greeley, and .ully as far-maybe
farther-from the northern coal
Aaads Of Colorado, are selling coal
st $3.50 and $3.50 per ton. Pre-
sumably these are Of two grades.
The freight on coal to Kersey
must bs n great ~ to Greeley, the
esst Of handling equally so. Why
Aoss the Gilcrest Lumber company,
Dappcsing them to both be branches
q the parent hrm. discriminate
aeainst Greeley people. and endeavol
- prove that coal prices are justi-
I'D In Greeley? Are they selling
TO high here. or too low there!
Asd II the latter. what is their OBJ
1see in 20 doing? Or IL the Kersey
Hfade Of coal similar to that OF
2Aton and st. Vrain? According to
Or. Russell's own statement. II the
$3.50 grade Of Kersey coal is of high
Qeality. then they are selling 25s
Dsr ton under the Boulder best, with
. e0c per ton greater freight rate
AaA n Boulder sold low grade stoch
- e4.25 and Kersey yet underselli
fAen by Use per ton with soc
greater freight rate. what grade car
thnt be?
NJ authority for the Kersey price,
ars Mr.. Mccarthy. private resident
fAese. and the Williams Lumber Co.
Which meets the Cilcrest price ol
$50 per ton.
A. stated before, I do not believe
t1st corporations (meaning those
.oatside Of Greeley or the freigh,
sstss are wholly responsible for the
hiRh Greeley prices. though inside
Drsssure may operate on outside
eDsporations. This belief Is strength
SneA by the following:
A car OF coal was ordered by 6
lknily of brothers whose nearest
station is Greeley. The coal com
psny absolutely refused to consigr
the car to Greeley. Why? But the,
lfd consfen It to Cloverly. poin
shout eight miles beyond. for s1.2t
freight charges. against s1.10 Il
Greeley. This made the cost rer tor
With freight and 15c per ton shrink
age an even four dollars per ton.