The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-12-10
COSTS OF PRODUCTION
OF COAL GIVEN THE
PUBLIC
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ed in Bulletin No. GAG of the geologi
cal survey, a copy Of which may b,
obtained free Of charge on applica
ton 10 the director of the survey al
Washington, ID. c.
The Denver and Rio Grande last
year handled four million. six hund
red and twenty-nine thousand tons OF
coal from the Carbon county mines
When It took over the old RI ieinds
Western in 1901 the coal traffic that
ytat .otaltu hut n million, three humid
red and eighty-two thousand tons.
W. " Wetzcl, superintendent OF
the Carbon Fuel company mines at
Rains. was in Price during the week
Production at this property, he says
is going around twelve hundred tons
daily. There is some scarcity Of rail
road cars with all the properties Of
tina. district
A. X. Baldwin. the receiver for the
Denver and Rio Grande, testified be-
fore the public utilities commission at
Salt Lake City last Monday thai the
Western Pacific and his line have
some seven hundred 10 a thousand
gondGa cars for the coal tarde Of the
Carbon county mines. They are to
be along in February next at the rate
Of fifteen n day
Former Sheriff George Collinghum
was in Price this week as n witness in
n murder case from the coal camp in
district court. He SAYS IL is expected
by Chief Engineer Watts, now On the
ground aud where he has been for
several weeks, that Mine No. 2 will be
opened and at work again about the
first Of the year After the fire there
recently some seventy-five men were
thrown out Of work and perhaps
twenty-five Of these left the camp.
The others were for the most part put
on company work.
Federal Judge A. +. Anderson at
indianapolis, Ind, last Monday in
structcd n grand jury which convened
10 reopen the investigation Of the coal
conspiracy eases against hundred
and twenty-five operators and miners
in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania with n view Of dctcrmin-
ing whether others should be made de-
PENDANTS in the ease. The announce
mcnt was made by government off.
ciais that postponcmcnt, pending
completion Of the grand jury inquiry
would be asked In the trials of the
coal eases now set 10 begin next Janu-
AIRY 10th.
Holding that agencies are response
bile To- men for whom they engage to
find employment, the state industrial
commission has ordered the Dillon
Employment agency mp AZ Salt Lane
City 30 return to seventeen men their
railroad fare from Zion 10 Kemmsrer
and return. and the employment fee.
when the kemmercrcr Coal company
refused 10 employ them. The agency
claims that the coal company gave
orders for hiring a hundred men and
the seventeen were the first obtained.
If the agency can show good faith Il
will be- able 10 recover from the coal
people.
The government has won lis anti
trust suit against the Lehigh Valley
railroad and affiliated corporations.
The United States supreme court at
Washington, ID, e., last Monday Ia
decision read by Associate Justice
Clary sustained charges of monopoly
and violation of the Sherman anti
trust law. The court held that charges
of violation of the commodities clause
in the formation Of the Lehigh Coal
Sales company had been proved. Re-
distribution of stock of the Lehigh
'u'lty railroad asked by the govern.
ment was ordered by the court upon
the governments contention that the
common stock ownership by Officers
and directors constituted restraint of
trade prohibited by the Sherman act.