Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-02-08
GREAT INTEREST IN
new COAL FIELD
Salt Lake Financial Journal Has En-
cOuraging Report of Impending
Developments in Iron County.

Fred w. Webb, president and gen.
eral manager of the Iron County Coal
company. returned yesterday from
the properties of the company near
Cedar City, Utah. where he went to
commence work on the aerial tram
from the properties to the terminal
located almost at the main street of
Cedar City. The Cedar City Chamber
of Commerce met last Monday night
and resolutions were passed indorsing
the efforts Mr.. Webb is making, look
ing to the great development of this
country. The enthusiasm displayed at
the meeting was marked The devel-
opment of these fields is of epoch
making Importance, not only to Cedar
City, but to the surrounding country,
and the fact that railroad will short
ly be built in order to take care of the
transportation Of coal will open up
lare mining and farming territory
that will mean millions of dollars to
the local people
The knowledge with which Mr..
Webb and his associates are begin
ming will have an influence upon the
manner in which the developments
will take place at the coal property
The deposits on the Kolob Plateau
have been estimated by biologists in
the employ of the United States geo.
logical survey, and have since been
confirmed by eminent mining engi-
neers, to contain above 2,500,000,000
tons of coal. The coal is an excellent
coking coal and representatives of
smelling interests are now in the field
making examinations of the deposits
looking to the erection of a smelter at
the mountain of iron that is located
within ten miles of the property of
the Iron County Coal company. That
a smelter will follow the development
of these coal deposits would seem to
be assured.
Upon his arrival in the city, Mr..
Webb said:
81 have been engaged in many large
propositions throughout the country,
but the undertaking of developing
these Kolob Plateau coal deposits is
of the greatest magnitude of any de-
veleopment proposition that l have
either handled myself or been inter-
ested in. The needs of coal along the
Salt Lake railroad are enormous, and
as everyone knows, the shortage is
marked. We have entered into tenta-
tive contracts with various steamship
and other companies at tidewater in
order to provide market for our
coal, and railroad will be run thirty
miles west of Cedar City. The line has
been surveyed and the cost per mile
will be extremely low, owing to the
topography of the country, there be-
ing very little grade and the railroad
people,, who have become interested
since the Iron County Coal company
has taken up the development of these
properties is of such strength that
am convinced of the construction of
the road in the near future, if the Salt
Lake Route does not see fit to run a
spur from Lund themselves. The inn
portance of the development of these
coal fields to the state of Utah, and
and particularly to Salt Lake City
cannot be underestimate. The cry
my needs of Salt Lake for coal are
heard wherever | go, and believe
this winter will be the last in the his
tory of the state when coal will not be
plentiful for the needs Of every home
industry and manufacturer, not only
throuhout the state, but along the line
of the Salt Lake and Los Angelo:
railroad
"The interest in the development o,
these fields of the Iron County Goa
company is very keen, | am receiving
inquiries from nearly every city ant
town along the line of the railroad
from Salt Lake to Los Angeles re
garding our plans for the develop
ment of these coal deposits in order t
relieve the shortage of coal that eX
lists.
Immediately upon the constructio
of the aerial tram, adit tunnels, tn
pillar system of mining will be in
augurated and coal mined with the nj
most CELEBRITY.
81 expect to be in Cedar City ever
week from now on until we are mir
ing coal in order to keep track of tn
developments and push the work fol
ward as rapidly as possible. Til
Salt Lake Financier.
DR. +. Smith, dentist of the O.
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