The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-05

Ardmore, Okla, May 6, 1918.

1t seems that nobody knows how
| arrived at the cost of coal in my
report, hence, if you will give me
space in your paper | will explain
so that all can see how l did it. !
took an average on four cars OF coal.
The first two cars of mine run and
the last two cars of mine run. ! will
give the voucher number for each car,
cost of each car, freight ON each car,
number pounds coal in each car:
Voucher No. 5,OO5. Coal cost 49,
s74.99. Voucher No, 5,OO6. Freight
-s5l.S1. No. pounds Coal-S5,7 200.
Voucher No. 1893 Coal cost
$S616. Voncher No 5,O40. Freight
$69.42. No pounds 800.
Voucher No. 5,5S2. Coal cost
$73.O6. Voucher No. 5,576. Freight
$64.96. No. pounds Coal-S3,5OO.
Voucher No. 5,597. Coal cost
$742O. Voucher No. 559S-S6S.OS.
No pounds coal-S4SO0.
Total Coal cost-$&0S.4l.
Total freight $25A47.
Total pounds coal-&55,9 800.
Add 3ON4l and 25I27 and we get
562.6S for $4,000 pounds Of coal or
III 1920 tons, making one ton cost
$3.16 at Ardmore.
We pay The man hauling coal $1,000
per month and figure that it cost
us $4,000 per month to feed the team,
making $4,000 per month for team
and driver, or $3.50 per day, counting
26 days for a month. He hauls two
tons at load and makes three loads
in two days, hence we get 6 tons
hauled in two days at a cost of $500
or an average of SO Is per ton.
get the cars of coal unloaded for
$500 a car, which is a little less thar
.07 ton, as you will see that the four
cars averaged a little over Al tons to
the car. Now, take the cost of coal
to Ardmore 1916, add to that the cost
of hauling SO 1-3 and .O7 for un-
loading and you will find that our coal
cost us $4OG 1-3 a ton delivered 10
Caddo OF course it would cost us
more if we were to pay $3.50 a day for
teams, but that is why We hire a man
and use one of the city teams, to cut
down expenses. Now, Mr.. Foster don't
contract with men having teams at
$3.50 a day to deliver ice to his Gus
toners. Why the city, when they can
get it done cheaper? These figures
were made on mine run coal. bought
one car Of slack coal and one car of
commercial lump, but did not figure
on them because one was higher and
the other cheaper than the mine run.
The most of the plants here use the
slack coal which is considerably cheap
er in price. but | decided after using
three. kinds that the mine run is
better for us. In my report | made
the cost of coal delivered to Ca!dC
$4.20 a ton in order to get it high
enough, but the actual figures are
$4.06 1-3 a ton delivered to Caddo.
The reason | figured the team at
$4,000 month is because Mr.. Cathey
will and does board horses at $500
a month. He keeps hands there 20
curry, rub and deliver horse three
or four times a day and he certainly
makes a profit of at least $500 or he
would not do it. because | don't be-
licve he is there altogether for hia
health. Having our own hay and buy
ing our corn and oats by the carload,
| don't believe the feed of that team
{ osts us $4,000 a month, but / put
their feed at that price in order to
get it high enough. Hence / think |
these figures are very conservative.
Yours very respectfully,
T. c. BRIDGMAN. |
p. Sin regard to using some of ,
the Water Bond fund to buy a car of |
coal, by referring to Official Ballot |
Of special election held Feb. IS 1912, |
vor viii find We 'ad a perfect riglt |
to 90 that.
Respectfully,