The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-09-28
FAILURE 10 PURCHASE EARLY
~ DANGEROUS. SAYS CALVIN

Delay on the part OF consumers 10
store coal for winter use because 81
the belief that retail prices viii he
lowered by the fuel administration u
seriously nRgrnynting the coal Hitua-
ton throughout the country, la tho
opinion uf ". q. Calvin. president Of
the Union Pacific railroad, who was
in Utah this week The fuel Htun-
ton this year o. ut an extremely rriti-
cal character" calvin b. quoted as
saving. "nnd only unusually favorable
weather conditions or heroic efforts
on the part of producers and trans
portation companies viii avert serious
interruptions o. the Industries of the
country aud untold hnrdships in many
homes this winter, In fact, I am not
sure that the efforts uf the carriers
and the producers viii De- of any avail
The announcement from Washing.
ton. H. g.. sources that retail prices ar
coal would be- lowered hy the fuel ad-
ministratlnn came az most inoppor-
tune time Prior tp that there seemed
10 be- concerted movement 10 sipr"
coal for winter use, but since the an
nouncement was made the storage
movement has diminished consider
ably Tho result IN that "a good pnr-
ton of the ideal storage season hgs
been wasted with the first cold days
there viii be general rush 90 the
coal offices. regardless of price, and
the indications are that the coal sup
plies viii be- scarcely more than AIDE
quate 20 care Tor immediate needs,
The mines viii operate undvr the
usual cold weather handicaps. AZ VIII
the transportation companies, In ad-
dition. the already heavy traffic Of
the railroads VIII ho augmented by
the enormous movements of troops
and military supplies.
The enactment Of law, such as
nov IN under consideration 10y con-
gress. making aliens subject To mill
tary service. would work "a great hard
ship ON the mining industry of the
country. I fear. In practically every
section of the country "A very large
percentage OF the miners are of alien
birth. n such law were enacted
and strictly enforced, the labor supply
peculiar To all the mining industry
would he diminished % a marked de-
gree. I do not wish 10 question the
merit OF such "a law, hut merely desire
to point out It's possible result not
only on the fuel supply, but the metal
supply as we'll
THE condition Is not applicable Ia
Utah alone. II IN prevalent through
out the country Mines In an sections
of the country are straining every ef-
fort for capacity output but this ID
impossible because of labor conditions,
The mines OF the Union Pacific could
produce 80 per cent more coal II la
hor was available. and the same con-
dition prevails throughout the coun-
try The fuel demand this winter Is
going To be much greater than ever
before In this country and the output
In an probability. VIII be bus little, II
any. In excess of normal. The case OF
Union Pacific Is typical Because OF
the Increased demand for fuel and the
shortage OF labor We have purchased
more than four hundred thousand
tors OF coal SO far this year from
mines east OF the Missouri river. This
vas To care for our needs AT the east
end. our mines have been unable "a
that extent 10 care for them.
There IL general shortage OF
eonlipment but 80. far the shortaga
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