Show efforts being made to speed up coal shipments 0 there is quite a serious shortage of cars with which to handle the freight business of 0 the state and it Is rumored that for a few weeks at least a larger number of empties will camps a smaller number to the metal mines local mining men and the re presen natives of the railroads are unable to give any information on the sub eject but are not greatly alarmed as they claim that many of the cars which are being used here in are not suitable tor for the transports tran tion ol 01 coal for some time the coal mines ol 01 the state have been operating away under capacity on account of the dif faculties which the railroads have ex perien perlen ced in moving the coal and now with winter only a few months away efforts are being made to speed up production and stave oft off a serious coal shortage during december jan and february |