FRED PALMER, GENERAL MANAGER ?n CEO: A MEASURE OF
WESTERN SUCCESS IS HOW WELL WE PERFORM OUR
PRIMARY TASK. AT THE 
RI.F CLUE-ET OUR UTILITY 
PLANTS. WE DID THAT JOB WELL IN Iggu BY

INCREASING DELIVERY VOLUMES BY NEARLY A MILLION TONS

TO AN ANNUAL TOTAL OF 33,742.46] TONS. BUT THAT I5 NOT THE

KERN I21. OF OUR OPERATK3NAI. SUCCESS.
WHEN WESTERN GOT START. EVERY TON CCIIAI WF DEI 
WAS PRODUCED BY ELSE. WITH TIIF.

CREEK YEARS Atit'}, RESPONSIBILITY

(hu' (it: .ll Hal

FOR PRODUCING OUR OWN COAL. TIIE L4 MILLION TONS OF WESTERN
PRODUCTION DOUBLED T0 2.8 MILLION TONS PER YEAR
WHEN WF STARTED OUR UN (IPFRATIDN AT WESTERN
DESFRADO MINI: IN COLORADC). START-UP OF TIIF. DRY
FORK IN WHICH 
THIS A A. SURFACE MINE.

BAZANT. OF DIRECTORS: WE
ALREADY MEET ark. OF OUR MEMBER NEEDS WITH OUR OWN
COAL PRODUCTION. NEXT YEAR. IT WII I. BE CLOSER TC) 
BY PARTICIPATING IN THE ASSOCIATION. OUR MEMBERS
HAVE '1 HF. I'll-151 POSSIBLE INSURANCE PAY THE LOW-

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