Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-30
Rock Springs Man Says the
Idaho Fuel Problem Is
Purely q Matter Of Trans
portation.
WYOMING MINES
STILL IN GAME
Withdrawal Of Union Pa
cific Coal Company from
Commercial Field Does
Not Affect Output Of In
dependent Concerns.

b. A. Thurbsr Of Salt Lake, travel
ing sales agent of the Central Coal d
Coke company Of Rock Springs, Wyo..
is in the city today looking over the
Boise fuel situation.
1T is all question Of cars" he
said. If the Oregon Short Line can
supply them, there is no question
about the coal. In fact the coal mines
supplying the southern Idaho field can
produce much more than enough to
meet all demands. But II they cannot
get cars, they cannot get coal to the
public without shipping facilities.
They cannot keep their mon steadily
employed and the men will not re-
main on the job.
However, the investigations made
by our company convinces US that the
Short Line is doing everything pos
sible to meet this situation. 1t has
had abnormal demands made upon its
motive power that we must all recog-
nize. We feel confident the Short Limo
will be In position to adjust it's at
fairs 10 supply the cars and move
them to the end that you people will
have an adequate supply of COAL"
WYOMING MINES IN IT.
lhuIOOI 6IAtcu JiIo IupICSSiOn
that the Wyoming mines would not be
in position to meet the demands Of
this territory since the Union Pacific
Coal company has left the commercial
field was erroneous. I'VE have been
doing a lot Of development in the
Wyoming properties" he said, mot
only our company but the others, and
we are prepared to supply your needs
If we can keep our men at work and
get the transportation.
Our company can produce better
than 1900 toHs q day. $50 Of which Is
available for south Idaho. That is
1900 tons a month for this field-and
the other Rock Springs producers can
do as well. There are other mines in
Wyoming that can produce q lot OF
COAL Added to this Is the Utah pro-
duction. portion of which comes to
this territory. There - nothing to 1t,
tell you. il the operators can be sup
piled with cars to handle the out
put"
REPLY TO HOWARD STEIN.
Mr. Thurber brought commlnica-
ton from T. ]. Dye, general sales
agent Of the Central company, reply
ing to on interview in the Capital
News by Howard Stein. II follows:
Salt Lake, April 27.-Editor Capital
News, am obliged to take
issue with the statements made
in that article which appeared in the
April Gath issue of your enterprising
paper, being a report Of an interview
with Howard Stein. president Of the
Boise Coal company, and which ap-
peared under the heading Utah Coal
in Abundance II The o. s. L VIII
Furnish Cars"
The first statement on the part of
Mr.. Stein, which desire to challenge
is that appearing under the sub-head
Plenty OF Utah Coar wherein he Is
reported to have stated "the Wyoming
mines apparently cannot supply our
needs, especially since the Union Paci-
fic Coal company has gone out Of the
commercial business"
Mr.. STEMS statement IL either
! thoughtless or considered, and in
asmuch as It might cause the average
reader unfamiliar with coal trade rami-
fications to believe that the famous
Rock Springs coal which has been US,
ed and appreciated by consumers all
over this western territory for 40 years
may not be available on account Of
the withdrawal of the Union Pacific
Coal company from the commercial
market, It Is my desire to correct any