Show I And t the lC star-spangled star banner in triumph shall wave Oer O'er r tho the land of the free and the home of the brave I J. J No 1 famine Here consumers of Utah will twill wili experience consi considerable relief i as they the loam learn that thai mines nunes supplying the Utah 11 trade e in a few w weeks weeks' eks' eks time ha hOVe have converted 1 n. famine into a feast That the danger of a coal shortage in this sec sec- pal is in indicated in in the tho announcement of the operators op- op tm'S l' to the effect that they ther can supply 1000 tons tOIS aday n a day Tor Tal the eastern ma A 4 few months month ago aco Utah consumers experienced difficulty dif dif- difficulty in in coal to moet household needs Orders were vere opted ace subject to cr delivery weeks in ill n advance DICe Now we wc arc told that the lie mines will have to close unless a n market is provided for the output indicating that local demands have ha been heeD supplied The rhe condition is is purely local and one that should have c the immediate te L attention of the fuel administration The fuel administration can In carry relief to the famine miu districts of the cat cast and ancI keep western mines operating by hy makin arrangements for transportation facilities With frith the government in full control of the n railroads and flit coal problem admittedly demanding men measures or of relief of-relief relief Utah coal conI be he hurried to the ea eastern a markets That a national shortage exists goes gocs without saying Likewise there i i i- ino no danger of production g the demands of or the nation Coal will he bo in constant con con- slant stant demand so o lon Ion long as ins war var last lasts The demand will when emergency c lcy needs have ha h been cn taken care of 01 In lu view ic of these facts coal mines should not he be compelled com com- to tn curtail operation for the luck lack of n a market L f As Utah oper have indicated coal from from the western cst fields ea can i bo delivered in Chi Chicago 1 o as ns casily easily as coal Colli from the West Virginia le regions ions The distance is vio greater and a n system of double tracks makes it pos pos- possible sible cillo lo for the western v field to deliver its surplus where it t t wiH l be a 1 material m help to the nation The Thc new conditional Utah would indicate that federal fed fed- eral eral restrictions were largely el responsible for the short short- go wIt which h exi existed ted here last sl fall Priority ity ord orders rs au authorized alt HU by br the government n as emergency cn measures auld not be he legally adopted by hy tho the railroads The re- re re removal oval moval of restrictions served serval tl to solve soh the car pro problem lem enabling operators to relieve e threatened famines in the thc West As a result they are arc in ili a p position to help the less fortunate sections when lien the fuel administration indicates indicates indi indi- cates oates that the western surplus is wanted in the el cast t. t |