Show MANY TOWNS SEEK AID IN t COAL FAMINE Cities of Oregon Oreon California and Idaho Appeal to Utah Mines l FUEL FL NEED NED IS SERIOUS SEROUS SEROUS' Train Rushes to Allej Alleviate Suffering Cold at Intense if I I G up the coal famine T. T I calamity tho the ma mayors ru It t Baker and Le Lc Grand Ore are reported re re- r. r ported to have havu appealed to coal companies In Utah for sufficient 5 fut fai to tide over a a serious Condition In th their cities Similar appeals have b bees en n ft- ft ir from towns In Iii Idaho and nd P F. F p E. E p Farrell of Farrel Stockton CaL Cat came to Lake in It person yesterday to pl pie plead i r coal for tor which lie ho said he was wa 11 to pay par aJmo almost t any price the tho coal supply in Stockton on having b been en depicted depIcted Officials in the office of the Ut Utah Coal Sales 1 agency center Interest IB In letter received from J. J C. C E Ewing p pr o lent dent of or the the Northern California R prel taU Coal Dealers Dealers' association M which MY that the supply of or coal for domestic Ys uso in northern California has ha ben been M u hausted for the tho first time In Jn year ars Mr hit Ir Ewing says that northern California and Oregon arc are in the grip of cold eold coll weather and that heretofore northern Californians have b been en able ake to go o without fuel until December ale 1 i. I Falls Takes Pad Fuel Showing evidence of ot serious corer corcero John Davy of the Oa Davy Dav Grain cor f Fei t of ot American Falls company Fals Ida Ida ar arrived arrived ar- ar rived riVel in Salt Sal Lake yesterday e t and nd de declared de de- dared that tha the people of or his ci city were suffering as ns the result of a Jack ot of coal coal He lIe called caled the headquarters ot of nearly nearl all the coal mining al companies and held a conference with wih F A. A Ste Sweet pre president t. t of the Standard Coal compan com com- pan Mr Ir Sweet explained that shortage ot cc t ears cars and the fact tact that coal mines In la Utah arc not operating to their ther fuR fall ful capacity because e of ot dit difficulty culy to Set Ret Je I labor are chiefly responsible and nd that high tariff in the shipment of or coal la ia latho 1 the tho past pat contributed to the shortage shortage inthe Inthe in inthe the supply Mr r. r Sweet added that from froia l h his personal viewpoint he could see n f immediate relief 1 In order to relieve a serious situation 1 at Goldfeld Goldfield Nev Nov the Southern Pacific i yesterday loaded seventeen cars cs with pith It L coal at ti the thc Hiawatha mine ud and an L H by incy nc were on tasir way to 10 tiit Ue I Nevada c mining town his has j I Inot not an ounce fo coal and the snow 1 is i I nearly three feet deep Mining timber r J 3 is reported to be b used in furnishing heat In Goldfield stoves there being no so standing timber for miles mies f Prices Ms Soar The Tho To price of coal col to the consumer In increased in- in creased to 3 S a ton at Pocatello yesterday yes yes- and owing to the lack of ml coal ca I retailers are reported to be two weeks 1 behind in their orders and Meridian 1 Ida Ida Is reported to be 1 In tho grip gip of or a a. serious coal famine I J Mines at Coalmont Wyo Wo Increased the price of ot coal to the tile cc j sumer Burer to 3 a ton and the Colorado Colordo Coal company management has announced an a increase e of its for coal to the te retal dealer to 50 i A ton ii Directors of or the Independent Coal k 1 Coke company may meet this t to consider the question queston of or Increasing I the tho price of coal it was w learned last lait t night Owin r to the coal shortage shortage ItIs it 1 I Is r reported that this company ha ba ben been l r reluctant to make mako mao an increase in tho the I price of ot coal at this time t There Ther was wag no change in the price o of I coal on the local retail market yet yet- yester lay day A A. D. D Pierson sales manager manag for tor forthe forthe I Ithe manag the Utah Fuel company says sas that tha the t car ear shortage problem aPPe appears rs to b be beles- beles les lessening le- le I ti figures sho showing that the tho s ort J II age thus far tar in November Is about 10 1 per c nt less than It was during 0 Oc O. O 1 tober |