The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-15
OFFICIAL DEC[ll
COAL CAN B||
Superintendent Of ,Rioo|
Says No Reason ID /
Shortage.
MOTIVE POWER end
Dealers Still Insist Thu,
Are Unable to Get 1.
ply Ordered. 1
MOTIVE POWER ENo

NC lear n,
OF local dealers and consumer
coming winter months Win
them n serious coal supnlv
totally nnfounded. accordIn, !.
lions made Yesterday hy ~
hern. general supcrjntona S9hn
division OF the Denver
i,aaIn, haiLmay company; Mr.. Num-
iarea untrue the acclIsa,1s
ihlIWay company was pnst
isuf1lcient locomotive oousa
loaded coal cars from The AM,
10 tne respective markess
admitted that the comnon w
peen temporarily handlc,, -
Eihrs by reason Of tho ino-I
lraffic In oriental and ,sst
shipments peculiar 10 tbe
During the last few la
nave maintained tha, itnn -
able to secure the fll,ns
cent Of their orders 1,i " ~
@ ! my naVc also held that TIA =
nave 6een operating on sSo,s H.
several weeks and that psr,rs,
ing the past ten or ,weJys ~
tions have been reduced nr,a,i ,Sis
Closing poini. This alleged ,n
been attributed by official.
laIl companies. and even hs
10 a lack OF motive poNar ml
Ing. system OF the Denyer y
which conveys most M =. n
salt Lake and vicinity far cue. ~.
Dealers Are Alarmsd
Such dealers as William uc
rctary OF the Consolidaiad
- r. y srlen, president Of ~
1oai company, and John &. g.
INC " estern Fuel company \:
made the assertion Thar
shortage seemed Impending ,sI
principal conIributory caues S @
den' inability nf the raIjrnas =
i11akc prompt deliveries fror, Z.
j; F.. Petit, stale coal I mIn.
also is quoted as SAVING ,Tn
mines were unable To oner,,a
crippled supply of cars and
spell or severe winter comsi.
sugar beet traffic of The ns,,
"1qiu Srohably result In a COL
Mr.. sweet asserted thai An
mines had plenty OF coal ana
,hat although the ,avaiIabIs !.
between Ogden and s,,n,,,
ruled with loaded cars of erai b.
Der Of engines. reuui.jta ~
blockade and ena BILE the minss /.
full orders by Operating ~
were not Forthcoming frnn, \.
Mr. % Brieu declared thai ,r,.
non pointed 10 a severe sh6hsn
hasing the statement on an au,s|
or motive power and a deorsass
cent in the amount Of coal slo,.i
pared with that OF last wear n
low expressed similar opIu,as-
that some of the cars ressIrss +,
been en- route from the mIpts
or four weeks.
Speaks for Rio Grsndt
Mr.. Mulhern. in behalf Of d,
company, emphatIcally deshs|
there is nothing true in the Il.
the railroad has not or canati
handle all The coal traffic gafn
the business of both producer
sumers in the state. When ~.
day. he asserted that while k
familiar with the affairs Of
dealers, he could see no reasss
10 allow the spreading OF a npr
effect that a coal shortage n
winter fuel famine WAS In sight |
There is no truth IN what 81
he an accusation that the All
insufficient motive power 10 4
10 its legitimate market" he q
10 date. our records will shoF
are filling all orders for can
different mines. and. fIrthenG:
in no danger Of being unable d
demand in the future
There is no shortage cf d
mines hav" plenty, and | am tct
yards are amply filled. As 10 n
that our side tracks are noE
between Ogden and SunuysIds 4
ed cars. and that the blokafi
moved for Ten days became
engines, J will say that this =
true. We have temporarily pS
on side tracks 10 permit OF fss1
passing, but the coal shipmeHf
ways been and are still being n
move.
I'VE have moro LOCOMOTIVES
ever before. an1 are conslz1'
to the service. Within hs
Gays ut least seven new locone
been put 10 work. 10 help
heavy traffic. a, this seasc,
always a decided rush In On
.transcontinental freight tram,
taxed our motive power nes,
this happens with all ROADS
and Is always temporary
Stands by Records
1T is said that The incrsss
business has been proporIlonn
than our efforts 10 meet tns
traffic. But our accounts Fl
we have received on an ave
q amounting only 20 fifteen or
moro n day than during last
ought 10 have significant nd
the public in the matter
known how many engine;
added 10 the service and ais2
provemeuts have been mace
so far as 7 can gee. tDes
sion for the public to fesr
a ge, at least not on the presu
wc cannot handle the snlpms
from the market. for We
and are so doing. ] know y
satisfaction that the mines az
They are operating tooay w
not blockaded with s'asns"s =,
fc. Furthermore. the nsess m
fc goes mostly over nrah's ~
do not interfere with Inc
any way" n
At present the opinions ,vs y
dealers. on the one hana, ' m
road officials, ON the otns''. ,,n.,'e Ir5
ing. Since the agltatiSns T.
few days ago. reports na,, nIIsr,er
that the retailers wem p,a ~
ness BY early stimulation 70 NJ
dealers. however, WIN no ~
ruse, Both sides stand Man n
,iors. and II Is not uni1byv bs
matter will be taken UP s, ~ Il
mercial club for the pen'"sr
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