The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-29
rrNu NND WYOMING CoALNEN
INTERESTED N PROPOSITION

Western coal mine operators are
Interested In the proposition 10 give
the government power Co direct. "
not control. the coal output ~ IN.
country and H. distribution. Tho
general opinion h that FOR tho pres.
ent the Eastern anthracite mine 90.
orators are the more Immediately AZ.
fcctcd. but there 10 chance ~ a
later application of the situation 60
more westerly locations II h. be.
coming recognized more and more
that the coal situation. with dccrras.
Ing number of miners. the increasing
consumption and the steadily adj.
vnncinE prices of coal aud mining ma.
rhincry, IN demanding something
more than ordinary attention aud
grave fears are entertained Tor the
coming winter what number 81
operators say, a. well as Few rail-.
road men. II given below. \. DI
iicfHon, general sales agent of Utah
Fuel company was among those in.
lerNicwcd recently on the subject
Might Relieve situation.
The idea OF the government az I
understand II N to secure a maximum
production OF coal. with an equitable
distribution. 20 see that no one region
II well supplied with coal when an.
other II In need to se. that such con.
ditlons prevail that abnormaiiy high
prices can not obtain. II may be nee. |
cssary Co restrict consumption Ia Ger |
tain lines OF Industry. perhaps Ia /
household consumption When / was |
In San Francisco. I NaS told that the /
government was about Co use the |
German ships there To- bring coal |
from the f.adyamith and Wellington /,
mines In british Columbia 90 supply /
the forts along the Pacific Coast That
would relieve the situation here some. |
but not wholly"
], A. Reeves. general freight agent /
OF the Oregon short Line. said. 1T
seems to me rather an Eastern prop
osition. ana AN Anthracite one at that.
hut the time may come when the
question may be applied 90 this part
of the country later on. II strikes mo
that " our coal companies can't get
enough miners 10 supply the home de-
mand, the government win have "a job
on It's hands 60 find them" other
railroad officials expressed similar
views. considering Il rather an Al
Iantic Seahoard propositiou-for the
present anyhow Nothing 10 cause
worry out here.
HOPES Il II True.
J. \ Critchlow. general sales agent
Il the United States Fuel company,
oppressed the wish that the govern
nent would pool the coal issues. II
would take a load OF my shoulders"
NJ said, III given "a Western applica-
ION, The government would then do
he distributing instead ~ US That
i mo- small chore. II would be "a re- I
lei a. be- rid of H. However. 1 doubt O
neither "a governmental distributing
chcme would really make much dii- {
erence. We divide up the coal So the 4
rcat Industries are able 20 remain iu I
peration, and the government would q
ardIy dc more than that ! am in
lined to agree with Reeves that the
oal pooling proposition Is more of an
tlantic sraboard affair. % secure
dequatr production and adequate
from the Eastern coal 4
lines. While is being put into force 4
It here may De- doubted, there Is this
} consider:
The government has called three
mes for bids for coal for the forts
n san Francisco Hay. with no bid
'rS, The producers are having trou-
les ~ their own In filling orders
ON o. -ular customers and are not
uniting any more business, whether
De government or civilian. How
YER II the government can't get any
'al through calling Cor bids, thee is
lthing 20 prevent IL from com! tan- y
sering all the coal II wants. This is
ar time and emergencies may call 4
" drastic action" J
w u. MlcLean. general sales agent \
the Standard Fuel company. said Z
also agree with the Short Line peo- .