Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-08-06

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tendent for the American Fuel com
pany. was in SAN Lake a few days
ago
J. s. smith OF Salt Lake, sales
manager for the Spring Canyon
Coal company. has returned from a
business trip TO Idaho.
l.. r. Rains Of salt Lake. man
ager OF the Standard Coal company.
visited the company's property at
standsrdville last week.
II. II. sanderson. formerly Of Col
orado. u now superintendent Of the
Hiawatha mine Of the Consolidated
Fuel company at Hiavatha.
The Ketchum Coal company. OF
Castle Gate. u carrying on an ac-
tive campaign OF development and
equipment and expects to be in the
market soon with coal shipments.
l.. r. Weber Of salt Lake. treas
urer Of che Cameron Coal company.
IL purchasing a stock Of goods for
the company's new store at the
mine. This new mercantile estab-
ilshment will be open for business
soon.
y. N. Cameron, president and
general manager OF the Cameron
Coal company. was at the mine on
the 2sth Of last month for the first
time since his accident there on
January 9Th, when he suffered In
iuries which almost resulted IN the
loss OF his right leg.
Heyi q Patterson OF Pittsburg.
Pa, have the contract for the erec-
tion Of the S000-ton steel sipple for
the Black Hawk Coal company nj
Black Hawk. which should go into
commission by October Lat. when
completed this tippie will be one o.
che most modern 70 be found In the
West.
The Castle Valley Coal company
held hs annual meeting at Evans
ton. wyo.. Last month and re-elec-
ted We old board Of directors NJ fol-
lows; J. II. Mays. president; E. l..
Carpenter. first vice president; Mo
roni Heinor. second Woe president;
J. V. Forester. secretary and treas
urer; ID. n. Livingston, W. s. Mo
Cornick and II. II. Macmillan.
The Utah Fuel company y cx-
pending $4,000 per month In sen
eral improvements. ThA oxpendi-
ture will be kept up for an indefi-
mite period a. the company proposes
not only 40 hcep abreast of 'hs
times. but well ahead OF u. On the
flrsl OF the month the company In
aueurated semLmonthly pay days
which fact. without a question of
doubt. n greatly appreciated By hs
employees.
The American Fuel company. op-
Grating at Nesien. has recently IN
stalled n most modern and up-to-
date plant and Ia now in condition
70 maiutain regular and heavy pro
duction. Quite recently the com
pany has added 90 Ia equipment
four Sullivan underwriting ma
chimes 40 well an an elcctric power
plant OF $50 XIV. directed connected
to a LcniE engine. The company ID
insi aiiing a 100000 cubic foot per
minute mine fan. and material IA on
the ground for the building OF Ten
more cottages for IL employees.
The Cameron Coal company. op'
Grating a mile and half above
Castle Gate. has Juat completed the
construction OF a big store build
ing and twenty-five cottages for ON
ployea. sam G. Sheriff. Of Salt Lake
being the contractor In charge. The
company h Just installing a 500
horsepower hoist at the head OF the
slope. and "a now putting In another
battery OF boilers and three Sullivan
undertaking machines. The com
pany expects 10 be shipping from
500 TO 500 tons OF coal daily BY
fall. william Forester Il superin
tendent at THE mine.
The Spring Canyon Coal compan,
OF storrs. one OF Jesse knights sue
eeasfui enterprises. recently addes
two picking tables to its hppl'
equipment. These tables. whici
are four by thirty feet In area. ars
operated at right angles to the sha
ker screen. and are used for th'
handling OF nut and lump coal
From the tables the coal goes direc'
into the cars on the tipple track, OF
dnto cars on the box car loader. Tbs
aerial tram from the mine TO tbs
tipplo IA working satisfactorily anE
the company has an order In for