Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-22

MY 9E hlGHElH
LEcEp REDUCTION MAuk 81
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HE 0ea. Gotssnmene n1aaa15.S
1sat LsseD LIE On1y Sooaeien. ~ Y.
win cal piicss b any eheapw =
Gunnisea next yearS We hay0 49,
regaled h ths daily pres - ~ VIII
long gtatemeats cf hoW IL prieo =
immediately reduced, and that theIe
viii - fnrther rsductions; o. = dinin-
ishins scale, beginning April LIST
The State Fuel Adm3nisffntor sende
to the Council Of Defense this nsW
schedule, asking for wide newspaper
publicity. News-C hampton il inclined
to give this publicity and incidentAlly
tell what we think Of the State Fu6l
Administration and the National rual
Administrator.
The scale Of prices effective NarcA
IL on bituminous coal mined In tha
districts Of Walsenburg, Canon City, !
Routt, Garheld, Gunnjsop, DuranGo,
Mesa, Pitkin. Nontexuma, Delfa,
4ontrose and Rio Blanca IL on run a.
mine $z.z6, ON prepared sixes (reg-
ular lump coal) $3.50, on slack ,or
screenings $1.2e.
Now this Il an apparent reduction
on the lump, or usual domestic coal
Of from $4.l6 70 $3.50. But wait. Ac-
cbmpanying this announcement 10 the
proposal - reported in the daily
papers that dealers, profits and
handling expense be limited to ffvm
$2 t0f32.6O. The local dealers in Cum
nison have for years been satis6ed
with the very reasonable handling
charge Of e1.25 . ton. This u dis
tributed ~ follows: l0c for weight
Tickets, 1Ec for slack loss, - for d.
livery handling and profit. No GO.
can kick on such handling cost. Adj
To this &c war tax and 60c freight
from Baldwin and we have . total coee
Of Mn - 'tAe price Of lump eoal ~
liveSod - eonDuInar b 0onnison. Nov.
II tie mine cegt u cut to $50, which
w doubt, Tor We understand al ths
coal cperators immediaAeay 6ed To-
Woshilot1A wteh - eppeel snA the1
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H he aaiIe 80 n 81 ~ - ~
fasl ednninistrntiQa Insists q H. dsaL
eP taking EVEN q ~ 1n11 ~ vsGS9
% there any reduetionf
And We understand these prices d
not include the l6e per ton allowed
to operators who haye advanced wag-
es in eomplianee with the Washingt6n
wage ugfeesnent which wunld male
the basic price at mine 1896 instead
Of $3.50. 800. :
II coal dealers can make a-Proht 1t
$1.25 in Gunnison they can do II any.
where in the United States, and tho
fuel administration Il placing IN nm
necessary md absolutely unjustifibls
burden upon the consumer by allow
ing $2 TO $260. It II IN line with
Garheld's order blocking the wheels
Of industry Of the nation. while the
coal mines, already granted . perfect
ly outrageous profit, fall down even
below their former production mark
But this circular goes on to say thnt
during April further reduction Of
zoe win be allowed to encourage stor-
age. In Nay the reduction woald ,he
only Soc; In June, but S5c; and in July
, 16c; again coming 10 the basis pricn
In August. II It 10 anything like form
er occasions the coal mines will ind
dossn ways By hook orr crook u
avoid delivering any coal ct thoea
prices, no matter how much il ordered.
/ Already our correspondent at Baldwin
y0poTts mines running only ha1f tina
But the new prices On hard eel
Are tie worst Local dealers have ju1t
received notice that the price on a11
|, anthracite Goals to August ArSt vflls
b $9,G0 ct Crested Botte. Add =
war tax Of Ec, freight, 91.26, dealefs
profit, ~ they insist "a. tie doaloR
taking ~ Of ~ and tl,is would nlaGA
hard csal a$ $3.50. ThAoe are stpv.
aee priees, mind you. No price quoted
on No. 6. furnace cal, and II therS
! wss, It would probably be lfIEs laG1
summer in Gunniso1 wien fair prioe
was quoted. but yoa never got any
coal.
The whole fuel situation needs a.
ing. The more Garneld and his ma
tinker with Il The Worse Il kots. Fito
Garfield and Are him quick q the puh-
licity News Champion wishes to give.
!, the fuel administration.
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