Show ASK MILITIA TO TORUN PRUN RUN COAL TRAINS People eople of Minnesota and North Dakota Out of Fuel and a Cold Wave Coming 1 SITUATION IS DESPERATE FARMERS BURNING THEIR OUT OUTBUILDINGS t t BUILDINGS t 1 r 1 H 4 t Si Sl Paul Dec 34 The worst WOl t snowstorm m in years is reported d by b f a athe 4 the companies which have haye extensions The trains In western North N rth Dakota on fin every line arv arse snowbound sno and In ill in some 4 oases cases are arc lost track irack of Tt rt is even evon reported that some 01 Ol thu till GrEStI Gr J 4 4 Northern through trains annot cannot bo be t 4 located The snow mow in tP il many eases cacs f 4 is piled plied feet high and trafis 4 4 is almost zit ot it a lL 4 4 The only coast trains that chat have 4 4 arrived over the n f 4 Great Northern and S St 31 Paul lilies 4 iii iR the tho last hours have 4 4 been from our to ti forty 4 4 eight hours lato as and d there are arc areman 4 4 many man trains which ha p been duo due f 4 f for two two days da s which h have havo not ar arrived f 4 4 rived 4 t tt i it t t i tH H 4 Minneapolis Doc De D c U tip tho cold avo savo I ignal flying tJ ln de Ll coal call shortage horLa n in inthe inthe the PH northwest i rot ot only a cause f r severe severr suffering barr an In absolute 6 iena N o to human life li e eThis This i t tha th second in tle fJ his history tory ory ry of the railroads to 0 handle the tho t traffic in the tributary t 1 Minneapolis Gh N D is 15 considering se sc seriously seriously an appeal to I e governors of North Dakota and find l to employ the state military fore forc in Ill moving oil oal t alis an Farmers FarmerR are al bin burning Durnin nine their out outi i for fuel lies has f 1 people from its territory iy who wiil be hI Without fuel upI to come omo and ramp in the th tillage school Minn faces aces darkness and suffering trough h of coal and apprehensive e reports have hae come com from numerous other places the tho fuel fut 1 shortage short ge is Already acute 1 i some SOffi places is ill evidenced nn un telegram received rOl te liy hy the tho journal today Immediate Action Necessary Caudo N D Dec 34 U To T the Editor of I the Journal The tel fuel situation here Js is desperate Dealers are entirely out and the thc mill mm and the electric light ight Works have been shut down Clown Several S families amities are entirely without fuel Rut But one freight train has entered ent red Cando this week and no fuel was waR on that It ItIs ItIs Is Js necessary sary to take tak action I Ito to relieve the situation M 1 M Gray Grayson Gra I son SOil acting mayor maor The Tho Th GJ N D situation is des lerate Following a telegram appealing appeal appealing ing for a special train bearing coal the Glenburn club sends this statement suggesting a startling move for relief relie Rests With the Railroads Rai roads N D Dec Dc 14 To the Journal The dealers wire us that the is V s entirely up to the tho railroad a shipper are unable to LO obtain cars card carin n load with wit coal Our local dealers haY have coal ordered over which Is not even shipped yet Today we will wire Gov Governor Governor Searles requesting him to take up the matter with Governor Johnson and It if necessary call can out aut the militia of the two states Elates to run ron coal cal trains The situation all through this lh sec section section tion is desperate lc and with the liability H I of blizzards any time many will freeze freeza z I to death if fuel is not available soon o Farmers are already coming oming to town i with stories of burning sheds and an other outhouses We Ve have notified no the farm fann farmers ers rs that If It the worst comes they can bring their families and antI bedding and camp in our new brick school house We Ve have sufficient coal to heat the building for three months at least and it will go farther r this way wa wathan than it would were we to distribute it among those thos who are arc nut ut as ItS it would not make a bushel each Message to Senators We Ye will also wire our senators at Washington today asking askin their Interest i t with the tho federal government We c cats can cannot not put our words strong stron enough to convey to you ou the importance of get set getting setting getting ting railroads to haul special 1 trains of If coal Into the section faction suffering Lignite i is h not available le as the same handicap is i met mft there We re telephoned the Bur Burlington Burlington Burlington lington mines and asked if it they could not let us have cars if I we tent ent f nt men there to load them They replied r they were sixty cars or more mort back baek in orders and could not obtain cars ars to load Farmers cannot go to the mines and haul more than 1000 to 1500 pounds as Hi the roads are almost impassable We Ye Werely Werely rely rei upon the cooperation of the th peo people people people of Minnesota as shipments origin originate ate there and we cannot dictate to the roads from here Yours Tours very fiery truly Signed GLENBURN COMMERCIAL COM CLUE CLUB CLUBBy By Vm Ym M I Sheppard President |