Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-01-02


Stating Of hundred and fourtee
pages and by far the handsome,
geographically and otherwise q
any similar publication ever issue
anywhere In the West, devotes
page TO the city OF Price. The earl
history here is set out in fairly goo,
shape. although there are mum
bor OF Inaccuracies Photographs o
some half dozen citizens ant
business men with reading matter
accompanying are run. These lat.
ter. OF course. are paid for. On an.
other page OF the Christmas News
We find this reference to the devel-
opment In and around the coal
mines Of Emery and Carbon coun-
ties. which In the main Is correct.
and which has been touched upon
from time to time during the year
by the great moral and religious:
The Christmas story.
Although much less coal was
stored In Utah during the past sum
mer and fall than was the case last
year the output OF the mines Of
tho state during the year 1912 has
boon about one-fifth more than in
1911. or an Increase OF over five
hundred thousand tons, equallng at
inc price to the consumer, between
tS,bO0,OO0 and $4,000 The In
eroaac IL considered to be an excel |
lent one. since the state I'm many
other ways has not had an increased
growth equal to ono-fifth OF It's for |
NOR records. Al the rate at which |
coal has been taken from the minea
this year Il IL estimated that Utah
could produce Il for G5,4sg years
such an enormous amount OF hydro
caroona IL deposited under the hIlia
OF this state. Experts have placed
inc estimate at not less than &c.,
tbs.o0o.OO0 tons.
VI the total amount only al
100000 tons. or slightly more than
.OOOf OF the estimated deposit have
thus far been mined. For CONNER.
eial purposes there was this year
Imported Into Utah about 34O. 200
tons OF coal, and between flfty-fivo
and aixty thousand tons for railroad
purpoaea. making a total import OF
about four hundred thousand tons,
while the exports from the state
reached about four hundred and
twenty thousand tons. ObylouaIy.
one OF the greatest things In the
future OF the state OF Utah IA It's
coal mining Industry. With that
enormous amount stored beneath
its hills. all OF which Ia said TO bo
accessible. II may be said that Utah
has latent resource worth, AT the
consumers price. ti.OsO.si9. OOO.-
600, an amount n hundred and fifty
four tines AZ great M the estimated
value OF the other hydrocarbons OF [
the state.
Extending the Market.
"Utah'a expectation compriaes n
Wide extension OF lta coal market
which has already reached almost !
eVery part OF the country, especial =
" on the Pacific Coast. ana the =
supplying OF great number OF
ocean steamers. Handicapped with q
only one railroad In the part OF the =
state In which coal fields are most a
widely developed. and which Is the c
strongest producing part. ana that !
road being wholly incapable OF =
properly handling the fuel during
the rush season OF the year, the en- y
larging OF the export market has u
been practically impossible. II IA g
The present plan. however. of the I
w, q. sharp coal mining interests a
10 extend It's railroad line from the O
mining district ms FAR as Provo. U
giving much better opportunity
'or placing coal whore Il may be- n
,hipped to the various parts OF the a
tate. and connecting with the salt u
lake Route for It's transfer TO the b
West. This. Il Is expected. will "
make Il possible TO practically dou-
bio the present export trade OF the y
tate.
The car shortage this year has
lot been 80 serious. however, as An
'ome years past. In October the !,
'nly noticeable difficulty was felt. a..
ma that came about because OF the =,
act that foreign ears. those belong =,
nB TO Eastern companies. were =
alied home for the handling OF The :,
normous crops In the East, and -
ltah was unable 10 use them for y
eVeral deliveries OF coal and other .
roducts as Is generally the case b,
ne taet. however. that In spite u :.
MS the car service has been better "
han usual. bespeaks for the Utah ~
abroad companies much more !,
manifest interest 81
New Mines Opened. ba
more mines have been In oper- ca
lion this year than al any previous co
me. Four new mines have been TO