The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-11-29


but carries with it a good sized chunk
OF responsibility.
Just now the local board is wrest,
ling with the. question of coal prices
for the local trade in Canon City.
The local dealers have petiuoned
the State Fuel Administrator for a
raise in retail prices in, Canon City
Coal is sold at present at $500 ton
and the price asked for is $6.45 ton
delivered in Canon City.
The State Fuel Administrator has
referred the petition back to the local
board with instructions 10 investigate
and advise.
The recommendations of the local
board will no doubt be adopted by the
State Fuel. Administrators. So the local
board members have some job on
their hands. s.tTg
THE local board is composed of
Henry Hutton. Geo.. W. Bethel and
D.N Cooper. D. w. Ross was on the
board but being called to California
on important business Mr.. Cooper was
put on to take his place.
The board has been holding several
sessions day for. several days. The
several local coal dealers have been
before the board TO show reasons why
n raise in local. coal prices should be
granted The board has made some
independent investigations. and !. the
board will gladly hear any citizen
who has some facts to present as to
why the price of coal should be or
should not be raised.
The board is trying to consider
something to say to- the board be
prepared TO give some facts to bear
out your contention in the matter and
do not merely express wish. II is
Just as easy these days to wish for
million dollars as TO wish for cheaper
things, it seems.
The investigation so far has brought
out some interesting things. among
which are the following:
Lump coal now sells at retail in
Canon City at $500 a ton. This price
goes whether you buy one ton or sew
eral wagon loads. In former years a
cheaper price was given for load lots
than for single tons.
Coal sold a few weeks ago for $5.75
ton and only few months ago at
$5.2s. III
The administrator is asked to estab-
lish a retail rate-or permit local
dealers to charge retail rate of s6.45
a ton
Mr.. Garfield has set a maximum
price of $4.45 for lump coal at the
mine. He has not said that coal must
be sold for that price but that it can
not be sold for a greater price than
S4.45.
Immediately most of the mines put
prices up to s445 though the c. r. G.
l. still sells coal at old No. S to its
dealers at 1920.
Mr.. Garfield's order in relation to
retail dea er provides that the profit
charged for hauling coal shall not be
greater than so per cent more than
was realized in 1915.
This question and that of haul gives
something for dealers and commits
sions and the people to differ over.
Local dealers have generally in
years passed charged sl.oo or sl.10
more than the cost of coal F. o. B.
Canon City.
H. zfxzn rxsA To-. n n<.f N
mine as II is at Nonac or old. No, 5
nnd the local dealer charges custom
errs y6-20 a ton. the local dealer gets
$500 for delivery and profit. AS the
delivery usually costs 75c the dealer
makes SIPS net profit.
A strict Interpretation of the gov
ernment order in this case would
probably set the selling price for this
coal at about s5.95.
Dealers arrive at present prices by
adding in two hauling charges. one
from mine to the Office or bin and an
other from the bin to buyers resi-
denee, whereas citizens claim that
most of the coal delivered In Canon
City is hauled direct from the mine 10
the residence and only one charge is
paid.
The price for coal from No. s Is
built up this way: Mine price, 1920;
haul to the bins. 75c; haul to the resi-
dence .75c; dealers net profit Soc. To
tai charge. 1920. There is some con
tention as to the Justice of the two
hauling charges, as in many instances
only one haul is paid for.
At the other mines near by the
for ltlr NJ ho 4,